Apulia
Revisiting Nardò

Revisiting Nardò

We had visited Nardò, in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, on a previous trip to the area. It was a charming town, but I felt I hadn’t really explored it thoroughly, so...

Lecce

Ballet in Piazza del Duomo

During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….

Lecce

Because a wooden one would be too heavy

Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…

Lecce

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…

Slovakia

Pretty, pretty Cicmany

At last we arrived at Cicmany, the village I wanted to visit. It took about 1 and a half hours by bus from Zilina, a …

England

Education conscious mum and dad

In the Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s summer palace in Isle of Wight in England, there is a Swiss Cottege, quite far from their main palace. Victoria’s husband, Albert made the real Swiss…

Sust

At night in Sust and the day after

The first town in Pakistan after crossing from China was Sust where we spent time with the British man with whom we were together in the bus. We went to the bazaar…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

JR Rail Pass

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close...
shopping
Shopping

Enjoyed shopping in Melrose

The other reason why we went to Melrose, southern Scotland was to visit a knitwear shop called Eribé. I came across this brand in a shop in Whitstable last year. They make colourful...
airlines
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...
food
Food

Crab sake

This is a photo of the crab sake. This was the first time I had it in my life. It was a very good Japanese sake with the subtle flavour of the...
hotels
Hotels

to Prince Edward Island

After staying in Montreal in Canada for three nights, we moved to Prince Edward Island. We had lunch at Montreal Airport because for an airport, there were some good restaurants there....
food
Restaurants

the last lunch in Rhodes Town

The last meal we had in Rhodes in Greece was at the restaurant called Tverna Kostas which my husband had found on the internet. It is located in the old town, but...
food
Food

Hida Beef

We went to Takayama from Shirakawago in Japan by bus. What I was looking forward to in Takayama was...