28 May 2018, Monday After just one night in Hamburg, it was time to move north to Copenhagen, the Scandinavian city and capital of Denmark. I had a light breakfast of croissant and coffee (€3.50 / S$5.70) at Generator hostel before checking out just before 9am. I then strolled over to Hamburg Hbf, which was […]
Category: Germany
The Grand Adventure: Day 27 – Germany (Dresden / Hamburg)
27 May 2018, Sunday It’s Day 27, time to move on to another city! After checking out of Kangaroo-Stop hostel bright and early at 6:05am, I walked to Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt and bought a single-trip ticket (€2.30 / S$3.74) for the S-Bahn ride to Dresden Hbf. I arrived way in advance, as usual, so I got […]
26 May 2018, Saturday I woke up this morning to unfamiliar surroundings. I found myself in a dorm room occupying the lower bunk of a double-decker bed. The floor was strewn with bags and shoes that I did not recognise. I looked around for mum and dad but only saw some strangers still snoozing away […]
The Grand Adventure: Day 25 – Czech Republic (Prague) / Germany (Dresden)
25 May 2018, Friday Today is D-Day. The day my solo adventure officially begins, as mum and dad will be flying home today, leaving me to carry on my journey alone. The feeling is bittersweet. After 25 days of travelling together, we have become so used to each other’s company and routines – in the […]
The Grand Adventure: Day 20 – Austria (Salzburg) / Germany (Berchtesgaden)
20 May 2018, Sunday For once, we started the day with a proper breakfast. This was our first hotel stay for the trip (as opposed to Airbnb apartments for the past 19 days), and it felt really good to be pampered with a buffet spread and freshly ground coffee for our first meal of the […]
Enchanting Europe Day 14 & 15: Munich / Singapore
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 10 November 2016] 11 December 2015, Friday It’s the last full day of our trip and we started it with a free walking tour, as recommended by our hotel’s receptionist. She told us that there are several companies offering […]
Enchanting Europe Day 13: Prague / Munich
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 9 November 2016] 10 December 2015, Thursday After two days in Prague, it was time to move on to the last stop of our Europe trip, Munich. This morning, we hired an Uber taxi to take us from our […]
Enchanting Europe Day 11: Berlin / Prague
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 23 October 2016] 8 December 2015, Tuesday After spending two days in Berlin, it’s time to move on to a new country and city – Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. For the commute to the train station, we […]
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 10 October 2016] 7 December 2015, Monday Today, we have a full day to explore Berlin. First up, we visited the Berlin Wall, or what’s left of it anyway. At around 9am, we left our apartment and walked to […]
Enchanting Europe Day 9: Manchester / Berlin
[The following post is from the archives of my In Search Of Incredible blog, originally published on 2 October 2016] 6 December 2015, Sunday After spending two days here, it’s time to say goodbye to Manchester and hello to Berlin. Our Airbnb host Jennifer had recommended us to take an Uber cab to the airport because […]