If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it ..... Where else could you see Batman, Darth Vader, a Transformer, Jack Sparrow, Homer Simpson or Elmo casually walking down the road? Or indeed, guys with signs such as "I need $50 for a hooker - why lie?". Yes it's Las Vegas. People generally love it or hate it. Personally, I love it - it's one of my favourite places on the planet. Vegas feels like home territory having been here a before a couple of time...

$50 bill! $50 bill! Who likes the Goonies?! Anyway, greetings from Waikiki beach in Hawaii, where my tan is coming along nicely. We have enjoyed a rather splendid few days exploring Honolulu, relaxing on the beach, deepening our love for one another, shopping and well, duetting on "Everyday People" by Arrested Development - as you do. We climbed Diamond Head on Wednesday which affords panoramic views of Waikiki. It was about a mile and a half walk up and at th...

Aloha! It's in the high 70s, there are bad flowery shirts everywhere and everyone is saying "Aloha". Yes - we're in Honolulu. We've always wanted to visit Hawaii and so have been looking forward to this part of the trip for a while. It's also good to be back in the good 'ol U S of A. Still takes some beating in my view. The flight from Auckland went quickly although it was a bumpy ride at times. We gained a day as we crossed the international date line and Hot...

Meet Nicola Ellis aka Sideshow Bob I need to clarify something. Nicola has told me that some of you asked about the Sideshow Bob reference. Well, I think Nicola shares a few characteristics with Sideshow. What do I mean? Is she an evil genius who wants to kill someone though fiendish, devilish means? Erm no. Does she have massive feet? Erm, yes a little bit. Does she have a huge, sprouting curly bonce? YES! If Nicola is Sideshow, I'm still trying to figure out...

We're a long way from home Toto ... Just over 11,000 miles to be exact, in the "City of Sails" aka Auckland. We arrived late on Wednesday night/early hours of Thursday morning and spent our first full day walking the city. Auckland is a pretty unremarkable city in itself but is relatively compact, with the usual skyscrapers. However, it does possess lots of natural harbours full of sailing boats and dock areas which have now been converted for leisure use. It is...