Uglich

Two hours’ free time in Uglich

[ Aug.2017 ] Our tour in Uglich in Russia finished in the Kremlin and we had some free time. On the spot where our group dissolved, there were photo service huts that let you wear…

Mandrogi

Happy Mandrogi

[ Aug.2017 ] The first port of call during our cruise in Russia was Mandrogi, a village on Svir River. This is a new village which was recognised as a village in 1999 and the…

Ishigaki Island

Shopping on Ishigaki Island

[ Apr.2017 ] I cannot remember exactly where, but probably in the hotel, I got a booklet called “Ishigaki Sightseeing Guidebook 2017”. This booklet has a lot of information on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan…

Venice

Beads of Murano

[ Apr.2017 ] Every time we go to Murano in Venice, we end up buying some glass products. Not only jewelleries, but one time we stretched our budget to buy a colourful vase. When I…

Venice

Shopping in Burano

[ Mar.2017 ] One of the purposes of our holiday in Venice this time was island hopping. So we wanted to go to the island of San Francesco del Deserto where there is a monastery…

Tavira

Walk in the morning and then shopping

[ Feb.2017 ] The weather was very nice on the second day in Tavira in Portugal. Our hotel was on top of the hill, so we started to walking down, visiting Igreja de Santa Maria…

Zipaquirà

Salt mine

[ Dec.2016 ] What do you think is this pendant made of? It is made of salt. I bought it because I like this texture, but when I bought it, they warned me “Do not…

Bogota

Emerald in Bogotà

Some days before we left for Colombia, I was at an antique complex in London and a vendor told me “This emerald is from Colombia. The emeralds of Colombia is the best in the world“….