Ischia
Cross the causeway to the castle

Cross the causeway to the castle

Ischia Island, located a little west of the Bay of Naples in southern Italy, is a resort island where you can enjoy the sea, so there aren’t many places for sightseeing. The only...

Ischia

The accommodation and our first meal

For our summer holiday in Ischia, Italy, we stayed at Airbnb. For the past four years, we have always chosen Airbnb for long-term stays. The Airbnb we chose in Forio, Ischia, was the…

Ischia

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…

Lombardy

Sightseeing boat in a storm

In Mantua, Northern Italy, we also took a sightseeing boat. We made a reservation in advance for a boat that goes around the three lakes surrounding the city. We had made a reservation…

Croatia

To Pag island

From Zadar in Croatia, we went north to Pag island. Originally we wanted to join a tour going there called “Gourmet Tour”, but it was already full up. If they organise…

Sicily

Express your love

 This happened when I was eating in a wine shop/restaurant in Lipari, the Eolian Islands.One worker had a brief visit of his family.He picked up the daughter and kissed, saying ‘ you are so…

Italy

Meat!

During our holiday in Calabria in southern Italy, we ate seafood everyday and by the end, I missed meat. So, when we went back to Milan, we looked for a good meat…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Udon of Kagawa

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
shopping
Shopping

happy Mandrogi

The first port of call during our cruise in Russia was Mandrogi, a village on Svir River. This is a new village which was recognised as a village in 1999 and the...
airlines
Airlines

Swiss International Airlines

According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
food
Food

Beer Garden

One of the main pleasures of a holiday in Germany is a beer garden. We spend a nice time in a beer garden on the Elbe riverbank in Dresden. Maybe because it...
hotels
Hotels

Room with no view

When I want to show you something about a hotel, it tends to be a bedroom photo, but in this photo, I want you to look at the window.It is just a white...
food
Restaurants

Clear water

We went to Paranga beach which was recommended by our hotel. It seemed a popular one and it was fairly crowded with mainly young people. Some were topless, which we did not...
food
Food

Yebisu Beer

I heard that they give us 2 glasses of free beer, so I joined the tour in Yebisu Beer Museum.I did not know that Ebisu, a place in Tokyo was named after Yebisu...
transports
Transports

Crossing to Gozo by the ferry

I went over to Gozo, the sencond island of Malta.Before my travelling to Malta, I had read somewhere that there was a helicopter service between the islands.I was looking forward to it, but...