The Journey of a Lifetime – About Dreams That Lead Us Further

I never dreamed of big money, a huge house with a swimming pool, or a fancy car. My dreams were different – simple, yet immense: to see something, to touch something, to experience something.

There were three places I carried in my heart for years:

- Niagara Falls – because I wanted to feel the power of nature.

- Stonehenge – because it always seemed magical to me.

- The Colosseum – because I longed to touch history.

I never truly believed I would see them. And yet – I did. All of them. And then something surprising happened. Instead of euphoria, I felt… emptiness. As if the closest friends who had accompanied me all my life had suddenly left.

Luckily, that’s when Wlodek and his memories stepped in. In his youth, he dreamed of Machu Picchu. Unfortunately, it was already too late for us – age, health issues, and limited physical endurance meant we had to admit we were simply too old for such a journey. But that didn’t mean the end of dreams. We went to Mexico, saw Chichén Itzá and the ruins of Tulum. And we realized that there is always a dream within reach.

Today we have another one. A big one. Not just a tourist attraction on the map, but something that marks a new stage in our life.

We talked about it recently – not at a desk, not in a travel agency, but on our balcony in Bang Saray. It was evening: my colorful Tequila Sunrise and Wlodek’s glass of whisky. That’s how it has always been – me with tequila, him with whisky – whenever the most important conversations take place. And that night, an ordinary evening turned into planning the journey of a lifetime.

We talked about costs, routes, hotels, luggage, and whether trekking shoes would fit next to the souvenirs we will definitely bring back. A little dreaming, a little logistics, and all of it spiced with laughter and the certainty that we still haven’t said our "last word".

That’s the beauty of our life here: during the day you walk on the beach, buy mangoes at the market, joke with a neighbor about how wet the water is in the pool. And in the evening – you make plans that go far beyond the horizon. Bang Saray is our everyday life, but also the place that gives us space to dream and to plan more.

Soon we will set off for places we have only seen in photos. A little with the soul of a tourist, a little with the heart of a wanderer. And with the conviction that the best plans are not born in perfect circumstances, but in ordinary evenings, when dreams meet conversation, tequila, and whisky.