A town that had as many as 120 churches
Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Lecce
Swim in the sea, round one
A summer holiday wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the beach. We headed to Baia dei Turchi, a beach located about 5.5 kilometres along the coast from Otranto, in the Apulia region…
Seafood tapas restaurant
In Otranto, in the southern Italian region of Apulia, our first-choice restaurant happened to be closed for lunch on Thursdays— and it was a Thursday. My husband mentioned that the owner—or someone who…
Go back by boat
On the day we took an excursion to Amalfi while staying in Sorrento in southern Italy, we walked around the town after a delicious lunch. Amalfi has one main street lined with shops,…
A relaxing day in Looe
In the morning of the third day in Looe, the seaside town in Cornwall in south western England, I had ordered pancake for breakfast and got astonished to find that it…
Teatro alla Scala revisited
I went to Teatro alla Scala again, this time for the ballet ‘ Giselle’.The main casts were world famous Roberto Bolle and Svetlana Zakharova, so it was difficult to get the tickets.I…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
Incidentally, Florence
After a trip to not well known towns in the Tuscany region of Italy, we returned to Florence. Our booked Freccia Rossa from Florence was just before 7pm, and we had a few...
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...
Jacket Potato Restaurant
The guide on the free walking tour in Gdansk in Poland said that there are many good restaurants in the street, which starts at the Great Armoury. So we walked there and...
Spring in a cave
This is a view of the spa in the hotel we stayed in Matera in south Italy. The hotel was one of the cave houses, so the spa was like a spring in...
Probably this was the best
On this day during our summer holiday in Nafplio on the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece, my husband was actually in charge of cooking. However, this was Sunday, and all the shops, including the...
Ate too much
We went to a restaurant called Taverna Toscana in Sansepolcro in Italy, which was recommended by the hotel manager. This is a butcher as well and they say that if you want...
Water Taxi
From the central station in Milan, in Italy, we took a fast train called Frecciabianca to Venice. The last time I went there was three years ago, but it was the first...
