Marrakesh
And so the journey comes to an end

And so the journey comes to an end

Our year-end trip to Morocco has finally come to an end. By the time we returned to Marrakesh from our excursion to Essaouira, it was already getting dark, and we were caught in...

An astonishing number of boats
Essaouira

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…

Argan oil and goats
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…

Civita di Bagnoregio, a island in a land
Lazio

Civita di Bagnoregio, a island in a land

I did not know this strangest town until a friend of mine told me that it inspired a Japanese cartoon drama called Laputa; Castle in the Sky.Well, I am not a cartoon fan,…

About Paantu, The Festival on Miyako-jima and Others
Miyako-jima

About Paantu, The Festival on Miyako-jima and Others

I will continue talking about our taxi tour on Miyako-jima, the island in Okinawa prefecture in Japan. The next place we visited was Shimajiri mangrove forest. This is the biggest mangrove forest on Miyako-jima and…

To See the Sea
England

To See the Sea

The weekend forecast was sunny, so we went all the way to Hastings, in the south of England, to see the sea. This was my second visit here. The first time…

miranda-friends
Japanese whisky
Miranda Friends

Japanese whisky

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. I like whisky very much. Since I was a boy I have appreciated European whiskies, especially Irish and Scottish. Because I knew that Japan produces good whiskies,...
shopping
Moldavite
Shopping

Moldavite

I continue talking about my second visit to Prague after 19 years. Last time I noticed only a few suvenir shops, mainly selling glassware or wood craft things, but this time I...
airlines
Turkish Airlines
Airlines

Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered at Atatūrk Airport in Istanbul. According to company’’s official website, on 20th may 1933, the “State Airlines Administration” operating under the supervision of the...
food
The Seafoods in Oban were excellent!
Food

The Seafoods in Oban were excellent!

I stayed two nights in a large house with a very good view of the sea in Oban in Highland in Scotland.As you can see, there is a Colosseum-like monument on the hill...
hotels
Weekend in Lincoln
Hotels

Weekend in Lincoln

One weekend in late autumn in November, we went to an old town, Lincoln, in the middle of England. We took a crowded train from Kings Cross in London to Peterborough first,...
food
Restaurant of the butcher
Restaurants

Restaurant of the butcher

I would like to introduce a restaurant we went in London which we were very satisfied with. As you can see from their name, Macellaio Roberto Costa, it is an Italian restaurant....
food
Eat Weisswrust
Food

Eat Weisswrust

Beer and sausage are the most typical foods in Germany, and the typical sausage in Munich is Weisswrust (white sausage). I eat it every time I come here. This time, we...