The woes of low-cost airlines
We suddenly decided to fly from our home in northern Italy to London, England to do some errand. Regular airlines were surprisingly expensive, so we decided to fly with low-cost airline Ryanair. Low-cost…
London
Lunch in Nervi
While strolling around Nervi in Liguria, northern Italy, we sat on a bench just as the main street neared its end. And my husband started searching online for a place to grab a…
Stop at Nervi
On our way back from Santa Margherita Ligure in Liguria, northern Italy, we stopped off at Genoa Nervi, a railway station on the way. I knew the name of the town because it…
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…
Hiking
On the second day in Barichara, the pretty town in Colombia, we did some hiking to the next door village called Guane. A male guide and a female interpreter (because he did…
By Frecciarossa
We went to Rome from #Milan by high speed train, #Frecciarossa.On the way, it was non stop and took 2 hours and 55 minutes.On the way back, it was a slower one…
Excursion to Nara
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. During my stay in Osaka we decided to go to Nara for one day. Nara was the first capital of Japan. It took us almost one hour...
Emerald in Bogotà
Some days before we left for Colombia, I was at an antique complex in London and a vendor told me “This emerald is from Colombia. The emeralds of Colombia is the best in the world“....
Swiss International Airlines
According to official we site, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) serves 69 destinations (winter schedule 2012/13) in 37 countries all over the world from its Zurich hub and the further Swiss international airports of Basel...
Photo gallery: Italy, Verezzi – on the table, Dec.2012
Italy, Verezzi – on the table, Dec.2012
About disappointing hotel and our night walk
The hotel we stayed in Salamanca in Spain was a four-star hotel named Catalonia Plaza Mayor Salamanca. The location is excellent, right behind the Plaza Mayor, a beautiful square in the centre of...
Kitschy hotel and moody restaurant
After descending from Monte Bianco, Italy‘s highest peak, we returned to Aosta, the capital of Valle d’Aosta, by bus. It was only about an hour away, but Aosta was much warmer. Tonight’s lodging...
Castella
Years ago, when I visited Portugal for the first time, I looked around for Castella, the cake which is popular in Japan and believed to be Portuguese. But the castella look-a-like cakes were lemon cakes....
Yellow in Milan
It started in Paris in 2007 and now all over the place. This rental bicycle service started in December 2008 in Milan. The bicycles are yellow in Milan, very Italian. In Paris they are...
