Glasgow
First, to Glasgow

First, to Glasgow

There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on...

Milan

An event called “OnDance”

We have been aware for several years that a dance event called “OnDance” is held every year in Milan, Italy. However, this was our first time actually going there. It is held over…

Nafplio

On the last day

Our 10-day stay in Nafplio, a historic town on the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, has finally come to an end. The next day we will travel to Athens and return home the next…

Corsica

Staying in Calvi on Corsica for a week

Now in February 2021, the government of the UK, where we live, announced a plan to gradually release the lockdown, but it seems that it is still undecided when it will be possible…

miranda-friends
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

Selling by weight

In Volterra in Tuscany in Italy, we found one accessory shop which reproduce the ancient designs of Etruscans. The shop is called Fabula Etrusca and it is a cooperative of 5...
airlines
Airlines

Air China

According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
food
Food

Cow’s lip

We asked the hotel receptionist in Bilbao in Spain for the recommendation for a restaurant. He told us the name Rio Oja and the address, so we looked for it. When...
hotels
Hotels

Extensive room

This is a photo of open-air bath belonging to our room in the ryokan (Japanese style hotel). It is a hot spring bath, but because of the noise problem, it was the...
food
Restaurants

Rice porridge

The restaurant we went in Hue was called Moc Vien. We were in the tailor-made individual tour, but ushered to a big room where two Japanese groups were eating. This restaurant seemed...
food
Food

About simple lunch and waiting for the bus

After visiting Bachkovo Monastery in Bulgaria, we had a light lunch at one of the cafeterias along the approach. The name is Bistro Abdera. The reason I chose this one among the cafeterias...
transports
Transports

enjoy swimming at Blue Caves

I continue talking about the tour in Zakynthos Island in Greece. Because the water at the Xygia beach was too cold to swim, we went on driving and stopped at Skinari where there was a...