Northumberland
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

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...

A used bookshop in an old train station
Northumberland

A used bookshop in an old train station

Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…

In the town of Alnwick
Northumberland

In the town of Alnwick

The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…

On a tour
Kelso

On a tour

On our second day in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a tour heading south. The tour company was our usual, Rabbie’s. We’ve used this company quite a few times since our first tour in…

Nuns
Ravenna

Nuns

When we were walking in the town of Ravenna in Italy, we saw a stall by nuns in a square.They were selling creams and shampoos which they made in their convent.When we…

Superb view
Portugal

Superb view

The first place where the taxi we ordered in Monsanto, Portugal took us was another village called …

miranda-friends
Stay in a Ryokan
Miranda Friends

Stay in a Ryokan

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. In the touristic town of Kotohira, in Kagawa prefecture, I stayed one night in a tipical Japanese hotel (Ryokan), called Tsuruya. My Japanese friend Shogo, who accompanied...
shopping
Eggs in Ukraine
Shopping

Eggs in Ukraine

 One of the Ukrainian traditional crafts is to put patterns on eggs. These ones were displayed within Kiev Pechersk Lavra, but we saw many in a craft market in the town. Each one is...
airlines
Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi
Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
The hearty eater
Food

The hearty eater

This is a restaurant called Victory in Monza, north Italy.The dish is the grilled vegetable, which is nice and simple and I order almost every time when I eat seafood as the main...
hotels
Bath and foods
Hotels

Bath and foods

We stayed in a Japanese style hotel called ” Hiina ” which my friend booked. When I choose a hot spring hotel in Japan, the first condition is if there is a...
food
Very old restaurant
Restaurants

Very old restaurant

For lunch in Windsor in England, we went to a restaurant called “Castello” which served Mediterranean foods. The building was very old, apparently built in 1423. The circular says ” it is...
food
I treated myself to the expensive tea.
Food

I treated myself to the expensive tea.

In the Taipei group tour, 'tea seminar' was included.Tea is Taiwan's well known speciality.We got explanation and tasting of a few kinds of tea including oolong tea.The most attractive one was Puer Tea, which...
transports
At the port
Transports

At the port

We walked in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan following the route our guide book suggested.First, the port.Here we found a notice of a motor cruise for 1500 yen, so we took it.The passengers...