A change in latitude, does wonders to my attitude.

Singapore celebrated 53 years old of nationhood a month ago. To celebrate, I decided to give myself a treat : travelling Premium Economy class with Singapore Airlines. I liked the Priority check-in and boarding, plus the coveted Priority tag on the baggage which spelled quicker baggage retrieval. I used the " Book the Cook" which is a pre-flight meal selection offered on Business Class.  Making sense ( cents ) of two times more expensive ticket compared to Economy class. I have to say the menu options weren't terribly exciting and the food quality was mediocre to say the least. If only SIA was more generous with the seat pitch and seat width. On the A-350, the personal space was a bit tighter than on the A-380 window seat. On top of that, I like flat beds, hence a recliner was just impossible to get me to sleep. My biggest gripe was having to share toilets in the Economy cabin when you have paid a premium ticket to be seated just behind Business class. Inflight se

Scandinavia: That name is so familiar, in part because we grew up with IKEA and the Swedish meat balls. There is also my all time breakfast favourite of Danish pastries or Danish, which the Danish call Austrian bread, which is its true origin. Norwegian salmon,  ABBA, Royal Copenhagen porcelain and the list goes on.. I was really looking forward to Copenhagen especially since I would be catching up with my childhood buddy, Jalmit who has since 1992 sunk her roots in Denmark and raised her family there. NOMA, the much touted restaurant, was closed reported Jalmit and so that fell out of my list. Instead we would eat Danish ice cream in the park, hot dog at Tivoli and an (organic ) Smorgasbord lunch in one of Nyhavn's many restaurants. Yes, Jalmit is into organic meats and vegetables.. even though the prices of things and food produce is 2.5 times higher than the OECD average. After a three hour flight from Kyiv to Copenhagen ( CPH ), I landed in Copenhagen Airpo