So I really am becoming prolific at this whole blog malarchy...is exactly what you are thinking. Well, motivated by our imminent departure to China where rumour has it Facebook has recently been prohibited, the potential curtailing of my loose tongue by the Chinese government and the news that if I name drop 'Luke Alexander Meloy' or 'Hollywood' as he is known to his friends, it adds at least two people to our readership, I'm giving you more. Just be grateful! W...

You'll be please to know that my paternal instincts have proved exemplary. Our sleeper bus to Hanoi was uneventful; Kirsty slept like a baby, not waking or crying once throughout the 15 hours. You see the secret is routine, the avoidance of late night sugar and if all else fails dipping her dummy in brandy seems to help. Next week new and expectant mothers, my tips on breastfeeding. Actually, the above is not strictly true, our slumber was rudely interrupted by ...

Ah Vietnam, yet another country to bear the brunt of US and European interference at some point in their history. Yet, this is a welcoming nation with some seriously beautiful spots, a fact that is somewhat surprising to you and me when we consider that much of our pre-conception of the place has been formed watching the likes of Apocalypse Now and Forest Gump. The place is certainly as tropically verdant as those films suggest, but when you take out Marlon Brand...