Marrakesh

A disappointing riad

[Dec. 2025] Our Morocco trip has finally reached Marrakesh, our final base. Marrakesh is the most bustling and chaotic city we’ve visited so far. As we entered the city, the traffic was extremely chaotic. Motorcycles…

Casablanca

Its only redeeming feature is its spaciousness

[Dec. 2025] In Casablanca, Morocco, we stayed in a regular hotel for the first time on this trip. Up until then (and going forward), we had always stayed in riads. The hotel was the Melliber…

Fez

It was supposed to be a chaotic town, but…

[Dec. 2025] We arrived in Fez, one of Morocco‘s major cities. First, we drove through the new city, which seemed like a very orderly metropolis. Here too, we stayed in a riad located in the…

Chefchaouen

Riad was actually quite luxurious

[Dec. 2025] Chefchaouen, the blue city of Morocco, doesn’t have any particular sights to see; it’s a place to enjoy the town itself, so many tours seem to just visit briefly without staying overnight. However,…

Tangier

The beautiful riad

[Dec. 2025] We stayed at Riad la Maison Blanche in Tangier, an old port city in northern Morocco. On this trip, most of our accommodations were riads (traditional old mansions converted into hotels), and the…

Rabat

Our accommodations were riad

[Dec. 2025] On this trip to Morocco, we stayed at a riad almost every night. The same goes for our first night in Morocco in Rabat. We arrived at Riad Gyo, located just around the…

Lyon

It had only two stars

[Sept. 2025] We stayed at Hotel Vaubecour in Lyon, France. As usual, we chose this hotel on Booking.com based on its location, reputation, and price, but when we got there, it only had two stars….

Crete

Also this time it was Airbnb

[June 2025] 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…

Emilia Romagna

A walk through Correggio

[June 2025] After a satisfying lunch in Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, we returned to our hotel in Correggio for a rest. The hotel was called Phi Hotel dei Medaglioni and faced the portico on the town’s…