Hello All, What can i say about my short time in thailand so far apart form it is bloody hot!! I have had my head shaved (sorry Lynne) and so has kid! I am off to Vietnam in 4 days if I can get a flight booked, See you later

Hello All, I am currently in Hongkong, the weather is awful, rain and not very warm. What is that all about Caroline?!! It is a fascinating place with a mix of British and Chinese culture, Obviously the food is the best bit! I have seen the Big Buddah, po lin monestary, kowloon, botanical gardens and all sorts! Off to Bangkok on sunday!

What a beatiful yet sad place! It is really hard to believe that 60 years ago this was waste land! But after you leave the museums you have absolutely no doubt that it really happened, more horrific than I ever could have imagined! Also on the morning when leaving japan, there was an earthquake that regisitered 6.1 on the richter scale, the hotel was swaying, pretty scary stuff!! I just dribbled toothpaste!

What can I say aboutthe old capaital. It is a beautiful city with more temples, castles and shrines that I have ever seen. I really buzzing city which is nice after the quiet of sendai and Fuji. Kid had his 1st communal shower the other day! I knew you all wanted to know that! Take care

Well What can I say about Fuji San, it is huge! It stands at 3776 Metres high. Unfortunately we could not climb it as it is out of season and covered in ice! The area of Kawaguchi Ko is very pretty if a little quiet. It also didn't help that I managed to direct us to the wrong hostel and we stayed somewhere that resembled a prison camp. You had to be out by 9am and in by 9pm. The man told you when to shower "you in bath now!" and played vivaldi at high volumes ...