Melrose
Enjoying our return visit to Melrose

Enjoying our return visit to Melrose

On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first...

Northumberland

A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…

Northumberland

A used bookshop in an old train station

Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…

Northumberland

In the town of Alnwick

The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…

Sardinia

Nuraghe in Osini

After driving through wild mountain roads, I came across this Nuraghe, a ruin of 6000 year old house.It is made of stones and according to the guide, it is very well made and…

Italy

On the way back

I was worried that I might not be able to get the seat at window on the way back on the helicopter because more people were there at the airport.By getting on it…

Fukuoka

Remembering my good old days in Fukuoka

This time in Japan, we went to Kyushu for a short holiday which we had tried a few years ago but could not achieve. The Japan Rail Pass we had bought does…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

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...
hotels
Hotels

Small version of a castle

Our Romanian holiday was organised by our local friends there, from the itinerary to the selection of hotels and restaurants.They planned everything according to our wish, which is that we wanted to...
food
Restaurants

Restaurant of the butcher

I would like to introduce a restaurant we went in London which we were very satisfied with. As you can see from their name, Macellaio Roberto Costa, it is an Italian restaurant. Mecellaio means butcher...
food
Food

Simple cake

In the tour going into the inland of Crete, we had a rest at Askifoe Plateau.Here we are introduced a simple cake.It is a kind of crepe with cottage cheese and you put some...
transports
Transports

Riding a donkey

The holiday in Greece this time was full of interesting events, but the best was this, riding a donkey. After seeing the sunset from the Santorini sight seeing boat, naturally it got...