An astonishing number of boats
We arrived in Essaouira, a port town on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. We parted ways with our driver, Youssuf, just before reaching the port, and went for a stroll. On this New…
Essaouira
Argan oil and goats
In Marrakesh, Morocco, where the calendar is different, we celebrated the New Year without any festivities. Like the locals, we calmly checked out of our riad. We loaded our luggage into the car…
A modest New Year’s Eve
We returned to Marrakesh, Morocco. It happened to be New Year’s Eve. Since Morocco has a different calendar, there were no local events, but we wanted to do something memorable. On a whim,…
Sunset and music
The last destination of Santorini inland tour was Oia. This is the famous place with its sunset. After a short walk in the town, when we arrived at the west edge, there were…
Pella
Our Ancient Macedonia tour went into Macedonia region of Greece from Macedonia as a country. Macedonia and Greece are still fighting about this name, so Macedonia Republic is often called officially with the adjective…
Rosslyn Chapel
Another destination for our short holiday to Edinburgh was Rosslyn Chapel, which is just outside of the city. The reason why this smallish chapel suddenly became a world famous tourist destination was…
Relaxed in a Jazz bar in Kobe
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Our friend Okazawa-san accompanied us in Kobe city. It is only half an hour by train from Osaka. Kobe is a city near the mountain and the...
shopping on Ishigaki Island
I cannot remember exactly where, but probably in the hotel, I got a booklet called “Ishigaki Sightseeing Guidebook 2017”. This booklet has a lot of information on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan...
Aeroflot airlines
Aeroflot – Russian airline, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier of the Russian federation. The carrier operates domestic and international passenger services, mainly from its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport. According to them...
Already 10 years anniversary
I popped into Marunouchi Building near Tokyo railway station and got surprised to see the big banner saying this is their 10th year since they renewed this building. Already 10 year! I went...
Hotel Atlantico
The trip to Madrid this time was very short, but the hotel we stayed called Hotel Atlantico was very good. It is located in Gran Via, one of the main streets in the...
Italian restaurant in Bristol
On the day when we flew with the hot air balloon in Bristol in south west England, we had our lunch at an Italian restaurant which was recommended on an internet site....
Dish called Samgyetang
What I knew about Korean foods were only Kimuchi, Barbeque and a few others, but this time in Busan I ate something called Samgyetang, which is my sister’s favourite. Basically, this is a...
To Ischia via Naples
This year’s summer holiday was modest, only one week on the island of Ischia in southern Italy. I know that might be frowned upon by people who can’t take long vacations. Ischia is...
