Seafood tapas restaurant
In Otranto, in the southern Italian region of Apulia, our first-choice restaurant happened to be closed for lunch on Thursdays— and it was a Thursday. My husband mentioned that the owner—or someone who…
Apulia
Something more intense than the mosaic
During our summer holiday in the Apulia region of southern Italy, we visited the towns of Maglie and Otranto the following day. We stopped in Maglie because we had read that it featured…
Back in Lecce
After visiting a beautiful church in Galatina—a town in the Salento region of Apulia, southern Italy—we had lunch at a restaurant outside of the town. However, I’m skipping the details of that meal…
Ostuni, depicted on stones
This shop is in the main street in Ostuni, south Italy.Mr.Croci Sisinni draws Ostuni on the stones from this area and sell them.So many pictures in the shop, and all of them…
Sarubobo
In Hida Takayama in Japan, we saw this doll called Sarubobo many times. It seemed the mascot of the town. This was my second visit to Takayama after about 20 years and I do not remember seeing this doll last time, so probably it started recently.
A typical British scene in a suburban garden
During this visit to London, a couple who are friends of ours invited us for a walk in a large garden in the suburbs. It’s called Borde Hill, and it’s in Sussex. It…
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...
Our shopping during this holiday
The trip to Andalusia, Spain is finally towards the end. After descending from Seville Cathedral, we went to the indoor craft market we saw the day before. The building, named Mercado de Artisania,...
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...
Source of happiness
Emilia Romagna region of Italy is famous for its good foods.This time when I went to visit Torrechiara castle, I went to this restaurant called Al Mulino and enjoyed their foods very much.The...
Also this time it was Airbnb
We stayed at an Airbnb in Agios Nikolaos, a town in eastern Crete, Greece. Since our first Airbnb stay in Sardinia in 2020, we’ve become completely addicted to its convenience. We’ve had about...
Eat, Drink and Sleep in Tokyo
A friend of ours took us around Tokyo to eat and drink on a very sunny day in May. First, we went to the relatively new building, which contains shops, restaurants,...
Traditional Coffee Brewing
The last place we visited in Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, was a shop that demonstrated how to make traditional coffee. A kilim was laid on the ground, and on top of...
From Coimbra to Monsanto
Our second destination in Portugal was a small village called Monsanto. To get there, we got up early and took a taxi to Coimbra B station. Then, we took 8:01am Lisbon train and got off...
