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,…
Colourful stilt houses
In Chiloe Island in Chile, there are not only World Heritage wooden churches to see, but also stilt houses on the sea. They are called Palafito. Very colourful and picturesque. Originally they were built in…
Excursion to Brescia
On a sunny Sunday, I went to Brescia where I could not go in April.This is the second largest city in Lombardy region in north Italy, after Milan and has got…
Goya Museum and the second Tapas in Zaragoza.
The second place we visited in Zaragoza in Spain was Goya Museum. Francesco Goya, the great Spanish painter was born near Zaragoza. So he is special for people in Zaragoza and there is…
Udon of Kagawa
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. Kagawa prefecture in Japan is famous for its Udon (kind of noodles prepared with flour of wheat). According to my Japanese friend, Udon that you can find...
as soon as we arrived in Sado Island, we went shopping
We had a short trip to Sado Island in Japan with a friend of ours from my high school. It was our first time to visit there. It was a smooth journey...
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
The Cake in Sintra
On the second day in Lisbon in Portugal, we had a private tour to Sintra, which we had booked before coming to the country. Sintra is about 30km northwest of Lisbon and...
stayed in an Airbnb in Alghero
We used Airbnb for the first time in Alghero in Sardinia in Italy. When we came to this town two years ago, we stayed in a lovely hotel, but we were staying much longer this...
to Piedmont for wine
Piedmont in Italy is not only beautiful with gently sloping hills, but also famous for its wine. We went there to buy some bottles some years ago from Milan just for a...
The tasty things in Malta
I have already written that seafood, vegetables and wines were very good in Malta, but the thing I must not forget is bread. Usually, I am not very keen on carbohydrate stuff,...
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...
