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Pshavi's Champions Natakhtari Restaurant
Pshavi's Champions is another awesome roadside restaurant located in the village of Natakhari (Gudauri highway) We love coming to this area for dinner and have discovered already a few Natakhtari restaurants so far. We were jsut returned from Sri Lanka trip and were looking for some nice dinning place - that show we ended up at Pshavi's Champions place. Turns out Pshavi Champions is a chain of restaurants Khashi's House and Pshavi Champions…
Hilton Colombo Residence Apartment Review
Located in the heart of Colombo city, Hilton Colombo Residence offers rooms and suites with panoramic views of the city, harbor, or the Indian Ocean. Boasting an outdoor pool, it also has a fitness center, squash court, and tennis court. We booked a two-night stay here at the start of January 2022, during our trip to Sri Lanka. In total paid about USD 370. Additionally, we ordered an airport shuffle from the Colombo airport for about $35. Top…
Seema Malaka Buddhist temple in Colombo
Seema Malaka is a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The temple is mainly used for meditation and rest, rather than for worship. Situated in Beira Lake, the temple was originally constructed in the late 19th century. Seema Malaka is a part of the Gangaramaya Temple and is situated a few hundred meters to its east. I had a chance to visit this temple at the start of January 2022, during our Sri Lanka trip. We found this awesome place thanks…
Hotel Marino Beach Colombo
Marino Beach Colombo has a restaurant, outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, and bar in Colombo. 2.4 km from Galle Face Beach and 1.7 km from U.S. Embassy, the property offers a garden and a terrace. The accommodation features a 24-hour front desk, room service, and currency exchange for guests. We booked here a one-night stay at the start of January 2022 and paid about $135. The reason we booked this hotel, probably is its rooftop infinity…
Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo
Gangaramaya Temple is one of the most important temples in Colombo, Sri Lanka, being a mix of modern architecture and cultural essence. Located on the Beira Lake, it was completed in the late 19th century. We were for the second day in Colombo, at our Hilton Colombo residences when I decided to google for top sightseeing objects in Colombo and Gangaramaya Temple popped up. It was a matter of catching a tuk-tuk and for 100 Sri Lankan Rupees,…
Madu Ganga River Boat Safari
Madu Ganga river boat safari is a fun and pretty easy attraction in Balapitiya, Sri Lanka We booked a tour on Madu Ganga (and a few other destinations) from a local guy at our hotel's beach (Taj Bentota Resort & Spa). We agreed to pay 8,000 Sri Lankan rupees for a Madu Ganga river boat safari, a visit to the turtle shelter and a visit to the spices and herbal garden. At an agreed time, our driver (s) already waited for us at the hotels'…
Hamad International Airport
Hamad International Airport is the sole international airport in the state of Qatar, and the home of Qatar’s flag carrier airline, Qatar Airways. Located south of its capital, Doha, it replaced the nearby Doha International Airport as Qatar's principal airport. The airport is named after the previous Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. I first visited Hamad International airport at the start of 2022 while traveling in transit from…
Šaha Kluba Apartmenti Kuldīga
Šaha kluba apartmenti is a beautiful place to stay in Kuldiga and enjoy the unbeatable atmosphere of the old city and its surroundings, which is recognized as one of the Top 10 tourist attractions in Latvia. Apartments are located in a renovated building right in the heart of the historic town center next to the city garden - a recently renovated park in old medieval castle location. We booked a one-night stay here at the end of December…
Paint job for Bedroom and Kitchen
Today early morning I checked out of the lovely Šaha klubs apartments in Kuldīga to come and paint our Vilgāle apt. While driving to Vilgāle my fiance proposed we could prebook such lovely apartments in Kuldīga for the Summer Festival - I had to reply, well we have Vilgāle, huh? arriving early I started applying second layer of paint in the bedroom, here is what I got Next is to install electricity plugs and lamps, add hardwood floring More…
Paint Job at Vilgāle apt
It is already more than one year since I first opened doors at the Vilgāle apt and saw what have I bought at an online auction. during the past year, we have done a lot, removed walls, floors, built new walls, ceilings, and even floors. Now we are very close to the last details, from the major works are left the bathroom with sauna (tiles) and hardwood flooring. At the end of December 2021, I visited Latvia for about 2 weeks and I decided it'…
Paint Job for Tbilisi Office 3.0 Part 1
At the start of December 2021, my better part decided its time to upgrade her company office to a more spacious and one. The new office is located just a few hundred meters away from the previous one, but unlike the previous one, the new office actually come a bit outworn and was screaming for a fresh paint job. At the start it was decided to hire a designer who would plan the new office, make designs for painting, and actually hire…
Shavnabada Monastery
Shavnabada Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex that is located upon Shavnabada Mountain, approximately 30 km away from Tbilisi, Georgia. I have noticed this monastery atop of the hill in the past, mostly when driving to the Birtvisi canyon, but this time we were visiting Tbilisi Hills golf club from which the monastery complex was nicely seen, and it was agreed to actually visit it. So we did and even had a nice picnic…
