Revisiting Nardò
We had visited Nardò, in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, on a previous trip to the area. It was a charming town, but I felt I hadn’t really explored it thoroughly, so…
Apulia
Ballet in Piazza del Duomo
During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….
Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
Dinner that night
On the day we stayed in Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco, we missed lunch, so we looked for a place to eat dinner. Initially, despite our previous experience, we tried a restaurant…
Hoi An at night
Mr.Hai, the Japanese speaking guide in Vietnam said “Do not forget to visit Hoi An at night”, so we went out after dark. Surely it was worth visiting. The lights from the…
Overnight stay near Mantua
Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, is within a day trip distance from where we live, but this time we stayed overnight in the suburbs. We actually wanted to stay in…
Japanese whisky
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
enjoyed Kashgar one more day
On the third day in Kashgar in the western part in Xinjiang in China, we rented a bicycle and went to Afaq Khoja Mausoleum. I struggled to pedal on the slope with...
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...
German foods are interesting
The representative of German food is sausage, but not only that. In this short trip. We ate quite a few interesting foods in Germany. This one in the photo is ‘liver dumpling’. It...
A town called Torquay
The reason why we chose Torquay, a town in southwest England, as our last domestic trip in the UK is because there was someone we wanted to meet. My husband meets her every...
Restaurants are in a cave, too
In Matera, the cave houses town in south Italy, the restaurants are in the caves, too. You can enjoy the atmosphere and eat quite different foods from the ones in the north like...
Eat at the terrace
This is a photo of a dish of polenta and octpus. This was recommended by this restaurant called Restoran Tinel in Sibenik where we looked for. On top of this, we...
Mystery of the train
When we asked the hotel staff in Bilbao how to get to San Sebastian, he said “you can get there by bus in one hour, but by train it takes nearly...
