Feeling déjà vu in Santa Margherita Ligure
We had a short trip to Liguria in Northern Italy for the first time in a while. This time, our destination was Santa Margherita Ligure, a place we’d never been to before. After…
Liguria
In Novara, where we went to see the ballet
Novara, located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, is not well known, but it has many attractions, including a tall domed church and medieval buildings. And for a provincial city, it’s home…
Dining at the monastery
My husband told me he’d made a reservation at a restaurant inside the monastery, so I was very curious to see what kind of simple food I’d be served. The Torba Monastery is…
Pienza, another pretty town in Tuscany
I dropped in a small town of Pienza in Tuscany because the hotel landlady in Montepulciano recommended. It is an another pretty town in Tuscany, which is listed in the Unesco World Heritage…
About Irish men who went to Scotland
On the final day of the 4 nights and 5 days tour of the Scottish Highlands , we just drove a long way back to Edinburgh. On the way, we had a rest…
Marsaxlokk with pretty fishing boats
The last day of our stay in Malta, we went to a pretty fishing town of Marsaxlokk, which is south east of the island. It is a picturesque town with the natural…
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...
Eggs in Ukraine
One of the Ukrainian traditional crafts is to put patterns on eggs. These ones were displayed within Kiev Pechersk Lavra, but we saw many in a craft market in the town. Each one is...
Thai Airways International
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited is the national carrier of the Kingdom of Thailand. It operates domestic, regional and intercontinental flights radiating from its home base in Bangkok to key destinations around the world...
Madrilenian Cocido
On the last day of our stay in Madrid in Spain, we had to meet a person and went to the arranged place. The area was lovely with stylish small retailers and...
Hotel in Como
The last destination of our autumn family holiday in Italy was Como. We stayed in the town for two nights. The name of the hotel was Hotel Metropole Suisse, which was just in...
The paradise she built
There was a colourful restaurant right near the Airbnb we were staying at in Agios Nikolaos, eastern Crete, Greece. We noticed it just before arriving at the Airbnb by taxi, and my husband...
after eating hams, walked in Madrid
We saw Museo del Jamon (ham museum) in Gran Via, the street where our hotel was in Madrid in Spain. When we entered, we realised it was a restaurant. Apparently, it is...
‘lift’
There are many hills in Valparaiso in Chile. There are many ‘lifts’ to go up and down the hills, too. They call them ‘lifts’, but in fact they are funiculars. According to...
