She’s cuckoo for cocoa.
One U.K. sweet tooth claims to be so addicted to a favorite chocolate treat, she flew 2,400 miles for a 24-hour day-trip just to replenish her supply — and she’d do it all again in a flash.
“People were a little shocked when I told them I was going on a day trip to buy sweets,” Kate Takacs, 35, told Jam Press of her epic confection adventure.
The chef said she specifically traveled from London to Cluj-Napoca in Romania on September 15 to stock up on Ferrero Rocher Pocket Coffee chocolates, which include a shot of sweetened espresso inside, before returning home.
Takacs departed after work at around 10pm, landing at 3:15am local time the next day, she said.
She then spent the entire day in Cluj, her birthplace, where she nabbed her long-haul loot. During that time, she also managed to squeeze in sightseeing, shopping and even picking up a fridge magnet.
Takacs then flew out on a 10pm return flight, arriving back in London at 11pm and making it back in bed by 1:30am. Total price for the entire trip including flights and shopping: just $150.
Naturally, taking an international flight for a box of chocolates might sound extreme — Takacs’ friends were reportedly stunned over her epic jaunt. “Everyone thought that I was crazy, as some of the items that I bought can be found in London in Romanian shops,” said the globetrotter of sating her candy crush.
However, she advises others not to knock the international day trip until you try it. “The sole reason was that Ferrero Rocher Pocket Coffee chocolate (you can’t find it in the UK), and if you haven’t tried it yet, please do so and thank me later,” Takacs said.
This isn’t the Romanian’s first rodeo, either. The world traveler is reportedly hooked on “extreme day trips,” having completed a whopping 17 total with many more fly-by vacays planned.
What’s the appeal of flying to another country for 24 hours?
“I enjoy exploring new places and it’s a brilliant opportunity to see a new country on a very little budget,” Takacs declared. “To me, it’s the thrill and the adrenaline and the satisfaction I get once I get my fridge magnet.”
She added, “I do believe more people should do extreme day trips. It’s fun.”
While it seems like a slight hiccup could completely derail one’s getaway, Takacs says generally everything goes according to plan with the exception of the odd flight delay.
As for whether her eating odysseys are worth it, the chocoholic gushed, “Am I happy and satisfied? Absolutely. Will I do it again? Hell yes.”
Takacs is not the first to take a day trip for a dish.
A growing number of out-of-towners are flying to New York City to devour a meal — even just a single dish — at one eatery and heading back out, sometimes on the same day and even from other countries.
Mikaela Ian Pearman dropped $350 to fly in from her home in Bermuda to try “Top Chef” alum Kwame Onwuachi’s impossible-to-reserve spot Tatiana before jetting to Colombia the next morning — like an epicurean hitwoman.
“It was perfection,” Pearman, who works in public relations, told The Post when asked whether the jaunt was worth it.
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