Arrived in Hong Kong tired and crumpled at 6.30am, by the time we got to the hotel it was nearly 8.30. En route the coach driver pulled into a garage and they put in 150litres of diesel without him turning the engine off!! When we arrived it was too early for the room to be ready. They sent us up to the roof so we could use the showers in the fitness area. These were minute with only one shower and nowhere to get dry. Pete was ok but the ladies shower had no hot ...

Sat at the airport waiting for the last leg of the journey. Both feeling shattered which is a combination of jet lag and an early start yesterday and miles of walking. The weather here has been warm but overcast the whole time and we are leaving as we arrived,in pouring rain. Let's hope Auckland has a bit of blue in the sky.

We have arrived in Hong Kong, our halfway stopover and have 2 nights here. After a night flight from London on Monday we arrived (as fresh as could be expected after sitting up all night on a plane) Tuesday morning but with the time difference it was afternoon here. We were expecting warm sunny weather - well we got the warm but it was pouring with rain and visibility was low so on the trip from the airport the views were nil. After a very short rest we hit th...

Well all good things come to an end, and I am sat at Bangkok airport waiting for the flight home. The day started early as we had our last tour to the floating markets. It was 110km out of Bangkok and the traffic here is unbelievable. We turned out of the hotel and into the path of 2 lanes of oncoming traffic. Apparently it's quite normal. Driving in Bangkok is very scary, it's every man for himself, weaving is the way to go. Everything over here is chaotic. ...

We were awake early this morning as there is a 3 hour difference between here and Aussie. This hotel has a free breakfast, so the Sharps were down there early! An excellent buffet breakfast, already planning what we are going to have tomorrow. We had a temples and City tour booked which started off at 8.00am. For some reason this was a private tour, so we had a dedicated driver and a tour guide (think Gok Wan Thai Style) to ourselves. He was brilliant and loo...