| yoga by stag beetle

Up until this weekend I've never seen a stag beetle in my life. And suddenly we had six of them hanging out around our house! This one was doing his daily yoga routine in front of our window this morning. Excuse his dirty outfit, it is rainy out these days. Namaste! / Až do tohto víkendu som v živote nevidela roháča na vlastné oči. A naraz ich bolo až šesť okolo nášho domu! Tento si dnes ráno precvičoval jógu pred našim oknom. Ospravedlňte jeho špinavé oblečenie, v posledných dňoch často prší. Namasté!

| cronut craze

Cronut, croissant-doughnut pastry invented by Dominique Ansel Bakery, is all the rage in New York nowadays. Guess who was standing in line for three hours to taste it? / Cronut, croissantová šiška vymyslená v Dominique Ansel Bakery, je momentálne obrovským hitom v New Yorku. Hádajte kto stál v rade tri hodiny, aby ho mohol ochutnať?

| Hemingway's cats

Ernest Hemingway was a cat lover. Nowadays there are about 50 of them living in his home-turned-into-museum on Key West, Florida. Not just any ordinary kitties but so called polydactyls - cats with more than the usual amount of toes on their paws. Meow! / Ernest Hemingway bol milovníkom mačiek. V jeho dome na Key West, Florida, ktorý je už momentálne múzeum, ich je okolo 50. Nie sú to však len také hociaké mačičky, ale tzv. polydactyl - majú viac prstov na labkách ako je normálne. Miau!

| yachting

I could do this everyday! Biscayne Bay, Miami. / Toto by som mohla robiť každý deň! Biscayne Bay, Miami.

| greetings from south africa

| March

| burger date

The ventilation is temporarily down, the place is stuffy and we are cold. But nothing matters as far as our burgers are delicious and the staff is awfully nice. Our burger date in Regal Burger. / Vzduchotechnika je dočasne pokazená, miestnosť je napáchnutá a je nám kosa, Ale všetko to je jedno pokiaľ sú burgre vynikajúce a personál ohromne milý. Naše hamburgerové rande v Regal Burger.

| from russia with love - saint petersburg

It has been more than five months ago but I still love to think back and talk about my Russian adventure. Here are few shots from Saint Petersburg, the city of water, bridges and white nights. / Už je to viac ako päť mesiacov, ale stále si rada spomínam a rozprávam o mojom ruskom dobrodružstve. Prikladám fotky z Petrohradu, mesta vody, mostov a bielych nocí.  

| REBOOT

Let's move and drink more tea!

| happy new year and let's recap

Here are some random reasons why 2013 was great:

• I've got a car and I've finally started to drive actively. The feeling of independence is priceless!

• I've been away from home travelling for about 3 months out of the whole year. This itself includes tons of positive moments and memories - petting a baby tiger; driving on the 'wrong' side of the road; enjoying the most beautiful sunsets and beaches in Sardinia; eating a mopane worm; spending two fabulous weeks with my friend in Russia; taking tons of pictures, etc.).

• I've become an aunt to a sweet little boy.

• We've mastered a lot of smaller and bigger scale home improvements and DIY projects.

• I was going to pottery classes, missed out about a half of the course because of travelling, but it was absolutely worth to get my hands dirty anyways!

• I've started to bake and cook, browsing food recipes and reading food magazines and cookbooks for inspiration.
...
Looking forward to 2014!

Niekoľko dôvodov, prečo bol rok 2013 skvelý:

• Dostala som auto a konečne aktívne šoférujem. Pocit nezávislosti na nezaplatenie!

• Bola som na cestách tri mesiace z roku, čo samo o sebe zahŕňa množstvo pozitívnych chvíľ a spomienok - hladkala som tigríka; šoférovala na 'zlej' strane cesty; videla tie najkrajšie pláže a západy slnka na Sardínii; zjedla mopane húsenicu; strávila som úžasné 2 týždne u kamarátky v Rusku; robila tony fotiek; atď).

• Stala som sa tetou zlatučkého chlapčeka.

• Opäť sme sa posunuli o veľký kus ďalej v zlepšovaní a dokončovaní nášho bývania. 

• Chodila som na keramický kurz. Kvôli cestovaniu som vynechala asi polovicu hodín, ale aj tak to stálo za to!

• Začala som variť a piecť, prezerať recepty a hľadať inšpiráciu čítaním kuchárskych kníh a časopisov o varení.
...
Teším sa na 2014!

| krásne vianoce!

Joyful Christmas to everyone!

| over the weekend

Getting ready for cold days with Masala Chai, a gift directly from India. / Príprava na chladné dni s Masala Chai, darčekom priamo z Indie.

| Jacarandas

Springtime with blooming jacarandas is with no doubt the most beautiful time of the year in Pretoria. Purple is literally everywhere! / Jar s rozkvitnutými džakarandami je v Pretórii bezpochyby najkrajším obdobím v roku. Fialová je doslovne všade!

| from russia with love - moscow

I'd have never expected Moscow to be so grand, huge and clean at the same time! But it is and it's truly beautiful. I've had the best time ever right here (and not only here) with my friend Irada and her family this past August. Million thanks guys, you are the best hosts ever! / Nikdy by som neočakávala, že Moskva môže byť taká majestátna, obrovská a zároveň čistá! Ale naozaj taká je a je nádherná. V auguste som strávila úžasnú dovolenku u kamarátky Irady a jej rodiny práve tu (a nie len tu). Milionkrát vám ďakujem, ste najlepší hostitelia na svete! 

| loving the fall and its colours

| sardinia

Sea, beaches, sand, books, beach pong, sunsets with Aperol spritz, road trip with Panda, seafood, mozzarella, pesto... Viva Sardinia! / More, pláže, piesok, knihy, beach pong, západy slnka s Aperol spritz, výlet s Pandou, morské príšery, mozzarella, pesto... Viva Sardinia!

| back to South Africa

This time with a beautiful view from my hotel room. / Opäť v JAR, tento raz s úžasným výhľadom z hotelovej izby. 

| a life less ordinary

Just because I don't wear my hair in a huge bun everyday. / Nie úplne bežný život. Už len preto, že nemávam vlasy upravné v obrovskom drdole každý deň.