Recapping the highlights @ Clarke Quay, Singapore.
The fourteen hour flight from Zurich to Singapore was a breeze of a flight. Flying Singapore Airlines A380, I immersed myself with the onboard entertainment system and drinks, while Michelle...
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
Other than making watches it’s obvious the Swiss know how to party. Where most cities were recovering from the sore heads of New Years Eve parties the night before, Switzerland,...
Swiss Alps: Winter Wonderland
It is now two minutes til eight in the morning, the sun has barely risen, most of what I can see from my window is still shrouded in darkness. The...
Where Hope Lives
Despite the hangover, the castle tour was a nice way to end our stay in Munich on a lighter note. The tour consisted of a two hour high speed train...
Where hope goes to die
Ducking back across the border into Germany we spent the next few days in Munich. Our hotel, the ‘Royal’ was within walking distance from the main train station, which made...
Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh
It was so cold in Salzburg that even the Mannequins felt the chill! I didn’t know what to expect of Salzburg. Vienna had been a little bit of a disappointment...
Having a ‘Hoot’ in Budapest
Some nine hours after departing Nuremburg, Germany we arrived in Budapest. Divided by a river, Budapest is made up of two cultural influences; the society of Buda on one side...
The Fall of the Third Reich
The day we set out for our walking tour was also the morning after Berlins most significant snow fall so far this winter, and the days forecast promised a whole...
Irving Berlin
Currently three hours into a five hour train trip, leaving Berlin in the distance as we head south. I spent the first three hours continuing to read the Biography of...
Hamburg
Having rigged the bathroom hair dryer to remain on permanently to speed up the drying process of the wet washing it is aimed at, I thought I might take this...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
What Cologne lacks in tourist attractions it more than makes up for with Christmas markets. After a lengthy sleep in, having decided to take things a little slower in Cologne,...
The sirens of the red light district
Once again I find myself on a train travelling to a new country, in this case Cologne in Germany. We had a great three day stay in Amsterdam; doing various...
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