Edinburgh
Have to go there at least once

Have to go there at least once

We revisited the Whiski Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland—a place we’d always felt we simply *had* to visit. We remembered it was located on the Royal Mile, so we found it quite quickly. We...

Edinburgh

This old castle is a hidden gem

The next morning in Edinburgh, Scotland, it was raining. And it wasn’t just a drizzle; it was a proper downpour. We had decided to visit Craigmillar Castle—a spot my husband found online—so we…

Jedburgh

The Perfect Skeleton Abbey

On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…

Melrose

Enjoying our return visit to Melrose

On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…

Turkey

5 star hotel with thermal spring

During the Turkish group tour, we did not stay in a specially good hotels, but Kervansaray Hotel in Bursa was 5 star. Around here is famous for its hot spring and the hotel…

Germany

Pictures on the wall

During the castle tour in southern Germany, we dropped in a village called Oberammergau. This place is famous for its wood carving. But what attracted me was those bold pictures on…

Caceres

Started sightseeing

The second day in Caceres, a town in Extremadura, Spain, was fully devoted to sightseeing. First, we went to the tourist information centre facing Plaza Mayor. I thought it would be nice if…

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Miranda Friends

In Moscow 1980

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
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Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
Food

Mazzancolle

A few decades ago, when my parents travelled to Italy, they learned the name of an Italian dish, mazzancolle. But I did not come across this at all and thought they had made...
hotels
Hotels

This is another bliss

We visited Yuwaku Onsen, about 50 min.bus ride from Kanazawa, Japan. The ryokan (Japanese style inn) we stayed was called Kanaya and our room was in an annex. I was very surprised to...
food
Restaurants

The restaurant in our neighbourhood

We left our luggage at Airbnb in Lisbon, Portugal, and went out for a meal. After all, we got up early and were hungry. Fortunately, Portugal, unlike Spain, seems to have restaurants open...
food
Food

Reindeer

It is enjoyable to eat local foods when you are travelling.Here in Stockholm, I found reindeer meat in the menu of a restaurant in the old town.Of course I chose that.To be honest...
transports
Transports

Holiday during our holiday, first to Modica

During our two-week stay in Syracuse, Sicily, we travelled away for one night. In other words, it was a little extravagant, as we wasted the cost of one night’s accommodation on Airbnb, but...