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,…
Walking in Odense
In Odense in Denmark, I followed the walking tour route in my guidebook. It is a fairly big city with the population of a bit more than 150,000, but in the old town you…
Very satisfied
The best bit of the Naxos tour was the Mikri Vigla beach and the lunch afterwards. The sand on the beach was soft and comfortable and the water was sparkling like some…
Festival at castle
There is a ruin of an old castle in Trezzo sull’Adda near Milan.Originally it was built as a fortress by Longobard people in 6 – 8th century.In the 12th century Holy…
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...
one day in Isfahan (part 2)
In Isfahan, the ancient capital in Iran, we walked towards Vank Church from our hotel after lunch. On the way, we came across a carpet shop. I popped in just to see...
Thai Airways International
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Thailand. It operates domestic, regional and intercontinental flights radiating from its home base in Bangkok to key destinations around the world...
Ragusa at night
The town of Marina di Ragusa in the south of Sicily in Italy is a holiday resort whose population increase nearly 20 times in the summer. We stayed in this town...
hotels in the US are very expensive
We stayed in three hotels in the US this time. The first one was the Courtyard Marriott Downtown in Boston and the second was the Holiday Inn Express in New York and the...
Waited more than one hour
We went to a restaurant called “Nishiki” in Izu Atagawa, which was listed in my friend’s guide book. The book said ” Be careful, there is another restaurant with the similar name”....
French burgers always have cheese
After visiting the Millet Museum in Barbizon, France, we continued walking along the main straight road in the village. Because it is the famous art village, there were some innovative works of art...
To Mt. Nokogiri
In the middle of Golden Week (about a week from the end of April to early May, with many national holidays in Japan), we went to Mt. Nokogiri, in Chiba prefecture....
