Lombardy
The nature of Colico and a simple restaurant

The nature of Colico and a simple restaurant

For lunch that day, we had a reservation at Trattoria Posallo, a restaurant on the outskirts of Colico, a town at the northern end of Lake Como in northern Italy. As usual, my...

Marrakesh

And so the journey comes to an end

Our year-end trip to Morocco has finally come to an end. By the time we returned to Marrakesh from our excursion to Essaouira, it was already getting dark, and we were caught in traffic that…

Essaouira

An astonishing number of boats

We arrived in Essaouira, a port town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. We parted ways with our driver, Youssuf, just before reaching the port, and went for a stroll. On this New…

England

To Pleasure Beach by tram

There is a tramway along the coast of Blackpool in north England. It has been there since 1885, which makes it one of the …

The Netherlands

Group tour to outskirts of Amsterdam

We had booked a tour to outskirts of Amsterdam beforehand. Many people joined this tour and the bus was full. We went to a cheese factory, clog factory and a fishing village. I…

Japan

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…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

The small town of Kotohira

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. The first stop of my travel in Kagawa prefecture in Japan was Kotohira city. During day time this city is very busy because it is located on...
airlines
Airlines

Virgin Atlantic Airlines

According to company’s official web site, Virgin Atlantic Airways is a success story. Back In the early 80s Richard Branson was probably best known for Virgin Records – the legendary record label that signed major...
food
Food

A Major Source of Rice

We went to a restaurant called Antica Osteria ai Vini in the centre of Novara, a town in Piedmont in Italy. We chose this one because it had a good reputation on...
hotels
Hotels

The hotel and the enoteca in Parma

On that day, we entered Emilia-Romagna from Cremona in Lombardy, Northern Italy, and stayed overnight in Parma. On the way, we stopped off in Fontanellato, where there is a castle called Rocca San...
food
Restaurants

A great relaxing tapas restaurant

It’s finally the last night of our week-long trip to Andalusia, Spain. It’s the last time, so I was going out wearing a dress that I did not have a chance to wear...
food
Food

gelato and Duomo

I continue talking about our tour in Ragusa, the town in the south of Sicily in Italy. The last stop was in the square in front of Garden Ibleo (Giardini Iblei)...
transports
Transports

Station where tortoises live

We went to Atocha station from Madrid airport by taxi. It cost 30 euros and I wonder if we were cheated. The driver said “the fare from the airport to the city...