What a day! We'd feared the Ascension Day public 'holy day' would cramp our plans. It spoiled my riding plans and made buying a stamp for Milla's postcard difficult but it also gave us a first hand experience of Danish leisure time. The weather turned on it's charms as well and you couldn't have asked for better conditions - cloudless blue skies and temps in the high teens. A day of fun for the kids was planned from the get go, but we also wanted to check out Freetown Christiana - a self proclaimed autonomous community. It was established in the 70's and grew out of a hippy ethos of each individual living their life with the community in mind. It also is the place to score soft drugs. I don't think the legal reality matches ... read more

I'm typing this from Copenhagen, but more about that later. Singapore still has some tales to tell. We planned a pretty low key day in preparation for our midnight flight and 12 hour mission. Couldn't resist another tilt at Toast Box and a bit more shopping. Deaks doubled up on the Milo with Milo Toast and a Milo Dinosaur and we adults hit the meal deals. Mine was an interesting combination of sweet kaya toast and hard boiled eggs but this combo seemed very popular. The girls was weirder still with soft boiled eggs - glad I dodged that one. Once again spent the afternoon relaxing by the pool. Well every one but me did. I'd read you can get your GST/VAT refunded at the airport but you need to provide your passport to the vendor ... read more

Days in transit rarely top the "best day of the trip" chart, but this one wasn't too bad. The excitement was palpable at the airport and all that pent up energy has no where to go when your cooped up in an economy class seat with ill fitting earphones for over 9 hours. There's alot for a 5 year old brain to deal with and while we definitely had our flashpoints, we made it and it's all worth it. It's great to get Asia back in the nostrils! The humidity, the fumes and the frangrant street food. We aborted the slowest moving taxi queue at Changi to tackle the MRT. With multiple changes we were impressed by the efficiency of the trains - never more than a 3 minute wait. Except for the lack of ticket ... read more

We leave in less than two weeks. All accom and travel is booked and paid for. Jules has booked high tea for us in London to celebrate her 40th in style but the rest is open to our whim. The countdown has begun in earnest!... read more