So, our last day in Hong Kong. After much messing about, we've managed to book a flight home. It's a good job we've got an increased luggage allowance, because our bags are a lot heavier than when we started out! Even though we posted 6kg of gear back from Australia, the weight has crept back up, and we've been expecting 'excess luggage' charges on our last few flights. Each time we've put our hefty bags on the scales at check-in, we've expected an equally hefty ...

Well, our time in SE Asia is over, and we've had a great time. We're now in HK, and we've decided to come home early and give Japan a miss, due to the Earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown situation, we're such lightweights! The receptionist here almost got a smack, as when Sal told her we should have been flying to Osaka, she sneered 'well Osaka is quite safe actually'! She's obviously a stranger to the maxim 'the customer is always right', snooty cow! This hot...