Northumberland
In the town of Alnwick

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...

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…

Edinburgh

In the UK, fish and chips

In Edinburgh, Scotland, I was already starving when we checked into our hotel. As usual, my husband searched for a place nearby where we could eat something nice, and found a fish and…

Edinburgh

The place we stayed this time was

In Edinburgh, Scotland, we stayed at the Heeton Concept Apart Hotel, located fairly close to the centre of the new town. We chose it based on location and price, but I realized it…

Turkey

The reason why all those scarf shops survive

Bursa in Turkey has been famous for its silk production. So we went into a building called Koza Han where there are lots of silk scarf shops. This was a caravanserai built in…

Denmark

Somewhat apprehensive in Esbjerg

Our Danish holiday is ending. We came back to Esbjerg where the ferry to and from the UK leave. We had a bit of time, so went into the centre of the town…

Japan

Cherry blosssoms

 One of the purposes of this holiday was to see cherry blossoms in Japan. But the time when we could get days off easily was after the blossoms’ peak time in Kanto area. But…

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...
airlines
Airlines

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...
food
Food

The Best Bagel Shop in the Town

On the day we walked around Shoreditch in East London, one of my friends said “We came all the way here, we should go and get Bagels”. According to her, the bagels...
hotels
Hotels

Sleepy wife and villain looking husband

The hotel we stayed in in Plovdiv, Bulgaria‘s second largest city, is named Boutique Hotel Boris Palace and is located in the middle of the old town. It’s a small hotel and has...
food
Restaurants

Overlook Lake Como from a mountain

While staying in Seregno in Lombardy, Italy, we went on an excursion with my husband’s family to the mountains above Lake Como with two cars. It was a mountain called Monte San Primo...
food
Food

The local dish

Idar-Oberstein in Germany is famous not only for its gem stones, but also for its local dish called Spiessbraten.They cook pork which was marinated for 24 hours at the open fire with firewood...
transports
Transports

Be careful about the pickpockets

The No.14 metro in Paris must be new.All the stations were modern.There was an announcement there in Japanese soon after French, saying ' Be careful, there are pickpockets'.After Japanese followed English, Italian, etc.There...