For a long time, it felt like this day may never come.

Is it me or have we all been holding our breaths a little about international travel? It feels like I’ve been doing that for a couple of years already. Travel feels different and harder and definitely more challenging, right? But right now, I’m taking one moment at a time.

I am not sure I did it my last trip to Europe, but I usually keep a running blog of my days leading up to traveling.

I was thinking about doing the same this trip, more than ever, travel feels like a sacred pilgrimage to far away places that are coming with extreme effort and costs. I want to take note of every nuance and moment this trip.

So today, I finally finalised my ticket and now it feels properly real… let the countdown begin…