Philip Pines So we have finally arrived in Boracay, a place that Robyn has been on at us to visit since we breathed the words South East Asia. We have been in the Philippines for two weeks now and despite the fact we are here in the rainy season we have loved it. Our first stop off was in Manila and we hadn't heard a good word about the city. We stayed in a hostel in the centre and the reports were pretty accurate. It was dirty, overcrowded and smelly but ...

Best exit from Oz Robyn and Adam had work during the weekend so we arranged to meet Lorraine. we all went over for the evening to have a lovely BBQ and some drinks. those of you who know robyn understand that some drinks usually means she is pretty wasted! we had great fun catching up and sharing stories and it was great to meet Lorraine's fiancée. The next morning Lorraine was taking us mountain biking. We borrowed their very top quality equipment and aft...

Wine, wine, wine and port Robyn and Adam managed to get another day off and we got up early to ensure we got to Margaret river as soon as possible to begin wine tasting. After a quick stop not to get a pie we were in Margaret river by 9:58 and tasting our first wine at 10:00! The first part of the day was a bit of whirlwind of lots of amazing wineries, chocolate factories and a cheese tasting. Some highlights include James taking so much chocolate he has to h...

Robyn and Adam managed to get another day off and we got up early to ensure we got to Margaret river as soon as possible to begin wine tasting. After a quick stop not to get a pie we were in Margaret river by 9:58 and tasting our first wine at 10:00! The first part of the day was a bit of whirlwind of lots of amazing wineries, chocolate factories and a cheese tasting. Some highlights include James taking so much chocolate he has to hold his hand over the air...

Lions Tour Today was pretty uneventful but the evening was one James will never forget!! We had tickets to a tour game of the lions versus western force. James has been excited since we got the tickets and it was finally here. Robyn dropped us at the stadium and there was already a great atmosphere. We got a bratwurst-very British and found our seats. We had good seats and it wasn't long before the players came out for a pre-match warm up. It was a good gam...