Sitting on the train in Sintra and waiting to travel into Lisbon for the day. Since leaving Toledo we have had wifi issues so it has been a pain keep the blog going. Seville was marvellous and our accommodation was in the middle of the old Jewish quarter with narrow alleyways backing onto the Alcazar and the Cathedral. This was wonderful once we were in the apartment but finding it and the four of us dragging our bags around and around in the 37 degrees tempera...

Bloody hell I spent an hour doing my blog entry catch up last night Pamplona to find out his morning that it had not saved. I am going to cheat and say what a wonderful ferry ride we had to the Netherlands followed by a not so good train journey to Amsterdam, a great 3 days except the stairs, or should I say ladders to our apartment, big drive day through the Netherlands, Belgium and France to make it to Spain. Yesterday we had a great day in Pamplona with our ...

Today was a day of traditions. Historical in the morning with a visit to Windsor Castle, and some Formula One tradition in the afternoon? Confused? Windsor Castle is a huge place with all of the state rooms having the pomp and ceremony you would expect. As one of the showcases of the British traditions it certainly delivers. Started by William the conqueror and then built on and occupied by all of the royalty since, it's history is amazing. You wander through S...

Here safe and sound and have hit the ground running. We checked in at our hotel at 8.30am after 30 hours travel time from Sydney and we were booked straight in. They must have smelled us and felt pity for the poor colonials. Nothing like a hot shower to get going again. We walked down the Thames and across the Tower bridge and then through the Burrough Markets for lunch. Buckingham palace in the afternoon and past Westminster. Early tea and to bed for a well nee...

Arrived safely at Singapore where thankfully we only have less than a 2 hour wait to be in the air again. Boy the A380's are a big aircraft. We were on the top deck and the bottom one is larger. After travelling with Singapore Airlines you will never go with anyone else. The service is impeccable. Well about another 12 to 13 hours on a plane and we will be in London. Our cricketers have flogged the poms in the 20 20 so I will remind them that we have moved on fr...