Ballet in Piazza del Duomo
During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….
Apulia
Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
A town that had as many as 120 churches
Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy, is said to have once been home to as many as 120 churches. I learned this while participating in a walking tour (costing €20, per…
Walk in Novi Sad
We arrived in Novi Sad, the second biggest city in Serbia. Although it is the second biggest city, the atmosphere was calm and relaxing. Our guide, Sara, told us “When I…
Flooded Venice
That day, Venice was flooded because the sea water level went up to the historical level.Early in the morning around 5:30am, I heard an alert siren, followed by three consecutive electronic sounds repeatedly, as…
Went up Eiffel Tower
We had been to Eiffel Tower many times, but everytime we were put off by the long queue and gave up going up to the top. This time we booked the tickets…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
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...
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...
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,...
An appealing hotel
In Chester in England, we stayed two nights in a hotel called Brookside Hotel. When we booked the tour, we told them my preference of three star hotel, and they chose...
7 brothers
In Rethymno in Crete, there are a lot of restaurants where you would like to dress up and go. While we stayed in the town, we tried a few, but our favourite was the...
Not bad English wine, etc.
The restaurant we booked in Margate, a seaside town in southeastern England, was named Buoy and Oyster. We were guided to a seat by the window indoors, from which we could see the...
used the underground train to go shopping
It was Sunday on the third day of our stay in Buenos Aires in Argentina. For me, it was the shopping day I was looking forward to. Although many of the ordinary...
