Walking through the souk
The medina of Fez, Morocco, is said to be one of the world’s largest labyrinthine old cities. The impression is that most of it is a souk (market). Although it is divided into…
Fez
A beige-coloured medina and a messy pottery shop
Our next stop on our Fez, Morocco sightseeing trip was a hilltop with a magnificent view. On this hilltop stood the Borj Nord fortress, built in the 16th century. At the time, Portugal…
Serious Hassan
Our second day in Fez, Morocco, was packed with sightseeing. At 10:00 AM, our local guide, Hassan, picked us up at our riad. Unlike our guide in Tangier, he was a humble, serious,…
We found another good restaurant on the last day in Alghero
The final day of our two-week stay in Alghero, northwestern Sardinia, Italy has finally arrived. My husband went to the local post office for business this morning and found that he could have…
Walk in Ragusa Ibla
After staying overnight in Ragusa, a historic town in the inland of Sicily, Italy, we walked around Ragusa Ibla (old town) until the evening. Giusy, the manager of Intervallo Boutique Hotel where we…
The disappointing boat trip and the excellent seafood in Halifax
On the second day in Halifax in Canada, we were supposed to have the boat trip which should have been one of the highlights in this holiday. This is the tour booked…
People in Osaka
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting I don’t have enough experience to evaluate the different characters of Japanese people depending on where they are from, but soon after I went out of the...
a Japanese in San Telmo
On Sunday in Buenos Aires in Argentina, we went to the antique market in San Telmo area which we had also been to last time. We took a taxi from Recoleta area and...
Swiss International Airlines
According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
Beer Garden
One of the main pleasures of a holiday in Germany is a beer garden. We spend a nice time in a beer garden on the Elbe riverbank in Dresden. Maybe because it...
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...
meal at the bullring in Antequera
During our short holiday in Andalucia in Spain, we went for the day to Antequera from Marbella where we stayed. That was because on the previous day when we visited the tourist...
I treated myself to the expensive tea.
In the Taipei group tour, 'tea seminar' was included.Tea is Taiwan's well known speciality.We got explanation and tasting of a few kinds of tea including oolong tea.The most attractive one was Puer Tea, which...
Episode on the return flight
After having my summer holiday in Crete, I came back to Athens and spent one day walking around the city using my guide book.And on the day to return home, because the underground to...
