Lecce
Back in Lecce

Back in Lecce

After visiting a beautiful church in Galatina—a town in the Salento region of Apulia, southern Italy—we had lunch at a restaurant outside of the town. However, I’m skipping the details of that meal...

Lecce

Milan prices

On the first day of our summer holiday in Lecce, Puglia (Southern Italy), we took a break at our Airbnb and then searched online for a delicious dinner spot. Naturally, given the region’s…

Lecce

Learning the word “Pignolo”

We spent this summer holiday in Lecce, an old city in the Puglia region of Italy. We chose this location because an intensive Tai Chi workshop—a passion of my husband’s—was being held there….

Scotland

The striking sunset view from Calton Hill

Away from the crowds, we went up to Calton Hill. The sunset was beautiful! Of course there were tourists there, too, but the atmosphere was more sober. By the way this time, I…

Isla Grande

The hotel on the island

The hotel we stayed on the island of Isla Grande in Colombia was the Hotel San Pedro de Majagua. Apparently it used to be a house of a French painter. If I…

South Tyrol

It is Italy here, too

A young couple invited us for an excursion to South Tyrol, which is in north east of Italy.A long time ago, when I visited Europe for the first time, our group moved…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

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
Shopping

a Japanese in San Telmo

On Sunday in Buenos Aires in Argentina, we went to the antique market in San Telmo area which we had also been to last time. We took a taxi from Recoleta area and...
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

The first winery

The first winery I visited in Langhe in Piedmont in Italy was called Salvano.I just rang the door bell and popped in and found it was not open on Saturday.But the receptionist said...
hotels
Hotels

The hotel which used to be a powder magazine

The old town of Monopoli, south Italy is surrounded by the wall with a lot of cannons on top of it.I stayed a hotel just inside the wall called Hotel Don Ferrante.It opened...
food
Restaurants

Meat, again

On the first evening in Buenos Aires, Argentina, we all went to a restaurant called Gran Parrilla del Plata, which was recommended by our tour leader. I think it was located on...
food
Food

Hida Beef

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

Frecciarossa from Paris to Milan

For the first time, we travelled by train from Paris, France to Milan, Italy. Our starting point was Gare de Lyon, the same station where we took the train to Fontainebleau a few...