Edinburgh
Have to go there at least once

Have to go there at least once

We revisited the Whiski Bar in Edinburgh, Scotland—a place we’d always felt we simply *had* to visit. We remembered it was located on the Royal Mile, so we found it quite quickly. We...

Edinburgh

This old castle is a hidden gem

The next morning in Edinburgh, Scotland, it was raining. And it wasn’t just a drizzle; it was a proper downpour. We had decided to visit Craigmillar Castle—a spot my husband found online—so we…

Jedburgh

The Perfect Skeleton Abbey

On a day trip from Edinburgh to Melrose, Scotland, I noticed that the bus we boarded at the Tweedbank railway station was bound for Jedburgh. It suddenly occurred to me that Jedburgh was…

Melrose

Enjoying our return visit to Melrose

On a short trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, we decided to visit Melrose, a town in the Scottish Borders, the following day. Just like last time, we travelled by train and bus. We first…

Calabria

Aragonese Castle and Flowers Made of Veneer

On the last day of our summer holiday in Calabria, southern Italy, we had a few hours before the flight, so we went to see the Aragonese Castle in Reggio di Calabria….

Scotland

Scottish National Gallery

I have been to Edinburgh many times, but this was my first visit to Scottish National Gallery. It stands on The Mound, which is an artificial hill connecting New Town and Old…

England

Climb up York Minster

In York, England, We went up to the top of Central Tower of York Minter (Cathedral) which is the main feature of this city. Just the other day, we climbed 306…

miranda-friends
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
Hotels

The only shopping we did in this holiday

In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems...
airlines
Airlines

Viaggiare in aereo: Connettere mondi

Amiamo esplorare nuove destinazioni e il viaggio è spesso emozionante quanto l’arrivo. Mentre stiamo aggiornando i nostri archivi sulle compagnie aeree e sulle esperienze di volo, non vediamo l’ora di condividere nuovi spunti su come...
food
Food

Three Crows

This is a ravioli dish I had in a restaurant facing the port in Genoa. Inside is sea-bass and the sauce was made of crab. Excellent! The name of the restaurant is Tre...
hotels
Hotels

The functional good hotel

This time in Paris, we stayed in a hotel called Best Western Hotel Opera d’Antin, situated just behind the Galeries Lafeyette. In fact I suspect it is in a same building...
food
Restaurants

The Last Lunch and 300,000 Euros

After visiting the ruins in Paphos in Cyprus, it was the lunch time. There were many seafood restaurants along the sea front and all of them were touting for business. There was...
food
Food

Orecchietta

Orecchietta is a pasta which people in Puglia in south Italy often eat. Orecchio means a ear in Italian and this pasta looks like a small ear. This photo was taken in a...
transports
Transports

To Mt. Nokogiri

In the middle of Golden Week (about a week from the end of April to early May, with many national holidays in Japan), we went to Mt. Nokogiri, in Chiba prefecture....