Thursday 8th Sept. Out for an early morning run - home in a cab after running 15kms and realising I was hopelessly lost and instead of being near to Sth Tottenham! I was 15kms away! Caught a Northern train to Harpenden for a pub lunch & to spend a pleasant few hours with more family and friends. Colin & Carolyn, Graeme & Lindy Clay. Old family photos and stories from the past made it an interesting day. The journey back was long - 2 hours instead of...

Arrived at Heathrow 2pm to be met by Craig (Vicki's brother) who had organised express train tickets for us - within an hour back to his house in South Tottenham (5 minutes from the starting place of the recent riots) We don't think either Craig or his partner Ivan were involved as they don't seem to have much in the way of new electronic equipment! Pleasant evening with a short trip to a Tapas restaurant for a quick meal and another early night to catch u...

Saturday 3rd Sept: Arrived Hong Kong 6am Saturday morning after a great flight helped by getting our airpoints upgrade to Business Class. Train and bus from the airport to Kowloon (Vicki is an experienced HK visitor so knew all the tricks to get on a train and bus in the right places.) Arrived at the Kowloon Hotel in pouring rain but very warm. Our early check in was 2 hours away so had a walk up Nathan Rd for an experience of early morning HK. Checked in at 10a...