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…
Corte, the capital of Corsican Republic
While participating in a walking tour on the island of Corsica in France, I often moved on my own away from the group, and on this day as well, I participated in another…
Inside a modern, massive mosque
The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…
Once upon a time
There is a museum in Matera in south Italy, which shows how people lived in Sassi, the cave house. They used dips in the cave to separate kitchen, bedroom, and so on, but basically…
Sakè in Japan
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
salt mine
What do you think is this pendant made of? It is made of salt. I bought it because I like this texture, but when I bought it, they warned me “Do not...
British Airways
British Airways (BA) is the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, based in Waterside, near its main hub at London Heathrow Airport. According to the company’s official web site, on 25 August 1919, British...
Madrilenian Cocido
On the last day of our stay in Madrid in Spain, we had to meet a person and went to the arranged place. The area was lovely with stylish small retailers and...
arriving in Bogota
We spent our Christmas-New Year holiday in Colombia. Because our travel in the three countries in South America the year before was wonderful, we wanted to know this continent more. We used the same travel agency...
The tomb of Karl Marx, and the restaurant
After finishing the tour of the West side of Highgate Cemetery in London, of course we entered the East side as well. Entering in East side is free for those who take the...
The bread
Altamura in southern Italy is famous for its bread, though I did not know until I read that in my guide book when I planned this short holiday.It is recognised as Protected designation...
Rickshaw
The highlight of our stay in Delhi was the rickshaw ride.This was real transport system for people living there, not like in Japan where rickshaws are for tourists.They pulled it by bicycle.We...
