Edinburgh
This old castle is a hidden gem

This old castle is a hidden gem

The next morning in Edinburgh, Scotland, it was raining. And it wasn’t just a drizzle; it was a proper downpour. We had decided to visit Craigmillar Castle—a spot my husband found online—so we...

Jedburgh

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…

Melrose

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…

Northumberland

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…

Dubrovnik

People who spoke Italian

On the last day of our stay in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the check-out time was early at 10am, so we asked our host, Josko, if it would be possible to extend the checkout time,…

Chile

Delicious salmon

We went to a restaurant called Casa Valdes in Puerto Varas in the lake district in Chile. This restaurant is supposed to be the best in the town for seafood. The location…

Akita

A Very Surreal Hot-Spring Ryokan

The next place we visited in the Oga Peninsula in the Akita prefecture in Japan was Oga Aquarium GAO. In fact, the reason we had decided to visit Oga Peninsula was that my…

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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

A big impulse shopping

After enjoying the museum in Chiprovtsi, a carpet-weaving town in northwestern Bulgaria, we returned to our hotel. I wanted to buy a kilim woven by the owner of the inn, Ilya’s mother, as...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

Hida Beef

We went to Takayama from Shirakawago in Japan by bus. What I was looking forward to in Takayama was...
hotels
Hotels

A walk through Correggio

After a satisfying lunch in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, we returned to our hotel in Correggio for a rest. The hotel was called Phi Hotel dei Medaglioni and faced the portico on the town’s...
food
Restaurants

The last meal was meat, too

For the last meal in South America, we had a lot of meat at a restaurant called Churrascaria Carretao near Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro. Nowadays we see Churrascarias everywhere in the...
food
Food

Enjoyed the sophisticated dishes

Our friends in Paris took us to a restaurant called Pottoka. This restaurant serves French Basque dishes. It is a small restaurant and the atmosphere was relaxing. But the dishes were very...
transports
Transports

An exhilarating boat trip

After visiting the ruins of Butrint in Albania and having lunch, we were scheduled to return to the hotel for some free time. However, perhaps some tour members complained that there was nothing...