If there’s any blog post written in 2020 that doesn’t start with something about the global pandemic… well, it wasn’t written in 2020. I’ll only say this - we had very different plans for this year (didn’t everyone?!). I kicked it off all excited about all the plans we had (just see this)… and then none of it happened.

I’ve been saying it so much recently that ONE DAY I’ll go back to Iceland and here I am - 10 years have passed since I first visited this island and I finally got a change to do it again.

Here it comes - an overview of our trip with all details, tips and recommendations you might need! You can also find all the other details about Georgian food, what to see in Tbilisi and the Caucasus here.

Next in the series of our memories from Georgia, a short guide to all the pretty corner of Tbilisi. All of the other posts from Georgia, including the beautiful photo album from the Caucasus Mountains, a guide to Georgian cuisine and a full road trip itinerary (coming soon!).

When people asked us why do we want to travel to Georgia so much, one of our answers was: the food. True, Georgian cuisine might not be very known to the rest of the world but in Poland you can get it quite a lot and boy, is it good! So no, it wan’t the first time for us trying Georgian food but the truth is, none of our previous experiences can even compare to what we’ve had a chance to taste during our trip.

Aka the craziest, most spontaneous, unbelievable and definitely the cheapest trip to date. But how did that happen? As I remember it , there wasn't really a plan for that. There was a slightly bored me in the middle of my gap year (between high school and university) scrolling through Fly4Free looking for an inspiration for the next trip.

I don’t really have good memories from Morocco. I guess I was just too young, too naive and too idealistic to travel there by myself but the fact is that the reality hit me hard. I ended up with wrong people, was completely disregarded and disrespected as a woman, as a European, as an atheist, even as a vegetarian I was at the time.

I really don’t remember how it came to me, I just know that one day being 16 years old I knew that my biggest dream was to go to Iceland. The only thing I knew about Iceland then was Bjork and Eyjafjallajökull and I didn’t know one single person who’s been there or even planned to go.

This is where it all started.
This is exactly when and where I got my travel bug and when the decision was made that I’m going places - January 2010 in a small town of Amasya hidden between the mountains in the central-northern part of Turkey.

S o b e a u t i f u l.
I can’t remember last time I was so impressed with just how beautiful a city is (perhaps the first time I visited Paris years ago). I know we got lucky with the weather (almost no rain and beautiful sunshine for the whole weekend) and did choose a charming season to visit (full spring = the city covered in blossoms and very little tourists), but I do believe you will be as impressed no matter when you visit.

Surprisingly, or not at all, there is a certain way to do things in Cuba as a tourist and a certain set of rules you’re expected to follow. No matter how hard you try, it is really hard to get rid of the tourist tag you get and just go your own way.

Coming back from our trip to Cuba (you can read all about it here), we had a chance to stop for one day in Mexico City. It was a conscious choice and I couldn’t be more excited about it (Thomas needed some convicts though…). Verdict? We can’t wait to plan another and this time longer trip to Mexico!

We didn’t travel much last year. Well, we knew we would be moving countries towards the end of the year and that needed some extra savings. This time has passed now (fortunately) and we’re successfully and happily moved to London (the best decision we could have made!), so the travelling bug is kicking in strong again.

When I first learned that we’ll have an opportunity to spend 1 day in Mexico City on our way back from Cuba, I obviously got the most excited about finally trying the real-deal Mexican food (sic!).

I don't think anybody is surprised anymore that food was one one of, if not the main focus during our trip to Japan. We wanted to try everything and definitely did not cut back on our dining budget. It doesn't mean we dined fancy - not at all most of the time, but we surely got the munching on.