Home. In a country that really is the lucky country, great beaches, safe streets, 4 seasons, open spaces, good roads......shall I continue?? We had an absolute ball, spent more than we planned, but don't regret any of it. I hope the kids remember this trip for the rest of their lives, they may not remember the historical facts, but I hope they take out of it a greater appreciation for how big and wonderful the world really is. And I hope they won't be afraid t...

Singapore is a strange place, it's a country only 6 times larger than Phillip island, with the same population as Victoria. Orchard rd has shopping centers on it's full length, each 5 stories above ground and three below ground. Imagine chadstone, northland, eastlands, southland, and 20 others all next to each other on the same street. All with the same shops, and all full of winter clothes (but the temperature doesn't drop below 30 degrees here .......surely th...

Dear god, thank you for giving us 6 weeks of perfect weather, blue skies and only one day of rain in england. I understand it must have been hard work, by the amount of rain you had been holding onto for that time, that you had to let loose on Athens as soon as we hopped into the cab on the way to the airport. After an extremely bumpy ride out of athens we eventually arrived in singapore.(11 hours)......... Singapore airport I love you. Off the plane, use the t...

Back in seedy Athens, but staying in the plaka at the base of the Parthenon.,... Which is actually quite nice. Found the antiques flea market this morning which was fantastic at 7.30am, but by the time michelle and the kids came back with me at 9.30 it was thick with Greek men all seemingly smoking two cigarettes and a pipe each. The air was almost unbreathable, and by 9.30 all the non- antiques sellers had arrived selling hard porn DVDs on the street. So before...

Well, after a morning stroll around Mykonos , we embarked on our ferry ride into Athens. An adventure that I pictured would be under blue sky and on calm waters. Soon after we left mykonos, the blue skies disappeared, and the large swell began. This was ok, but being stuck in front of Saturday afternoon Greek tv for Nearly 6 hours was unbearable. Imagine chances, bold and the beautiful, and sylvania waters rolled into one and spoken in the Greek language t...