Blogger Dougo Right. So, here I am sitting in the living room of our apartment in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The power has gone off as it has at about 7pm every day since our arrival. Every few minutes the lights will surge as the backup generator kicks in and sends power to our apartment. The Uninterrupted Power Supply or UPS as we have quickly learned, is pretty good. We can still turn on the fans above me and our room, as well as a lights in all rooms but the kitchen. No TV and no refrigerator though. The latter could pose a problem. Anyway, as you can see from the photos Bec took a couple of days after our arrival, our apartment is massive. So massive that yesterday I went and got a quote for pool ... read more

Blogger Bec reporting in from Matamanoa Island Resort A marine sanctuary one metre off shore, cocktails, an infinity pool, a massive bure, an un-get-outtable hammock, 4 chick lit novels, the pleasure of being alone and a whole lotta rain meant that our wonderful honeymoon was just not long enough! Our one island, one resort was about a 90 minute catamaran ride off the mainland of Fiji, or 30 nautical miles. We chose the island as there was no kids and was limited to 60 guests. The surroundings and the room was even better than we imagined! The resort offered heaps of activities such as pottery market trips, sailing, island hopping, snorkelling and the like but we were far too lazy for that! We managed a small hike up an even smaller hill (not a mountain as ... read more

Blogger Bec Quick Noah, get building! This month has seen it all in our home state of Victoria. First, we have had the state's worst rail disaster when a truck sped through a level crossing and smashed into a V/Line train, killing 11 people. The, last week we had a horrendous inner city shooting resulting in a death of a man whose only crime was to care about a woman who was being harrased. Now, the entire Gippsland area (where Doug's parents live, and where we have been staying for 7 weeks) is suffering under a deluge of rain, wind and now floods. Roads have been closed, schools are out of action, homes and livestock are ruined and there has been mass evacuations in some areas. Luckily we have not been personally affected apart from ... read more

Blogger Bec Ah, the glorious smell of routine! We have settled into a lovely little routine of housewife and breadwinner, with me cooking (and occasionally cleaning though not really) for the family as Doug potters off to work to earn some cash to put towards the substantial debt we have racked up having the world's dream holiday. Living back in a country town has been really refreshing for me. After living anonymously for so long in big cities, and foreign cities at that, it has been a welcome change to have people wave, nod, lift their finger from the steering wheel as you pass. I like going to the coffee shop and people know you. I like that Sue can go to Coles and the checkout chick asks about Doug. No doubt, that would grate after ... read more

Well, what an epic adventure it is to get home! Because of our change of plans (not ¨doing¨) South America, our trip hoem goes via 4 countires and takes 4 days. YUKKKOOOO. We are currently in Quito airport, waiting for our flight to Santiago, Chile. We then wait 15 hours in the airport to catch a plane to Auckland and then finally to Aus. We started this is trip in Barbados, then via Jamaica, then via Miami. We left on Thursday and get home on Monday. For those of you in Melbourne, please let us know if you would like to catch up. We are in town until the 14th when we head to Sale to try and earn some cash to pay for the wedding and the move to Dhakkas. WE don´t have mobiles as ... read more