Liguria
To a restaurant after a night walk

To a restaurant after a night walk

On the day we arrived in Santa Margherita Ligure, Liguria, northern Italy, we went out again in the evening. It was just after 6 PM, but it was already pitch black. This is...

Liguria

Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure

We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After…

Piedmont

In Novara, where we went to see the ballet

Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…

Lombardy

Dining at the monastery

My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…

England

Seafood Restaurant

Hastings, in the south of England, is famous for its fishery and there are many seafood restaurants. The staff member at the tourist office said, pointing to the map “Around here…

Apulia

Lovely B&B

During our family holiday in south Italy, we went to a pretty seaside town of Otranto.We stayed in a B&B called Palazzo De Mori.Actually I stayed here three and a half years…

Enoshima

Mt. Fuji from Enoshima

  We had an excursion to Enoshima island in Kanagawa prefecture in Japan early in the new year. A friend of us who lives around here took us around. We took Enoden (Enoshima…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Kabuki show

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in the small town of Kotohira, in Japan, I had the opportunity to see a Kabuki show, thanks to my friend Shogo’s help. This...
shopping
Shopping

beads of Murano

Every time we go to Murano in Venice, we end up buying some glass products. Not only jewelleries, but one time we stretched our budget to buy a colourful vase. When I...
airlines
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Airlines

According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
hotels
Hotels

The last dinner on this holiday

We stayed at the Residence Boutique Hotel in Sofia, the capital city, for the last night of our one-week trip to Bulgaria. In Sofia, we had stayed at a business hotel in front...
food
Restaurants

Surprised at the cold meal

After sightseeing in the town of Carmona in Andalusia, Spain, we went to a restaurant recommended by the guidebook. Named Molino de la Romera, the restaurant is housed in a 16th century Moorish...
food
Food

Excellent Egg Tart

This is a photo of the egg tarts I ate at a cafe in Entroncamento station in Portugal. We left very early on the day and missed breakfast, so I ate this...
transports
Transports

All the way to

The main reason we stayed in Athens, Greece for 3 nights this time was to take a tour to the famous Meteora from here. We had read that there are many day tours...