Yesterday I published a round-up post for the total blog traffic in 2014. It turns out my blog has attracted more than 40,000 unique visitors last year.
Today I decided to wrap up a blog income report for the whole of 2014.
I have been publishing my blog online income reports starting in January 2014, so by today, I have 12 reports for the previous twelve months.
In total, my blog in 2014 has earned $3,334.2, what is…
Welcome to another photo review article, this time I will photo-review Hotel Trialeti Palace hotel in Bakuriani.
For a prelude - this was my second stay at this hotel during Christmas time second year in a row. You might find interesting my post - White Christmas in Bakuriani.
Though, I didn't find a way to book this hotel on booking.com, as usual we used local groupon clone site - hotsale.ge or vovovo.ge (search in both for deals, use Google…
On a lovely and sunny Saturday morning, we decided to take hiking from Turtle's Lake down to Vake Park.
First thing first.
How to get to Turtle Lake?
Catch a Taxi, or call a taxi company. Personally, I prefer the taxi company with number 2 155 155.
Drive to Turtle lake should cost you around 5 GEL. If you prefer to catch a taxi on street - the price may go up to 10 Lari, but I wouldn't pay more than 8 Lari.
Update: Use taxi ride companies…
Jūlijs Straume, was a renowned Latvian artist who left a lasting impact on the art world. Despite his passing, his legacy lives on through the active efforts of the Latvian Diaspora in Georgia, who continue to honor his works.
Jūlijs Straume (July 2, 1874 - November 1, 1970) was a Latvian textile artist, educator, and ethnographer, and an Honored Art Worker of the Latvian SSR. He studied in Jelgava and St. Petersburg and later refined his…
For the second year in a row, we decided to celebrate Christmas in Bakuriani, a remote mountain resort city in Georgia.
While some may choose Bakuriani as a skiing destination, we opted for a white Christmas location. Originally, we planned to take a minibus, but we were persuaded by a taxi driver to travel with him for 70 GEL (after bargaining down from 100 GEL).
Below are some snapshots I took of Bakuriani with my Sony camera.…
Redirecting website visitors to a different domain name using Nginx is simple.
Add the following code to your server config:
server { server_name .domain.com;
return 302 $scheme://forwarded-domain.com;
}
Restart Nginx
sudo /etc/init.d/nginx restart
<p>In this article I'm going to show how one (perhaps you) can prepare a gingerbread dough at home. </p><h2>Ingredients:</h2><p><strong>You will need:</strong> <em>butter, flour, eggs, salt&sugar, malt, spices</em></p><p>It all starts with butter</p><p><img src="http://www.reinisfischer.com/sites/default/files/butter.jpg" alt=…
Currently (2022) there are no tram or trolley lines in Tbilisi, but not so long ago in history, there were plenty of tram and trolleybus lines not only in Tbilisi but also in Batumi, Kutaisi, Gori, Zugdidi, Ozurgeti, Poti, Rustavi, and even Chiatura.
What has happened to once pretty impressive routes of trams and trolleys in Georgia? I guess the harsh history happened. After the Collapse of the Soviet Union - Georgia got…
Welcome to another review of another great Tbilisi Restaurant. Today I'll share my thoughts of one of the hidden treasures I discovered just yesterday - Zakhar Zakharich restaurant.
For a prelude: I'm an expat living in Georgia (Tbilisi). You can find some articles covering topic Living in Georgia. I'm huge lover of restaurants and coffee shops, and Living in Georgia I have came even a bigger fan of eating outside the home. …
Though I have been living in Georgia for 3 and a half years, I have never talked much about shopping in Georgia or Tbilisi. Starting today I decided to change that.
My first recommendation for those who are looking for shopping fun in Tbilisi will be Tbilisi Mall.
If I remember correctly - it was first opened at the end of 2012 and soon find its way to the hearts of customers.
One of the anchor tenants here is the Carrefour store, according…
Fire wok Tbilisi is a small, I would call it a boutique Wok place located on Shalva Dadiani street (close to Liberty square).
Here you can have noodles or rice woks for a really democratic prices.
Fire Wok Tbilisi
There is not much place inside - so if you are planing to take you loved ones to Fire Wok - it won't be best place to sit around a table and talk about your impressions of Tbilisi. Instead you can order food for takeaway and…
This is a round-up post of our travel discoveries in Spain at the end of October 2014, particularly in the region of Catalonia. I hope it can inspire you if you are planning your trip to Catalonia.
Our trip started at Tbilisi, went through Istanbul, and landed at Barcelona El Prat Airport (by Pegasus)
We booked a car from the Firefly office at El Prat Airport and our one-week-long adventures started.
This trip took us from…
In my childhood there was a time I lived in countryside next to a cattle farm. They had around 100 cows and as for a child in a village were nothing else interesting is happening I spent pretty much time with cows though I never have milked a one.
Some time ago in Tbilisi happened Georgian - Latvian business forum were a guy from Latvia (Jānis Bērtulsons) made a presentation of his company in Georgia - a dairy farm - "Piena Ceļš Georgia".…
Caucasus Translations is a professional translation and localization agency located in Tbilisi, Georgia. The agency has established itself as a leader in the translation and content localization business in the Caucasus and Central Asia, employing over 300 translators to provide cost-effective, accurate, and native translation solutions for companies in various industries across 40 countries.
The website of Caucasus Translations was originally…
I recently attended the Winter Charity Fair organized by the International Women's Association Georgia for the third or fourth time. Based on my past experiences, I arrived early at the Sheraton Metekhi Hotel to purchase some goods from the US and participate in the Bottle Bank game at the UK stand.
The objective of the Winter Charity Fair organized by the International Women's Association Georgia (IWAG) is to raise funds for projects in…
The Georgian-Latvian Business Forum was held in Tbilisi on November 27, 2014, and provided a unique opportunity for businesses to explore new avenues for growth and expansion. This event was organized by Invest in Georgia agency and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, two organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to fostering innovation and progress in the business world.
The Georgian-Latvian Business Forum brought together…
While I don't consider myself a high fashion aficionado, I did have the chance to attend the exquisite Latvian Fashion Show at the Tbilisi History Museum in Georgia.
Latvian Fashion Show
Hostess of the evening
Models at Latvian Fashion Show
Models at Latvian Fashion Show
Models at Latvian Fashion Show
Latvian Fashion Show
Latvian Fashion Show
Latvian Fashion Show
Poster for Latvian Fashion Show
About Latvian Fashion…
Drupal is a popular content management system that allows users to create complex websites with a wide range of features and functions. One of the most useful features of Drupal is its ability to create views, which are customizable displays of content that can be filtered and sorted in a variety of ways.
One useful type of filter is the distance filter, which allows users to filter content based on their proximity to a particular location. In…
We stayed at this hotel about a month ago, during our one week Catalonia trip, in which we actually drive even to Andorra, so this hotel was our last hotel in Spain before departing back to Georgia.
To book this hotel we chose hotwire.com (they offer secret deals - you kinda buy a cat in a sack - but you don't need to worry about a bad product, you could get - there are major hotel brands, that are not willing to tell others - they are selling…
It has been a while since I decided to build my first Android app powered by Drupal.
Actually, I haven't built any other kind of app yet. But I have investigated a few options though.
My findings to the day are DrupalGap.org
I'm still investigating this tool, so for reference, I will list information from drupalgap.org. In the coming days/weeks and months, I will do my best to complete my first App built on the surface of Drupal. I'm planning…
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