Northumberland
A used bookshop in an old train station

A used bookshop in an old train station

Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once...

Northumberland

In the town of Alnwick

The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…

Kelso

On a tour

On our second day in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a tour heading south. The tour company was our usual, Rabbie’s. We’ve used this company quite a few times since our first tour in…

Edinburgh

In the UK, fish and chips

In Edinburgh, Scotland, I was already starving when we checked into our hotel. As usual, my husband searched for a place nearby where we could eat something nice, and found a fish and…

England

Climb up

We climbed up the huge tent called ” The O2″ in the east of London. You may say “What a whimsical thing to do”, and it was really a whimsical thing. I…

Slovakia

St. Michael’s Gate and Tower

This is the view from the top of St.Michael’s Gate and Tower in Bratislava. This gate’s history goes back to about 1300, but the current building was …

Ishigaki Island

Before leaving Ishigaki Island

On the day we were leaving Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan, the flight was in the afternoon, so we had a last walk in the town in the morning. It was a…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

People in Osaka

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting I don’t have enough experience to evaluate the different characters of Japanese people depending on where they are from, but soon after I went out of the...
shopping
Shopping

Necklace from a museum

I bought this necklace of the photo at the Museum of Ancient Glass in Zadar, Croatia. They said that it was made at the workshop in the museum. This museum was...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

About the breakfast in Carmona

For this trip to Andalusia in Spain, none of the hotels had the breakfast included. We chose that way because Croissants and cappuccino are enough in the morning. For our first breakfast in...
hotels
Hotels

Bath and foods

We stayed in a Japanese style hotel called ” Hiina ” which my friend booked. When I choose a hot spring hotel in Japan, the first condition is if there is a...
food
Restaurants

the Italian restaurant in Brno

On the last evening in Brno in Czech Republic, we went out at around 8 pm to eat something light. We wanted to try the wine cellar which was introduced during...
transports
Transports

Going Around Lisbon with a Tuk Tuk

On Monday afternoon in Lisbon in Portugal,  the museums were closed and we did not have a specific plan. Then we noticed the Tuk Tuk waiting for customers at the Largo do...