Andalusian-style white town
During our year-end trip to Morocco, after leaving Tangier, we headed to Tétouan. Our car was stopped by the police twice along the way. Apparently, they randomly stop cars and check them all…
Chefchaouen
A sad Italian restaurant and a seedy bar
That evening in Tangier, a port city in northern Morocco, we looked for a restaurant called Macondo, recommended by our local guide. We soon found it and headed in without hesitation. It was…
The beautiful riad
We stayed at Riad la Maison Blanche in Tangier, an old port city in northern Morocco. On this trip, most of our accommodations were riads (traditional old mansions converted into hotels), and the…
The town whose name is gravestone
The name of Sansepolcro, a town in Tuscany in Italy, where we stayed one night means ‘holy gravestone’. That is because this town was founded around 1000AD by two pilgrims who brought…
Seeing Tremiti from the sea
Isole Tremiti in the Adriatic Sea seems famous for diving and there were a lot of boats for that.But still, there were some ordinary tour boats, too and I took one of them.It…
The sushi and the big waves, suitable for New Year
We celebrated New Year of 2022 in Oporto, Portugal. We were planning to relax on the day of the New Year, and the only thing we decided on was a Japanese lunch. It’s…
JR Rail Pass
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close...
Stroll in La Alberca
After reaching the summit of the Sierra de Francia, a scenic mountainous area in the province of Salamanca in western Spain, we visited La Alberca, which is said to be a typical village...
Aeroflot airlines
Aeroflot – Russian airline, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier of the Russian federation. The carrier operates domestic and international passenger services, mainly from its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport. According to them...
Castiglione Olona and the Alpini
This winter in Northern Italy was full of rainy days, which made me gloomy. We had just moved from gloomy England to Italy, where everyone think it has bright sunshine. So, on occasional...
To Extremadura though Madrid
We went to Spain again, and this time to spent the year-end and New Year holidays. The destination is Extremadura, which is close to the border with Portugal. We chose here, because we...
“Liveable” Airbnb here, too
This three nights in Athens, Greece was just an appetizer so to speak. The main destination was Nafplio in the Peloponnese. We spent about 10 days at the Airbnb there with a friend...
They are frogs
We went to a restaurant called Antica Trattoria Ferrari in Pavia, a town about 35 km south of Milan. A small waiter is working there with pride. I wanted to order something...
Going Up the East Hill by the ‘Lift’
After a satisfactory lunch in Hastings in the south of England, we went up the East Hill by East Hill Lift. The station was just next to the restaurant. The lift...
