Marrakesh
And so the journey comes to an end

And so the journey comes to an end

Our year-end trip to Morocco has finally come to an end. By the time we returned to Marrakesh from our excursion to Essaouira, it was already getting dark, and we were caught in...

An astonishing number of boats
Essaouira

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…

Argan oil and goats
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…

ballet of horses
Jerez de la Frontera

Ballet of horses

Jerez de la Frontera in the south of Spain is famous for its equestrian arts. There is a school called The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Foundation and they hold shows…

Sorrento Musical
Sorrento

Sorrento Musical

There is a theatre called Teatro Tasso in Sorrento, southern Italy. During the season, they perform a musical every night. Basically, it is for tourists and there are two courses, one with…

A good hotel in Ubeda
Spain

A good hotel in Ubeda

In this holiday, we stayed in hotels from 2-star to 4-star. This one in Ubeda was 2-star and I was not expecting anything, but it turned out one of the best in this…

miranda-friends
People in Osaka
Miranda Friends

People in Osaka

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting I don’t have enough experience to evaluate the different characters of Japanese people depending on where they are from, but soon after I went out of the...
shopping
San Antonio de Areco, the Gaucho town
Shopping

San Antonio de Areco, the Gaucho town

The next day, we had an excursion to San Antonio de Areco from Buenos Aires in Argentina. This town is situated 113km northwest of Buenos Aires in the Pampas with the population...
airlines
United Airlines
Airlines

United Airlines

United Airlines is one of the most important Airlines in U.S.A. According to company’s official web site, in 1926 United Airline’s first flight of mail was flown by T. Warney from Washington to Nevada. It...
food
Enjoyed the Scottish speciality
Food

Enjoyed the Scottish speciality

Haggis is probably the most famous Scottish food. When I said to my sister in Japan, “I’m going to eat haggis,” she said  “what’s that?” and searched on the internet. And she said,...
hotels
As small as a prison cell
Hotels

As small as a prison cell

This time, our hotel was Elysees Niel Hotel, located north east of Arc de triomphe de l’Étoile. The location was good, and functional, but the room was so small. Fortunately our suitcase was...
food
the restaurant with the good reputation
Restaurants

the restaurant with the good reputation

On our first night in Gdansk in Poland, we went to a restaurant called Gdanski Bowke. It was by the river and had a good reputation on the internet. The table to...
food
Retsina wine in Santorini
Food

Retsina wine in Santorini

Our hotel in Santorini in Greece had the exclusive terrace, so one night we decided to spend a quiet evening with a bottle of wine. Generally Santorini is expensive, but there are ordinary supermarkets with...
transports
Water Taxi
Transports

Water Taxi

From the central station in Milan, in Italy, we took a fast train called Frecciabianca to Venice. The last time I went there was three years ago, but it was the first...