The Bahia Palace
Our next stop on our guided walking tour in Marrakesh, Morocco, was the Bahia Palace. We paid 100 dirhams (about 9 euros) per person to enter. Although it’s a magnificent mansion built in…
Marrakesh
He wasn’t a frivolous guy, he was a good guide
In Marrakesh, Morocco, we also had a local guide. The second day was dedicated to this guided tour. He arrived at our riad on time, and waiting for us was a tall man…
About Tanjia and how immediately we were taken advantage of
In Marrakesh, Morocco, after leaving our luggage at the riad, we went out for lunch. Our driver, Yousuf, had told us about a Marrakesh specialty dish called Tangia, so we searched online for…
Delicious salmon
We went to a restaurant called Casa Valdes in Puerto Varas in the lake district in Chile. This restaurant is supposed to be the best in the town for seafood. The location…
The people we met in Xiahe and experience on the way back
Next morning in Xiahe, the Tibetan town in Gansu province in China, the temperature went down further and it was as cold as in midwinter. And it was raining. We visited the…
Women next to the cathedral
There were women selling their lace products next to the St. Anastasia Cathedral in Zadar in Croatia. At the beginning of our holiday, we bought a couple of centrepieces from one…
Osaka castle
This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. One of the most important touristic attraction in the city of Osaka is its castle. It was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three people who...
The next day was sunny
On the second day in Yokohama, Japan, the sun was shining and completely opposite of the bad weather of the previous day. And it was warm, too. If we had planned this trip...
Cathay Pacific Airways
Initially based in Shanghai, the two men eventually moved to Hong Kong and established the airline.
Beer country
Poland is a beer country. It was memorable that when I ordered beer instead of wine at a restaurant, the waiter bobbed his head in approval with a big smile in Krakow in...
Had a bath of Gero Onsen on the balcony
From Hida Takayama we moved to Gero and stayed one night there. Gero Onsen hot spring resort is regarded one of the top three hot springs in Japan.
Delicious French Meal During the Great Storm Outside
After visiting Sankyo Soko, we headed for the old house of the Honma family in Sakata in the Yamagata prefecture in Japan. The Honma family was the richest in this area, so much...
Piedmont, bread and grissini
bread and grissini
Toy train
From Shimla in India, we came back to the lower world by Toy Train. I was expecting something cute as they called it Toy Train, but in fact it was an ordinary...
