Tangier
Accompanied by a local guide

Accompanied by a local guide

After Assilah in northern Morocco, our next stop was Tangier. We stayed overnight here. First, we visited the Caves of Hercules, which we had no interest in, and the nearby lighthouse (where the...

Today’s lunch and the mystery of the plate
Assilah

Today’s lunch and the mystery of the plate

After exploring medina of Assilah, a coastal town in Morocco, it was time for lunch. We went to the restaurant recommended by our driver, Youssuf. The restaurant, called Dar Al Maghrebia, is located…

Quiet White Maze
Assilah

Quiet White Maze

On our second day in Morocco, we left Rabat and headed north along the Atlantic coast to Assilah. When we entered the motorway, we passed through the toll booth using a system similar…

The pub housed in a boat
Rabat

The pub housed in a boat

After checking into our riad in Rabat, Morocco, we took a nap. That was because we’d been up at 3 AM that day. Waking up, we headed outside. The friendly riad staff recommended…

situation in Bogota
Bogota

Situation in Bogota

We started our sightseeing in Bogota, Colombia at 9:30 am on the day we arrived. First, we headed for Monserrate. Before arriving there, the information we got from our guide was interesting. Bogota is divided…

Unexpectedly not so solemn rite of baptism
Lombardy

Unexpectedly not so solemn rite of baptism

I had a chance to join the rite of baptism in Italy.By doing this ceremony, a baby becomes a Christian.The Father  makes the sign of the cross on the baby and put his/her…

The monastery, lunch and the mosaics
Apollonia

The monastery, lunch and the mosaics

Near the ruins of Apollonia in Albania, there is another attraction called the Ardenica Monastery. It is said that the monastery was started to be built in 1282 on the site of the…

miranda-friends
Eat Italian food in Tokyo
Miranda Friends

Eat Italian food in Tokyo

This is my friend, Bangly's posting. Usually when I travel I like to be totally absorbed in local customs, so I eat only local foods because foods are one of the forms of...
airlines
Finnair
Airlines

Finnair

Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to company’s official web site, Finnair is one of world’s oldest...
hotels
Abbiamo mangiato Tapas a Caceres
Hotels

Abbiamo mangiato Tapas a Caceres

A Caceres, una cittadina dell’Estremadura, in Spagna, abbiamo soggiornato in un hotel chiamato Soho Boutique Casa Don Fernando, che si affaccia su Plaza Mayor, la piazza centrale. Abbiamo scelto questo hotel per la sua posizione....
food
Lucky lunch
Restaurants

Lucky lunch

After visiting the beautiful bone chapel in Evora, Portugal, it’s lunch time. We walked in the rain, aiming for the restaurant that my husband had found online. This was our first visit to...
food
local dishes in Kumamoto
Food

local dishes in Kumamoto

 On the evening of the day that we did excursion to the outskirts of Kumamoto City in Kyushu in Japan, we went to a Japanese-style bar/restaurant called “Goen” which was recommended by the...
transports
To unknown Tuscany
Hotels

To unknown Tuscany

Our journey in Italy continues. We wanted to go to Tuscany for the first time in a while, but as we learned from our trip to Lake Como in April, famous places were...