The Perfect Skeleton Abbey
On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…
Edinburgh
Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
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…
The town of pottery
One of the problems of travelling in winter is getting dark early. When we went to Sansia from Taipei, we also visited Yingge, too, but when we arrived there, it was already dark. This…
Another Auschwitz
The tour to Auschwitz in Poland took us to Birkenau which is called Auschwitz 2 as well. This was built because the original Auschwitz became too full and most of the mass killing…
The Nunnery and the Cathedral in Mtskheta
In Mtskheta, the ancient city in Georgia, we went to the nunnery where the Samtavro Church is. King Mirian and his wife, Nana, who established this country as a Christian country,…
Excursion to Nara
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
The next day was sunny
[On the second day in Yokohama, Japan, the sun was shining and completely opposite of the bad weather of the previous day. And it was warm, too. If we had planned this trip one day...
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...
the fjord in Norway and the first whale meat for my husband
I am writing a memory because I have run out of new travel stories due to the consequence of Covid-19. This is a continuation of the Norway in Nutshell Tour, which we participated...
First, to Glasgow
There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...
Samba Danced by a Table
The time passed quickly and it was already the 8th day of our stay in Buenos Aires in Argentina. We found a restaurant called “Miranda” and we felt we must try it...
Mazzancolle
A few decades ago, when my parents travelled to Italy, they learned the name of an Italian dish, mazzancolle. But I did not come across this at all and thought they had made...
First, to Glasgow
There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...
