Food and drinks

Japan

Tokyo to Kanazawa by Shinkansen and sightseeing

Kanazawa is the capital if Ishikawa Prefecture and holds many wooden Edo period buildings, a fine castle, shrines and th...
Japan

Visiting Tsukiji Market and Meiji Shrine

Visiting Tsukiji Market is a great place to visit and eat fresh seafood. After Tsukiji Market we took the Metro to Yoyog...
Dubai

What to do in a day in Dubai?

We came to Dubai to spend four nights/three days with my nephew who lives here and my sister who was visiting. They were...
Georgia

Hidden restaurant in Tbilisi

After arriving from Yerevan and checking into our hotel we headed out to find a restaurant. We had seen a place in the m...
Armenia

A weekend in Yerevan

We took the very comfortable night train to Yerevan from Tbilisi and arrived at 06:55. Ruben, a good friend who I had no...
Georgia

Night out in Tbilisi

We had a lovely night out with Miranda and old friend who I had not seen for more than ten years. It was good to catch u...
Turkey

Menengic coffee

Menengic coffee is a popular coffee in the south-east of Turkey and is made from the seeds of the menengic tree. Menengi...
Turkey

First full day in Turkey

Eating lahmacun - Turkish pizza and visiting Ephesus.
Turkey

First breakfast in Turkey

I had been looking forward to my first Turkish breakfast and I was absolutely not disappointed!
England

Our time in England

The beginning of our year off was spent in England catching up with family and friends