📸 Went walkabout to the Gardens by the Bay this morning. This is before I melted and wilted in the heat!
Travel
💀 A night of horrendous jet lag means I’m horribly sleep-deprived this morning. Thankfully, Singapore has one or two coffee shops to keep me caffeinated…
📸 Gratuitous poolside selfie
📸 The sun has made an appearance here in Singapore. So it’s straight out to the pool to work on my tan. Absolutely loving this hotel so far!
📸 Just waking up in Singapore. Managed a very respectable six hours sleep.
✈️ Arrrived safely in Singapore. Now to get a taxi to the hotel, shower and get all the sleeps!
✈️ It’s my first time in Hong Kong so I was glued to the window on approach. What incredible views! Already planning a proper visit here, rather than just a layover.
✈️ A superb and comfortable flight with Finnair to Hong Kong. Aside from eating my own body weight, I got five hours sleep!
Now relaxing in the Cathay lounge, before our final flight: Singapore. Just had a wonderful (and much needed) shower, and then tucked into a wagyu beef burger.
📸 Enjoying the Finnair Executive Lounge in Helsinki Airport 🍾🥂🇫🇮
✈️ Arrived in Helsinki after a predictably lovely flight with Finnair.
Enjoyed a tasty dinner and some lovely bubbles on board. Now a couple of hours in the Finnair lounger before our next flight…
📸 Ready for take-off ✈️
✈️ Awaiting boarding for our next flight: Budapest to Helsinki.
💀 That 3am start is beginning to catch up with me… Plus the nearly 20,000 steps around Budapest. More Diet Coke required, before I fall asleep and miss my flight.
✈️ Enjoyed a lovely few hours in a very hot and sunny Budapest. My first visit to the city and I’ll definitely be back. Now back at the airport, waiting for our flight to Helsinki. Which I suspect might be a little bit cooler…
📸 Greetings from Budapest, where we’re sheltering from the heat and enjoying ice cold drinks by the Danube. First impressions: what an incredibly beautiful city!
📸 Next stop: Budapest ✈️
✈️ Considering airborne productivity
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
A brief layover at home before heading out after dinner to a local pub quiz. If I’m honest, I’d much prefer to stay in and get some more work done ahead of this weekend’s holidays. But I’ve agreed, so I’ll have to make the most of it. It’s a nice bunch of friends and it’s my first time attending this particular quiz. Plus, it was a nightmare finding a date and time that suited us all.✈️ So this time next week, we’ll be on final approach to the beautiful city of Singapore. I can’t wait to be back again - I have such fond memories (mostly food-related lol) of previous visits and always enjoy my time there. 🇸🇬 Busy checking out the menu options on my flight with Finnair.
📸 Arrived back in London, just in time to snap this skyline from the balcony.
📸 Enjoying one last tostada 0% beer here in the Sala VIP at Barcelona Airport. I love this stuff and wish I could find it in the UK.
📸 “Dealing with other people in the airport” face.
💡 New blog post: A relaxing interlude
This isn’t a ‘New Year, New Me’ announcement or anything. Just the stark realisation that I’ve for some work to do before I can feel comfortable in these shorts again.
☀️ Well, my break is nearly over. I’m all packed up, checked out and now relaxing at the hotel bar with my laptop and some delightfully chilled sparkling water. My taxi is booked for Barcelona Airport, after which it’s back to life in ‘normal mode’.
📸 It’s only 9:30pm local time, but I’m already contemplating getting into bed.
I’m full of dinner and have just been hit by the kind of delicious sleepiness you get after a day spent in the sunshine. Seeing as I’m flying home tomorrow, I don’t think one early night will kill me.
📸 Last night in Sitges. Back to the reality of London tomorrow.
But for now, the sun’s still shining, I’m still on holidays and there’s delicious food to be eaten.
📸 Enjoying my last full day here in Sitges.
Already thinking about where I’ll go for dinner later. Food is never far from my thoughts when I’m in Spain.
📸 Sitting down to order an early (by Spanish standards) dinner. But first, a bottle of this delicious alcohol-free beer. One of my favourites.
🏖️ On the beach this morning. My happy place. And surprisingly quiet…so far! Now to work on dealing with those pesky tan lines. 🍑
📸 I come to Sitges so regularly that they’ve named a bar after me!
☀️ Had to take a break from the sun! It’s 31C without a cloud in the sky. Back in my room to cool down, enjoy the AC and rehydrate!