Glasgow to Fort William, via Sterling You will remember, no doubt, that we slept in our gargantuan bed in our hotel in Glasgow. After a good night of sleep we headed down stairs to our breakfast of all things greasy and some haggis or blood pudding - neither of which I would recommend eating. Not because they taste disgusting (cause they don't) but more because they are just not my thing (weird texture and taste) - so if you get the opportunity don't be turned off by my thoughts. After filling up on a delicious breakfast we left the hotel to see the city. The night previous we had not paid much attention to where we parked, thinking we were lucky to get a park so close to the hotel. However, it was not allowed to ... read more

A Parisian Wedding Anniversary/h3 or: Un anniversaire de mariage parisiens Ahhh, where better to go for a wedding anniversary then the city of love itself - Paris! Sure, this was almost two years ago, but in an effort to catch up on our travels we will tell you anyway! We made the choice based on the fact that I had never been and Emma loved it when she was last there (with her Aunty Cindy in 2001 or so). We tubed it to Kings Cross St Pancras and caught the Eurostar. Two hours later we were in Paris, arriving at the Gare du Nord. We caught the Metro from Gare du Nord to where our hotel was and booked in. Our room was stripy and red/pink. We dumped our bags, and headed out for lunch. We ... read more

Thatched roof on the left! (or a trip to Bath and Stonehenge) Once upon a time Paul and Emma were looking through the TNT magazine (a magazine for Australians, South Africans and New Zealanders living in the UK) and they happened upon an advert for a company called Tracks Travel. Said company was advertising for cheap day trips to Bath and Stonehenge. "What a splendid idea," said Emma. "Yes, it is isn't it," replied Paul. "Shall we go?" asked Emma. "Oh, yes, that will be ever so fun!" replied Paul. And so, on a cold April morning in 2009, Paul and Emma embarked upon their first ever bus trip (outside of school excursions obviously). Paul and Emma got up early and headed to Victoria Station to wait for their coach... We made it, nice and early, ... read more

Almost two years ago, in a country far, far away... Emma and I thought it would be great to do what I have entitled our Backblog (like Backlog, but bloggy!). I will start at the very beginning (I hear it's a very good place to start)... Our flight from Brisbane was nice and early on New Years Day so we didn't get heaps of sleep the night before. Family saw us off and all that jazz and we headed to Korea for our overnight stay courtesy of Korean Air. We arrived in Incheon International Airport with no idea where to go and without the magical ability to read Korean, Chinese, Japanese or anything else on their signs, we had to rely on what was written in English and on the little pictures accompanying the signs. The ... read more