Camping Vērbeļnieki
Guesthouse and camping "Vērbeļnieki" is located on the road Klaipeda - Liepāja, 6 km from the city of Liepāja in Nīca parish (Latvia)We discovered this place by accident, during a random driving around in the area at the start of February 2021.As I had equipped with my DJI Mavic AIr 2 drone I decided to capture some nice golden hour…
Pāvilosta / Jūrkalne 4K HDR / DJI Mavic Air 2
Good day at Pāvilosta and Jūrkalne seashore bluffs. Did some 4K HDR filming with DJI Mavic AIR 2
Filmed November 15, 2020
Music by Scott Holmes - Sunset moments
Vilgāle flat Renovation - tearing down walls, removing floors
Welcome, to yet another exciting photo series to our latest renovation project - Vilgāle flat.I bought this flat at an online auction back in September 2020, it took me a few months before all the legal procedures were done and we could actually start renovation works. For actual renovation works, I hired local contractors at Kuldīga town.…
Dubulti Beach Winter 2021
At the end of January 2021, we temporarily relocated back to Dubulti (Jūrmala). We are looking to stay here for the next two months and hopefully get back to Tbilisi by April 2021In today's Piece of Life series - Dubulti beach in WinterMake sure to check out our previous article back from 2018 - Winter near The Baltic Sea (Dubulti beach,…
Laidi / Laidu muiža / DJI Mavic Mini Latvija
A quick drone flight around Laidi village in Kuldīga municipality / Laidi manor and former kolkhoz Spartak.I'm starting to enjoy these long-range flights without any signal interference as seen in big cities.DJI Mavic Mini / music by Scott Holmes - Storybook. October 26, 2020
January 2021 Dividend Income Report - $50.95
Welcome to the forty-fifth (#45) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in January 2021.The last January we spent in Latvia, did a lot of planning with our flat in Vilgāle, order new windows, got a construction permit, and started the first renovation works…
Forest House / Golden Fall / Ķemeri / DJI Mavic Mini
Another short from DJI Mavic Mini drone, with little post-processing done in Adobe Premiere Pro, applied some cinematic filtersFilmed on October 24, 2020Music by David Hilowitz - Equilibrium I Cello version
How To Display Drupal 8 Block on all Taxonomy pages (taxonomy/term/)
Today working on my favorite website - optionsbrew.com, for a moment I faced a small issue - how to display block (s) on the default taxonomy/term page.
I remember I was doing such tricks back in 2012 or 2013 and was wondering does it still applies in 2021, turns out - it does!
Here is the solution: on the Configure block page, under the…
Jūrmala Self-Isolation
Here comes another weekly video, shot at the end of October 2020 in Jūrmala, while taking 10-day self-isolation. We finally managed to fly to Latvia, but were forced to self-isolate for 10 days during the Covid-19 Outbreak. We rented huge house in Jurmala and spent quite nice time over there.Another short from DJI Mavic Mini drone, with little…
Cēsis Castle
Cēsis Castle is one of the most iconic and best-preserved medieval castles in Latvia.The foundations of the castle were laid 800 years ago by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. The most prosperous period Cēsis Castle experienced was during its next owners, the Teutonic Order. It became one of the key administrative and economic…
Daytrip to Kakheti / Ujarma fortress / Alazani river / Vineyards in Georgia / DJI Mavic Mini
Here is another interesting drone video showcasing Ujarma fortress, Alazani river, and vineyards in Kakheti
More fun with a drone or a day trip to Kakheti. Ujarma Fortress, stunning views of Alazani river and of course vineyards. October 3, 2020, taken with DJI Mavic mini Music by: Scott Holmes - Storybook
Piltene Lutheran Church
Piltene Lutheran church is located in Piltene, some 20km from Ventspils. The church was originally built-in 1557.The pride of the Piltene church is gilded wooden altar and pulpit, organ with 9 stops, wooden images of XII century Apostles, benches, and separate lodges with doors with kettle-hinges.I first discovered the Pitlene church at the sart…
Gray Dune Area in Ventspils
Gray dune area in Ventspils is a part of “Preserving, Exhibiting and Developing Tourism of Culture History and Nature Heritage of Northern Courland” of the Ventspils Museum project, during which the creation of an infrastructure of the South Western part of the city was carried out, has been completed. A new parking lot and two new…
Martkopi Monastery Complex from a Drone flight
Martkopi monastery complex is located some 30km from Tbilisi, Georgia.
This place is best reached by car, but some could get here by hiking too, see: Hiking Route in Georgia - Norio Village - Martkopi Monastery
Filmed with DJI Mavic Mini on September 23, 2020, Post-production in Adobe Premiere PRO
Martkopi monastery complex, located just…
Saint Simon's Church of Valmiera
Saint Simon's Church in Valmiera is one of the most noticeable objects in the city, located in the heart of the city on Bruņinieku iela 2.The architecture of St Simon's Church combines the Romanesque and Gothic styles. The church boasts 15th-16th century burial plaques of the city's notables, a pipe organ built in 1886 by a well-known…
December 2020 Dividend Income Report - $119.17
Welcome to the forty-fourth (#44) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in December 2020.The last December we spent in Latvia, did several trips here and there. I kept playing with my DJI Mavic Air 2 drone, made some really nice HDR photos, hyper lapses,…
Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography from a drone flight
Welcome to the new 2021. For this year I have decided to start a new project - one video a week / 52 weeks
Without further ado, let's start with this cool cinematic circuit drone footage from the open-air museum of Tbilisi filmed back in 2020
Filmed with DJI Mavic Mini on August 29, 2020, Post-production in Adobe Premiere PRO
Made my first 'fly…
Užava Lighthouse
Užava Lighthouse - a lighthouse located on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea.The lighthouse stands in an isolated location, on a 28 metres high sand dune, which is permanently threatened by the Baltic Sea waves' erosion.For this reason, the first coastal reinforcement – a dense log wall was…
Vilgāle
Vilgāle (formerly also Saldenieki) is a village in Kurmāle Parish, Kuldīga District, Latvia. Located on the shores of Lake Vilgāle. Distance to Kuldīga 17 km, 181 km from Rīga.Back in September 2020, I bought a flat in this village in an online auction (without actually seeing the flat), see: Today I bought my first flat on online…
Embūte Castle
The ruins of Embūte Castle are located in Embūte, Latvia, in Embūte Parish, Vaiņode Municipality, not far from an ancient hillfort erected by Curonians.It was an ancient Curonian settlement and is mentioned in ancient chronicles as a place with strong Curonian resistance to German…
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