Marrakesh
A disappointing riad

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles...

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Casablanca

Inside a modern, massive mosque

The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…

Casablanca

The main attraction here

For our End of the Year and New Year’s trip to Morocco, we left Fez and headed to Casablanca. I wondered why the agent had planned such a roundabout itinerary, considering Casablanca is…

Rhodes Town

Very solid wall in Rhodes Town

Every morning during our stay in Rhodes Town in Greece, we had our breakfast at a cafe in the old town. We went to the same one where there was a red…

Italia

Caravaggio

 No se trata del famoso pintor, Caravaggio, si no de la ciudad. El pintor aparentemente pasó algún tiempo de sus primeros días allí, pero la ciudad de Caravaggio había estado allí antes que él….

San Gil

To Santander Department

Colombia is divided into 32 departments plus Bogota, the capital. We moved northwards from Bogota to Villa de Leyva in Boyaca Department to spend two nights and then moved again to the…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Sakè in Japan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In Italy the word sakè indicates a particular alcoholic drink typical from Japan, but the reality is not exatcly like that. In fact, in Japan the word...
shopping
Shopping

Eggs in Ukraine

 One of the Ukrainian traditional crafts is to put patterns on eggs. These ones were displayed within Kiev Pechersk Lavra, but we saw many in a craft market in the town. Each one is...
airlines
Airlines

Cathay Pacific Airways

Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
food
Food

Finnish Dish

We asked the hotel receptionist to recommend some Finnish restaurants in Helsinki, as it was just about lunch time when we arrived there. She said “Aino is good. They are not so...
hotels
Hotels

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles...
food
Restaurants

Sushi go-around

On the day we went to Asakusa in Tokyo, the last thing we enjoyed was Sushi Go-Around. It is the famous system that sushi dishes are on a conveyor belt and customers...
food
Food

A fine evening in Montepulciano

I did not get tired of walking in this pretty town of Montepulciano, Tuscany, but it is getting dark and had to find a dinner place. We really needed a light supper, but...
transports
Transports

to Mikulov by bus

On the second day in Moravia region in Czech Republic, we had planned to visit Mikulov, well known town for its wine production near the Austrian border. We asked the bus...