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Dartmouth

Discussion about where to live

[Mar. 2024] We got on a boat without getting out of our car to reach the town of Dartmouth in southwest England. According to our friends, there are two types of ferries, one big and…

Dartmouth

Poirot’s World

[Mar. 2024] While staying in Torquay in the southwest of England, a couple of friends took us on an excursion to Dartmouth. First, they showed us a house called Coleton Fishacre. It is a country…

Torquay

England, Torquay

These are our photos taken in Torquay, southwest England in 2024.

Torquay

A town called Torquay

[Mar. 2024] The reason why we chose Torquay, a town in southwest England, as our last domestic trip in the UK is because there was someone we wanted to meet. My husband meets her every…

Torquay

The last ‘domestic trip’ in the UK

[Mar. 2024] In mid-March, when the weather was not particularly good, we stayed in Torquay, a town in southwest England, for two nights. “Domestic travel refers to travel within the country of residence,” says AI….

Lombardy

Italy, Soncino

These are our photos taken in Soncino in Lombardy in Italy in 2024.

Lombardy

Rocca Sforzesca Castle and silk

[Feb. 2024] Soncino, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, is also home to a castle called Rocca Sforzesca Castle. Soncino was under the control of the Duchy of Milan for a long time, but…

Lombardy

A meal at Soncino that exceeded expectations

[Feb. 2024] In Soncino in Lombardy, Northern Italy, we made a reservation for lunch as soon as we arrived, and it was really good that we did. It was called Antica Rocca, and we were…

Lombardy

Competing churches

[Feb. 2024] After visiting the Printing Museum in Soncino, Lombardy, Northern Italy, we still had some time before lunch, so we decided to go into a church we came across. We casually looked into this…