Whilst Jackie loves the more aesthetic things of life, which I do too, she writes about it in a much better way than me so I have to find something that is more up my street. Hooters, have hit the forefront here but I hasten to add that they are the car horn type which dominate life in Southern Asia! As you know, I love cycling and anything to do with it, but I also have a love of motorbikes and cars, so it is fairly natural for me to have taken an interest as w...

Well - here we are in Sri Lanka. Jeff and I had talked about coming here for years . The intention was always to go with Dina and Senani, unfortunately that was not to be, so now we find ourselves here, meeting up with Dina for Tour 2 next week. Our first two nights were spent in Colombo in a small hotel behind the Kuwait Embassy and very close to Independence Arcade. A perfect place for shopping, that is if you can buy anything ........and food. Our exploring ...