Crete

Trenino trip was a wrong choice

On our third day in Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, we took a Trenino tour outside the town. A Trenino is a small train. It’s a train-shaped tourist bus, common in tourist areas. In…

Crete

The town of Agios Nikolaos

We spent the afternoon of our arrival and the next day walking around the town of Agios Nikolaos on the Greek island of Crete, where we were staying for this holiday. We made…

Crete

The paradise she built

There was a colourful restaurant right near the Airbnb we were staying at in Agios Nikolaos, eastern Crete, Greece. We noticed it just before arriving at the Airbnb by taxi, and my husband…

Crete

Also this time it was Airbnb

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…

Crete

For the first time in 16 years

This year, we took our summer holiday early and went to Crete, Greece, for the first time in 16 years. We based ourselves in Agios Nikolaos, a town on the eastern side of…

Emilia Romagna

Aesop at the Castle

The final stop on our short trip to Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region was the town of San Secondo Parmense. It’s a sleepy little town, but it’s home to the Rocca dei Rossi Castle. We…

Emilia Romagna

Italy, Carpi

These are our photos taken in Carpi, a town in Emilia-Romagna, Italy in 2025.

Emilia Romagna

Excellent countryside restaurant

In Carpi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, my husband started searching online for lunch spots. He usually checks TripAdvisor. However, he had a hard time finding a restaurant open at lunchtime. In Italy, restaurants often offer…

Emilia Romagna

Carpi Cathedral

On the final day of our short trip to Italy‘s Emilia-Romagna region, after checking out, we returned to the town of Carpi, where we’d not yet had enough time to explore the day…