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Just under two weeks and it's "Hello World" once again"!
Packing started , money ready and documents being sorted.
First stop Melbourne (from little ol' Tassie) then Singapore, Dubai & the United Czytaj więcej
Just under two weeks and it's "Hello World" once again"!
Packing started , money ready and documents being sorted.
First stop Melbourne (from little ol' Tassie) then Singapore, Dubai & the United Czytaj więcej
Definitely the highlight so far!! Singapore wants to be known not for the garden in the city but as the city within a garden. These gardens are truly amazing.
The Cloud Forest, with it's 35m Czytaj więcej
Staying at the InterContinental Hotel - a beautiful Colonial-style hotel with excellent service and amenities.
Went to the Peranakan Museum yesterday and it's well worth a visit. The Peranakan are a Czytaj więcej
Caught the MRT to Marina Bay - a very easy way of travelling around - ultra clean and modern - very impressive. Marina Bay Sands is mind-blowingly
massive and the view from the top is worth the Czytaj więcej
The Flower Dome has gardens from the Mediterranean and sub-tropical regions. Lots of Kangaroo Paw from Oz, enormous palms and olive trees thousands of years old. As well as amazing orchids and Czytaj więcej
The most striking structures in the gardens are the Supertrees - vertical plantings on enormous stylised trees throughout the gardens. Each night they are illuminated for a sound and light show. Czytaj więcej
Last day here. Opted for late checkout due to late flight so weve just been taking it easy and looking around. Walked to Arab Street for some more silk and on the way we came across the magnificent Czytaj więcej
Waiting to leave Dubai Airport after the circus of arriving last night having spent 35 minutes in a holding pattern over Dubai, catching a bus to the terminal from the furthest bay and trying to find Czytaj więcej
Finally landed in the United States and boy are we glad to be back here!! (Particularly glad to be here safe and sound,having seen on the news on the plane that Iceland had declared a red alert for Czytaj więcej
Arrived safely. Good flight on a smaller plane than we'd been used to (carries about 50 people). Wonderful to see Norman and Sue again.