The Perfect Skeleton Abbey
On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…
Edinburgh
Enjoying our return visit to Melrose
On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border
After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when…
Once upon a time
There is a museum in Matera in south Italy, which shows how people lived in Sassi, the cave house. They used dips in the cave to separate kitchen, bedroom, and so on, but basically…
Restaurant which used to be a palace
For the first dinner in Toledo, Spain, we went to a restaurant called La Abadia, which was recommended by the person in our hotel. We arrived there at around 7:45 pm. The…
Tile
In Portugal, you can see a lot of buildings with tiled wall. According to the audio guide in the hop-on-hop-off sight seeing bus we took towards the end of the travelling, these tiles started…
Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
Sandals of Sparta
This is a photo of the sandals I bought in Mykonos. Apparently the Spartan people were wearing them in the 8th century BC. I bought these from a man who designed them...
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...
in Greece, eat meat
After being moved by the view of the famous Shipwreck Beach in Zakynthos in Greece, it was the time for lunch. I was hungry and concentrating on eating, so I forgot to...
Had a bath of Gero Onsen on the balcony
From Hida Takayama we moved to Gero and stayed one night there. Gero Onsen hot spring resort is regarded one of the top three hot springs in Japan.
the disappointing boat trip and the excellent seafood in Halifax
On the second day in Halifax in Canada, we were supposed to have the boat trip which should have been one of the highlights in this holiday. This is the tour booked...
meat dish in Solferino
I saw a weird photo of a wall with many skulls on a website and found out that it was in a town called Solferino which is not too far from Milan...
By local trains
Because the weather is not usually nice in England, when it is sunny in the weekend, I feel I ought to go somewhere.On this Saturday, we decided to go to Windsor.I found...
