When I sat down in front of the computer monitor to think over the highlights of the year, I focused primarily on the travel experiences. Like a good farmer who throws out the rotten fruits and puts the most beautiful pieces in a jar. Thus, the family can open it up around the table in the winter and eat them as delicious delicacies for meals. But just like a tree, bush or flower, life doesn’t just create perfect things and leave them to memory.
If I had to describe my year in one word, I’d say 2021 was the year of arrival. Why I say this, and to put the term in context, I go back in time a little bit. When I quit my job 2 years ago with the intention that I would now like to work as a full-time travel blogger, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I just had a strong inner urge and a dream of how good it would be to do that. After all, when I travel, I really feel like I’m alive. And recovering from cancer I got a second chance at life, so I should really grab it.
Months passed, years passed, and I just went ahead on the road. I never, for a minute, wondered if I made a good decision when I dived into the unknown and changed my life. I simply trusted my intuitions, myself, while receiving a lot of love and encouragement from family, friends and strangers.
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We tend to blame social media for its harmful effects. But I received almost only positive feedbacks. Maybe it’s because readers feel that all things I do, I do it with love. I am a person who puts her heart into things, of course besides sharing meaningful content. It doesn’t matter if it’s a foreign or luxury trip or domestic travel. The point is the same: to travel is to live.
In 2021, thanks to this approach, tens of thousands of readers joined me. Through my conscientious work I was given the opportunity to work with large companies, travel agencies, and partners. With people who trusted and believed in me and with whose support I got to fantastic places, I had only dreamed of before. In 2021, the fruits of my work are ripe. I’ve arrived. I’m in a good place.
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Of course, the work is not over, as the “garden” needs to be cared for to produce delicious fruit again. But whatever the future brings, no matter how large and varied the garden is, I can promise I do things and accept collaborations, which are 100% self-identical. Weeds are not my world, although from time to time they try to get through my fence.
It was a long and bumpy road until I realized what is right in my garden and what is not. If it were to be quantified, nearly 2,600 km. That is the length of the National Blue Trail, the district of Hungary, which I hiked in 2021. I made this trip largely alone; it was a conscious decision. For me, hiking, no matter how spiritual, was not just about getting to know the sights and Hungary. It was also an inner journey that brought a lot of positive learnings and set me off on another journey. For one must take care not only of the body, but also the soul from time to time.
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I had many unforgettable moments in 2021. Ups and downs. Personal disappointments and pleasant surprises. I learned a lot about myself. About the world around me. How to say no. I learnt also even if I feel alone, I’m never really alone. I recognised how important it is to be present. How to live. How to dare to live. And how to live well. For the following moments I share with you now, I was so grateful in 2021.
