Lecce
Learning the word “Pignolo”

Learning the word “Pignolo”

We spent this summer holiday in Lecce, an old city in the Puglia region of Italy. We chose this location because an intensive Tai Chi workshop—a passion of my husband’s—was being held there....

Emilia Romagna

Vigoleno, a tiny, charming village

Vigoleno, located in Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, is a truly tiny and charming village. We visited there for a day trip one Sunday in June. When we arrived at the car park, I could…

Edinburgh

Art Museum and Wine Bar

Next in Edinburgh, Scotland, we visited the National Gallery. Looking back, I realised it had been a full eleven years since our last visit—not five, as I had thought. It is a museum…

Edinburgh

Have to go there at least once

We revisited the Whiski Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland—a place we’d always felt we simply *had* to visit. We remembered it was located on the Royal Mile, so we found it quite quickly. We…

Conwy

At the oldest house in Wales

The whitish house is the oldest town house in Wales called Aberconwy House in Conwy, north Wales. It was built in the 14th century and went through many owners and now…

Karimabad

Lovely peaceful Karimabad

We stayed in a good hotel called Hunza Baltit Inn in Karimabad, the main town in Hunza Valley in Pakistan. The room was nice and clean and comfortable, which cost 850 rupees…

Lombardy

Quiet Lake Iseo

We went to Lake Iseo , one of the lakes in north Italy. This one is not well known as Como or Garda and had wilder atmosphere, maybe because of the bad weather….

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
shopping
Shopping

San Antonio de Areco, the Gaucho town

The next day, we had an excursion to San Antonio de Areco from Buenos Aires in Argentina. This town is situated 113km northwest of Buenos Aires in the Pampas with the population...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

Appreciate fresh shellfish

Early in January, we had a short family trip to Iseshima in Japan. I do not mean that we payed a visit to the Ise Shrine, which would be very very crowded in...
hotels
Hotels

The historic hotel and old Havana

This is a continuation of our trip to Cuba. The next day, we left Varadero’s unrealistic blue sea and moved to Havana, where we had started our journey. The taxi driver who came...
food
Restaurants

Popular restaurant

In Naxos, we went to a restaurant called Meze Meze in Hora. Both Santorini hotel and ...
food
Food

Ice cream for breakfast?

In the morning in Syracuse in the southeastern part of Sicily, Italy, we went out for an Italian breakfast, croissants and cappuccino. The Airbnb where we stayed was in the new town,...
transports
Transports

Taking Funicular Railway Again

When I see a funicular railway, I always want to ride.Here in Heidelberg in Germany, you need to take two different cable-cars to get to the top of the hill called Konigstuhl.The lower...