My husband’s illness and repair work
Leaving the blue city of Chefchaouen in Morocco, we headed to the ancient city of Meknes. I had also visited here 30 years ago. I had such a good impression of it then…
Fez
Dinner that night
On the day we stayed in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco, we missed lunch, so we looked for a place to eat dinner. Initially, despite our previous experience, we tried a restaurant…
Riad was actually quite luxurious
Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco, doesn’t have any particular sights to see; it’s a place to enjoy the town itself, so many tours seem to just visit briefly without staying overnight. However,…
Revisiting the cake shop in Sintra
We came down into the town from the Pena Palace on the outskirts of Sintra, Portugal. After all, we were hungry, so we didn’t look for anything and went straight to a bakery…
Stayed in an Airbnb in Alghero
We used Airbnb for the first time in Alghero in Sardinia in Italy. When we came to this town two years ago, we stayed in a lovely hotel, but we were staying much longer this…
Wonderful view
On the other side of Po river away from the centre of Turin in Italy, there is a hill called Monte dei Cappuccini. We went up there by car, but it would…
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
one day in Isfahan (part 2)
In Isfahan, the ancient capital in Iran, we walked towards Vank Church from our hotel after lunch. On the way, we came across a carpet shop. I popped in just to see...
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand‘s story began in April 1940 when its forerunner airline, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) was incorporated. The route network was expanded from Australia and the Pacific to Asia, the USA, the UK...
Goose Dish
This is a photo of the goose dish I had in Gdansk in Poland. It was served with a pear sauce. The meat was drier than duck, but it tasted very good....
Historical hotel
We stayed in the Seaside Hotel in Karatsu in Saga prefecture, Japan. This is the photo of the view from our room. The oldest member of our family who felt nostalgic about...
to Piedmont for wine
Piedmont in Italy is not only beautiful with gently sloping hills, but also famous for its wine. We went there to buy some bottles some years ago from Milan just for a...
Simple Lunch on the Seashore of Anaga
Anaga Natural Park in Tenerife, in Spain, is as large as 14,419 hectares. There are over 120 kinds of endemic plants and animals there, apparently. The jugged mountains are the centre of...
from Dunhuang to Uighur world through Hami
At the beginning of the third week of our grand across China travel, we headed west for Hami from Dunhuang by bus. The bus was as battered as the one to Xiahe....
