New York, New York! We settled in to our little hostel near Central Park, had a bagel for breafast and hit the city! Mixed reactions to NYC in some ways - we loved the life, the diversity, the famous places...but on the other hand it was a slight let down. We enjoyed sightseeing and packed a lot in, but in between the glitzy places were a lot of very shabby sights in high profile places. Soho was just nasty, couldn't imagine any celebrities wanting to shop th...

Yes, avid readers, try to contain your excitement a little longer for we are still in Swansea enjoying its rich and varied Welsh wildlife...but only for another month or so! Very excited to have 10 working days left in work, and then FREEEEEDDOOOMMMM!! Freedom will no doubt be followed closely by major panic and some frantic DIY as we try to finish off the house for renting, and then head off across the border and north to England (oh so far away!), hopefu...