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Our charming host Nicola prepared a simple breakfast for us this morning. He has two kids around the ages of Joel and Elizabeth. I asked him where he came from since he doesn’t live in Venice. He replied that he is authentic Venetian although he lives on the mainland as it isContinue Reading

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Although we woke early to catch our 10am train bounded for Milan, we ended up hopping on just before it left the platform. Yes it was another morning mad rush through the city and Theo was not fascinated by the precision of my itinerary. What I had not anticipated was the Nice trafficContinue Reading

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 I was actually quite sad to leave Arles because it held so much promise for a good R & R vacation but my travel plans did not leave room for changes. Yet I was also hopeful as the last three days had turned out quite well. Our itinerary for theContinue Reading

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Although I would have appreciated waking up later today since we need not rush, the sun was already shining brightly in the sky by 7am. The sky turned truly black only close to 10pm the day before, which was rather unnerving for me. Unwittingly, I realized how much impact sunlight actually has on our biologicalContinue Reading

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The start of our first full day in France came earlier than I wanted. Joel woke up at 5 am local time and couldn’t go back to sleep. After trying to catch a few more moments of rest, we finally dislodged our tired bodies from the bed at 6.30am. Between washing upContinue Reading

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It started with a dream 7 years ago. A dream to go to Italy which was crushed when I found out I was going to be a mother. A dream I dared not think about but somehow materialised thanks to the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. Singapore Airlines, among others, was having a promotion for their airfaresContinue Reading