Overnight stay near Mantua
[June 2024] Mantua, a historic town in Lombardy, northern Italy, is within a day trip distance from where we live, but this time we stayed overnight in the suburbs. We actually wanted to stay in…
Hotels
The only shopping we did in this holiday
[Apr. 2024] In Gjirokaster, an old town in Albania, we stayed at a hotel near the bustling city centre, where shops were lined up like a bazaar. The hotel was called Hotel Argjiro. It seems…
The strain of a sudden rise in popularity
[Apr. 2024] We stayed at the Grand White City Hotel in Berat, Albania. The name Berat apparently comes from the word meaning “white town”. I’m sure it was the same in Belgrade, Serbia, too. The…
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…
The worst flu in 20 years
[Dec. 2023] We spent the end of the year in Italy. However, from the 23rd, I started to develop a fever, which is unusual for me. I couldn’t attend the planned Christmas party with our…
Seafood and whisky
[Sept. 2023] We had dinner on the Isle of Barra in the Hebrides of Scotland at the hotel we stayed at. The hotel is Castlebay Hotel in Castlebay, the only town-like town on the island….
First, to Glasgow
[Sept. 2023] There is an island called Barra among the Hebrides, which are scattered on the west side of mainland Scotland. If you come here by plane, apparently propeller planes from Glasgow land right on…
“Liveable” Airbnb here, too
[Aug. 2023] This three nights in Athens, Greece was just an appetizer so to speak. The main destination was Nafplio in the Peloponnese. We spent about 10 days at the Airbnb there with a friend…
Small room and the good supper
[July 2023] This time in Paris, France, we stayed at a three-star hotel called Color Design Hotel. It bothered me a little that the receptionist was being so nice only to my husband, but oh…
