Looking back now

Unwanted Tourists

Tourists are not guests. I mentioned in my blog post 'Gentle Gaze' that finding the right balance between tour

2023/09/11 18:21

Imbalance

While maintaining left-right balance is crucial for running, I have a challenge when standing on one leg: my body can be

2023/08/29 14:04

Sargassum

It really turned into a terrible event. In recent years, a large amount of seaweed has washed up on the sandy beaches of

2023/06/09 18:06

Amazing Auguste Rodin

Moore on Auguste Rodin won the Derby at Epsom Downs Racecourse. The neck and neck race at the final stretch with King of

2023/06/05 07:43

Clear Up

While it may not seem like a noteworthy topic... I finished a full marathon race in just 3h 40m, which means I could be

2023/04/03 10:48

ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a free online human-chat dialogue service powered by artificial intelligence and based on Reinforcement Learn

2023/01/10 11:57

Croatia Joined Schengen

Croatia began to use the currency of the Euro and joined the Schengen zone. I already wrote about the country joining th

2023/01/06 14:22

Update

When thinking of travel in terms of aphorisms, the ones that come to mind are 'Seeing is believing' and '

2022/10/30 18:05

Kukur Tihar

Kukur Tihar is a festival celebrating dogs in Kathmandu, Nepal. Dog worship in Nepal originates from Hindu mythology. Do

2022/10/28 21:11

Thoracic Spine

My groin pain in the right leg is getting better, while a new pain has appeared in the left shoulder. It is typical froz

2022/10/15 23:56

Hydrogen Trains

The world's first hydrogen railway was inaugurated in Germany. The hydrogen trains, produced by the French company

2022/09/22 23:15

Slow Train to Portbou

Reading the railway article about Portbou made me nostalgic. I had taken the same route as the article in 1999 on an ove

2022/09/15 20:59

Jean-Luc Godard

As I have written in a previous post, I watched Pierrot Le Fou in a small cinema focusing on classic films when I was a

2022/09/14 22:31

Baltic States’ Decisions

Sri Lanka recently defaulted. One of the causes has been attributed to the Chinese debt trap. Anyway, I travelled to the

2022/08/15 15:28

Massage Guns

Curiously, my pain in the groin moved to the buttocks after running a full marathon in April. It was good that the dull

2022/08/09 09:05

Awareness

I finished the mountaineering marathon race, my target for this summer. I enjoyed the race because I wasn't focused

2022/08/08 11:20

Etymology

It does not add up to me that the word "implement" has a verb meaning. When the word contains the suffix &quot

2022/06/09 08:54

Fehmarnbelt Tunnel

The Fehmarnbelt tunnel will connect Rødbyhavn on the Danish island of Loran to Puttgarden in northern Germany. Ferries o

2022/06/05 22:15

Real Reason She travelled

I watched the talk 'The real reason I travelled to 196 countries' by Cassie De Pecol on the TEDxMileHigh chann

2022/05/11 15:23

White Balance

Human eyes have a function called colour adaptation that adjusts for differences in colouration, allowing white to be se

2022/05/04 15:36

Muscles Relax

What got me thinking was my yoga instructor told me that I was too forced. It's not a mental problem, it's a p

2022/04/27 16:38

Think Over

This may be out of the blue, It is said that more and more films and animations are explaining too much these days. It i

2022/04/25 16:54

Brain runs?

Do marathons run on grit or mental strength? I will consider the link to the brain and running. What is the difference b

2022/04/20 15:52

Pheidippides’ paradox

I ran a full marathon race. I did not expect a two-year break, but this was my 44th full marathon race. As my groin pain

2022/04/20 08:35

Yangon boycott

All Myanmarese refrained from Thingyan - the Yangon New Year Water Festival, to resist military dictatorship. I hope the

2022/04/16 17:21

Out of focus

When it comes to taking photos, most people probably imagine mobile phones these days. As the cameras have automatic set

2022/04/13 17:14

Winter is over

I do not always have a twisted perspective, but I try to look at spring from a different angle this time. When I was a u

2022/04/11 23:34

Attachment

In yoga philosophy, we find the teaching of 'Aparigraha' (non-attachment). It is sometimes translated as non-p

2022/04/07 11:08

Glimpse of streets

I like to gaze at streets from cafes. It is getting darker earlier with the arrival of a busy December, and people are w

2021/12/30 08:40

Sweat and chill

My groin pain is not still completely healed, but I ran a half marathon last month. It has been two years since I have t

2021/12/01 12:56

New version of TGV

French President Emmanuel Macron announced at Paris' Gare de Lyon that a new version of TGV will be released until

2021/09/17 12:53

Protected: Night Train

French startup company launches night train business as part of addressing climate change. They plan to make sleeper tra

2021/09/17 08:43

Jean-Paul Belmondo

On a melting summer day, when I was a postgraduate student, I watched Pierrot Le Fou in a small cinema focusing on class

2021/09/08 23:09

You’ve Got Mail ~ 4

I finally reached the end of the film. It was a bit harder for me than I thought. There are a lot of unfamiliar words, and ...

