ausjackaroo sailing: Prague to Adelaide

We flew from Prague to Heathrow in economy which worked out to be less onerous than I had expected. Transit through the terminals in Heathrow proved to be a long distance foot race to get to our departure gate but we got there with only a couple minutes to spare, a shame as we missed out on Business Class Departure Lounge treats. We did not despair as we were soon on the plane sipping Singapore Slings! Yeh....Business Class..what a treat! Only problem is the cost, but for this long haul we considered the fact I had won the holiday, so we were in a position to upgrade.

After spending a comfortable overnight flight we arrived in Singapore ready and fresh for our overnight stay. Whilst we were in Singapore we caught up with two lovely couples we had travelled with us from Paris to Prague. They too were breaking their return flight. Unfortunately our stay in Singapore was marred by the smoke haze which had blown across from forest burn-offs in Java. We both had head colds, but DH decided to stay indoors in the airconditioning to help avoid the smoke.

Our economy flight back from Singapore left around midnight, landing in Adelaide in the morning. After our last flight, this was a real reality check for us. I can never sleep on our international flights however if there is a plus, I get to catch-up on the latest movies.

The head colds we caught on the river ship lingered a couple of weeks after arriving home. It is a real curse for travellers, adding jet lag compounds our lethagy.

What a fantastic holiday we had, even taking into account our head colds. The lovely travelling companions we met made our holiday even more special. It is a pity we all live so far away from each other, it's just not fair! Even the stranded river ship didn't discourage our holiday.