Wed 11th Mar - Flew back to the UK from Guatemala City via Bogota. Thurs 12th Mar - Unpacking, washing, getting things ready for our trip to the Philippines next weekend. First shock of how the coronavirus is impacting the UK with our first supermarket shop with empty shelves. Fri 13th Mar - Found out devastating news that due to the increasing severity of Covid-19, the Philippines have now introduced a travel ban, 2 of our internal flights have been cancelled,...

Well, last day in the UK, so thought I'd kick off the blog with a pre-travel entry.Rucksacks are packed, mine weighing in at 11.6 + 5.3kgs, and Brandons at 14.6 + 3kgs. And I'm sure they'll be a fair bit heavier when we return ! Its been 6 years since our last trip back in 2013, we both turned 40 last year, just had our 20 year anniversary, and 2020 is a new decade, so thought it was the perfect time to have another trip ! We thought our last trip of 10 months ...