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Living in Georgia

How To Withdraw PayPal to Bank Account in Georgia

Withdrawing funds from PayPal to a local bank account is a popular question in many countries, including Georgia.

As recently I had to renew my VISA card here in Georgia (Bank of Georgia) I decided to test - can I actually withdraw funds from Paypal to a Bank account in Georgia?

If you need consultancy or help with opening a bank account in Georgia, visit the Terramatris website: Opening Bank Account in Georgia

Turns out I can. And it is…

Georgia

Rike Park Concert Hall - Music Theater and Exhibition

As the name suggests, the Rike Park Concert Hall is located inside the territory of Rike Park, Tbilisi.  The other name Music Theatre and Exhibition hallRike park concert hall in TbilisiThe project site is located inside the green area called Rike Park, in Tbilisi, Georgia.The building consists of two different soft shaped elements that are connected as a unique body at the retaining wall. Every shape has its own function:The…

Italy

Italy/Switzerland Travel Guide

This is yet another roundup post listing places from our latest trip to Italy and Switzerland at the end of 2019.

Long story short - we travel to Italy's Bergamo by Ryanair from Tbilisi airport, took a rental car, and went to cool places both in Italy and Switzerland. To make it more fun we traveled together with our 16 months old toddler

Also, see my notes from the 2015/2016 travels - My Italy Travel Guide

Georgia

Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection Hotel in Georgia

Set in Shekhvetili, some 40km from Batumi, Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection offers 5-star accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, a tennis court and a fitness center. We booked this hotel for an about a 4-day stay in early August 2020, to celebrate my 35th birthday here.For this stay here we spent GEL 3030 / USD 980. Arrived here from another great hotel in Batumi (Radisson Blu Hotel Batumi) using Bolt taxi…

Hotel reviews

Rustaveli Borjomi Hotel

Set in Borjomi on Rustaveli street this Hotel has a bar, shared lounge, garden, and free WiFi throughout the property.

This 4-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and room service. Free private parking is available and the hotel also offers bike hire for guests who want to explore the surrounding area.

We booked this hotel for a one night stay at the end of September 2020 and paid just GEL 88 (USD 26). Now that's definitely a bargain…

Georgia

Carved Stone Sculptures near Sno - Akhaltsikhe - Juta road

Driving into the village on the winding Sno-Akhaltsikhe-Juta road, just before the entrance, you pass a collection of massive stone heads, somewhat reminiscent of Easter Island, carved out of granite.It was in mid-August 2020, we took a day trip to Juta village to fly drone when our guides told - hey look there are these cool carved stones, let's take a stop here. I thought cool, I will google this place later, but for now, will just take…

Italy

Orio Center Shopping Mall in Bergamo

Located next to the Bergamo airport, Orio center is one of the largest shopping centers in Italy.We visited this shopping mall in mid-November 2019, a day before departing back to Tbilisi from the Bergamo airport.Arrived here from Hotel 'Castello Visconteo' in Cassano dʼAdda, Italy in the late evening, some 2 hours before the mall was closing. Bought some goodies and ate at KFCOrio Center in BergamoIn front of the Orio al Serio…

Laptop & Gadget Reviews

Samsung Galaxy A51 6GB RAM 128GB Review

Samsung Galaxy A51 was first released in December 2019. I bought this phone as a replacement phone for the Samsung Galaxy A50, to whom glass cracked on the tiles at the Champions Academy in Tbilisi after a good workout, at the start of September 2020My previous Galaxy A50 had served me for about a year and was still a very decent phone, to avoid dealing with repairs I decided to take a new one. I was very happy learning…

Living in Georgia

And We are Back / DJI Mavic Mini drone

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The wait is over - today I picked up my already second DJI Mavic mini drone here in Tbilisi.

See how I crashed the first one at the Jvari: Jvari monastery from a drone flight / DJI Mavic Mini crash

We headed straight to the Tianeti / Khatsiri Forest Park
And we are back - short drone videography from drone 2.0
Khatsiri Forest Park near Tianeti
Music by: Scott Holmes - We made it!
 

