Holodeck

Sleep was good. Mmmmm… Wasn’t even perturbed by having to share it with Will. This morning’s venture was Singapore Zoo – breakfasting with Orang Utangs, followed by a leisurely tour and whatever took our fancy. Our fantastic hosts, Matt and Delph, had arranged for us to eat curry, noodles, Kimchee and fruit, whilst watching Orang [...]

Ou record run to the airport was somewhat called to a halt by the Australian family in the queue who refused to accept that ‘Internet Check-in’ was for people who had already checked in on the internet. Just to add insult to injury, they were carrying double the accepted luggage limit. I hope they were [...]

There’s a palpable level of excitement in the house, as the Christmas Tree has now been taken outside, the bags are packed and waiting by the door and Yos, the school bear, now has a passport and photo. No smiling, of course. Ant has been fantastic, coping with my obtuse packing methods, my absolute ignorance [...]

22.48 on Friday evening. All suitcases packed. Have checked in (online, of course) and already know which movies I’m going to watch. See you in Singapore…

It’s 23.39, I’m quite pissed and haven’t started to pack yet. But I have arranged for a lift to the airport, so all is well.

Many thanks for your comments. All 2 of them. Anyway, advice has been heeded (thanks, Anthony) and we’ll be whale-watching and swimming with dolphins in Akaroa instead of Kaikora.Rest of the trip involves the usual – volcanoes, glow worms, wine and great scenery. All thanks to the NZ Tourist Board map, a fantastic interactive flash [...]

14 days to go to Christmas; 18 days until we leave. And now I start the proper research.The challenge is this: how to create a trip that is enjoyable, educational and meets the needs of a 6 year old boy, a 34 year old man, and family? An interesting quandary indeed.So here are some of [...]