Marrakesh

A disappointing riad

Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles…

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Casablanca

Inside a modern, massive mosque

The tour of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco, has begun. The young man who guided us in English was very capable and interesting. Hassan II was the father of the current…

Athens

Meal at Piraeus Port

A friend of ours came back from visiting the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, and we went out together to a restaurant in Piraeus Port. My husband found this restaurant online and we…

Liguria

Sunset at Vernazza

By the time I reached Vernazza in Cinque Terre, the sun was already setting.It was a beautiful scenery.Vernazza was another town with colourful houses, but there was a church on the shore, which…

Czech Republic

The famous Charles Bridge

One of the main tourist attractions in Prague is this Charles Bridge. This bridge over Vltava River is more than 500m and there are 30 statues on it. It was completed in…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

JR Rail Pass

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. This time the destination of my travel was Japan. I did not have the time to settle myself down in Tokyo in the house of my close...
shopping
Shopping

Blue John and Haircut

On the last day of our short holiday in Lincoln, the city in the middle of England, we went into a jewellery shop that had interested me during our stay. The reason...
airlines
Airlines

Cathay Pacific Airways

Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
food
Food

Special noodle called Houtou

We travelled Fuji/Hakone area in Japan.This is a photo of a noodle meal called Houtou.Its noodle is thicker and shorter than ordinary Udon noodle.There was a menu with bear meat, and of course...
hotels
Hotels

Hotel with the Best Location

We stayed in the Steinberger Hotel de Saxe in Dresden, Germany. It stands in the Neumarkt square, which is in the centre of the old town and we could see the Frauenkirche...
food
Food

We found a cheap restaurant

We returned to Forio, where we were staying, from the Aragonese Castle, the most popular tourist spot on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, for lunch. I had thought from lunch the...
food
Food

I tried Mate tea in Iguazu

Our tour leader, who was English but an expert on the life in South America, was drinking Mate all the time from the start of our travels. He had his own cup...
transports
Transports

To the castle by metro

One of the main attractions in Prague is the castle.Our hotel was at the edge of the old town, so we decided to go there by metro.My guide book says ” the...