 

Vilgāle Apartment

Today I bought my first flat on online auction site

On September 18, 2020, I won an online auction for a property in the countryside Latvia.This was the second time me using E-izsoles platform, and the second time winning an online auction (for the truth I won the first time a plot of land, but that place turned out not good for a house building and I revoked it, back in Summer of 2019)In total today, I agreed to pay EUR 3,760 for a 53,7 m2 flat in a 3-storer building in rural Latvia. The…

Gergeti church from a drone flight

In today's Piece of Life series - Gergeti Church from a drone flight

The region of Kazbegi is very nice for drone photography and videography.

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

It was in the middle of August we did a short trip to the Kazbegi region in Georgia and I…

Georgia

Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography

The open-air Museum of Tbilisi is one of the coolest attractions in Tbilisi, situated in the footsteps of Turtle lake. Many cultural events are held here.The museum is located west to Turtle Lake on a hill overlooking the Vake district, Tbilisi. It is essentially a historic village populated by buildings moved there from all main territorial subdivisions of Georgia.I've been heading here ever since I remember myself in…

Living in Georgia

Expats in Georgia (Facebook group)

I have been living in Georgia since 2011. During my time here I have been exploring the country, as an Indie traveler, crosswise from the pebbled seashore beaches near Batumi to the desert sand in David Gareji, and have gathered a great collection of my travel notes all across Georgia

Also, I have been contacted zillions of times online asking Georgia-related questions, starting with how to get a residence permit and ending - is…

Dry Bridge & Alexander garden in Tbilisi from a DJI Mavic Mini drone flight

It was on an overcast Saturday afternoon (at the end of August 2020), we went for a long walk in Tbilisi. 

Equipped with a baby stroller and DJI Mavic mini Drone here is what we found today:



View towards Dry Bridge in Tbilisi

In one of these building, you can see, is located famous 'former hotel London', where some 19th-century writers have stayed



Aerial view of Tbilisi

Many good things can be seen from this place (Alexander…

Living in Georgia

Jvari monastery from a drone flight / DJI Mavic Mini crash

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Jvari Monastery is a popular tourist destination in Georgia, and I believe there are two reasons for that - first it's located close to the nation's capital Tbilisi and second it offers really scenic views to the nearby city of Mtskheta and the delta of Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Another reason to mention - the monastery is listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

On September 5, 2020 we headed here to make some casual drone videography,…

Investing

August 2020 Dividend Income Report - $171.31

Welcome to the forty (#40) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in August 2020.Last August I turned 35, because of the Covid-19 we couldn't travel much and decided to stay in Georgia. At the start of August we headed to the Black sea coastal town Batumi, and then visited the 5-star Paragraph hotel in Shekvetili for a couple of days. August was pretty awesome.…

Georgia

Lower Bethlehemi Church

The Lower Bethlemi Church, also known as the Church of Saint Stepanos of the Holy Virgins is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.Discovered by accident while hiking from other, Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi at the end of August 2020. Made some drone photography hereLower Bethlehemi Church

Georgia

Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi

Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem also now known as the Upper Bethlehem Church, is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.Discovered by accident while hiking from Mother Georgia monument in mid-August 2020. Returned here a week later to take some aerial photography with a drone.Holy Mother…

Georgia

Mother of Georgia Monument

The Mother of Georgia or Kartlis Deda monument is located atop of the Sololaki hill in  Georgia's capital Tbilisi.The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, that year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-meter aluminum figure of a woman in Georgian national dress.Mother of Georgia monument in TbilisiIt's said…

Georgia

Restaurant Pepo near Dashbashi Canyon

Restaurant Pepo is located in the village of Dashbashi, some 200-300 meters from the Saint George Church.The cafe is an ideal base camp for exploring the famous Dashabshi Canyon. That's actually how we discovered this place in July 2020, during an unplanned trip to Tsalka, we decided to look for the "famous" Dashbahsi Canyon, where we found this lovely cafe/restaurant Pepo.VIsa accepted and traditional Georgian cuisine…

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