Vilgāle apt update: Wall Plastering
Another week have passed and I got the latest images from the Vilgåle apt renovation works. This time contractors have finished drywall works and have plastered walls and finished electricity works. The end is so close I can even feel it. Nice finishing in kitchen A good job have been done here, all the plumbing seems is fixed and installed in kitchen (it was in bathroom) I'm bit sick and tired from this plasetring already, but this is how…
Vet House Hotel and Hospital in Tbilisi
Vet House is a 24-hour hospital with all kinds of veterinary services, a hotel for pets, a rehabilitation center, grooming, a zoo shop, a veterinary pharmacy, and a school for future doctors. Vet House is located on Adam Mitskevichi Street 70, Tbilisi, and 7 Kipsidze street, Tbilisi We were recommended this place for our cat, to take blood samples. So far I've visited this place twice and I can say this is a pretty nice clinic. We gave some…
Center for Immunization and Prevention in Tbilisi
Center for Immunization and Prevention in Tbilisi is located on Tashkent street 10a. My first visit here happened after a stray dog bit me in the leg, and being afraid of rabies I asked my partner what should I do. She called to our insurance company (Ardi) - and they told me I should go to the Center for Immunization and Prevention on Tashkent street. After the workout got bitten by a stray dog. Sandra witht the help of office and Insurance…
Vilgāle apt update: Doors, drywall, electricity
Again a few weeks have passed and I got the latest images from the Vilgåle apt renovation. This time contractors have almost finished drywall works and are ready for plastering and finishing electricity works. The end is so close I can even feel it. Slowly, but we are progressing here. seems the next task is to plaster ceiling and add tiles on the walls New doors have been installed, also lamps for the halway Cost so far: Water plumbing: EUR…
Latvian National Opera
The Latvian National Opera and Ballet is an opera house and opera company at Aspazijas boulevard 3 in Riga. Its repertoire includes performances of opera and ballet presented during the season which lasts from mid-September to the end of May. During a typical season, LNOB presents almost 200 performances, including, on average, 6 new productions. The largest is the Great Hall which houses 946 seats, while the smaller ones – the New Hall, the…
Vilgāle apt update: Hallway, Sauna and more
It has been a few weeks already since the works with Vilgāle apt have been restarted, finishing the hallway, kitchen and sauna. more wiring were done, additional drywall constructions, some plumbing and a lot of sauna works. Hopefully the works could be done by the end of the year, but more realistic I'm looking on Spring 2022. Will see. There is built a closet for storing wooden pellets, boiler and wood pellet stove itself. Looks bit tidy,…
Chreli Abano Sulfur Bath in Tbilisi
Chreli Abano is a sulfur bath located in the Tbilisi Bath district of Abanotubani. We have been heading to these baths a lot in the past (back in 2011-2013), since then we have changed our location, visiting other, not so fancy ones on Kyiv street, but lately again, we have started to visit sulfur bathhouses in the old town district. As they are many, I will try to give a quick recap of all of them, though after revisiting Chreli Abano sufur…
Vilgāle apt update: Drywall for Bathroom, Kitchen and Hallway, Building Sauna
It has been a while since I posted the latest updates from our Vilgāle apartment renovation, the active construction works have been paused since March, except some minor plastering was done by mid-June. In the Summer months in Latvia, it is hard to find contractors. I was left with no other option than to wait for the fall/ winter season. Without further ado, works have resumed with lightning speed and there is a hope we will finish this apt…
Le Meridien Batumi Hotel Review
Le Meridan hotel is one of many 5-star hotels in Batumi I've stayed in so far. We booked a one-night stay here in August 2021 to celebrate my 36 birthday. For this stay, we paid about $340, and this seems a bit overpriced. I still prefer Radisson or Hilton, but if money is no obstacle, why not? We arrived bit late in the evening from Batumi international airport (flight from Tbilisi). It was already getting late, but I managed to capture the…
Chateau Bruale Tkhilistskaro
Chateau Bruale offers accommodations in Tkhilistskaro. Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and free private parking is available on site. We booked a one-night stay at this place at the end of August 2021 and paid about EUR 30. Additionally, we ordered some dinner and breakfast, for an additional GEL 120 Chateau is located in the middle of vineyards and hazelnut grove. I actually bought some…
Prometheus Epic Hotel & Spa near Tskaltubo
Located just some 500 meters from Prometheus Cave, Prometheus Epic Hotel & Spa provides accommodations with a restaurant, free private parking, an outdoor swimming pool, and a bar. We booked this hotel for a 2-night stay at the start of September during our Kutaisi and area trip. This was a pretty affordable stay, in total we paid about EUR 110 for a two-day stay. With a garden, the property also has a terrace. The property features a spa…
Eagle Canyon / Gorge
Eagle Canyon also Eagle Gorge or Artsivi Gorge is located close to the town of Dedoplitskaro in Georgia. The natural monument represents a unique complex consisting of two sites. The first one is a limestone rock canyon, while the other is an adjacent forested area, where the Khornabuji fortress was built (V c). I first discovered this great canyon at the start of June 2021, during a Vashlovani trip. There is a little rangers cabin at the…