An astonishing number of boats
We arrived in Essaouira, a port town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. We parted ways with our driver, Youssuf, just before reaching the port, and went for a stroll. On this New…
Essaouira
Argan oil and goats
In Marrakesh, Morocco, where the calendar is different, we celebrated the New Year without any festivities. Like the locals, we calmly checked out of our riad. We loaded our luggage into the car…
A modest New Year’s Eve
We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…
Historical Candelaria Church
We did a full sight seeing tour on the last day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well. This photo above is the inside of the Candelaria Church. This church’s history goes…
The oldest cathedral in Denmark
The cathedral in the oldest town in Denmark is the oldest, too. It was founded around 1100. But when you enter there, you would be surprised to see the new designs. The apse…
Mangrove forest and the village
On the first day of our stay in Isla Grande, an island in Colombia, we joined a canoe tour to see the mangrove forest. We were the only people to do this…
Japanese whisky
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
Handicrafts in Scanno
Scanno, the town in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, is small but they have high quality handicrafts. It is especially famous for the pendant called Presentosa. We also saw some of them...
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
Excellent Egg Tart
This is a photo of the egg tarts I ate at a cafe in Entroncamento station in Portugal. We left very early on the day and missed breakfast, so I ate this...
Very reasonably priced hotel
The first hotel we stayed in Coimbra in Portugal was three star Hotel Oslo which was very close to Coimbra A station.The exterior of the building was not particularly special, but the...
fashionable Tapas restaurant
On the third day in Cartagena in Colombia, we had a free day. We went to a Tapas restaurant called Agua de Mar which was listed in our guidebook for lunch. This...
Meal in the mountain
This is the meal I had in a hut at Pian d'Artavaggio in the Alps.The left hand side is venison, which was good but the mushrooms on the right hand side was exceptionally.The...
Meals and sudden disasters
On the day we toured Glasgow, Scotland, our main meal was steak at a chain restaurant called Brown’s. Beef is one of Scotland’s specialties, isn’t it. When we chose this restaurant, we didn’t...
