The Perfect Skeleton Abbey
On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…
Edinburgh
Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
Shopping in Murano
On the second day in Venice, we went to Murano by water bus. Years ago, when I was in Venice with my parents, we fell for the agent of a glass shop…
Restaurant of the butcher
I would like to introduce a restaurant we went in London which we were very satisfied with. As you can see from their name, Macellaio Roberto Costa, it is an Italian restaurant. Mecellaio means butcher…
The symbol of a rearing horse
Lugo is a town in Emilia Romagna in Italy and it is famous as Francesco Baracca’s birth place.If you know him, you must be an expert about Italy or WW1.I did not…
Moscow-USSR-2
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we started our stay, they gave us our group itinerary, which included our free days to do whatever we wanted. But we were allowed to move around only...
a great time at the market in Urumchi
We went to Urumchi by bus from Turpan in China. Again the bus was a clunker and it took about 5 hours. On the way, I saw the scar from the flood...
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...
Bread is very good
This is a photo of the garlic bread I ate in a cafe in Hoi An in Vietnam. It was lovely for them to serve it like this on some leaves, which...
A good hotel
This time in Verona, I stayed in Hotel San Luca.The hotel I had stayed last time, which was satisfactory was full, so I chose San Luca because of the good location.It was a...
That evening’s walk
After enjoying a delicious lunch in the Bercy district of Paris, France, we finally checked into our hotel. This time, we stayed at the Ibis, a chain hotel. As I mentioned before, the...
Georgia is the Birthplace of Wine
I continue talking about our sightseeing tour in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia. We walked down from the hill where the Nariqala Fortress is situated towards the area of the...
Excursion to Uruguay
We went on an excursion to Uruguay from Buenos Aires in Argentina. I had never thought of going to another country, but we learned that it is easy to get there by...
