Rabat
The kasbah and the lunch

The kasbah and the lunch

Our next stop in Rabat, Morocco, was Oudaya Kasbah. A kasbah is a former fortress with a small, inhabited town inside. This kasbah apparently dates back to the 12th century, after which people...

Rabat

A truly intercultural experience

It’s been a while since we last crossed continents and enjoyed a cross-cultural experience. Our destination was Morocco. Actually, this was my third time. The last time I visited was as long as…

London

It’s not really a travelling..

This time in London, England, we stayed at a large hotel called Dorsett Shepherds Bush London. It’s located on the other side of Shepherd’s Bush Green from the Shepherd’s Bush underground station, so…

Lombardy

The woes of low-cost airlines

We suddenly decided to fly from our home in northern Italy to London, England to do some errand. Regular airlines were surprisingly expensive, so we decided to fly with low-cost airline Ryanair. Low-cost…

Taiwan

Time it takes to get a fortune slip

On the third day of our Taiwan holiday, we met up with a friend from Tokyo and her Taiwanese friends. We all went to Sanxia, a town outside of Taipei. The highlight here is…

Valle d'Aosta

Stepping into the Alps

The Skyway, a ropeway that goes up to Monte Bianco from Courmayeur, a resort area in the Valle d’Aosta region in north western Italy, costs €59 per person for a round trip. I…

Lombardy

Carnival!

I thought I missed this year’s carnival, but when I went to Lecco, I came across the parade of the carnival.Usually carnival period finishes on Tuesday, but in Milan and surrounding area it…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Excursion to Nara

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
airlines
Airlines

Air China

According to company’s official web site, Air China Limited (“Air China”) and its predecessor, the former Air China, were founded in 1988. According to the “Civil Aviation System Reform Program” which was approved and passed...
food
Food

The salmon in Denmark is excellent

This is a photo of smoked salmon I ate as a starter in an old restaurant called Den Gamle Kro in Odense in Denmark. The waiter came to my table with a whole fish and...
hotels
Hotels

This was the best hotel during this holiday

Ávila, a town in Spain, is located right in the middle between Salamanca and Madrid. Our theme of this trip was “the production area of black pigs”, and Ávila was not in that...
food
Food

How would you spell whisky?

Because we cannot take liquid on board, I had to buy Irish whisky at the airport.These are them.I noticed that in Ireland they use the spelling of 'whiskey' with e in it.I had...
transports
Transports

fly to Italy during the pandemic

At the end of August this year, we were originally planning to go to Japan. But Japan has been virtually adopting a national isolation, so our flight was cancelled. Instead, we decided...