Northumberland
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when...

Northumberland

A used bookshop in an old train station

Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…

Northumberland

In the town of Alnwick

The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…

Kelso

On a tour

On our second day in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a tour heading south. The tour company was our usual, Rabbie’s. We’ve used this company quite a few times since our first tour in…

Tétouan

Andalusian-style white town

During our year-end trip to Morocco, after leaving Tangier, we headed to Tétouan. Our car was stopped by the police twice along the way. Apparently, they randomly stop cars and check them all…

Apulia

Enjoyed the fresh seafood

In the seaside town of Otranto in southern Italy, we enjoyed fresh seafood. In the first evening, we went to a restaurant called L’altro Baffo, which was recommended not only the hotel…

Italy

Fortress, football and Prosecco

After lunch in a pretty town of Asolo in Veneto, Italy, we went into a brand-new liquor shop. Our purpose was to get some bottles of local Prosecco. After tasting …

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Mount Konpira

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Before leaving the town of Kotohira, our aim was climbing up the mount Konpira and visiting the temple located on the peak. The path was quite difficult...
shopping
Shopping

the exciting bazaar in Kashgar

The bazaar in Kashgar, the town in the western part of Xinjiang in China is genuine. In Turpan a few days before, I had been disappointed at their bazaar, so this time...
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

Strong garlic

We had a dinner in a restaurant called Crama Sibiu Vechi in Sibiu in Romania.According to our friends, this place is specialised in Saxon dishes.It used to be a wine celler, so...
hotels
Hotels

the scene on the train and about the Ryokan

We went to Jigokudani in Nagano prefecture in Japan to see Japanese Monkeys. First, we took the Shinkansen, the bullet train, to Nagano station. Then we changed to Nagano Electric Railway to...
food
Restaurants

Revisited 2 restaurants in Monza

We used to live in Monza half of our time, a town north of Milan, Italy. Even after we stopped living there, we used to visit Monza a lot, so we are very...
food
Food

Meatballs

This is a photo of #meatball dish which is a typical meal in #Rome. I ate this at a restaurant called Flavio al Velavevodetto. This time we had asked a friend of...