Marrakesh
A disappointing riad

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles...

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Casablanca

Inside a modern, massive mosque

The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…

Casablanca

The main attraction here

For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is…

Italy

Nice restaurant in the suburbs of mysterious Pomponesco

We went to Pomponesco in the north of Italy which belongs to the association of “The most beautiful villages in Italy”. In our experience, the villages of this association are really beautiful, including Asolo,…

Guilin

In Guilin

We flew from Hong Kong to Guilin in China. We arrived there just before 8 pm and it was already very dark outside. Some of the fluorescent lights were not working and…

Tirana

The father of modern Albania and our guide

Continuing with the walking tour of Tirana, Albania. Near the Prime Minister’s residence, there was a statue of Ismail Qemali, the first prime minister who is said to have built modern Albania. He…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Moscow-USSR-2

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we started our stay, they gave us our group itinerary, which included our free days to do whatever we wanted. But we were allowed to move around only...
shopping
Shopping

Emerald in Bogotà

Some days before we left for Colombia, I was at an antique complex in London and a vendor told me “This emerald is from Colombia. The emeralds of Colombia is the best in the world“....
airlines
Airlines

Swiss International Airlines

According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
food
Food

Rich yoghurt

Burgarian yoghurt is famous, but in Turkey, which is situated next door, yoghurt is eaten a lot, too. When we stopped for the toilet break between Pamukkale and Konya, I tried the special...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel in Mykonos

We stayed in Adonis Hotel in Mykonos.The room was spacious and clean and generally it was not bad.But as other hotels in Mykonos, the lift to and from the port or the...
food
Food

Yebisu Beer

I heard that they give us 2 glasses of free beer, so I joined the tour in Yebisu Beer Museum.I did not know that Ebisu, a place in Tokyo was named after Yebisu...
transports
Transports

Iberia Airlines and stylish airport

We bought British Airways tickets, but the one we flew with was Iberia Airlines which was bought by BA.It was just lunch time, but we had to buy the foods, like cheap...