An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs & make video's, work out at the gym, and many more. Contact me
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Batumi / Paragraph hotel / Natakhtari airfield
We’re thrilled to share our latest short film showcasing the breathtaking beauty and unique experiences of the Adjara region in Georgia! This time, we ventured to Batumi and the luxurious Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection, and we can’t wait for you to join us on this journey.Our adventure began with an exciting flight…
The Empire State Building & Observation Deck Tour
OK, this finally is off from my bucket list. Here is the tip I would give to myself - buy "skip the lines" tickets to avoid long hours waiting in the lanes. it started to remind me my dear Georgia after the second hour…
Khinklis Sakhli / Khinkali House on Moscow Avenue, Tbilisi
I usually don't hang out in this area of Tbilisi, just recently we returned by marshrutka from Hiking Route in Georgia - Norio Village - Martkopi Monastery and were really starving, and agreed to leave the minivan as…
Q1 2017 Online Income Report - $5,886.46
First quarter of 2017 has been very interesting, tried and applied some new ideas, launched two separate websites and started to generate first real passive income from peer to peer lending. As there have been a lot…
How To Insert Node Reference in Content Using Views
I this article I'll cover some details on how to programmatically reference nodes in content using Drupal views. Such behavior I've already implemented in this blog, see for example 83 reasons to Visit Georgia This…
Average Salary in European Union 2017
For the fourth year in a row, I'm publishing my humble observations on average salary changes in the European Union. In this article, I've decided to compare average salary in 2017 with 2014. Update: Average Salary in…
12 Dividend Stocks to Invest to Get Payments Every Month
The other morning I read an article on Kiplinger - Great Stocks to Get Dividends Every Month, and I decided to make some calculations and speculations, as right now I'm looking to invest some money in dividend paying…
Hiking Route in Georgia - Norio Village - Martkopi Monastery
Hiking from Norio village to Martkopi monastery is about 10km long distance (forth and back), best done in Spring, Summer, or early Autumn. The route is pretty steep, though covered with asphalt, there are parts of the…
Investment Opportunity in Georgia - Fish Farming & Agro Tourism
The other morning I was contacted by acquaintance informing about interesting investment opportunity in Georgia. Investment opportunity involves fish farming and possible agro tourism. As this investment asks more than…
How To Remove HTML Elements From Drupal 7 Feed
In this article you will learn how to style RSS feed in Drupal 7 (not sure, but most bellow written should apply to Drupal 8 as well) I'm using RSS feeds to power up e-mail newsletters, see How To Sync Drupal RSS Feed…
How & Why To Hire a Virtual Assistant / Freelancer - UpWork.com
2017 have come with some fresh ideas and changes for me how to continue successfully grew my personal blog (the one you are currently reading). It was back in December when I was intensively brainstorming ideas on how…
Review of Mintos Peer to Peer Lending After One Month of Investing
End of the February 2017, marked one full month since I've been investing to Mintos peer to peer lending platform. In this article I'll share some of my findings. The idea to invest in Mintos Marketplace first arise at…
Dividend Paying Stocks In Nasdaq Baltic Market By Yield
After couple of years of pause in investments I have decided to return to investing. It probably all starts with my New Year's resolution to save in my "retirement" fund a million dollars before I will turn 60. See: …
Martkopi monastery
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 We…
The Chronicle of Georgia, Monument Near Tbilisi Sea
The Chronicle of Georgia, also called History Memorial of Georgia is one of the hidden gems of Tbilisi. Not at all a popular tourist spot, but definitely one of the impressive sites I have discovered lately. Located…
Norio Village
Norio village is located in Gardabani district some 50 km from Gardabani and 25 km from nations capital Tbilisi. My travels took me to Norio village at the end of February 2017, when we decided to make a lovely hiking…
Restaurant at Best Western's Tbilisi Art Hotel
This article is about restaurants review at Best Western's Tbilisi Art hotel located on Apakidze street 11 (behind the sports palace) We visited this place on a Valentine's day 2017, ordered some basics, like Caesars…
Hee Korean BBQ Grill in Chelsea, New York Review
Our latest trip to the United States was accompanied a lot by visiting local Asian cuisines, a Japanese Sushi place in Financial district (Zen Ramen and Sushi House, New York City) or Chinese noodle house in…
How To Order Goodies From US to Georgia - Usa2Georgia.com
For those of you looking to ship goodies, like electronics, clothing, perfume e.t.c. from online stores located in the United States to Georgia, there is a simple, easy and affordable service - usa2georgia.com I've…
INNSIDE New York NoMad Hotel Review
From the footsteps of mount Kazbegi in Rooms Hotel (Georgia) to the footsteps of the Empire State Building in New York city - that's how I could describe in short our hotel choice during the holiday season of 2016/2017…
Speed Up Drupal site by 76% Using Image Lazyloader
In this article you will learn how I managed to increase load times for a Drupal powered site (the one you are currently reading) by more than 76%. Now the following tip will apply for Drupal sites heavily loaded with…