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Living in Georgia

Gergeti Trinity Church from a drone flight

Gergeti Trinity Church is a must-have to visit destination in Georgia. The church is located at an elevation of 2170 meters, under Mount Kazbegi some 160 km North of the nation's capital Tbilisi

Gergeti is one of our favorite spots in Georgia, as a rule of thumb, we try to get there at least twice a year. Many thanks to Nata Avsa and Johann Kritzinger for hosting us at their little Paradise
Music by Scott Holmes: Never Miss a moment!

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Vilgāle Apartment

Vilgāle Apt update: Wall plastering, Wiring, Preparing to Install Drywall for Ceiling

Here comes another quick update from renovation works at our Vilgāle apartmentThis week contractors have plastered most of the walls, finished wiring, and have started to prepare to install drywall for the ceiling.Just like in the previous weeks - I was absent from the works and spent our days in JūrmalaMaster bedroom under constructionAlmost done here, except just windows, drywall ceiling and flooring is missing (should be done in the next…

Living in Georgia

Batumi Botanical Garden from a Drone flight

Batumi Botanical Garden is a must-have to visit tourism attraction site when in Batumi.

Botanical Garden is actually located at the place called Mtsvane Kontskhi ("The Green Cape") within a distance of some 10 km from Batumi city on the Black Sea shore, it is one of the largest botanical gardens in the former Soviet Union.


With kiddo at the kindergarten, I now have some time to post-process some older files.…

Latvia

Ice Fishing on Lielupe River

It has been already the second winter we are spending in Jūrmala, and there is one cool thing we have noticed while driving to Riga via Lielupe bridge (next to Rimi) - Ice Fishing on the Lielupe RiverIce fishing is the practice of catching fish with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water. Ice fishers may fish in the open or in heated…

Stocks

February 2021 Dividend Income Report - $62.69

Welcome to the forty-sixt (#46) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer-to-peer lending in February 2021.The last February we spent in Latvia, did some huge progress with our apartment renovation works in Vilgāle. Torn down walls, get electricity wiring, new windows installed and new floor with underfloor heating installed. Huge progress. Vilgāle apt…

Latvia

Guest House Laidi

Guesthouse "Laidi" is located in a beautiful place in the Kuldiga region. The guest house will welcome everyone who wants to relax from the daily rush, enjoy a swim in the beautiful pond or organize any important celebrations.We found this awesome place as it offers a sauna rental for just EUR 40 for about 3 hoursGuesthouse LaidiSituated next to the private Saulieši lake, guest house Laidi offers a guest, house, boat rental, sauna,…

Living in Georgia

Kobuleti Beach, Georgia

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Kobuleti is a town in Adjara, western Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black SeaFinally got some free time to edit some unprocessed files.More to come. Taken with DJI Mavic Mini drone, August 2020Music by Scott Holmes - Driven to Success 

Vilgāle Apartment

Vilgāle Flat: Scrapping Textured Walls / Preparing for Electricity Wiring

It has been already the second week since renovation works are in full swing at our Vilgāle flat.This week contractors have removed chalk and other texture from the walls and have started preparing walls and ceilings for wiring. Just like in the previous week - I was absent from the works and spent our days in JūrmalaMaster Bedroom Under constructionLooks much happier than I saw this room the first timeNothing fancy planned here - king…

Latvia

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 photo hereKids playground at VērbeļniekiOur toddler girl was very excitedGolden hour sunset near…

Top 16 Best Selling Intel Core i9 32 GB RAM Laptops

Intel Core i9 laptops are not rare in 2021, nor laptops with 32 GB RAM memory

Best suited for business professionals and demanding gamers, here is the list with the top 16 best selling Intel Core i0 32 GB RAM laptops on Amazon

Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This article contains affiliate links to Amazon.com, by clicking on links on this page and by making a purchase on the Amazon site…

Vilgāle Apartment

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. Not to speak more here are photos from our first "operation" - tearing down the walls and removing the…

Latvia

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, Jūrmala)Dubulti beach in WinterAfter a long time, I took again my old Canon DSLR and made a few handheld…

Latvia

Laidi / Laidu muiža / DJI Mavic Mini Latvija

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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

Stocks

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 (hired local contractors). At the end of January, we relocated to Jūrmala, where we plan to spend…

Drupal & Servers

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 Pages tab, enter /taxonomy/term/* and save



Configuring Drupal 8 block

Here is how our…

Latvia

Jūrmala Self-Isolation

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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 post-processing done in Adobe Premiere Pro, applied some cinematic filtersFilmed on October 17 and 20.…

Latvia

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 centers of the Teutonic Order in Livonia and was a seat of Landmeister in Livland.The first…

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