An early start today as we boarded our Grayline coach for a big day out and set off towards the Dandedong Ranges.

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 ...