Saint Petersburg

The restaurant in Saint Petersburg

[ Aug.2017 ] On the third day in Saint Petersburg in Russia, after coming back to the boat from the Catherine Palace, I changed clothes and we went to the restaurant we found on the…

Russia

Cruise in Russia

[ Aug.2017 ] The biggest country in the world, featuring for the first time on this blog, is Russia. Actually both my husband and I have been there during the time of the Soviet Union,…

Bristol

Bristol balloon experience: part two

[ Aug.2017 ] I continue talking about our experience of hot air balloon flight in Bristol in south west England. The balloon went up and up and we flew over the Bristol city. When we…

Bristol

Hot air balloon in Bristol: the first part

[ Aug.2017 ] Bristol, the city in the south west England, is a mecca of hot air balloon flights. Every August, they have the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta with more than 100 balloons going up…

Brno

To Mikulov by bus

[ May 2017 ] On the second day in Moravia region in Czech Republic, we had planned to visit Mikulov, well known town for its wine production near the Austrian border. We asked the bus…

Cartagena

Chaos of the port

[ Jan.2017 ] The last destination of our holiday in Colombia was Isla Grande, one of the Rosario Islands which is about 35 km south west of Cartagena. This archipelago is made up of 27…

New York City

To New York by Amtrack

From Boston in the USA, we went to New York by train. First, we used Uber to get to the South Station in Boston from the hotel. We often use Uber at home, but during…

Niigata

Back to Niigata Port by ferry

[ Aug.2016 ] After fully enjoying our holiday in Sado Island in Japan, we took a ferry back to Niigata City. There were more things we could have done in Sado, for example, we could…