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…
The delicious seafood and the desolate scenery
During our stay in Edinburgh, Scotland, we went south and travelled along the coast of Northumberland, England with our friends. This area is where our favorite police drama “Vera” is set. The scenery…
Wonderful restaurant
We went to a wonderful restaurant in Italy. It is called Camp di Cent Pertigh and situated outside of the town called Carate Brianza which is about 30 km north of Milan….
Snails
On the way back from the centre of the town to the hotel in Paphos in Cyprus, we took the wrong bus and ended up walking up a long slope. What we…
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...
Shopping in the Disappointing Puerto de la Cruz
We left La Laguna, the old capital of Tenerife in Spain, which was a lovely place that exceeded our expectations and moved to Puerto de la Cruz, the second place we stayed on the island....
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...
Bliss
Eating wonderful foods at a beautiful place is bliss. Here in Langhe in Piedmont, Italy we experienced again. It was at a small restaurant in Castello di Grinzane. 5 starters, 2 mains and...
Weekend in Lincoln
One weekend in late autumn in November, we went to an old town, Lincoln, in the middle of England. We took a crowded train from Kings Cross in London to Peterborough first,...
Happy Birthday at a Sushi Restaurant
While we were staying in Japan this time, one of our family members had their birthday. So we all went to a sushi restaurant to eat a good sushi dish. It...
Crab sake
This is a photo of the crab sake. This was the first time I had it in my life. It was a very good Japanese sake with the subtle flavour of the...
Toy train
From Shimla in India, we came back to the lower world by Toy Train. I was expecting something cute as they called it Toy Train, but in fact it was an ordinary...
