The Perfect Skeleton Abbey
On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…
Edinburgh
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…
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…
The last ‘domestic trip’ in the UK
In mid-March, when the weather was not particularly good, we stayed in Torquay, a town in southwest England, for two nights. “Domestic travel refers to travel within the country of residence,” says AI….
The town I want to visit again
We went to Guimaraes in the afternoon with the tour that departed from Porto, Portugal. This is a World Heritage Site that is said to be the birthplace of Portugal. The first King…
Shopping in Murano
On the second day in Venice, we went to Murano by water bus. Years ago, when I was in Venice with my parents, we fell for the agent of a glass shop…
‘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.
Accessory of leaves
I found this accessory in the main street in Alberobello, southern Italy. These are real leaves and gold and silver are on top of it to make it solid. The name of the...
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
Ravioli festival
The last destination of our short trip in the north Italy was Rovetta.We had leaned online that they were holding Bertu Festival on this day (17th August).Bertu is a kind of ravioli...
Room with no view
When I want to show you something about a hotel, it tends to be a bedroom photo, but in this photo, I want you to look at the window.It is just a white...
wandering in Madrid looking for a restaurant
We got up very early again and went to Madrid in Spain this time. We flew from London Heathrow Airport as usual, but because it was very early, there were not many...
visiting a winery
We saw and tasted a lot of things in our short holiday in Abruzzo in the middle of Italy, but now it was coming to the end. On this day, we went...
the street food market at night and the starry sky tour in Turpan
We decided to join the Starry Sky Tour run by the driver of the donkey carriage which we had taken when we were looking for a hotel in Turpan in China. It...
