A sad Italian restaurant and a seedy bar
That evening in Tangier, a port city in northern Morocco, we looked for a restaurant called Macondo, recommended by our local guide. We soon found it and headed in without hesitation. It was…
Tétouan
The beautiful riad
We stayed at Riad la Maison Blanche in Tangier, an old port city in northern Morocco. On this trip, most of our accommodations were riads (traditional old mansions converted into hotels), and the…
Accompanied by a local guide
After Assilah in northern Morocco, our next stop was Tangier. We stayed overnight here. First, we visited the Caves of Hercules, which we had no interest in, and the nearby lighthouse (where the…
The rest of the Hell in Beppu
In Beppu in Oita in Japan, we did the “Hell Tour”, which means visiting 7 places called Jigoku (hells) where the hot springs well up. 5 of them were in Kannawa Onsen…
The father of modern Albania and our guide
Continuing with the walking tour of Tirana, Albania. Near the Prime Minister’s residence, there was a statue of Ismail Qemali, the first prime minister who is said to have built modern Albania. He…
Manicure and massage
On the last day in Vietnam, we went back to Hoi An by shuttle bus. The early part of our holiday it was a little cold, but the latter half was as…
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...
National stone of Argentina
The things I was looking forward to in Argentina was not only meat, but also the pink gemstone called Rhodochrosite.
Korean Air
The air transport industry in Korea was initially formed with the establishment of Korea National Airlines (KNA), a private company in 1948. However, as a result of insufficient demand for air traffic, its inability to...
Giros
We looked for a restaurant recommended in our guide book for dinner in Thessaloniki in Greece. But it was not there and a woman at kiosk told us it was closed down. I suppose...
The Luxurious New York Palace
I booked this hotel online.Choosing a hotel without any recommendation is sometimes risky, but this time, I hit a jackpot.It used to be a gathering place for certain literary group and recently renovated...
Restaurant recommended by our guide
On the day we arrived in Taiwan, I asked our guide for a good Taiwanese restaurant. She recommended Shin Yeh, which apparently has a branch in Japan, too. I checked my guide book and...
Visiting Howth to eat seafood
During 5 day tour in Ireland, we could not come across good seafood as we expected. So after coming back to Dublin, we went to a port town called Howth which is about...
A bad start of our excursion to Procida
While spending our summer holiday on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, we took a day trip to the nearby island of Procida. On the main street of Forio where we were...
