Northumberland
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

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
Northumberland

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…

In the town of Alnwick
Northumberland

In the town of Alnwick

The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…

On a tour
Kelso

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…

The theatre waiting for renovation
England

The theatre waiting for renovation

Morecambe, a north England seaside town used be a famous holiday destination in Victorian Era, where a lot of fashionable people gathered. This Victoria Pavilion Theatre was build during that time in 1897….

Slate museum
Llanberis

Slate museum

The highlight of North Wales is definitely Mt.Snordon. You can climb up to the top by train. But our tour did not have enough time for that, so instead, we went…

To Blackpool
England

To Blackpool

On Saturday during our stay in our friends’ second house in north west England, we went to Blackpool ourselves by bus as …

miranda-friends
Stay in a Ryokan
Miranda Friends

Stay in a Ryokan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
shopping
Shopping at the market
Shopping

Shopping at the market

On the first day we started ‘living’ in Syracuse, a town in the south eastern part of Sicily in Italy, we went shopping at the wet market. Crossing the bridge from the new...
airlines
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
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...
hotels
Getting on the shiny Italo
Hotels

Getting on the shiny Italo

In Italy this time, we took a private high-speed train, Italo. This was the first time for us since the spring of 2013. Italo opened in 2012, so it was still new at...
food
Highly Satisfactory Restaurant
Restaurants

Highly Satisfactory Restaurant

We looked for a restaurant called Busa Alla Torre Da Lele in Murano in Italy, which we had found online. It is not as bad as Venice to try find a place,...
food
The Cake in Sintra
Food

The Cake in Sintra

On the second day in Lisbon in Portugal, we had a private tour to Sintra, which we had booked before coming to the country. Sintra is about 30km northwest of Lisbon and...
transports
Necessity of the funiclar trains
Transports

Necessity of the funiclar trains

The railway station of Lugano is far up on the hill and you have to go all the way down to the town itself.They use the funicular trains for that.It is nice and...