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Greece is the Fabulous Word! [12th - 24th Sept 2024]

Day 1 - Bristol to Mykonos "Rise and shine!" my alarm chirped at the ungodly hour of 3.30am. Eyes bleary and limbs protesting, we stumbled out of bed, fueled by the promise of Mykonos' sun-kissed shores. We were off on our travels again. It seems like ages!! A quick shower and a coffee and a tea later, we bundled our prepacked luggage (nicely organised as always!) and headed off through the pre-dawn streets to Bristol airport. Our 6am flight was mercifully on time, but the journey to Mykonos was far from straightforward. No direct flights meant a very quick change in Naples, switching airlines, and wrestling with carry-on luggage and having to retrieve and recheck-in the hold luggage. No time to hang about! Despite the fatigue, everything went smoothly. Until the second flight. Naples to Mykonos turned out to be the noisiest flight of our lives. Picture this: a plane packed with excited holidaymakers including a very excitable bridal party, the decibel level rising with ...

Southern France [22 May - 02 June 2024]

Day 1: Bristol - Marseilles We're off again - it seems so long since we were on a plane! Just a short two hour hop from Bristol to Marseilles to start a lovely 10 day trip around the region. After picking up the hire car from just outside the airport, we drove to the beautiful and unusual town of Roussillon. It's known for its ochre cliffs, which come in a variety of dramatic colours, ranging from ochre yellow to fiery red. These colourful cliffs are the result of millions of years of erosion, exposing layers of ochre-rich sand. The town sits upon these cliffs and you get the most spectacular views over the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. On our arrival, and after settling into our hotel, we took an evening stroll around the town. It was so quiet - like a ghost town! Nevertheless, its beauty shone through. For our evening meal, we enjoyed the most wonderful dishes at one of the town's most popular restaurants where the cuisine was definitely French thro...

Day #147 - Time to Come Home

Yesterday was technically our last day as today is the day we fly home. However, our flight isn't until 23:15 so we do have a full day still in Singapore, even if we have to be at the airport for a large part of it. So, after breakfast we packed everything up for the last time, weighed the suitcases and checked out of the room. The concierge was able to look after our bags as we headed back up to the rooftop pool after vacating the room, so that we could spend the middle of the day swimming, relaxing, having a drink and a snack (shared a burger) and most importantly, watching the last episode of True Blood (yes, we made it through all seven seasons!). As we sat there, precipice of "normal" life again getting closer and closer, we reflected some more on the countless sunrises, sunsets, and moments in between. We also have had to start dealing with issues back at home in preparation for our return (reinstating broadband, reinsuring the car etc.) which has been less fun to...

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