Swim in the sea, round one
A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
Lecce
Seafood tapas restaurant
In Otranto, in the southern Italian region of Apulia, our first-choice restaurant happened to be closed for lunch on Thursdays— and it was a Thursday. My husband mentioned that the owner—or someone who…
Something more intense than the mosaic
During our summer holiday in the Apulia region of southern Italy, we visited the towns of Maglie and Otranto the following day. We stopped in Maglie because we had read that it featured…
Lovely staircase
This staircase in the photo is the Selaron Steps in Rio de Janeiro. A Chilean artist, Jorge Selaron who came to live in Rio in 1983 loved the city and started putting…
Wish on a star
In Italy on the night of San Lorenzo, people wish on shooting stars.The day is 10th August.While time passed, the peak of the meteor stream has moved to the 12th apparently, but…
Having a meal at a Mehana
Melnik in the southwest of Bulgaria is a village located about 20 kilometres from the border with Greece. The reason why we came here is because it was recommended by an Italian colleague…
Meditate in a Zen garden
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Kansai area I had the opportunity to visit the temple Ryoan-ji in Kyoto, which has one of the most important Zen gardens in...
Gorgeous pendant
On the day we walked along the walking course in Toledo in my guide book, we went to Taller del Moro, but found that it was closed. So instead, we went into...
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...
Taste of coconut
We had our last dinner in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in our tour leader’s favourite restaurant. It was a bit of a walk from Ipanema beach and I think it was called...
The hotel which used to be a residence of a noble family
I went to a small island country in Mediterranean, Malta. The hotel I stayed is called Xara Palace Hotel in an old capital Mdina, which is on the slightly elevated hill and this...
Relaxing restaurant
On the second day of our stay in Trieste, Italy, we went to the seafood restaurant called Al Nuovo Antico Pavone, which we had found in the internet. The entrance is simple,...
Boiled eggs at Owakudani
Taking the rope-way, we went to Owakudani, where smoke from Hakone volcano was coming out. Here you can eat black boiled eggs. The taste is the same as white ones, though. They sell...
Getting on the shiny Italo
In Italy this time, we took a private high-speed train, Italo. This was the first time for us since the spring of 2013. Italo opened in 2012, so it was still new at...
