Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
Jedburgh
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
A used bookshop in an old train station
Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…
Gorgeous like a palace
We went to Taiwan joining a tour which we could book online. When we needed to choose the hotel, I found this very Chinese looking Grand Hotel and chose it without any hesitation. It…
To Georgia, the First Time in 18 Years
This summer, we went to Georgia, the country in the Caucasus. It was the first time for my husband and the second time for me. The last time I visited there…
The walking tour in Alghero : the folk costume and the Jewish town
I continue talking about our walking tour in Alghero, the town in Sardinia in Italy. We were at Piazza Sventramento and tried a piece of L’Isola del Torrone sold at one corner…
A Restaurant, Europe and Japan together
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I read recently that in Italy some restaurants that serve mix of Italian and Japanese cookings. In Osaka, in Japan, I had the opportunity to have a...
the market full of vitality in Lanzhou
Coming back from Xiahe in Gansu province in China, which was a completely another world, we stayed in a hotel called Yinbin Hotel in Lanzhou which cost 140 yuan ($1 = 8.28...
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...
the market full of vitality in Lanzhou
Coming back from Xiahe in Gansu province in China, which was a completely another world, we stayed in a hotel called Yinbin Hotel in Lanzhou which cost 140 yuan ($1 = 8.28...
The strain of a sudden rise in popularity
We stayed at the Grand White City Hotel in Berat, Albania. The name Berat apparently comes from the word meaning “white town”. I’m sure it was the same in Belgrade, Serbia, too. The...
Very good lunch in Ragusa Ibla
After finishing the fulfilling tour in Ragusa Ibla, an inland historic town in Sicily, we had lunch. Recommended by the manager of the hotel where we stayed, we sought out a restaurant called...
The first dinner
The first restaurant we went in Klaipeda in Lithuania was Friedricho which was listed in our guide book.This was a complex where there were many restaurants with the same name in one...
To Oslo
We went to Oslo in Norway for the first time during the Spring Bank Holiday towards the end of May. Oslo was one of the remaining capital cities we had never...
