Emilia Romagna
Vigoleno, a tiny, charming village

Vigoleno, a tiny, charming village

Vigoleno, located in Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, is a truly tiny and charming village. We visited there for a day trip one Sunday in June. When we arrived at the car park, I could...

Edinburgh

Art Museum and Wine Bar

Next in Edinburgh, Scotland, we visited the National Gallery. Looking back, I realised it had been a full eleven years since our last visit—not five, as I had thought. It is a museum…

Edinburgh

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…

Akita

At Senshu Park

In Akita city in Japan, we went to Senshu Park next. This park was built on the site of the Kubota Castle where the Satake family lived, and Satake Yoshinobu was the…

Meteora

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…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

The small town of Kotohira

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. The first stop of my travel in Kagawa prefecture in Japan was Kotohira city. During day time this city is very busy because it is located on...
shopping
Hotels

The only shopping we did in this holiday

In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems...
airlines
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
Food

Purveyor to Japanese tourists?

Our last feast in Rome was at Da Felice a Testaccio, which was included in the list our friend made.It is in Testaccio area which used to be a working class town.But...
hotels
Hotels

Reminded me of USSR

This is the photo of the area in front of the lifts in Sheraton Hotel at Malpensa, Milan.This reminded me of Kiev Hotel in Moscow.This Sheraton is new, but disastrous.Please read my travel...
food
Restaurants

Getting drunk comfortably

After eating good meat in Paraty in Brazil, we had a walk around the town at night. Because this was a touristy place, the shops were open late, so we did a...
food
Food

Big fat oysters

I went to Oumicho Market in Kanazawa. There are lots of good looking seafood including these big oysters. I noticed the label saying that you can eat them there. The prices are different...
transports
Transports

The things you see a lot in Taiwan

I have already told you that there are numerous places to eat in Taiwan.Another thing you see a lot in this country is scooters.I had thought the biggest scooter country was Italy, but I...