Lecce
Back in Lecce

Back in Lecce

After visiting a beautiful church in Galatina—a town in the Salento region of Apulia, southern Italy—we had lunch at a restaurant outside of the town. However, I’m skipping the details of that meal...

Milan prices
Lecce

Milan prices

On the first day of our summer holiday in Lecce, Puglia (Southern Italy), we took a break at our Airbnb and then searched online for a delicious dinner spot. Naturally, given the region’s…

Learning the word “Pignolo”
Lecce

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….

To Sibenik
Croatia

To Sibenik

From Zadar in Croatia, we went south to a town called Sibenik by bus. It took a little more than one hour. This town was founded by Croats not like other…

Uglich, the town of Tsarevich Dmitry
Uglich

Uglich, the town of Tsarevich Dmitry

On the seventh day of our cruise tour in Russia, our boat called at Uglich, a town on Volga River. The tour started at 8:30 in the morning when the weather was…

When in Otaru, eat sushi
Japan

When in Otaru, eat sushi

There is a “Sushi Street” in Otaru in Hokkaido, Japan, where there are as many as 20 sushi restaurants.The Rickshaw driver's first choice was unfortunately closed on the day, so we went…

miranda-friends
Sakè in Japan
Miranda Friends

Sakè in Japan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
airlines
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
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
Winery
Food

Winery

The last destination of the tour, which took us around Cyprus was the small winery. It was a cottage industry which sells only 20,000 bottles a year. After looking around the factory,...
hotels
An appealing hotel
Hotels

An appealing hotel

In Chester in England, we stayed two nights in a hotel called Brookside Hotel. When we booked the tour, we told them my preference of three star hotel, and they chose...
food
There are many slopes here too
Restaurants

There are many slopes here too

The first thing you notice when you go to Glasgow, Scotland is that there are many slopes. Our hotel faces a flat street, but all the roads that come out at right angles...
food
Enjoyed the Scottish speciality
Food

Enjoyed the Scottish speciality

Haggis is probably the most famous Scottish food. When I said to my sister in Japan, “I’m going to eat haggis,” she said  “what’s that?” and searched on the internet. And she said,...
transports
Yellow in Milan
Transports

Yellow in Milan

It started in Paris in 2007 and now all over the place. This rental bicycle service started in December 2008 in Milan. The bicycles are yellow in Milan, very Italian. In Paris they are...