Living in Georgia
I have been living in the Republic of Georgia, an amazing country, located in the Southern Caucasus, since April 2011. In this section, you will find articles, illustrated with rich photo and drone footage materials + insider stories, from my experience during my stay here.
My February Savings Report - GEL Loses Another 16.5% Against USD; -17% Against EUR
| 11 viewsWelcome to my third savings report, today I will look at historical exchange rates of GEL/USD and EUR and compare those with at the end of January (2015) with February 24. I started to save some…
How Amazon Associates Receives Their Checks in Republic of Georgia - Part 4 - Bank Commission Fees
| 16 viewsWelcome to fourth and final part of my blog series on how Amazon Associates receives and redeems their checks in Republic of Georgia (South Caucasus). How participants of Amazon Associates program…
How Amazon Associates Receives Their Checks in Republic of Georgia - Part 3 - Waiting 40 Working Days
| 14 viewsWelcome to the already third part of my blog series on how Amazon Associates receives checks and get them redeemed in Republic of Georgia. How participants of Amazon Associates program are getting…
Gudauri - Georgian Winter Capital for skiing, snowboarding, paragliding and heli-skiing
| 24 viewsGudauri is a popular winter resort located in the Republic of Georgia, Caucasus some 120 km from Tbilisi. I first visited Gudauri back in the Spring of 2011, and since then I have come here at least…
My Savings Report January 2015 - GEL Loses It's Value Against USD For 14% Since September
| 5 viewsA time ago, in September 2014, I started to save some money, I was so eager to save money, that I even started a new category on my blog - 'Savings Reports'. 4 months from my first, and yet latest,…
How Amazon Associates Receives Their Checks in Republic of Georgia - Part 2
| 31 viewsWelcome to the 2 part of my blog series on how Amazon Associates receives checks and gets them redeemed in the Republic of Georgia. How participants of the Amazon Associates program are getting paid…
'Bank Republic' Georgia Offers Check Redemption
| 10 viewsSome time ago I made a post about how Amazon Associates are getting paid in the Republic of Georgia, I was wise enough to call that article "Part 1" because I knew there will be a long and probably…
'Hilton Batumi' Hotel Will be Opened in May, 2015
| 5 viewsToday looking through Georgian news, I found another interesting news about plans of opening Batumi Hilton hotel in this (2015) May. I lived for a short period of time in Batumi, back in 2012, and I…
The Dezerter Bazaar (Market) in Tbilisi - Day Before New Year's Eve
| 17 viewsIn this article, I have listed a few photos from the visit to the Tbilisi Dezerteer market on December 30, 2014 ( Warning - Some of the images may be inappropriate for some users, on few of them are…
Jūlijs Straume: Caucasus on my mind; exhibition at Tbilisi State Museum of Folk and Applied Arts of Georgia
| 109 viewsJūlijs 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…