A modest New Year’s Eve
We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…
Essaouira
A disappointing excursion to the Ourika Valley
A trip to the Ourika Valley was included in our itinerary from Marrakesh, Morocco. The Ourika Valley is a resort area located a little over an hour’s drive south of Marrakech. It’s a…
That night
After a full day of sightseeing in Marrakesh, Morocco, we went to a bar called La Pergola where we could enjoy alcohol. As I’ve mentioned many times before, in Morocco, alcohol has been…
The sunset at Fusaki Beach
After coming back from Taketomi Island to Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan, we went into a sushi restaurant on the way from the port to the hotel. In fact we went there…
The last places we visited were Centro Habana and Malecon
The final day of our holiday in Cuba has arrived, which was an intense cross-cultural experience. The flight departed after 8 pm, so we had time t0 walk around Havana that day as…
Tapas in London
On the day we went to #Borough #Market, a famous food market, we had a lunch at Brindisa, a tapas restaurant. It is very popular, located just next to the market. They…
The beautiful town of Akashi
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. On the second day in Osaka, after breakfast, we met a Japanese friend who lives here. His name is Mr. Okazawa and he became our guide. We...
Gintaro
This is a pendant I bought from a man who had a stall in Basanaviciaus Street in Palanga in Lithuania. He made it himself using the local amber and African wood ....
American Airlines
On the morning of April 15, 1926, a young aviator named Charles A. Lindbergh stowed a bag of mail in his little DH-4 biplane and took off from Chicago for St. Louis. Later that day,...
Massandra Wine
After walking in the crowded town of Yalta at night, we went into the hotel restaurant to try Massandra Wine. It is the local wine and very famous around here. It...
B&B or hotel
We stayed in a hotel called Kingfisher Lodge in Killarney in Ireland. According to my guide book, it belongs to the category of B&B, though there are quite a few rooms and I...
Happy Birthday at a Sushi Restaurant
While we were staying in Japan this time, one of our family members had their birthday. So we all went to a sushi restaurant to eat a good sushi dish. It...
At an Enoteca
It continued raining even after we arrived in Alghero in Sardinia in Italy and it was really pouring when we got off the bus from Bosa. First, we had to find...
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...
