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,…
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…
Contemporary Dance at the Historical Theatre in London
Our friends invited us to see a contemporary dance by the Japanese dancer, Saburo Teshigawara, at the historical theatre called The Colonet in London. When we got to the theatre, we found…
To Ishigaki Island
I always wanted to go to one of the small islands in Okinawa in Japan. During our stay in Japan this time, we finally fulfilled that as we thought the timing to…
‘Read’ a pasta dish
Talking with a Japanese friend of mine, Koji, who is a wine and food expert, I learned that there is an Italian dish called Napolitan in Japan, which I did not know that existed.
Incidentally, Florence
After a trip to not well known towns in the Tuscany region of Italy, we returned to Florence. Our booked Freccia Rossa from Florence was just before 7pm, and we had a few...
Finnair
Finnair Plc is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. According to company’s official web site, Finnair is one of world’s oldest...
Local restaurant in Otranto
In the second evening in Otranto, southern Italy, we went to a restaurant with genuine local atomosphere.Again, the mixed starter was special, like Carpaccio of swordfish and some sort of octopus fritters.I...
Pousada in Tavira
In our short holiday in Portugal in order to avoid the cold, we stayed two nights in Tavira, which is about 40 km east of Faro in Algarve. The reason why we...
Amsterdam after six years
We visited Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the first time in six years. As everyone knows, Dutch people are so big, which I realised strongly last time, and this time, too, at...
Wonderful Lunch at Manarola
I was going to go to the another town in Cinque Terre before lunch, but because the train was limited, I had to spend more time in Manarola.But that was absolute fortunate! I...
Episode on the return flight
After having my summer holiday in Crete, I came back to Athens and spent one day walking around the city using my guide book.And on the day to return home, because the underground to...
