Revisiting Nardò
We had visited Nardò, in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, on a previous trip to the area. It was a charming town, but I felt I hadn’t really explored it thoroughly, so…
Apulia
Ballet in Piazza del Duomo
During our summer holiday in Lecce—a historic town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy—we spent an evening watching a ballet performance at an open-air theatre set up in the Piazza del Duomo….
Because a wooden one would be too heavy
Continuing our tour of churches in Lecce, in the Puglia region of Southern Italy. After the Duomo, we visited the Church of Santa Chiara, which dates back to the 15th century. I was…
Reindeer
It is enjoyable to eat local foods when you are travelling.Here in Stockholm, I found reindeer meat in the menu of a restaurant in the old town.Of course I chose that.To be honest…
The castle called Koldinghus
There is a castle called Koldinghus in Kolding in Denmark. They say that the history starts in the 13th century, but in 1808, the Spanish soldiers who stayed there in the Napoleonic Wars…
Country’s No.1 attraction, Sagrada Familia
On the last day in Barcelona, Spain, we left our luggage at the hotel and walked to Sagrada Familia, a famous church designed by Gaudi. As I wrote before, when I walked…
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...
salt mine
What do you think is this pendant made of? It is made of salt. I bought it because I like this texture, but when I bought it, they warned me “Do not...
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
We love exploring new destinations and the journey is often as exciting as the arrival. While we are currently updating our archives on airlines and flight experiences, we look forward to sharing more insights on...
Ishigaki beef, purple yam and Awamori
The first dinner we had in Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan was the steak of Ishigaki beef. In the past, I only knew Kobe beef and Matsusaka beef and a couple more,...
This was the best hotel during this holiday
Ávila, a town in Spain, is located right in the middle between Salamanca and Madrid. Our theme of this trip was “the production area of black pigs”, and Ávila was not in that...
Italian restaurant in Bristol
On the day when we flew with the hot air balloon in Bristol in south west England, we had our lunch at an Italian restaurant which was recommended on an internet site....
Famous for “champagne”
We moved from Sevastopol to Balaklava and had a very good seafood lunch. This time, we had a sparkling wine, which was a little sweet and was called “Champagne”. Yalta in...
Crossing to Gozo by the ferry
I went over to Gozo, the sencond island of Malta.Before my travelling to Malta, I had read somewhere that there was a helicopter service between the islands.I was looking forward to it, but...
