An astonishing number of boats
We arrived in Essaouira, a port town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. We parted ways with our driver, Youssuf, just before reaching the port, and went for a stroll. On this New…
Essaouira
Argan oil and goats
In Marrakesh, Morocco, where the calendar is different, we celebrated the New Year without any festivities. Like the locals, we calmly checked out of our riad. We loaded our luggage into the car…
A modest New Year’s Eve
We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…
Early afternoon in Lecco
On Saturday the weather was so nice that I had an excursion to Lecco, about 50km north of Milan.The famous Lake Como’s shape is just like a person in Kanji (Chinese character) and…
Enjoy sliding down
We bought a plastic sheet and sat on it and slide down on the Inari lake. It was so simple, but a great fun and we could not stop it.
The restaurant with a Japanese sign
We had our last diner in Venice in this restaurant with a Japanese sign, saying ‘Open’. This was recommended by my Gondolier, Mario. Some Japanese tourists may hesitate to enter because of this…
Eat Italian food in Tokyo
This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
Talked with a woman at an amber stall
At one end of the market, Kalnciems Fair which was held outside of old town of Riga, there was a stall where a woman was selling the rough stone of...
Vietnam Airlines
According to company’s official website, the history of Vietnam Airlines dates back to January 1956 when the Vietnam Civil Aviation Department was established by the Government, marking the birth of the civil aviation industry in...
The Day We Walked More Than 20,000 Steps in Tenerife
During our winter holiday in Tenerife in Spain, one day, we went to Tacoronte in the north of the island from La Laguna, by bus. According to the health application on our...
A Hotel with Goth Atmosphere
We stayed in Trinity Capital Hotel in Dublin. I chose this hotel only because it was located in the centre, easy to get to the gathering place for the tour we joined next...
The town with no taxies
There are no taxis in Osuna, a town in Andalusia, Spain. We took it for granted that we would go to the hotel to pick up our luggage and take a taxi to...
Seafood Chowder
This time in Ireland, I had 'seafood chowder' three times.It seemed a common menu there.Even a small canteen in some countryside town had it, but chowder is American, isn't it.Ireland has a huge...
at the transfer station on the way to Orvieto
On the third day of our short holiday in Umbria, we went to Orvieto from Perugia as a day trip. In retrospect, I think it was reckless, because it took about 2...
