Following London, the remainder of our time in the Great Britain was spent catching up with family, going on day trips and revisiting some of my childhood haunts. Our first stop was Birmingham where we stayed with a cousin of my mums. Earle and his wife Toni made us very welcome and after dinner at their pub 'The Fiddle and Bone' and a good nights sleep, we headed out to explore Birmingham for a few hours. It was lovely walking around the 'canal wal...

For those of you who haven't been to London before, it's very big, very busy and very expensive, but it's also a very exciting city, with heaps to see and do. We last visited London thirteen years ago with Sarah and Kate, so thought this time we'd try and do some things we didn't have a chance to do last time. - Don't forget to take warm clothes and a raincoat, even in summer. It was 14 degrees Celsius and raining when we arrived. -Do buy ...