As we found out our last night in Brussels, 5 Duvels seemed like a good idea at the time, particularly when two were free, not so much when you have 3 hours sleep and then have to catch two planes..... Anyway, we arrived in Brussels after two days in Antwerp at Brussels Central, a train station only a short way from our hotel. The only problem was finding a road sign to identify exactly where we were. As the rain grew heavier and heavier, we gave up at headed to the taxi queue. After giving the drivers the address of the hotel, it was pretty obvious even to the non-French speaker that they were arguing about who would go. Finally one said to me "its not fair €10" Fine I thought, its raining, I dont care. ... read more

Landing in London at 10am after flying from New York to Washington to catch our connecting flight, just to fly over New York, an English immigration officer that gave us the third degree worse than the Yanks, we were tired but ready to start experiencing London! First stop the laundromat for our first wash of the trip! nice eh ;) The theatre is a favourite for me here and after going to Broadway, I was able to drag Chris to two West End shows, my two favourites, Wicked and We Will Rock You... He liked Wicked, he LOVED We Will Rock You.. I love being able to say I told you so heheh A must do for me on this trip was a return to Oxford and a visit out to Cambridge, both days started early, ... read more

Denver is a very outdoorsy town, and a very big town on physical exercise too, makes sense as I didnt see a single fat person in all of Golden! There's skiing in the winter and cycling in the summer, Chris is still trying to convince me to ski.... One thing that you hear about but you dont appreciate until you are there, is the change in the air as you get higher in altitude, and there really is a difference, headaches, nausea and tiredness, we have felt it all in the short time we've been here and there's still 80% of the air that you get at sea level, imagine being on Mount Everest where there is only 30%! A real treat for both of us was the unexpected snow, we were driving up towards the ... read more

One word.... Chippendales!! Chris' sister, Amanda and I decided to really take in the sights of Las Vegas and see a Chippendale show... Yum is all Im going to see ;) A very enjoyable evening and something I would definately recommend to all the girls out there.. the front row seats definately helped too ;) The next day was extremely long, 17hours to be exact but very worthwhile. Chris and I were up at 5am to take a bus to to the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam. The bus ride to Hoover Dam took approximately an hour and requires a stop just before you enter the Dam for security to make sure there are no explosives on board! Hoover Dam took 5years to build, 2 years ahead of schedule and 8people died during its construction. This ... read more

Well tomorrow the new adventure begins, a 6hour flight to Auckland with 14hours to explore the city before jumping on the plane that'll take us to Viva Las Vegas! While Im definately looking forward to the trip, the nerves are starting to kick in well and truely. And I'd be lying if I said the majority of those nerves arent about the main stop on this trip: Russia. You just hear so many different things about the place, and while its definately beautiful and an experience, there are many things you cant and shouldnt ignore. Corrupt officials, pickpockets just to start with in what is the biggest country in the world and in many ways the great unknown. Its definately the most different and obsecure place I've ever been to and the nerves about it all ... read more