Oh my God! I feel like I've stepped back 200 years - in every aspect. I've written a whole entry on Havana and a few lines on arriving here yeserday but the internet cafe I'm in has some kind of restrictions and I'm not able to access my usb or any kind of word document. Will try another cafe otherwise Cuba entries will have to wait until I hit Brazil where I assume it's a bit more forward! To make matters worse, email has shut down on me every time I've got in a...

Christmas Day - Hola Havana! Well, in the last 48 hours I have: - Developed a look not too dissimilar to a lobster having sat in Auckland marina wasting time (with no suncream on) for an hour waiting to go to the airport. Yeah, yeah, I know. Brit abroad. - Firmly established that the men in Auckland airport immigration are the friendliest and definitely the best looking in the world - Spent the majority of an 11 hour flight with swollen glands and a fever but...

Civilisation!! Finally, the day I've been waiting for - civilisation (even though it was just Auckland!). Once settled into my hostel (went for a private ensuite room though), first things first I went for a Burger King. Shameful I know but when you've been living off rice, sweet potatoes and no flavour for a month, you start to crave fastfood crap! Decided to treat myself to a slap up dinner so meandered on down to the marina and waterfront. Wish I'd discovered...

Turning into a Skunk! No, not because I've grown a bushy tail and started to emit a stink from my rear end (although I do really smell). I made the schoolboy error of glancing in a mirror in a shop last Friday in Port Vila. My hair is 2-tone! I'd forgotten what colour my natural hair is but don't remember it ever being that dark! Thank goodness I've managed to pre-book an appointment for Xmas Eve in Auckland pre-flight. So, Brae left us last Friday which was ...

Not much been happening over the last few days. The weather has turned and it's been windy and a bit rainy. The other night on the beach was miserable. We got there ok but walking back along the beach it started to pour down and we had to walk about 7 km in the pissing rain. The mud here is like cement so we were carrying extra kilos on our feet. AND, we didn't even see any turtles. Not funny. I've decided to leave Vanuatu early. I can't stand being this dirty a...