Lecce
Evening Tai Chi Performance

Evening Tai Chi Performance

We ended up spending our summer holiday in Lecce, in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, because my husband was attending a special Tai Chi workshop there. On this particular day, he returned...

Apulia

Eat local cuisine from Apulia

In Nardò, a town in the Apulia region of Southern Italy, we had a reservation at a meat-focused restaurant called “Gli Artigiani.” My husband found it online and made the booking; it wasn’t…

Apulia

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…

Lecce

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….

Winchester

Winchester Cathedral

When I said to my husband “Shall we go to Winchester?”, the city in the south of England, he started singing a song. I did not know this song, but apparently it…

Lombardy

A meal at Soncino that exceeded expectations

In Soncino in Lombardy, Northern Italy, we made a reservation for lunch as soon as we arrived, and it was really good that we did. It was called Antica Rocca, and we were…

Finland

Lovely hotel we stayed in Helsinki in Finland

We stayed in a hotel called Hotelli Seurahuone, in Helsinki, Finland. It is close to the railway station. When we arrived at the last stop of the airport bus, we could see it…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

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...
shopping
Shopping

Eye of Naxos

This is a photo of ” Eye of Naxos “. The tour guide had a pendant and earrings and they were on my mind during the tour. They were sold a...
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...
hotels
Hotels

Stay in a Trullo house

In Alberobello in southern Italy, we stayed in a hotel called Le Alcove, which was a real Trulli hotel. It was wonderful. The structure was very interesting, location was very good and the service...
food
Restaurants

Was the waiter Don Quihote?

On the second day of our stay in Toledo, Spain, after visiting the cathedral, we had our lunch in a restaurant nearby called Aurelio. This was listed in our guide book. On the...
food
Food

We arrived at night

We visited a small part of Tuscany with a couple of our friends this autumn. The first destination was Arezzo. When we finally arrived, it was already dark. This is the main...
transports
Transports

To the Aero Island

We went over to Aero island in Denmark by ferry from Svendborg. It took about 40minutes from Odense to Svendborg by train and from the Svendborg station to the port was about 10minutes’...