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On a tour

On a tour

On our second day in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a tour heading south. The tour company was our usual, Rabbie’s. We’ve used this company quite a few times since our first tour in...

Edinburgh

In the UK, fish and chips

In Edinburgh, Scotland, I was already starving when we checked into our hotel. As usual, my husband searched for a place nearby where we could eat something nice, and found a fish and…

Edinburgh

The place we stayed this time was

In Edinburgh, Scotland, we stayed at the Heeton Concept Apart Hotel, located fairly close to the centre of the new town. We chose it based on location and price, but I realized it…

Edinburgh

Five years have passed since then

We went to Edinburgh, Scotland for the first time in five years. Our previous trip was a month-long stay, but this time it was just a short four-night trip. It was my husband’s…

Turpan

Sightseeing tour in Turpan

On the third day in Turpan, the town in Xinjiang in China, we had the sightseeing tour with the minibus driver whom we had met on the first day. We were staying…

Japan

Sarubobo

In Hida Takayama in Japan, we saw this doll called Sarubobo many times. It seemed the mascot of the town. This was my second visit to Takayama after about 20 years and I do not remember seeing this doll last time, so probably it started recently.

Genoa

Via Garibaldi

 Galibaldi street is one of the World Heritage sites in Genoa, Italy.Both side of the street are occupied grand palaces like Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, which are symbols of the…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

In Moscow 1980

This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
shopping
Shopping

National stone of Argentina

The things I was looking forward to in Argentina was not only meat, but also the pink gemstone called Rhodochrosite.
airlines
Airlines

Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds

We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
food
Food

BHV

We went into a cafe restaurant near Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris for lunch. I had some quiche, which was not bad, but very expensive. You have to avoid the tourist area for eating,...
hotels
Hotels

“Mikazuki” Again

They said it was extremely hot this summer in Japan and we went there at the end of summer to visit our family and friends. It was not as hot as it...
food
Restaurants

Rice porridge

The restaurant we went in Hue was called Moc Vien. We were in the tailor-made individual tour, but ushered to a big room where two Japanese groups were eating. This restaurant seemed...
food
Food

Vegetable was too thick and hard…

In Gyeongju in Korea, we had a meal called Ssam Pap.This means 'wrapping rice' apparently.We had some colourful vegetables to wrap the rice and others, but they were so thick and hard, which...
transports
Transports

From Oporto to Coimbra

Our destination this time were Coimbra and Monsanto in Portugal.We flew to Oporto and went from the airport to the train station called Campanha by 'Metro'.At the Metro station in the airport,...