Revisiting Nardò
We had visited Nardò, in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, on a previous trip to the area. It was a charming town, but I felt I hadn’t really explored it thoroughly, so…
Apulia
Ballet in Piazza del Duomo
During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….
Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
Reindeer
It is enjoyable to eat local foods when you are travelling.Here in Stockholm, I found reindeer meat in the menu of a restaurant in the old town.Of course I chose that.To be honest…
The castle called Koldinghus
There is a castle called Koldinghus in Kolding in Denmark. They say that the history starts in the 13th century, but in 1808, the Spanish soldiers who stayed there in the Napoleonic Wars…
Country’s No.1 attraction, Sagrada Familia
On the last day in Barcelona, Spain, we left our luggage at the hotel and walked to Sagrada Familia, a famous church designed by Gaudi. As I wrote before, when I walked…
Udon of Kagawa
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
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...
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...
Visiting Howth to eat seafood
During 5 day tour in Ireland, we could not come across good seafood as we expected. So after coming back to Dublin, we went to a port town called Howth which is about...
A fine hotel
We stayed at Central Park Hotel in Sighisoara in Romania, which is located just outside of the wall. It is a very nice hotel. According to the leaflet in the room, this...
Was the waiter Don Quihote?
On the second day of our stay in Toledo, Spain, after visiting the cathedral, we had our lunch in a restaurant nearby called Aurelio. This was listed in our guide book. On the...
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...
Cyclo
When we were walking along the river in Da Nang in Vietnam, the drivers of Cyclo started talking to us. Cyclo is a cycle rickshaw and the name came from the French...
