“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”

If somebody would ask me what I've been doing last.. god, 17 months(??) I would probably say wandering. Life has been nothing but a roller coaster since I finished with school, moved to Valencia, then to Paris and joined Balmain and so on and on. But about all that recapping probably in some other post. After having such a straight on goals and views in life, it's hard to deal with not knowing whats next or even what should be next.

Living in big cities made me realise what a nature, freedom and space loving person I am. Made me find so much beauty in quiet and appreciate view with no souls around.

Many said that Cyprus won't be great, that theres not much or see or do and it's pretty much a tourist trap. Well, I did put all my energy in finding little hidden gem's of this island and result? I was speechless many-many times and amazed bt y the beauty and nature.

We tried to balance spending time with family and taking time to discover. I think it's the best mix really.

We spent a night in Nicosia, had most delicious 8-course dinner, stayed in a sweet little family owned boutique hotel, had THE best coffee in old town where we sat watching people, visited few local shops when walking through old town and headed back home.

First photo was taken by M in a little clock shop, that has been there and working for 50-something years. First air conditioning van in Nicosia was bought by it's owner and it's still there and cooling the workshop! People and stories like this really make my fall in love with places. There's no point in doing things, seeing places, meeting people if there's no emotion behind it, right?

as soundtrack.. challenging my inner-russian with this beautifulbeautiful song. my rock'n'roll.

note to myself: all shorts i've been wearing this summer..well. might be getting ridiculously short. start wearing clothes, woman.