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Charlie Pizza, Mazeikiai

Charlie Pizza is a Lithuanian fast food chain located all across the country, serving pizza, salads, pasta and other freshly prepared dishes. It was in May 2018, when we visited the one located in the Mazaikai town.  Starter plate at Charlie Pizza in Mazeikiai, Lithuania Lithuanian Cepelinai served at Charlie Pizza Cepelinai or didžkukuliai (singular: cepelinas) is a popular dish in Lithuania. They are a type of dumpling made from grated…


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Fluffy Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes

On January 13th, 2019 little baby Fischer girl turned 6-month old, to celebrate it, we enjoyed a lovely Old New Year's Fireworks in Tbilisi and momma baked tasty fluffy lemon/raspberry cupcakes. Lemon / raspberry cupcakes Ingredients & Instructions (Source: LEMON RASPBERRY CUPCAKES) LEMON CUPCAKES 6 tbsp (84g), unsalted butter, room temperature 3/4 cups (155g) sugar 6 tbsp (86g) sour cream 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tbsp finely…


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Tbilisi sea

The Tbilisi sea or Tbilisi reservoir is an artificial lake in the vicinity of Tbilisi that serves as a reservoir. The lake has a length of 8.75 km and a width of 2.85 km. It was opened in 1953 and has become a popular recreation spot. There have been plans to develop the Tbilisi sea into a recreational park with various sports facilities.  One of the most active developers in the Tbilisi sea area are Chinese investors from the Hualing group,…


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Pokaiņi Forest

The Pokaini Forest, located 80 km south-west of Riga, Latvia near the small town of Dobele is a place where myths, superstition and mysterious events co-exist. The Pokaini Forest is a picturesque location and an ancient holy site famous for the wondrous legends told about it. Take a walk along the path and find out more about this energetic place. I first visited Pokaini forest back in 2008 or 2009. A lot has changed (developed) since then.…


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Degusto (Aghmashenebeli avenue 148-150)

Degusto is a popular diving chain in Tbilisi. The food here is sold by weight for very budget-friendly prices.  They have excellent sweets and really tasty cappuccinos served at Degusto. The one located on Aghmashenebeli avenue 148-150, Tbilisi is just next to the Champions Academy, and sometimes I visit it after the gym. The food court at Degusto  There are some cold and hot dishes available, from the cold dishes there are salads, while…


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Rustavi Auto Market (Buying a Car in Georgia)

Rustavi auto market is one of the most popular and useful places for buying a used car in Georgia (imported mostly from the US, but probably also from Asia and Europe).  It was at the end of 2018, we decided to buy a car here in Georgia. After research on the most popular Georgian auto website myauto.ge we decided to stick with a Volkswagen Touareg  car (yes, damn expensive in exploitation, but safe) To get to the Rustavi I decided to call my…


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Panorama Riga Observation Deck (Latvian Academy of Sciences)

The 107-meter tall building is considered the first high-rise in Latvia. It has been a prominent fixture of the Riga cityscape since the 1950s. There are a total of 766 rooms on the 23 floors, occupied by scientists, researchers, historians, and various companies.  It was in May 2018, when I first visited the observation deck located in Latvian Academy of Sciences building) and I was really impressed. So impressed that I would call this place…


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Dzveli Duqani

Dzveli Duqani is a typical Georgian cuisine restaurant located next to  Didi Dighomi II  Micro District on Davit Aghmanashabeli avenue's 12th km (you can get here when driving from Tbilisi mall back to the city) Discovered by accident in January 2019, after returning from Mtskheta. Next, to the restaurant, there is a small parking space under the bridge.  Prices at Dzveli Duqani is considerably lower than those in the city center, but what's…


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Hualing Tbilisi Sea Plaza

Tbilisi Sea Plaza trading center is located in the eastern suburbs of Tbilisi City, near the Tbilisi Sea. I first heard about this "project" back in 2013 or something, and actually tried to visit it already in 2015, without luck. Turns out this place has been opened for the public just since the end of 2016. Despite been opened for public for a while already this place is not close as popular as Tbilisi Mall or East Point shopping malls located…


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Cafe "Kāpenieki" in Aizpute

Cafe Kāpenieki has been one of my best finds in the Aizpute town in Western Latvia. Tasty, traditional Latvian cuisine for a very decent price.  The fun fact, at this place in May 2018 I opened my first online brokerage account and soon started to acquire European and the US stocks. Also, they sell tasty Kvass, which is manufactured by a company listed on Nasdaq Baltics (Gubernija). lol Traditional Latvian Cold soup The main course at…


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