18th December - Back in the UK Back in the UK now, we both feel ready to burn the rucksacks and the majority of their contents.After visiting nine countries, eight of which we have never been to before, packed and un-packed at least 52 times and had 33 flights we are both a bit knackered.However, we are so lucky to have been able to experience so much.From seeing wonders of the world, fantastic scenery, meeting up with old friends and family and meeting new pe...

Seoul - Monday 14-17th December We spent three days checking out Seoul as a potential place to move on to as we know for sure that we won't be returning to Dubai.We met up with estate agents, talked to recruitment agents, Stephen met up with colleagues and Suz met some lovely expat ladies who offered to show her around.

Bangkok - Thursday 10th After trying to overcharge us for the hotel room (this is getting boring!) we flew back in to Ho Chi Min City where we bumped into James who we had met in Vietnam recently and then took our connecting flight to Bangkok.Yet again, through Tripadvisor we had booked a great hotel for a good price.In the evening we went out to sample the local bars which of course in true Bangkok style were full of ladies and lady-boys.Adam's apples and short...

HCMC - Wednesday 2nd After the orderly, charm and causal efficiency of Hong Kong, we took the flight back to Ho Chi Min City where yet again the taxi driver tried to rip us off by not using his meter.This time after a short argument we told him to stop and we got out of the taxi and luckily straight in to another one.It took us over an hour to get to the hotel as the traffic was so heavy and the taxi driver didn't even get out of 1st gear.Back in stress city and...

Hong Kong - Thursday 26th We stayed in an area called Sheung Wan, which is full of dried fish shops.There must be every type of fish possible including some very large dried shark fins and an unusual odour to go with them.There are so many high rise buildings crammed into every space, but our room on the 25th floor has great views over the harbour.We took the tram, in which Stephen had to bend double to get on, to go into the city centre.Clean and quite cosmopol...