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I’m convinced soft smiles and warm nazuki are th

I’m convinced soft smiles and warm nazuki are the keys to happiness :)
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This oval shaped glazed bread called nazuki is found (and only found) in Surami, a tiny Shida Kartli village that can be missed if you blink. The main highway that splits through Surami is dotted with small, no-frills nazuki shacks that frame the surrounding forest. The first thing you’ll notice is that the scent of yeast, honey and cinnamon far outweighs that of the countless oak trees. Unlike many other Georgian breads smothered in butter and cheese, nazuki’s weapon of choice is cinnamon. Imagine a snickerdoodle but dense, doughy and cooked over a flame in a traditional clay oven known as a tone (toh-neh).

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This small hill overlooks a portion of the valley

This small hill overlooks a portion of the valley which leads to Stepantsminda. It’s a popular spot for Orthodox Christians to pay respects to Christ inside the cross shrine at the end of the ledge. (Swipe) On a normal day the Caucasus mountains (left) dominate the surrounding area. If I’m being honest though, I don’t so much mind the cloudy days like this one. ✨
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Papanasi. The holy grail of all things Romanian +

Papanasi. The holy grail of all things Romanian + doughnut. Filling. Comforting. And damn delicious.
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This classic Romanian dessert is made with a dough formed mostly by cottage cheese. It’s then fried and topped with fresh smetana (sour cream) and runny jam. Simple but drool-worthy.
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It comes together with surprisingly few ingredients. Follow the full recipe + tips @ the link in bio. :)
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Just off the Aragvi River en route to one of Georg

Just off the Aragvi River en route to one of Georgia’s most beautiful areas, Kazbegi, lies Ananuri Fortress. This fortified castle complex has seen quite a bit in its nearly 400 years. I’m talkin’ several peasant rebellions, countless battles, huge fires and the brutal murders of the entire Aragvi clan.
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Thanks to its bloody and tumultuous past, the castle is shrouded in stories and legends each more wild than the last. My personal favorite is the legend of Ana. So, the story goes that the Tatars had cornered the local nobles in the castle and were waiting on them to starve to death. What the Tatars didn’t know was that the captives had access to a secret tunnel which led to the Aragvi River and provided them with fish. The Tatars captured a girl named Ana and tortured her in an effort to get the location of the tunnel. She never gave the location so the Tatars killed her. She became a Georgian hero for her sacrifice and sourced the name Ananuri as she was originally from a village called Nuri.
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