Random Tirana, Albania

Nothing significant but this is the final post on Tirana, Albania from my visit from April/May, 2018.

A Traditional House Visit and Lunching in Berat

A visit to the 18th-century traditional house turned into an ethnographic museum where the kind guide is a direct descendant of the original family that owned the Berat-Albania house. A relaxing lunch followed (at a different location).

From May 1, 2018.

A Coffee Stop in Berat, Albania

Lovely time spent while exploring the town of Berat in Albania with a very warm welcome from a local coffee-souvenir shop lady.

From May 1, 2018.

Visting Berat, Albania, a World Heritage Site

Perched on a hill with interesting architecture, Berat is a cute charming village.

Visited on May 1, 2018.

Walking in the Town of Chablis 5

After some early wine tasting, went out for a walk during my final morning in the lovely town of Chablis, covering the rather bare winter vineyards. Totally worth walking uphill though.

Happened on February 12, 2018.

Walking in the Town of Chablis 4

After lunch, pre-dinner walk continues in Chablis.

Happened on February 11, 2018.

Arriving in Dunedin, New Zealand

The last leg of our Queenstown-Dunedin road trip. Loved the sheep herds along the way, our apartment hotel in Dunedin was great (no pix except for the police station next to us which made us feel, um, safe? – they had prison cells ^^), returned car, did grocery shopping. Yet another hilly New Zealand city.

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Happened on January 4, 2018.

A Coffee Stop Before Reaching Dunedin

I had done some research before we set off on our New Zealand South Island road trip from Queenstown to Dunedin but except for the lunch stop in Clyde, I didn’t really know if we were going to make any other stops along the way. The fast-paced driving (at 100 kph which is much faster than what we are used to in Japan) however was wearing me out so we turned off at a rest area and found this cute cafe (unrelated to the rest area) in even a smaller village than the first one.

Happened on January 4, 2018.

Passing Through Clyde, Central Otago, New Zealand

We had our lunch stop (and I did some souvenir shopping) in Clyde, a cute little town in Central Otago, New Zealand during our trip between Queenstown and Dunedin.

Happened on January 4, 2018.

Areas Around Chiangrai, Thailand

Exploring the surrounding areas of Chiangrai, Thailand on a group tour, hitting the rather touristy Longneck Karen Village, the Choui Fong Tea Plantation, and the “Monkey Temple”, lunching along the way, all on our way to the “Golden Triangle”.