16 April 2010 It's been a busy few days and haven't had much time to write up our blog - that's a sign of having a good time, we think!! As a quick catch up from our last entry - we spent our last full day in Scotland exploring a few seaside villages between St Andrews and Kirkcaldy - they are so beautiful. We then had a lovely lunch in Kirkcaldy with Julie Dixon, from the YWCA Scotland who we have met at numerous Y world council meetings around the world. We a...

12 April 2010 We are now in Bladdershaw Cottage, Largoward, Fife Scotland with our friends, Juli and Colin, who are on holiday here from Geneva. We arrived in Scotland a day and a half ago after a lengthy trip from Paris via Frankfurt. Our plane from Paris was canceled due to technical difficulties, then we were transferred to a later flight which meant we missed our connection in Frankfurt; but then we managed to get a later flight to Edinburgh which then got d...

Another perfect spring day in Paris - have just returned from exploring a little more of this delightful city. We walked down the Seine to visit the Eiffel Tower and on the way we got distracted at a local market…..what can we say - incredible seafood, cheeses, breads, fruits, vegetables, crepes, meats, foie gras, pastries, tarts, yoghurts and so it goes!!! Luckily we had a backpack which we filled up with chevre, lemons, bread rolls, foie gras, melon, mandarin...

Friday 9 April 2010 Our visit to Nancy was such a treat - after the last blog entry Lynda and I decided to have a quick bite to eat before catching the train back to Paris. We ended up at a little seafood "fruits de la mar" restaurant and had the most fantastic 3 course meal for 12 Euros each: salmon riette, prosciutto (jambon) and potatoes, seafood risotto, chocolate mousse and caffe - just so delicious. It has truly been a gastronomic experience in t...

3-5 April 2010 - Singapore How wonderful it was to arrive in steamy beautiful Singapore after such a frantic time getting ready to go away - the warmth, hospitality and order of this city is so nurturing. We had a great flight over - video/music on demand in our seats - we got to catch up with movies that we did not think we would get the chance so see as we get to the cinema so rarely these days! Movies included: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Sherlock Holmes, The Bl...