Milan prices
On the first day of our summer holiday in Lecce, Puglia (Southern Italy), we took a break at our Airbnb and then searched online for a delicious dinner spot. Naturally, given the region’s…
Apulia
Learning the word “Pignolo”
We spent this summer holiday in Lecce, an old city in the Puglia region of Italy. We chose this location because an intensive Tai Chi workshop—a passion of my husband’s—was being held there….
Vigoleno, a tiny, charming village
Vigoleno, located in Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, is a truly tiny and charming village. We visited there for a day trip one Sunday in June. When we arrived at the car park, I could…
The restaurant with the good reputation
On the first night in Gdansk in Poland, we went to the restaurant called Gdanski Bowke by the river, which had a good reputation in the internet sites. The table the waiter…
Shakespeare’s birthplace
At the weekend of one of the few Bank Holidays in the UK, we joined a tour to visit mid England and north Wales. Tours are always useful for ordinary workers…
Morecambe,need a bit more promotion
I visited Morecambe, a few times. It used to be a holiday resort for English people, but nowadays it is a rather quiet place with only local people. The view of the bay…
Moscow-USSR-4
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. There were some small things that impressed me in Moscow, because things were different from the west: One of these was that the newspapers were basically free and a...
buying a saddlebag from a Bakhtiari family
We had a long drive in the hilly terrain from Daran, a small town in Iran to the area called Marboreh. On the way, there was a dam and we were checked...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Big fat oysters
I went to Oumicho Market in Kanazawa. There are lots of good looking seafood including these big oysters. I noticed the label saying that you can eat them there. The prices are different...
Room With The View
Because the hotel we had booked in Paphos in Cyprus was horrible, we had to look for another place. I would have thought that we should go to the tourist office and...
Dubrovnik has become completely touristy
I was surprised when we went out to the town of Dubrovnik in Croatia. Because it has become a tourist attraction. Last time I visited here was over 20 years ago. It was...
Went to Yobuko to eat squid
We went to Yobuko in Saga prefecture in Japan with my family to eat squid. We crossed a long corridor from the shore to the restaurant called “Manbou”. They ushered us to...
The town of Stonehaven and the unfortunate journey back
We walked along the coastline from Dunnottar Castle, a scenic spot in southern Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to the town of Stonehaven. There were quite a few ups and downs, but the view was great...
