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…
Golden Wedding, Silver Wedding
We had a chance to visit an event to celebrate the golden and silver wedding anniversaries of the people in Cinisello Balsamo, which is in the suburbs of Milan. The couples who…
Christmas dinner again and the fancy dress photo session
After the excursion from Villa de Leyva in Colombia, we came back to the village and had a late lunch. We went to the restaurant called El Solar de la Guaca which…
Countess’s room
“This used to be a room of a countess” said the hotel manager guiding us to this room. The atmosphere was wonderful. The ceiling was lovely, too. This room was large enough,…
In Moscow 1980
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we landed at the Moscow airport in April 1980, at the passport control we we found the officials wearing uniforms, with no smiles or no expressions. They looked...
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“....
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...
Warming up with sake tasting
One of the main special products in Niigata is Japanese Sake without any doubt.We visited Takarajima sake brewery without booking.This small brewery was founded in 1885 and seemed to be one of those which...
B&B or hotel
We stayed in a hotel called Kingfisher Lodge in Killarney in Ireland. According to my guide book, it belongs to the category of B&B, though there are quite a few rooms and I...
We found a cheap restaurant
We returned to Forio, where we were staying, from the Aragonese Castle, the most popular tourist spot on the island of Ischia in southern Italy, for lunch. I had thought from lunch the...
Dish called Samgyetang
What I knew about Korean foods were only Kimuchi, Barbeque and a few others, but this time in Busan I ate something called Samgyetang, which is my sister’s favourite. Basically, this is a...
From Glacier Express
From St Moritz to Zermatt in Switzerland, I took a train called Glacier Express. It took 8 hours. I thought I would get fed up, but I did not at all. The view...
