Northumberland
A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

A return visit to Bamburgh, and the border

After boarding a minibus in Alnwick, a town in Northumberland, England, on a tour, I fell fast asleep. So, I don’t know what explanations were given, or if there were any, but when...

A used bookshop in an old train station
Northumberland

A used bookshop in an old train station

Alnwick, an old town in Northumberland, England, has more to offer than just its castle. One such attraction is the used bookshop, “Barter Books.” What makes it special is that it was once…

In the town of Alnwick
Northumberland

In the town of Alnwick

The minibus tour that departed from Edinburgh, Scotland, crossed the border into England. You might think it’s strange to call it a “border” since it’s all part of the UK, but the UK…

On a tour
Kelso

On a tour

On our second day in Edinburgh, Scotland, we took a tour heading south. The tour company was our usual, Rabbie’s. We’ve used this company quite a few times since our first tour in…

The sea around Tremiti
Apulia

The sea around Tremiti

The sea at Tremiti was so beautiful that I could not stop laughing.This is one of the best sea I have ever seen.It was a bit too cold to get in for me…

On Isle of Skye
Highlands

On Isle of Skye

During our bus tour around the Highlands of Scotland, the accommodation on that day was in a port town called Portree on Isle of Skye. Skye is the largest island in Scotland, but…

Rabarama
Calabria

Rabarama

Rabarama is the pseudonym of the sculptor of this work. When you walk along the promenade in Reggio di Calabria in southern Italy, you will never fail to see this. Not…

miranda-friends
Excursion to Nara
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
walk in the morning and then shopping
Shopping

walk in the morning and then shopping

The weather was very nice on the second day in Tavira in Portugal. Our hotel was on top of the hill, so we started to walking down, visiting Igreja de Santa Maria...
airlines
Traveling by Air: Connecting Worlds
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
Goose Dish
Food

Goose Dish

This is a photo of the goose dish I had in Gdansk in Poland. It was served with a pear sauce. The meat was drier than duck, but it tasted very good....
hotels
Pousada in Tavira
Hotels

Pousada in Tavira

In our short holiday in Portugal in order to avoid the cold, we stayed two nights in Tavira, which is about 40 km east of Faro in Algarve. The reason why we...
food
The Lobster Spaghetti in Castelsardo
Restaurants

The Lobster Spaghetti in Castelsardo

The weather did not improve on the next day of our short holiday in Sardinia in Italy. We asked the receptionist in our hotel for some ideas of things to do...
food
Sardines
Food

Sardines

After crossing Vizcaya Bridge in Getxo in Spain, we walked on and on to find the restaurant which the leaflet we got from the hotel recommended.It was just next to the...