Marrakesh
A disappointing riad

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles...

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Casablanca

Inside a modern, massive mosque

The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…

Casablanca

The main attraction here

For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is…

Munich

The hotel with not enough local colours

In Munich, we stayed in Sofitel near the main station. We chose this because when I looked at the photos online, it seemed to have some local characters, though it was a…

England

The restaurant of LivingSocial deal

I wonder how many people are using GroupOn or LivingSocial and so on. One couple of our friends are using LivingSocial a lot and when we go out with them, we buy the…

Gjirokaster

Traditional Coffee Brewing

The last place we visited in Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, was a shop that demonstrated how to make traditional coffee. A kilim was laid on the ground, and on top of…

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Miranda Friends

Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
shopping
Shopping

Selling by weight

In Volterra in Tuscany in Italy, we found one accessory shop which reproduce the ancient designs of Etruscans. The shop is called Fabula Etrusca and it is a cooperative of 5...
airlines
Airlines

Air China

According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
food
Food

Foods at roadside

After being disappointed by the soup we had in a cafe within the Prague castle and when we were walking towards the old town, we found this hand-made crisps on the road....
hotels
Hotels

Pleasant hotel

Unfortunately we had to give up continuing our family holiday in Kyushu in Japan. Because of that, we had to stay one night in Fukuoka. We chose “Hotel Active!” which was popular...
food
Restaurants

Lovely Lunch During the Demonstration

We arrived at our booked restaurant, Au Petit Riche in Paris without much delay while the Yellow Vest demonstration was at its height. However, the friend who lives in Paris and who...
food
Food

They eat very well there

When I told my Italian friends that I was going to Puglia, south Italy, they all said ' si mangia bene'.It means something like 'they eat very well there'.The first meal we had in...
transports
Transports

Flying with propeller to Budapest

The aeroplane to Budapest was the one with propellers.The ramp had only 5 steps just like a private jet.It flew lower than ordinary jet plane, so the view was very good.