Our main purpose, Oban
On this tour to the Scottish Highlands, our main purpose was to visit the port town of Oban. This place is said to be the “Seafood Capital of Scotland.” When we came here…
Highlands
Revisited the Highlands
The day after we returned to Glasgow from Barra Island in the Hebrides of Scotland, we went on a one-day tour of the Highlands. This is a tour run by a travel company…
Airport and the flight on the way back
It’s almost time to say goodbye to Barra Island in the Hebrides, Scotland, where we spent the night. We took a bus to the airport from the Castlebay bus stop. The flight was…
Sunset over the desert
The first night of our tour in Tunisia, we stayed in Tozeur, a oasis city in the south of the country. As soon as we arrived at the hotel, we asked the…
Worldwide phenomenon
The scenery we saw many times in Italy or Spain was here in Kiev, too. A lot of locks on a rail in a park on the hill in front of our hotel. On…
Taking Funicular Railway Again
When I see a funicular railway, I always want to ride.Here in Heidelberg in Germany, you need to take two different cable-cars to get to the top of the hill called Konigstuhl.The lower…
Moscow-USSR-2
This is my friend, Tarcisio’s posting. When we started our stay, they gave us our group itinerary, which included our free days to do whatever we wanted. But we were allowed to move around only...
Pendant of the Byzantine Era
This is the pendant I bought in Lefkara village in Cyprus. This village is famous for its lace making, but their silverwork has got a long history, too. Once upon a time,...
Emirates airlines
Emirates is an airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the company’s official website, On 25th October 1985, Emirates flew its first routes out of Dubai with just two...
Representative of Sicilian sweet
The Lipari island is about one hour from the main Sicily by hovercraft.So the sweets there are mainly Sicilian.I had this Cannolo in a small wine shop/restaurant called Essepiu' Enoteche.I looked up and...
Hotel in Sorrento
Our family holiday in Italy continues. We flew from Venice to Naples and stayed in Sorrento. The hotel was called Grand Hotel De La Ville, which was located about a 10 minutes...
the first meat
Argentina is famous for its good meat. During our stay in Buenos Aires, we ate meat almost everyday. On the first day, we chose the restaurant called La Cabrera which was top...
Yebisu Beer
I heard that they give us 2 glasses of free beer, so I joined the tour in Yebisu Beer Museum.I did not know that Ebisu, a place in Tokyo was named after Yebisu...
‘ Knossos Palace’, a highlight of the holiday
The ferry journey from Athens to Crete was a highlight of my summer holiday of that year.The big ferry called 'Knossos Palace' was a decent hotel on the sea.The cabin was more functional than...
