30 July Singapore

The journey begins. We were stung for excess baggage for $60 per case. Lesson learnt make 1 case heavy & the other within the limit as 1 kg over is still $60.
Great seats on the plane with more than 2Read more
The journey begins. We were stung for excess baggage for $60 per case. Lesson learnt make 1 case heavy & the other within the limit as 1 kg over is still $60.
Great seats on the plane with more than 2Read more
Spent some time at the pool & caught a bit of sun. Then headed out to our Singapore free walking tour & learnt lots of history about Singapore. Unfortunately towards the end the heavens opened &Read more
Headed to Gardens by the Bay for the day went up the Super tree observatory & walked the Skywalk. Let Jeff have a nana nap in the shade for a while. Did the laser light show at Marina Sands & theRead more
Ticked off our bucket list with High Tea at Raffles Hotel. Lovely once in a life time experience (mainly due to the price). Returned to our hotel to play the packing shuffle only to discover whenRead more
Left Singapore & 11 hours later arrived in Istanbul for 2 hours then 1 1/2 hours on to Athens. Settled into our hotel only to find the toilet leaked all over the floor especially when sitting on it.Read more
Walked to the Presidential Mansion to see the changing of the guard- think we missed the main event but felt sorry for the poor guys in the heat about 37 degrees. Headed back to the hotel to catch upRead more
Took the cable car to the highest point in Athens for some amazing views. Spent the afternoon catching up on some chores & at the pool before meeting the group on our greece globus tour for drinks.
Our tour took us to the Acropolis we made it to the top - probably once in a life time as thousands of people go through it each day so the crowds are huge.
Also saw the 1st Olympic stadium built outRead more
We left Athens today, our 1st stop was Corinth Canal before the canal was built a roller system was in place to roll the ships across the land & back into the water the canal is 6km long 23m wide &Read more
Traveled to Olympia & visited all the artifacts in the museum of the Temple of Zeus. Then walked around the massive area of the excavation. Saw the spot where the Olympic flame is lit & the originalRead more