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57. Singapore – Frankfurt – Hannover

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Sunday, March 31: Cloud with some sun

Stopover in Singapore was too short for any meaningful activity but once we were back on the plane, I was seated next to another passenger to my right, a German woman living in Australia, and the two seats to the left of me were free, so I grabbed the F seat before takeoff, so that we both had a pair of seats to ourselves. After dinner and a couple of bottles of wine I managed to sleep for about five hours and after waking took in Hitchcock, and in Pulp Fiction was surprised to find Julia Sweeney with a speaking role. Then it was time for breakfast. Had had a couple of nosebleeds along the way, but they were survivable. Continue reading →

0. Hannover – Frankfurt – Singapore

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Friday, February 1: Frankfurt: Rain and cold

I was up rather early and did one last washing machine load while stripping the bed and getting everything packed. Called into the language centre for brief farewells, then it was back without any lunch and I ended up throwing everything I could into the suitcase to weigh in at 23 kg. This time the laptop is in there, so it doesn’t have to be carted out of the rucksack each time at security. Continue reading →

Booking the Flights

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Last week’s goal was to book flights from somewhere close by (perhaps Frankfurt) to Auckland, with a week’s stopover before heading on to Christchurch and returning to Frankfurt from there. Continue reading →