Amy Jones, 28, of Ledbury, cycled 3,000 miles from Ledbury to Georgia in 2018.

She travelled through 14 countries over five months.

Amy would pitch her tent anywhere she could find a hidden spot and was hosted by countless kind locals.

Amy spent almost three years living in Tbilisi, Georgia's capital city, where she adopted a street dog and settled into life in the country.

During Soviet times, Georgia was the world's fourth largest producer of the UK's favourite drink – tea.

However, the industry collapsed along with the Soviet Union.

The country is still blanketed in abandoned tea plantations and crumbling ruins of factories.

Amy spent almost three years living in Tbilisi, Georgia's capital city.

She visited tea makers this spring, an adventure which led her to mountainous communities, high peaks, and the crashing waves of the Black Sea.

"Georgia is a very different place to Ledbury – it's wild, adventurous, and sometimes very chaotic," said Amy.

"People in Georgia are always ready to invite you in for a glass of wine, even if you are a stranger. The tea makers we met were incredibly open hearted."

On her travels, she discovered teas that are unique to Georgia.

This year, she returned to Ledbury to start a tea company Nela-Nela, Georgian for 'slowly slowly'.

She is importing these unique fruit leaf teas directly from Georgian tea makers.

"It's been a big adventure getting to this point.

"I never expected tea to be the reason I would return home, but I'm really excited to share the wonderful country of Georgia with the UK," she said.

Find her website here: www.nela-nela.com/