Marrakesh
And so the journey comes to an end

And so the journey comes to an end

Our year-end trip to Morocco has finally come to an end. By the time we returned to Marrakesh from our excursion to Essaouira, it was already getting dark, and we were caught in...

An astonishing number of boats
Essaouira

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…

Argan oil and goats
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…

ballet of horses
Jerez de la Frontera

Ballet of horses

Jerez de la Frontera in the south of Spain is famous for its equestrian arts. There is a school called The Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art Foundation and they hold shows…

Sorrento Musical
Sorrento

Sorrento Musical

There is a theatre called Teatro Tasso in Sorrento, southern Italy. During the season, they perform a musical every night. Basically, it is for tourists and there are two courses, one with…

A good hotel in Ubeda
Spain

A good hotel in Ubeda

In this holiday, we stayed in hotels from 2-star to 4-star. This one in Ubeda was 2-star and I was not expecting anything, but it turned out one of the best in this…

miranda-friends
The beautiful town of Akashi
Miranda Friends

The beautiful town of Akashi

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. On the second day in Osaka, after breakfast, we met a Japanese friend who lives here. His name is Mr. Okazawa and he became our guide. We...
shopping
Myth and accessory
Shopping

Myth and accessory

On the second day of our trip in Basque country in Spain, we went to San Sebastian by bus. When we were walking towards the old town, I found a lovely...
airlines
Alitalia
Airlines

Alitalia

Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. (Italian Air Company), operating as Alitalia, is the flag carrier and national airline of Italy, which took over the name, the landing rights, many planes and some other assets from the...
food
I treated myself to the expensive tea.
Food

I treated myself to the expensive tea.

In the Taipei group tour, 'tea seminar' was included.Tea is Taiwan's well known speciality.We got explanation and tasting of a few kinds of tea including oolong tea.The most attractive one was Puer Tea, which...
hotels
Bansko in Bulgaria
Hotels

Bansko in Bulgaria

With the Ancient Macedonia tour, we came back to Bulgaria and stayed one night in Bansko. This town is developing as a ski resort. The renovated old houses are used as restaurants and...
food
Quite good restaurant
Restaurants

Quite good restaurant

After spending all of my energy by climbing steps of York Minster, we got hungry, so looked for some restaurant. After a while, we entered a restaurant called Filmore & Union...
food
About the wine here
Food

About the wine here

Melnik, a village in the southwest of Bulgaria, has long been known as a wine-producing region. Many of the traditional houses in the village have wine cellars, and Hotel Slavova Krepost, where we...
transports
Riding a donkey
Transports

Riding a donkey

The holiday in Greece this time was full of interesting events, but the best was this, riding a donkey. After seeing the sunset from the Santorini sight seeing boat, naturally it got...