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…
Craftsmen’s Guild
On the weekend, when we visited Dartmoor in the south west England, our friend took us to a larger town called Bovey Tracey, which has a population of over 4,700. The…
Very attractive show in a cave
In Syracuse on the island of Sicily in Italy, there is a place called the Neapolis Archaeological Park, where ruins such as a Greek theatre from the 5th century BC and a Roman…
What is this??
We took the optional tour to visit Isle of Staffa, about 40 minutes sail by rather small fishing boat with about 80 other visitors, but the journey was definitely worth it! This land…
The Meijijingu
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In this photo you can see Meiji shrine, one of the most important and typical tourist destination in Tokyo. It is always full of foreign tourists but...
Pendant of the Byzantine Era
This is the pendant I bought in Lefkara village in Cyprus. This village is famous for its lace making, but their silverwork has got a long history, too. Once upon a time,...
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...
Piedmont, bread and grissini
bread and grissini
Birthday party
We stayed two nights in Martina Franca in Puglia, southern Italy. The hotel was Park Hotel San Michele. Although this is a small town, it was very very crowded when we arrived,...
a big lump of meat
We ate this big lump of meat in Brno in Czech Republic. This is a dish of Knuckle of Pork and I had thought it was German, but apparently they eat...
Source of happiness
Emilia Romagna region of Italy is famous for its good foods.This time when I went to visit Torrechiara castle, I went to this restaurant called Al Mulino and enjoyed their foods very much.The...
Steam train
The third train we rode in Isle of Man was a steam train which connected from Douglas, the capital city to the southenmost Port Erin. This was built in 1873 and...
