{"id":599628,"date":"2026-06-18T02:54:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/599628\/craig-taylor-shares-a-true-later-life-love-story-across-scotland-russia-and-georgia.html"},"modified":"2026-06-18T02:54:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:54:33","slug":"craig-taylor-shares-a-true-later-life-love-story-across-scotland-russia-and-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/599628\/craig-taylor-shares-a-true-later-life-love-story-across-scotland-russia-and-georgia.html","title":{"rendered":"Craig Taylor Shares a True Later Life Love Story Across Scotland, Russia, and Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Craig Taylor’s new memoir brings readers into a deeply personal story of love, resilience, distance, and determination. Centred on his unexpected relationship with Olya, the book follows a romance that begins with an online message and grows into a life changing journey across Scotland, Russia, Türkiye, and Georgia.<\/p>\n

Craig had already lived through serious health challenges, divorce, career uncertainty, and the emotional weight of rebuilding his life. When he began speaking to Olya online, he believed she lived in Leith, near Edinburgh. The truth soon changed everything. Olya was actually in Ekaterinburg, Russia, five time zones away.<\/p>\n

What might have ended as a misunderstanding became the beginning of a powerful bond. Through daily messages, video calls, humour, and patience, Craig and Olya built a connection strong enough to face borders, visa rules, medical worries, travel disruption, and painful separations.<\/p>\n

The memoir captures both the romance and the reality of their journey. Readers follow the couple from their first meeting in Antalya to cherished moments in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and London, before their wedding in Batumi, Georgia, on the Black Sea. Along the way, Craig shares the small moments that gave the story its heart, including Olya’s love of peaches, long walks through unfamiliar cities, theatre visits, family reunions, and quiet moments of hope during difficult times.<\/p>\n

At its core, the book is about choosing love when life offers no easy path. Craig’s story speaks to readers who understand that second chances do not always arrive neatly. Sometimes they come with paperwork, distance, missed flights, uncertainty, and the courage to keep going.<\/p>\n

“This story is about the unexpected turn my life took when I met Olya,” says Craig Taylor. “It is about love, patience, and the belief that some people are worth every challenge.”<\/p>\n

Craig Taylor’s memoir offers an honest, warm, and memorable account of finding love later in life. It is a story for anyone who has faced loss, started again, or wondered whether happiness can still arrive after hardship.<\/p>\n

“2 + Banana = No<\/a>” will appeal to readers of memoir, true romance, travel stories, and inspirational personal journeys.<\/p>\n

About The Author<\/strong><\/p>\n

Craig R. Taylor is a devoted husband, father, and storyteller whose life has been shaped by resilience, love, and determination. A former sports enthusiast with a passion for cricket, rugby, and hockey, Craig now focuses on sharing the extraordinary journey he and his wife, Olya, have experienced together. Through 2 + Banana = No, he offers readers a heartfelt and deeply personal account of perseverance, hope, and the power of love in the face of distance, bureaucracy, and life’s unexpected challenges.<\/p>\n

Book Name: 2 + Banana = No<\/p>\n

Author Name: CRAIG R. TAYLOR<\/p>\n

ISBN Number: 979-8951129994<\/p>\n

Paperback Version: Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Kindle Version: Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardcover Version: Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> American Publishers Inc
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City:<\/strong> Los Angeles
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Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/americanpublishersinc.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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