Solo journey in Germany marks a series of firsts for female travel-lover

The Alpsee Lake in the Bavarian Alps in Germany. PHOTO: REBECCA RACHEL WONG
The Old Town of Munich from the top of St. Peter's Church in Germany. PHOTO: REBECCA RACHEL WONG
The beautiful Eibsee lake at the bottom of the Zugspitze in Germany. PHOTO: REBECCA RACHEL WONG
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MUNICH - Days before my flight to Germany, I was tossing and turning in bed, thinking about my first flight since the start of the pandemic.

I was flying to Singapore's first approved destination under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) scheme. Like most Singaporeans, I had not travelled in almost two years.

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