Happy New Year 2011. It is January 1st, exactly 18 months since I landed in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. And what a year and a half it has been. As I promised myself this was to be the last travel blog entry as I intended it to finish when Pippa and I were reunited in our new home in England. Therefore this is the last blog entry I shall make. I shall spend the next few days editing spelling and grammar of which some disastrously poor examples plague many of the entr...

And the winner was London!!! My next blog entry was here, but it was a close call all the same. The on again off again nature of the flight was keeping both Pippa and I on tender hooks. At one point I was offered a flight to Frankfurt via Hong Kong and thought of taking it. But good old QANTAS came through. It was actually the smoothest flight I have ever been on. There was virtually no turbulence and the people in the seat beside me were friendly without being...

Well this may or may not be my last night in Australia. I am sitting on 'hold' to the QANTAS phone as I have just found out the Bangkok to London leg of my flight has been cancelled. Apparently the snow in Heathrow is still causing some problems. Hence the picture of the 'blue boats' as I am investigating alternative ways to get to London. But I have had a nice few days in Gosford. I have been to Norah Head to the beach and had coffee at The Entrance. Today Mum ...

This will be the last blog I write from Canberra. It is actually about the weekends I spent in Sydney and Beechworth, but was too lazy to write about after the event. Also, last week I got the news of a life time. My Settlement Visa to the UK was granted. Yes!!!! 18 months of planning and separation from Pippa has finally come to an end. I am leaving Canberra on Saturday 18th for a few days in Gosford and Sydney then I fly to London on Wednesday night. But more a...

A relatively early start as we were catching a tram to St Kilda. I have never been there that I remember so it seemed a good idea. The ride down was quick and we strolled along the main café district to Abbey Road café for brunch. This place was decorated with music memorabilia, especially the Beatles. After this were walked down past a closed Luna Park (weekday, not school hols) to the sea front were Jason attempted to point out the 'surf'. The waves were 2 -...