Dear all, It's Sunday evening. We are sat in the van having taken a stroll into town, stocked up on beer and eaten chips from the local chippy. We are here in Motueka, almost at Abel Tasman national park. After I wrote on Friday we decided to head into the town for the evening. We went and sampled local steaks and pies and then stumbled on an Irish bar called The Strawberry Tree. It was a great place and it was jam night so we heard some pretty cool live music. It was obviously the place to go for locals and there was plenty of local sagas going on with the two local ladies and the three men who all looked the same!! Great people watching. Since I last wrote we said goodbye to Kaikoura and ... read more

Dear all, When I wrote last we were waiting for the rain to stop. Sadly it didn't stop enough for us to explore Chinatown but that only means we will have to visit again soon!! We went to Orchard road for shopping and then eventually headed back to the hotel. After that it was time for a swim and then more amazing Asian food! We honestly haven't had a single bad meal since we arrived. Singaporean food is influenced by so many cultures that its all really interesting. This morning we checked out and headed off to explore more of Sentosa for the day. We went to a museum called Images of Singapore which was a really good exhibition about the history of Singapore. Then we walked a nature trail through the forest. Ash had never ... read more

Dear all, I won't be starting my travel blog with news of our arrival in a stunning hot location. No I'm starting it in the stunning Heathrow airport. We got here in plenty of time even though the great British weather decided to send a huge rain storm, a massive reminder of why we are leaving! Anyway we checked in with no hassle and then Ash made a very exciting discovery that he wasn't expecting....a Wagamama! So off we went for more Asian food even though it will soon be our main diet in Singapore! Then we discovered that we won't actually be leaving at seven, it's looking like about nine at the moment. So here we are waiting now. I am already a bit fed up of sitting down but sadly it has to be ... read more