Hi everyone. We have resurrected the blog from our sabbatical and Paul's 60th ahead of our last ever trip downunder. Not that we won't keep travelling but the world holds many more places we have yet to visit and so we must focus on pastures new after this (except for Scotland, of course ). This is by way of a notification because the STA site has been moved over to this company. I've added a few people. Anyway, hope you enjoy revisiting places and exploring new...

Hi everybody. I can't believe I'm back on this site again but I want to use it when I head off to NZ and OZ on 8th January. I've had a request or two to finish off the photos from Vietnam and Laos, which I have now done. It's not long before I'm off-this somebody who has never been further than Cork on my own. Paul wants to staple my passport to me in some way but even that wouldn't guarantee its safety. Check back after 9th and see if I made it to Sydney where t...

What a farwell party! It was amazing and thank you all for being there. The band was superb as always, food delicious (we didn't cook most of it) and the company even better. (No photos of the children for obvious reasons). Packing in earnest now and next stop Borneo. Keep in touch.

Four days to go. We've sold my little mini to help pay for the trip and Paul has finished work (or so he says). Some of the packing is done and the party is ready to go! See you all there!

Three weeks to go. Mike and Patsy arrive from NZ this week which is exciting! Their goods arrived recently which made us panic as we're not sending anything ahead. If we can't carry it then we're not taking it-we may live to regret that. Party plans coming along. Spent our last day on the South Bank at the weekend-we'll miss all that.