Marrakesh

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles…

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Medellin

Year end party in Medellin

After the sightseeing in Medellin in Colombia, we came back to our hotel. The name of the hotel was Park 10. It was not a new hotel, but our room was spacious with a separate…

Verona

The bed of Juliet

Verona in Italy is famous as a town of Romeo and Juliet.There is a building supposed to be Juliet’s house, which is very popular among tourists.Of course there is a balcony there, though…

Italy

How to make a ring

The Basilia of San Francesco in Arezzo in Italy is famous for 15th century’s Pietro della Francesca’s paintings, but to see this you have to book in advance. We were there in…

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Miranda Friends

‘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.
airlines
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Airlines

According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
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Food

The second winery

The second winery I visited on the day when I went to Langhe in Piedmont in Italy was called Gertotto.The first one was keen on trading abroad, but this one was more local...
hotels
Hotels

Missoni in Edinburgh

I love Missoni. The colours and patterns are amazing. Now there is a hotel featuring Missoni in the centre of Edinburgh. It was very cool and fashionable. The staff are wearing Missoni outfit,...
food
Restaurants

Wonderful Fado and Meal in Lisbon

We wanted to listen to Fado at least once while we were in Portugal, so we picked up a few leaflets at the lobby in our hotel in Lisbon. There were quite...
food
Food

We tried Eataly

We went to Eataly, an up market Italian food shop for the first time.This shop is not merely selling Italian foodstuff, but they select only producers who have the passion for the...
transports
Transports

To Mt. Nokogiri

In the middle of Golden Week (about a week from the end of April to early May, with many national holidays in Japan), we went to Mt. Nokogiri, in Chiba prefecture....