We took a leisurely walk down to Federation Square where we were due to join our afternoon tour of the highlights of Melbourne. The Square is on a large block and really quite impressive with very modern architecture, art galleries of various types and a good selection of dining and drinking options. Plenty of outdoor entertainment for those with time to stand and stare, and we walked past just at the right time to receive free fruity ice-cream bars so a morning ...

After a hugely busy day, yesterday, in Hong Kong we eventually made it to the airport to drop our bags only to hear those magic words 'you've been upgraded!'. What a nice surprise, and we don't even use the Cathay mileage programme, preferring to stick with our BA Avios. To be honest, we have travelled Cathay Business Class before and both hated it as we were isolated in separate, high-sided pods, unable to see, let alone converse with, another human being. This ...

Our last night in Iceland could scarcely be called that as we were in bed by 1am but had to be up again by 4am. Ouch! Last minute packing and we were in the lobby 10 minutes early for our 5am pickup enjoying the coffee, juice and croissants thoughtfully provided by the hotel for their early departers. Luckily, for once, it wasn't raining or snowing as we left the hotel and we were taken by minibus to the bus station where we boarded the Flybus for our journey t...

Another early start, yawn, yawn hotel pick-up at 8.30am to the bus station and we were on the bus to Blue Lagoon and on our way by soon after 9 am. The weather was cold and sleety and it was hard to get enthusiastic about the idea of stripping down to swimmers and going outside into the howling gales, no matter how warm the water was claimed to be. Blue Lagoon is a very popular tourist destination and we arrived and queued along with a couple of hundred others ...

We leapt out of bed at 7am, shower, breakfast and ready for an 8.30am pickup for our Golden Circle tour. The initial organisation was a complete nightmare as we attempted to get ourselves onto a coach, the correct coach, ANY coach! Eventually we were on board and seated and after that things improved considerably. We had a good driver and a knowledgeable guide so all set for a good day. After a couple of hours drive through the hills and snow, our first stop was...