Something more intense than the mosaic
During our summer holiday in the Apulia region of southern Italy, we visited the towns of Maglie and Otranto the following day. We stopped in Maglie because we had read that it featured…
Apulia
Back in Lecce
After visiting a beautiful church in Galatina—a town in the Salento region of Apulia, southern Italy—we had lunch at a restaurant outside of the town. However, I’m skipping the details of that meal…
Although not designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
During our summer holiday in Lecce—an old city in the Apulia region of southern Italy—we decided to use it as a base to explore various parts of the Salento area. The Salento region…
Shakespeare’s birthplace
At the weekend of one of the few Bank Holidays in the UK, we joined a tour to visit mid England and north Wales. Tours are always useful for ordinary workers…
Mixed boiled meat
The speciality in and around Verona in Italy is a meal called Bollito. Basically, it is boiled mixed meat. The other foods are served by waiters, but for Bollito, a maestro came up…
Light lunch at an enoteca
We had lunch after visiting the main tourist attractions in Certaldo in the Tuscany region of Italy. We had been curious about Enoteca Boccaccio, which is located across the street from the Boccaccio…
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...
Central Market that I hadn’t noticed before
We entered the Central Market in Florence, Italy for the first time. I’ve been to Florence many times since I was young, but I’ve never been here because I was distracted by the...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
A fishing village
This is a fishing village called Portmagee in Ireland.During the bus tour, the guide emphasised that they serve the best seafood in the country, so my expectation had swollen.But, the restaurant he recommended...
“Livable” Airbnb this time
During this summer holiday in Syracuse, a historic town in Sicily, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. We’ve been hooked on Airbnb since our first experience two years ago in Alghero, Sardinia. This...
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...
A Lesson about Tapas
This photo was taken in Cordoba and it is a tapa of prawn, which was very good. But before that I asked for the set of tapas, which was not that great with...
Blue road
Here in London, you mayhave noticed blue roads recently.I did not know until one of my Facebook friends told me, but this is a special road for cyclists.The purpose is to encourage...
