Lecce
Learning the word “Pignolo”

Learning the word “Pignolo”

We spent this summer holiday in Lecce, an old city in the Puglia region of Italy. We chose this location because an intensive Tai Chi workshop—a passion of my husband’s—was being held there....

Emilia Romagna

Vigoleno, a tiny, charming village

Vigoleno, located in Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, is a truly tiny and charming village. We visited there for a day trip one Sunday in June. When we arrived at the car park, I could…

Edinburgh

Art Museum and Wine Bar

Next in Edinburgh, Scotland, we visited the National Gallery. Looking back, I realised it had been a full eleven years since our last visit—not five, as I had thought. It is a museum…

Edinburgh

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…

Italy

Visiting Sforza Castle Quickly

After we visited the Duomo and the Galleria in Milan with my family, we went to Sforza Castle. This was built by Francesco Sforza, the Duke of Milan, in the middle of…

Italy

Talk with seasoned Gondolier

This time in Venice, I took a gondola as soon as possible before rain started.I enjoy a gondola ride every time I come to the city.It is very nice and romantic to see the…

Consuegra

La Mancha

On the last day in Toledo, Spain, we wanted to go out of the city, so we visited the tourist office for the advice. If we had a car, there were about…

miranda-friends
Miranda Friends

Visiting an exhibition of Ukiyo-e

This is my friend, Bangly’s posting. A lot of people in Italy know the artist Katsushika Hokusai and his works, for example “the wave” or “36 views of mount Fuji”. They are on...
shopping
Shopping

Myth and accessory

On the second day of our trip in Basque country in Spain, we went to San Sebastian by bus. When we were walking towards the old town, I found a lovely...
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

Seafood Restaurant

Hastings, in the south of England, is famous for its fishery and there are many seafood restaurants. The staff member at the tourist office said, pointing to the map “Around here...
hotels
Food

cutting the hanging monkfish

On the second night of our short family trip to Ibaraki prefecture in Japan, we stayed in the Oarai Hotel facing the Oarai Beach. According to the website of this hotel, they have 12 different...
food
Restaurants

The best restaurant in the town

The Carabinieri who helped us in Tuscany in Italy asked us if we had eaten lunch. We told them that because of the trouble we had, we missed it. Although it...
transports
Transports

Into the clouds

The second historical and pretty train we took in Isle of Man was Snaefell Mountain Railway. It goes from Laxey up to the top of Snaefell, the only mountain in the...