So if you can't travel to Greece right now, Greece will just have to come to us. And what better way to make that happened than to cook yourself a greek dinner. Travel inspired dinners coming up, and we are even thinking of making this a series of blog posts, so please let us know if this kind of post would interest you!

Just go all-in with music, foods, and beer. And take your time to set the table, make it into a party! But if you are at home, don't go throwing those plates around - that makes quite a mess. Did I tell you that we did that throwing plates thing when we visited Athens for new years?

So we made tzatziki with extra garlic, greek salad with feta cheese and red onions, garlic bread, olives filled with garlic, grilled goat cheese with roasted garlic. Yes, a lot of garlic. Meat souvlaki and some french fries. The entire kitchen smelled of garlic for a few days...

And just to add some flavor we topped the dinner off with a greek beer called Mythos and of course some Ouzo on the side. And greek music to set the mood.

Heres how you do it... add about eight skewers in water for ten minutes before its time to use them. Polish the meat and cut them into smaller pieces.

Divide the meat onto the skewers. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, pressed garlic, rosemary, and black pepper into a marinade. Add the marinade on the skewers and leave in the fridge for a few hours. Of course, we used the outdoor grill to cook the meat, nothing but a barbeque will due when you're cooking greek foods right?
And to be completely honest, the husband would not have had it any other way, there's just something about men and the outdoor grill... don't get me wrong, I am not complaining or anything, I love grilled foods just like the next one, but am I right or what?

Out of all the times that I have been to Greece I have never found myself disliking the food. On the contrary, whether I have found myself on the mainland in Athens or on a small island like Samos, Rhodes, or Crete, I have always enjoyed the food. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I am guessing it all has to do with the environment as well, I mean, the food always tastes better when its served in that special place right?

So okay, it may have something to do with the seasoning as well... oregano, garlic, onion, dill, parsley, marjoram and thyme, the dried herbs and spices that they use around the Mediterranean is just something different. It's not we don't have that kind of spices at home, and we use it for sure, but it never quite tastes the same as it does in Greece. It does not matter if you use basil, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper at home to make that perfect cuisine if you cant add that special flavor of sunshine, love, and greek vibes at the end. I don't know if its the salt from the sea that does that little extra, but whatever it is, I have not found that big secret ingredients that they use to make their fantastic.

I am not saying that the food we made wasn't amazing, because it sure was. All I am saying that I would rather have tasted it in Greece, or better yet, been able to cook it in Greece.

I know that most people like Greek food, but what's your favorite?

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Hittade en reselista hos Lina och sånt är ju alltid kul att fylla i så här kommer våra svar. Och som vanligt så svarar Angelica på svenska och Ann på engelska. Hoppas att ni uppskattas svaren!

Found a travellist at Linas at seeing as that stuffs always fun, heres our answers. And as usual Angelicas answers are in swedish and Anns are in english. Enjoy the read!

Bästa resan? Best trip?

Thats a though one to answer, tripwise or destination? I think I would have to say Edinburgh, cuz it left me wanting for so much more. Not just wanting to see more of Edinbugh, but of entire Scotland.

Barcelona, när min sambo bestämde sig för att gå ner på knä.

Sämsta resan? Worst trip?

Sithonia, Greece. I know a lot of you love the place, but let me tell you, I was there 20 years ago with my mother and we had the worst trip of my enitre life. The kind of trip where you call in sick from work two weeks after the trip. Not kidding. Truly Horrible. I'll tell you about that trip some day...

Den var svår för jag jag kan inte minnas att jag har haft en sån pass dålig resa.. som tur är (peppar peppar)

Dyraste resan? Most expensive trip?

Özdere Turkey. The first time I did all inclusive at a fancy resort, and probobly the last time.

Thailand absolut! Vi åkte under jul och nyår med familj så det blev resort och där steg priset saftigt.

Billigaste resan? Cheapest trip?

Budapest, Hungary. Cost next to nothing to travel there, we payed about 100 euro for the flight and the hotel. Amazing.

What she said :D

Roligaste resan? The most fun trip?

Samos, Greece. It was just one of those trips where you laughed from morning to sundown.

Jag skulle nog säga Budapest, jag älskar allt som har med Budapest att göra. När jag tänker tillbaka på den resan så minns jag inget annat än glädje.

Mest spontana resan? Most spontanious trip?

Edinburgh, Scotland. We booked the trip entirely because I was disapointed over the fact that could go to Gotland for their Christmas weekend in medieval style.

Det måste nog vara Budapest! ”Hittade en billig resa” Bra om två veckor reser vi.

Drömresemål? Dreamdestination?

Oh... is that a trickquestion? New Orleans, Nashville, Marocco... can I only say one?

Oj! USA, Caribbien, Florida, har hundra till.

Bästa hotellet? Best hotel?

Oh hm, I really cant answer that. I only sleep at the hotels when I travel, so the hotels really doesnt matter. As long as its in the center of the city and affordable, I'm good.

Har haft många bra men Marocko tar priset. Hotellet var nästan lika stort som vårat avlånga land. Minigolf, tennisbana, 10 olika ala carte restauranger och stora poolområden. Kommer vara svårt att toppa detta hotell.

Sämsta hotellet? Worst hotel?

Sithonia, Greece. Worst ever!

Första gången jag var i Turkiet, vi åkte i april och renoveringen var inte riktigt klar! Samma dag som vi kom fyllde de upp poolen och på natten brann grannhotellet ned.

Det första du packar innan resa? Whats the first thing you pack?

Extra battery for my camera, it never leaves the bag. And then I keep running around looking for the charger, cuz that always leaves the bag. Buy an extra, I know riight.

Jag vet inte, jag packar om så många gånger..

Vilken plats kan du tänka dig åka tillbaka till? What place would you rather go back to?

Havent I told you like time and time again, Scotland and Italy. To be honest it would be easier to tell you the few places that I've been to that I wouldnt want to go back to. Or atleast wouldnt want to go back to right now, for the moment.

Alla utan problem men nu vill jag se lite nytt.

Turkey. I've been there several times, in Alanya, Side and Özdere. But its such a beautiful country, and I would really love to see more.

United kingdom. I think Im just beginning to see the beauty of the UK, I would have loved to do a roadtrip or taken a trainride through the countyside.

Vienna, after seeing all of the amazing christmas images of the captital of Austria, I do wish that I would have booked a trip for christmas. But then again, maybe Santa will grant my wish for 2019.

W for Washington.
I have actually been to Washington, but just for one weekend. When a 24 hour delay on the flight from Amsterdam and a stopover in Detroit, the stay in Washington was cut really short and made totally hazy. What a jetlag! I dont even remember most of the trip, accept for a quick visit to Lincoln memorial and the shuttletrains at Detroit airport.
So lets go again!

Xanthi. It been to long since I visited Greece, and Xanthi could absolutly be an option.

York is a town in north Yorkshire, dubblepoints! Have you ever Googles the town, if not, please do. Its pretty cool.

Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of Crotia, thats definatly a place thats been on my bucketlist for quite some time now.

It has been hard but fun to make this kind of list, hopefully by next christmas we have visited a few of the places. Hope you have enjoyed the read, wishing you a great holiday!

//Ann