Category: General

September 14, 2020

Scotland – A Dream Land

General, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland 1984, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Aldourie Castle, Ardfin, Ardverikie Estate, Ballater, Ballindalloch Castle, Balmoral Castle, Barcaldine Castle, Barnhill, Ben Navis, Braemar, Braemar Gathering, Cairngorms National Park, Caledonia Way, Castle of Mey, Ceilidh Barn, Craigowan Lodge, Cruden Bay, Dunkeld, Edinburgh, Elgin, Fort Augustus, Fort William, George Orwell, Glasgow, Glen Affric Estate, Glen Orchy, Glencoe, Glenfeshie, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Gloucestershire, Gordonstoun, Great Glen, Great Glen Way, Harry Potter, Hebrides, Hogwarts Express, Holyrood Week, Hugh Munro, Inner Hebrides, Inverness, Islay, J.K.Rowling, Jacobite train, Jimmie Macgregor, Jura House, Jura Island, K Foundation Burn a Million Quid, Killehuntly, Kingussie, Loch Creran, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Lundies House, Malt Whisky Trail, Moray, Moray Firth, Moray Speyside, Munro, Nessie, Outlander, Rick Steves, Royal Deeside, Royal Lochnagar Distillery, Scandi-Scot, Scotland, Slains Castle, Strathisla Distillery, Sutherland, The Balmoral Hotel Edinburgh, The Crown, The Elephant House, The Fife Arms, The Quadrangle, The Royal Mile, Walkers Shortbread 3 Comments

Scotland has always driven my interest. A noble, magical, mysterious land of a wonderful nature. As back as I could remember, I think of the enchanting scenes of ‘Braveheart’ -a […]

June 27, 2020

Niagara Falls

Films, General, Travel, Us/Canada Bernard Shaw, carillon, Cave of The Winds, Clifton hill, Clos Jordanne, Crowne Plaza Niagara, DiCamillo Bakery, Fort Erie, Fort George, Fort Niagara, General Brock, George Bailey, Haven Gillespie, Hornblower, Horseshoe Falls, ice wine, Inniskillin, Irish Harp Pub, Joseph Legace, Journey Behind The Falls, Lionel Newman, lord mayor, Maid of The Mist, Marilyn Monroe, Niagara, Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Ice Wine Festival, Niagara on the Lake, Nikola Tesla, Ontario, Peller Estates, Queen Charlotte Tea Room, Queen Victoria Park, Queenston, Rainbow Bridge, Rainbow Cabins, Rainbow Tower, Red Coach Inn, Reif Estates, Riverside Patio, Royal George Theater, Scenic Tunnels, Shaw Festival, Skylon, The Irish Harp Pub, The Prospect Point, Winter Festival of Lights 1 Comment

I have heard a lot about The Niagara Falls as probably most of you. The word ‘Niagara’ awakens an excitement and joy within me perhaps owing to the falls’ beauty […]

May 20, 2020

Charlie Chaplin – An Icon of Silence

Films, General, People 3623 Chaplin, A Countess from Hong Kong, A King in New York, A Woman of Paris, Chaplin's World, Charlie Chaplin, Chillon Castle, City Lights, Confiserie Zurcher, Gold Rush, Great Dictator, Keystone, Lady Gaga, Lake Geneva, Lavaux, Lavaux vineyards, Limelight, Manoir de Ban, Marlon Brando, Modern Times, Monsieur Verdoux, Montreux, Smile, Sophia Loren, The Kid, Together at Home, Tramp, Vaud, Vevey, Waterville 1 Comment

Charlie Chaplin … The man who showed the whole world that there is no need for words and yet it is possible to accomplish many things without them. When some […]

April 4, 2020

Before Trilogy-25th Anniversary of The Sweetest Film Series in Cinema History

Films, General Before Midnight, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before trilogy, Benaki Museum, Café Sperl, Christoph Wagner, Costa Navarino, David Jewell, Delusion Angel, Ethan Hawke, Gia Ena Tango, Haris Alexiou, Joan Leigh Fermor, Julie Delpy, Kardamili, Kardamyli, Kleines Café, Le Pure Café, Leigh Fermor House, Panmelys, Paris, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Richard Linklater, Shakespeare and Company, Toni Mörwald, Vienna, Westin Resort Costa Navarino No comments

When I read somewhere that this year was the 25th Anniversary of the film ‘Before Sunrise’ – the first film of the Before Trilogy- , it drew my interest. I […]

March 6, 2020

Glin Castle – A Dream Home and Hotel

General, People, Travel, UK / Scotland / Ireland archery, Black Knights, Carlene O'Connor, Catherine Fitzgerald, Colette, Desmond FitzGerald, Dominic West, falconry, fuchsia flower, Geraldines, Glin Castle, golf, Hillsborough Castle, Irish castles, Knight of Glin, Limerick, Murder at Irish Christmas, Murder in an Irish Bookshop, Murder in an Irish Pub, River Shannon, scavenger hunt, The Affair, The knights of Glin 1 Comment

I discovered Glin Castle in Winter 2018 issue of ‘Town&Country’ magazine. I was captivated by its beauty reflected in the photos in the magazine. The place seems extremely romantic and […]

February 25, 2020

Niseko, Japan

General, Japan, Travel Annupuri, Anthony Bourdain, Bang Bang Niseko, Bar Gyu+, Ground Pub Niseko, Hanyu, Hirafu, Hokkaido, izakaya, Japan, Karabina, karaoke, Karuizawa, Kutchan, Mount Yotei, Niseko, Niseko Brewing, No Reservations, onsen, Rakuichi, Sapporo, Snow Festival, Tatsuri Rai, Utaya, yakitori No comments

I had no intension to write this post, but the day after I wrote my previous post about Japan (‘Winter Scenes from Japan’), I came across an article in a […]