Argan oil and goats
In Marrakesh, Morocco, where the calendar is different, we celebrated the New Year without any festivities. Like the locals, we calmly checked out of our riad. We loaded our luggage into the car…
Essaouira
A modest New Year’s Eve
We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…
A disappointing excursion to the Ourika Valley
A trip to the Ourika Valley was included in our itinerary from Marrakesh, Morocco. The Ourika Valley is a resort area located a little over an hour’s drive south of Marrakech. It’s a…
Squid eggs, octopus innards, etc.
On Pellestrina, an island in the Veneto region of Italy, we walked around looking for a restaurant that we had been told was supposed to be open. This time, instead of going along the…
On Taketomi Island
We went to Taketomi Island which is a small island only about 10 minutes away from Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan by ferry. It is a custom for tourists to take a…
The pleasure boat on Danube
After taking a break at a nice hotel in Budapest, Hungary, we took the metro train to the Danube River, which runs through the town. Or rather, when we were about to go,…
Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
Enjoyed shopping in Melrose
The other reason why we went to Melrose, southern Scotland was to visit a knitwear shop called Eribé. I came across this brand in a shop in Whitstable last year. They make colourful...
Air India
Air India is India’s national flag carrier. Although air transport was born in India on February 18, 1911 when Henri Piquet, flying a Humber bi-plane, carried mail from Allahabad to Naini Junction, some six miles...
The Last Place Was a Sake Brewery in Akita
The last place we visited during our family holiday in Akita prefecture, Japan, was a sake brewery. It was called Suzuki Sake Brewery, which makes Japanese sake called “Hideyoshi“. We chose...
the accommodation in Looe and the restaurant we went after 4 and a half months
After about five and a half hours journey by train from London, we finally arrived in Looe, the seaside town in Cornwall in the south western England. As soon as we...
Lovely Lunch in La Laguna
On the last day in La Laguna, the old capital city of Tenerife in Spain, it was a fairly cool day, so we chose to walk in the sunshine, unlike the day...
Sushi in Kanazawa was exceptional
I went to a sushi restaurant in Oumicho market in Kanazawa called Genpei. I have not eaten sushi as good as this for a long time! Especially the seasonal firefly squid was fantastic....
To Ischia via Naples
This year’s summer holiday was modest, only one week on the island of Ischia in southern Italy. I know that might be frowned upon by people who can’t take long vacations. Ischia is...