2021/08/28 09:08

You’ve Got Mail ~ 3

15. Watching Frank's Interviewintegrity > the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be ri

2021/08/24 09:01

You’ve Got Mail ~ 2

I continue to watch You've Got Mail to practise my listening skills, but there are so many words I don't know that I may not be learning ...

2021/08/13 09:04

You’ve Got Mail ~ 1

I have started to learn listening comprehension in English. I watch the film "You've Got Mail" as material. I like this film ...

2021/08/09 20:33

Travel essentials

I have previously posted about my camera and I will list some other items that are indispensable for travel.First, a cam

2021/08/01 15:39

Etymology of tea

I had read a topic about the origin of the words chai and tea in a certain book before and happened to find a similar ar

2021/06/29 12:59

Debt traps

In personal cases, it is common for people to be caught up in a vicious cycle of debt servitude, trapped by loan sharks.

2021/06/24 08:50

Majority fear

If you think of a problem between majority and minority, it common to focus on the resentment, anxiety, isolation and fe

2021/06/19 07:53

Taste triggers

A blog listing the dishes led me to discover some slightly disappointing news about a curry restaurant in Cambridge. The

2021/06/16 08:48

Tasty cuisines

While I was writing a blog about foods, I happened to come across an article on The world's 50 best foods. There wa

2021/06/15 14:19

Gulyás

When I travelled to Budapest, Hungary, I had the famous cuisine gulyás, a beef and potato soup. I liked it so much that

2021/06/15 09:00

Memorable Dishes

I have eaten various excellent foods around the world. Among them, the potato dish served with the Wiener schnitzel I ha

2021/06/13 16:01

Resisting Flattery

I visited Hungary in 2007, shortly after it joined the EU. Budapest was a fantastic place with solid buildings. Hungary

2021/06/10 10:16

Hybrid Bike

It's been a while since I last bought a bike. If I would like to wander around my place or to take exercise alone,

2021/06/09 17:37

Shocking Snowfall

Dettori on Snowfall won the Oaks handily with a record 16 lengths at Epsom Downs Racecourse. The horses behind her seeme

2021/06/05 09:10

Pro-EU won in Moldova

In Moldova, where I just travelled in 2019, a pro-EU candidate won the presidential election against a pro-Russian candi

2021/03/15 10:12

The complex Hagia Sophia

Unfortunately, the Turkish president Erdogan announced that he wants to turn Hagia Sophia into an Islamic mosque again.T

2021/03/14 13:39

Patient

With no major marathons being held for some time, and in top of that, my groin injury has not healed well, it's har

2021/01/03 00:17

Dual Currency in Cuba

The Cuban government has decided to abandon the dual currency system. There are now two currencies in Cuba, one for fore

2020/12/18 10:32

Not powerless

The liberal arts are academic programmes with their origins in Greek and Roman philosophy. It refers to "the manner

2020/11/30 14:39

Diego Maradona

Maradona has passed away. I am very sad.I watched him play in the 1986 Mexico World Cup on TV, when I was in elementary

2020/11/28 10:11

Pro-EU won in Moldova

In Moldova, where I just travelled in 2019, a pro-EU candidate won the presidential election against a pro-Russian candi

2020/11/18 10:12

Belarusian protests

In Belarus, where I just travelled in 2019, demonstrations protesting against the re-election of President Lukashenko ha

2020/11/17 13:39

Chill Donald

It makes sense. I can't get enough of this sense of humor.Greta succeeded in getting revenge on Trump by recycling

2020/11/07 22:33

Insta360 GO

I recently got a device that makes running fun. It's an action camera called "Insta360 GO". An action cam

2020/09/19 14:13

DeepL

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2020/03/31 10:27

Renovation of Paris

I recently watched a TV program related to the renovation of Paris. l like Paris very much and I have been there many t

2020/01/27 10:20

Take one step forward

Even though the next marathon race is approaching and I have to practice, I can't get into the right mood. Neverthe

2020/01/26 21:47

Tunis-Malta-Italy

Tunisia (Tunis, Sidi-Bou-Said)MaltaItaly (Catania, Napoli, Roma, Bologna, Venezia)Vatican CitySan Marino

2020/01/11 10:50

Alsace

France (Strasbourg, Colmar, Kientzheim, Kaysersberg, Lyon, Paris)

2019/12/25 18:53

New Zealand

New Zealand (Christchurch, Te Anau, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Mount Cook, Auckland)Singapore

2019/12/25 18:41

Hong kong

Hong KongMacau

2019/12/25 18:38

Pavia – Milano

Italy (Pavia, Milano, Bergamo)

2019/12/25 18:36

New York – San Francisco

United States (Miami, New York, San Francisco)

2019/12/25 18:07

Philippines – Seoul

Philippines (Manila, Mactan, Cebu)South Korea (Seoul)

2019/12/25 18:05

Noida – London

India (Noida, Delhi)United Kingdom (London)

