Highlands
The last place was Glencoe

The last place was Glencoe

On our one-day Scottish Highlands tour, the first stop after lunch was Stalker Castle. However, just like 13 years ago, we only looked at it from a distance. Last time when we saw...

Highlands

Our main purpose, Oban

On this tour to the Scottish Highlands, our main purpose was to visit the port town of Oban. This place is said to be the “Seafood Capital of Scotland.” When we came here…

Highlands

Revisited the Highlands

The day after we returned to Glasgow from Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, we went on a one-day tour of the Highlands. This is a tour run by a travel company…

Barra

Airport and the flight on the way back

It’s almost time to say goodbye to Barra Island in the Hebrides, Scotland, where we spent the night. We took a bus to the airport from the Castlebay bus stop. The flight was…

Turkey

Friendly boat trip

We joined a boat trip in Cesme, Turkey. I do not know the name of the places, but they took us to some beautiful spots and let us swim there. I jumped into…

France

Shopping in Saint-Emilion

After visiting a winery in Saint-Emilion regeion, we went to the town of Saint-Emilion itself. According to Marion, our guide, the name came …

Portugal

A tourist home in the village

In the small village called Monsaraz in Alentejo, Portugal, we stayed in a B&B on the main road whose name is Casa Dona Antonia. I was lucky to get a nice suite with a…

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Miranda Friends

Stay in a Ryokan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
shopping
Shopping

Necklace from a museum

I bought this necklace of the photo at the Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar, Croatia. They said that it was made at the workshop in the museum. This museum was...
airlines
Airlines

Air New Zealand

Air New Zealand‘s story began in April 1940 when its forerunner airline, Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL) was incorporated. The route network was expanded from Australia and the Pacific to Asia, the USA, the UK...
food
Food

Starters are main thing in Puglia

In Martina Franca in Puglia, southern Italy, we went to a restaurant called I Templari which we found online.I had forgotten that in Puglia, the main thing was the starter.Most of the...
hotels
Hotels

Homely hotel

The German gem stone town called Idar-Oberstein is divided into two areas, Idar and Oberstein. Our hotel was in Oberstein side near the railway station. The name is City Hotel Garni. It seemed...
food
Food

Genuine Bolognese

Because I felt like eating an authentic Bolognese, we went to Bologna, in Italy.  We searched the internet for a good restaurant with a good reputation and found one called Antica Torattoria...
transports
Hotels

To Extremadura though Madrid

We went to Spain again, and this time to spent the year-end and New Year holidays. The destination is Extremadura, which is close to the border with Portugal. We chose here, because we...