So, last night turned out to be a little bit eventful. Why? Because I pulled back the bedsheets to find a fat, crawling, blood-sucking bed bug, that's why. So, at midnight, I found myself picking up my suitcase and heading for the exit. I know I'm not the best of backpackers - glampacking is far more my scene and, having done so much solo business travel in the past, being by myself and not meeting fellow travellers is a small price to pay when you're staying in a luxury hotel. However I've got to draw the line at having blood drained from my already-pickled-with-mozzy-bites legs by this little critter. The man on reception was shocked, sympathetic and showed me to another room - this time an en-suite garden apartment. I didn't want to stay a minute
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