Istanbul is my place. I always wait impatiently to pack my bag and land at Ataturk Airport. This is the place that mesmerizes me with its organized chaos, crazy drivers, highly demanding housewives, imams calling to prayers, service and food. Before the trip I plan my meals in the tiniest details, waiting for my taste…
Tag: Travel
Godthaab Bryghus
Greenland will take you by surprise. Not only by the views of towering icebergs calving into fjords under the midnight sun, or the vast tundra where musk oxen roam like prehistoric ghosts amid colorful wildflowers but also by the fresh fish, hauled straight from the Davis Strait and grilled with a simplicity that lets the…
Peruvian Ceviche
The country of Machu Picchu and 4,000 types of potatoes. Peru’s Incan citadel perched high in the Andes is a testament to ancient engineering, its stone terraces and temples shrouded in mist, overlooking the Urubamba River’s serpentine gorge. We began our ascent with a luxurious train ride on the Hiram Bingham or a similar scenic…
Smokes and smokescreens in Cuba
13,5 hours. That is the duration of a direct flight from Istanbul to Havana with Turkish Airlines. 13,5 hours of twisting and turning, half watching the same movies on the entertainment system, and squeezing my nose to the window to experience the lights of the islands thousands of meters below as the sunrise explodes with…
Pickle away!
I was born and raised in Poland; hence pickling is deeply rooted in my DNA. No special occasion, no ordinary Tuesday dinner, passes without a jar of pickled cucumbers, marinated mushrooms, or a heaping bowl of sauerkraut on the table. Fermentation isn’t just tradition; it’s instinct. Few years ago, we went to South Korea as…
Gentle Giants, part 2
My second encounter with Gentle Giants took place in Rwanda, and specifically in Virunga National Park on the border of Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. We were picked up at 06.30 in the morning to be driven to get the permits to trek the gorillas. I did not know what to expect and thought that my adventure would be…
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