Harley and Anouk: Today we went to the Tower of London. We saw lots of old buildings and ruins. We saw where one of the kings lived and his throne. We saw the room that he died in, when he was stabbed with a knife while he was praying. Fact- One queen only ruled for 9 days before she was executed by her own husband. We went to the torture room, where people were tortured with stretching racks and hanging irons. It was creepy how they could pull people apart. Th...

Vikki: Well it's a "you al rite" greeting from us in the land of tea & biscuits. We've had a hearty welcome in London from family and are well settled in. The weather is around 14-20 so we are in jackets, jersey's and hats - such a change from Asia. Been catching up with different family members, the kids are a hit and are being spoilt rotten. Am loving the food & drink and finding it a lot cheaper than we had thought. It's so cheap, we are struggling to ...

Raj: We left Vietnam this morning and are back in Singapore for the third time, in transit with 6 hours to kill before our next flight (to London and the longest at 13.5 hours). We fare well Asia and head to UK/Europe (the main part of our trip). The 6 weeks since we left NZ has passed incredibly fast. It's been crazy and fun, and I think we'll find our way back to this side of the world one day. We are all now ready to move on. By the time we get to London,...

Raj & Vikki: Over the past 3 days we've been spoilt on a 5-star cruise in Halong Bay. This was the highlight of Asia and will no doubt be one of the most memorable parts of our trip. We only experienced a little of the bay which is 1,553 square kms and made up of dense clusters of 1969 monolithic islands mostly topped with thick jungle vegetation which rise spectacularly from the sea. We struck perfect conditions, met heaps of interesting people from diff...

Vikki: Following our overnight journey on the train we have arrived in Hanoi. The 12 1/2 hour trip, which arrived at 5.30am, was pretty much as expected, 4 smallish bunk beds in a small "suite" (yeah right), wobbling around most of the night in between trying to get patches of sleep, on dirty sheets. Mmmmm, again all part of the experience, and nothing a hot shower as soon as we got to our hotel couldn't fix. Glad to have done it to say we've tried all modes of t...