When I was in Chiang Mai last year, my focus was mainly inside the old city walls. Seeing Thai temples for the first time, especially those ancient ones, was all consuming. This visit, my interest has strayed to the older neighbourhoods outside those walls. Particularly, to the beautiful traditional Thai Lanna houses. I see these …
A must for me while travelling to a new destination is always to visit a market. Having been in Osaka and seeing all that was available there, I was curious as to what I could find here. The bountiful Nishiki market in Kyoto was even better! Brief History As early as the year 782, fish …
I went to the little corner store on the day of my arrival in Nessebar and as expected, the prices were a little elevated. But I was able to gather a few things. Requiring a larger stock for the kitchen I searched for a bigger supermarket. There are a couple of Lidl’s but not close …
The longer I am travelling and booking accommodation, the clearer it becomes, just what kind of space works for me. I have had experience with two places now that were set up with the living area being shared by everyone, and only the bedroom and bathroom were private. While this does have its benefits, here …
During visits into Old Town in Plovdiv, I decided to purchase entry into some of the houses that have been turned into museums. I wrote posts on Klianti House and Stambolyan House. But by far, the most complete and heavily decorated of all, is the amazing Hindliyan House. Brief History Old Town is full of …
On the topic of accommodation again, I want to jot down some information about what I learned after booking my Airbnb rental in Rome. In a previous post, I listed the 5 features that I look for when renting a flat in a new destination. Because of the high costs of Rome, I was unable …
We all know that inflation has been a battle for almost everyone over the last year or so. It has hit particularly hard with the increased prices of food at the store. Each time I change destinations, I do a shop on the day of arrival, to stock the kitchen. Today I am recording 2 …
I haven’t posted about any logistics for travelling, so I thought I would sporadically cover some subjects in the next few months. Currently, I am in the process of deciding where I want to be roughly six months from now. So I have been looking for places to stay. Deciding how to choose travel accommodation …