February 2020 Dividend Income Report - $251.15

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Welcome to the thirty-fourth (#34) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in February 2020.Last February we spent both in Georgia and Latvia, with a small stop to Istanbul,…


New Gudauri Ski Resort in Georgia

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New Gudauri is a rapidly developing ski resort in Georgia developed by REDCO Real estate development company, the resort is located some 120km from the nation's capital Tbilisi in Gudauri. Surrounded by some of Europe’s most dramatic…


Lindt Factory Shop Induno Oluno

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This Lindt factory shop is located in the town of Induno Oluno (Varese), Italy on Largo Edoardo Bulgheroni street 1. Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG, more commonly known simply as Lindt, is a Swiss chocolatier and confectionery …


Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

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I was first introduced to the works of Nassim Nicholas Taleb from a fellow option trader when in a conversation I mentioned the term "Black Swan", my friend told me that Mr. Nassim Taleb is the author of this term and that he actually is…


TOP 10 Laptops with NVIDIA GeForce MX230 Graphics Card (Entry Level Gaming)

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The Nvidia GeForce MX230 is an entry-level dedicated laptop graphics card with DirectX 12 support (FL 12_1) based (most likely) on the Pascal architecture (and not Maxwell as the older MX130). Similar to the faster MX250, the MX230 is…


Winter in Georgia: Gombori Pass

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Some call Gombori pass - A Picturesque Road To Kakheti, here at  Piece of Life we can only agree. The road indeed is spectacular If you don't have problems with endless turns or drastic changes of elevation and air pressure, then Gombori…


Villa Porro Pirelli, Induno Oluno, Italy

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Villa Porro Pirelli is set in Induno Olona, 5 km from Varese and 8 km from the Swiss border. It features air-conditioned rooms and a free outdoor pool, gym and solarium. We booked here a one night stay in the mid-November 2019, and paid…


Restaurant Wineland Telavi

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Restaurant Wineland is located close to the town of Telavi in the region of Kakheti, Georgia. We discovered it in early January 2020 while driving Tbilisi - Tsinandali (via Gombori pass), as it was getting late already and we were…


Resort Collina d'Oro - Hotel & Spa in Agra, Switzerland

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Located in a scenic location in the Ticino countryside, a 15-minute drive from Lugano’s centre, this exclusive 5-star resort on 25 hectares of grounds offers panoramic views. We booked here a one night stay in early November 2019,  for…


Radisson Collection Hotel, Tsinandali Estate Georgia

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Radisson Collection Hotel, Tsinandali Estate Georgia is situated in Tsinandali, 1.4 km from Tsinandali Palace Museum, and offers free WiFi. An infinity outdoor swimming pool with view and pool bar is available on site as well as spa…


Top 13 Luxury Hotels in Lugano, Switzerland

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Lugano is a tranquil city located in southern Switzerland’s Italian-speaking Ticino region. Its Swiss-Mediterranean mix of cultures is closely related to that of Italy’s northern Lombardy region. This mix is reflected in its architecture…


Amazon Fire Tablet 7 Review

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I ordered Amazon Fire Tablet 7 at the end of 2019 as a Christmas gift to our almost 18-month old baby girl. It took some two weeks before the gadget was actually delivered to us here in Georgia.  I wanted to have something cheap enough it…


January 2020 Dividend Income Report - $164.99

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Welcome to the thirty third (#33) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in January 2020. Just like in the previous years, the last January disappeared like a flicker,…


Odo's House in Tsinandali

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Odo's house is a family-run bed&breakfast style guest house, located in Tsinandali, some 100 km from Tbilisi in Georgia.  We booked Odo's house at the start of January 2020 for a two-night stay and paid about USD 40 for that (free…


Postcards from Lugano

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We traveled to Lugano in Switzerland at the end of 2019.  Visit to Lugano officially adds marks 18th country on my travel map I've visited (since 2013) We arrived here from Italy's Lecco town using our rental car (Sicily car), a quick…