2019/12/25 17:55

Cuba – Mexico

Mexico (Cancun)Cuba (Habana)

2019/12/25 17:53

Pavia – London – Switzerland

Italy (Torino, Genova, Pavia, Milano)United Kingdom (London) Switzerland (Bern, Basel, Zurich)

2019/12/25 17:50

New York

United States (Hoboken, New York)

2019/12/25 17:47

New Orleans

United States (New Orleans)

2019/12/25 16:39

Chicago

United States (Miami, Chicago)

2019/12/25 16:36

New York 4th

United States (Miami, New York)

2019/12/25 12:36

Benelux – Alsace

Netherlands (Amsterdam, Haag)Belgium (Antwerpen, Brussels)LuxembourgFrance (Strasbourg, Kaysersberg)Germany (Heidelberg)

2019/12/23 18:13

China

China (Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Shanghai, Zhouzhuang)

2019/12/23 13:55

Balkans1

Turkey (Istanbul)Bulgaria (Sophia)Serbia (Beograd)MacedoniaGreece (Thessaloniki, Athens, Marathon, Sounion)

2019/12/22 12:32

Indonesia – KL

Indonesia (Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Borobudur, Prambanan)Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

2019/12/22 11:17

Croatia – Slovenia

Croatia (Zagreb)Slovenia (Ljubljana, Postojnska)Austria (Salzburg)Germany (Regensburg, Nurnberg, München)

2019/12/22 08:30

Central Europe

Germany (Berlin, Dresden)Czech (Prague)Poland (Krakow, Oswiecim)Slovakia (Bratislava)Hungary (Budapest)

2019/12/21 19:00

Morocco – Ceuta

MoroccoThe moment I got off a plane, I was enveloped in hot air. Just starting walking in Casablanca, touts asked me abo

2019/12/21 18:51

Russia – China

Russia (Vladivostok, Ussuriysk, Grodekovo)China (Suifenhe, Haerbin, Changchun, Baishishan, Jilin)

2019/12/21 16:00

Vietnam

Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh, Hanoi, Hai Phong)

2019/12/21 07:59

Balkans2

Albania (Tirane, Shkodër, Muriqan)Montenegro (Bar, Kotor)Croatia (Dubrovnik)Bosnia and Herz. (Mostar, Sarajevo)Turkey (Istanbul)

2019/12/20 21:31

India – Nepal

IndiaAt New Delhi station, I was stopped by some locals, when I went through a gate. They said the train to Agra was can

2019/12/20 12:40

Scandinavia – Paris

Norway (Oslo)Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Helsingborg)Denmark (Helsingor, Copenhagen)Germany (Luebeck, Hamburg)France (Paris)

2019/12/20 07:33

Taiwan – HK

China (Xiamen, Shenzhen, Guangzhou)Taiwan (Kinmen Island, Taipei, Chiufen, Kaohsiung)Hong Kong

2019/12/19 14:25

Southeast Asia

Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh)Cambodia (Phnom Penh, Siem Reap)Thailand (Bangkok)Malaysia (KL)Singapore

2019/12/19 08:13

Sri Lanka

China (Shanghai)Sri Lanka (Colombo, Dambulla, Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya)

2019/12/18 13:27

Ireland – EU

Northern Ireland (Belfast)Ireland (Dublin)WalesEngland (London)France (Paris)Germany (Konstanz, Lindau)SwitzerlandAustria (Wien) Liechtenstein

2019/12/17 22:13

Basque – Andorra

Spain (Bilbao, Donostia – San Sebastián, Hondarribia, Barcelona)France (Bayonne, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Montpellier, Paris)Andorra

2019/12/17 19:16

Bria to release new album

Bria Skonberg released a new album "Nothing Never Happens" on 1 November 2019. She is a trumpeter, as well as

2019/11/14 21:22

Synthetic insulated jacket

I bought a winter jacket at MILLET for a trip for New Year's. This jacket is an insulated jacket, and it has recen

2019/11/13 21:18

Smartphone

Smartphones are essential among people who have used it since they can remember. It might be a part of their body. On t

2019/11/09 21:10

Bad posture

The dog in the front cover picture in NY was sitting properly on a chair. Meanwhile when it comes to me, I was worried t

2019/11/05 21:03

Camera

Camera! I absolutely love bringing my camera while travelling. I’m using a compact digital camera now. I don't really like to use a smartphone to take photo

2019/10/10 20:56

Kiss Me, Kate

As my trip to NY was a bonus, I hadn't booked any ticket yet. I was torn between Kiss Me, Kate and The Prom, but I saw Kiss Me, Kate by following my heart. I d

2019/05/16 20:50

Vinyasa Yoga

I'm crazy about yoga. I've been doing yoga for the past five years. Although my first motivation was regainin

2019/05/03 20:31

Sad incident in Sri Lanka

I don't want to write this note. Sri Lankan were very kind and friendly when I travelled there in 2017. I feel so familiar with them. I am sorry for the los

2019/04/22 16:49