There’s a sweet noise on the small crowded streets surrounded by flats in all colors of the rainbow and there’s a smell of pizza and oven baked goods coming from all around and all you can hear is Italian words and the face of Gianni, that Italian elderly owner of a traditional pizzeria makes you feel strangely at home. We celebrated the coming of 2017 in Naples, Capri and Procida and as we look forward with curiosity and anxiousness to the year to come we look back with wonder and we are grateful for an incredible 2016
with leprechauns, Irish pubs and songs, Guinness beer and trips to the Titanic in Dublin and Belfast
Scandinavian snow, perfect muffins, athletic people going out to ski by metro in Oslo
traditions, family time, colorful clothes, days of joy and celebrations at our best friend’s wedding in Jaipur, meeting up with old friends for precious stolen moments of happiness
Milan Duomo, pizza and pasta with a heavenly taste, espresso, chilling in parks, polenta, discovery of the Navigli area
wandering the shores of Como Lake and enjoying breathtaking views of Brunate in Como
unexpected trips to Sighisoara and Brasov
beer gardens, charming coffee shops, Berlin wall, relaxing parks, strolls amongst restaurants and pubs of all nationalities just to charm any food lover in Berlin
beach days and live music at the Black Sea
day trip to Negotin, Serbia just to have one Serbian beer
pagodas, Shan food, night markets and organized street quarters in Yangon
boat trips, traditional rowing fishermen, floating markets and lifetime friends in Inle Lake
sunset, sunrise, pagodas, temples and history in Bagan
gold leafs, temples, the best Shan food, monks, longest wooden bridge in Mandalay
the Grand Palace, new friends, live music, sweet memories, Same Same t-shirts and the best foot massage in Bangkok
days of shared thoughts, incredible views, swims, beach strolls, Rum Cola in the charming solitary Duli Beach resort in Philippines, El Nido
days of chilling and relaxing in Jaipur and Delhi making plans for future adventures
Royal Palaces, Christmas trees, pierogi, beetroot soup, large café latte, Christmas markets in Warsaw
Christmas market madness in Bucharest with the view of the Parliament House, hot spiced wine and the best atmosphere to wish for
Christmas parties with memories of childhood and priceless friends
family and friends time colored in green, flowery, sunny, snowy surroundings to adapt to the seasons but at all times packed with an overload of joy and happiness to last for a lifetime
Past year has thought us that we are never alone as we carry with us all the family and friends, present or past, imprinted on our skin and it takes nothing more than closing our eyes for one second to feel them all around us. We’ve lost good friends and gained new friends and family just to remind us one more time of how precious every day we receive is and that it’s up to us to not let it waste and fully live every single second of it. We hope in a happy and peaceful 2017, a year of expressing less and feeling more, of being true to ourselves and the others, of taking leaps of faith without a net, of putting dreams into reality today rather than tomorrow, of carefully using the chance given at each and every new day, of still wondering at everything around, new or old, beautiful or less beautiful, of searching for more balance in life, of still believing.
