We left Sydney around 4pm to begin our mammoth trip home. A short 7.5 hour hop to Singapore. Staying awake on this leg to make the most of sleep later, the clock springs back 3 hours as we land in Singapore. We made the most of the stop over to shower & change in to pj's all the better to go straight to sleep on the final flight. The clock springs back a further 7 hours! A bite to eat & then as much sleep as possible - we managed around 5 hours of th...

Up early to catch some sunshine before we leave for the airport this afternoon. Next stop Sydney where we arrive at 5am to much cooler temperatures. Another busy day; Gardens by the Bay, two domes stuffed full of flowers & trees with huge waterfalls. The viewing canopy is a wobbly metal walkway, a bit hairy for Cinders! From there to my obsession, The Super Trees, another walkway at a ridiculous height from the ground! The trees are incredible, made of carb...

Another early morning by the pool, busy already, it's a 200m drop from the water's edge, not too easy to look down. A very busy day yesterday, meeting colleagues for a delicious dim sum, soup dumplings, custard tarts & the most divine dumplings with hot custard in the middle. From there to the Raffles Hotel, we avoided the $30 Singapore sling on advice but had a nice wander away from the many tourists! A short break by the pool after lunch & then to Chin...

After 13 and a half hours on an A380 we are here, it's hot, humid and very busy. Singapore is an amazing city from the luxury of our hotel to a short metro ride to the busy street markets. As I write I'm at the infinity pool perched at the very top of our hotel, it's a hair raising drop and I've not yet ventured to the edge! Meeting a work colleague for lunch & then to the Gardens by the Bay and the amazing Super Trees, like land of the Giants, Mr H will fe...