Back to Indonesia - Bali and Jawa Indonesia has been one of the favourite countries of the kids so far and we were all looking forward to going back, being at Melbourne airport I was thinking that it would be nice to once more leave westernised culture and head into the second part of our trip away. First up was 4 nights in the Conrad again booked with points to ease us back into travelling mode, lazing around the pool and eating out of the executive lounge was...

Back to Australia to catch up with old friends Sydney & Melbourne So far on this trip Australia has probably disappointed us the most. Don't get us wrong we have absolutely loved every day we have had here and enjoyed all the activities we have done but it just seemed to be missing something that we seem to get with the other countries we have been to, although we can't quite place our finger on it. We had already planned to come back to Australia to see S...

Travelling around the South Island, New Zealand Well the past 10 weeks have been packed with exploration, family time, laughter, a few tears and some tantrums. It's hard to believe that we have been here for such a long length of time and having a glimpse over photos we really have made the most of our time. We are so lucky to have been able to spend this long here and for me it's been amazing, emotional and reflective as its been the first time in over 20yrs ...

Picking up the bikes and doing the Otago Rail Trail, New Zealand The day after Glenorchy races we head down to Mosigel to visit Malcom and Rochelle, on the way we pause at the Kawarau Bungy, the kids are fascinated at the people throwing themselves off the bridge, but refuse to join in when we asked if they would like to do one despite the 10 year old limit. When we reached there the kids straight away jumped in and started playing together, Malcom was checking ...

Christmas and New Year in Queenstown with Edwinas family, New Zealand We were allowed to cook on Christmas eve, in the UK we always make a big thing of Christmas eve just like in my childhood, in Europe Christmas Eve is a big thing and sometimes celebrated more than Christmas day, for us we always have the same meal, when I was a child it was Pasta to start with eel if they could be found or anchovies if not, the main would consist of Baccala a salt cod dish tha...