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…
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…
“Liveable” Airbnb here, too
This three nights in Athens, Greece was just an appetizer so to speak. The main destination was Nafplio in the Peloponnese. We spent about 10 days at the Airbnb there with a friend…
Walking in Odense
In Odense in Denmark, I followed the walking tour route in my guidebook. It is a fairly big city with the population of a bit more than 150,000, but in the old town you…
Eating Tuscan foods and walking at night
La Vecchia Lira in Milan, Italy is one of our favourite Tuscan restaurants. It’s been a long time since we’ve been there due to the Covid-19 crisis. Moreover, I think it was the…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
National stone of Argentina
The things I was looking forward to in Argentina was not only meat, but also the pink gemstone called Rhodochrosite.
Emirates airlines
Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
A fine evening in Montepulciano
I did not get tired of walking in this pretty town of Montepulciano, Tuscany, but it is getting dark and had to find a dinner place. We really needed a light supper, but...
Wajima Onsen
On the first day in Noto Peninsula in Japan, we stayed in the ryokan (Japanese style hotel) called Yshio, which was booked by my family. The room had western style beds, which...
Moravian cuisine and fireworks
We went to Moravia region in Czech Republic around the time of Spring Bank Holiday in late May. The capital city, Prague is in Bohemia region and Moravia is the eastern...
where is the tasty wine?
The town of Mikulov in Moravia region in Czech Republic, which is famous for its wine is very pretty with the castle on top of a hill. The railway station where...
Transport between islands
In this summer, after Naxos we went to Syros.When I had a look at the internet for the ferry timetable, I could find only one direct ferry which arrives at Syros at...
