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Finland

My experience of riding dog sledge

[April, 2006] From Inari, we went to Ivalo, which is a little bigger town with an airport to ride the dog sledge. I was astonished when I was told ‘You drive’ by a man who…

Finland

The house of dogs

[April, 2006] This is the place where the dogs are. I saw little ones here, too.

Finland

The last day in Inari

[April, 2006] This is taken on the last day in Inari. In Inari, there was a shop selling Sami people’s craft. Embroidered costumes or rucksacks made from reindeer’s skin were very attractive, but as you…

Turkey

Friendly boat trip

[August 2012] We joined a boat trip in Cesme, Turkey. I do not know the name of the places, but they took us to some beautiful spots and let us swim there. I jumped into…

Turkey

Another nice restaurant

[August 2012] In Alacati in Turkey, we went into a restaurant without any guidance and it was a hit. Mussels, anchovy, octopus salad, seabass…everything was very good. It was my lunch but I ate a…

Turkey

Alacati where azan is out of place

[August 2012] From my hotel in Cesme, if I went right, there was Cesme town, if I went left there was Alacati. According to my guidebook, Alacati was forgotten small Greek town until a few…

Turkey

Restaurant with music

[August 2012] On the first day of my stay in Cesme, Turkey, we went to the restaurant listed in my guidebook. The name is Rihtim Restaurant. It is one of the many restaurants along the…

Cesme

Typical resort hotel

[August 2012] After the grand Turkey tour, which I had to get up early every day, I fly over to Izmir and took bus to Cesme peninsula. I was a little apprehensive about moving around…

Turkey

Dishes from Ottoman Turkey

[August 2012] We went to a restaurant which was introduced by a friend who goes there often for work. The famous Turkish foods are kebabs and pide (Turkish pizza) and we often ate them during…