Plain sailing (flying) do far. Managed to catch up on some sleep mid flight. Currently making the most of the free wifi in Doha international. Looking forward to getting tomorrow over with and meeting up with Dave and Laura muchly :)

Well all checked in, baggage checked breakfast check! All that awaits now is the laborious sitting and waiting to see which gate I have to dash to, this will mostly involve sitting down and trying not to drink too much water pre-flight. Onto my 4th wind with regards to sleep, been up nearly 24 hours :s will soon be calling the loved ones to let them know im here in one piece.

So it begins..... Will do my best to keep this bad boy updated. I said my goodbyes to a very sleepy eyed kez and set off on my mini adventure. At present I am enjoying some peace by dodging the drunkards by shrewdly spotting a bargain upgrade to first class on my route to Manchester airport. Yesterday/today has been a bit of a whirlwind and here I am, finally on my way to meet up with Dave and Laura in sunny, sunny bangkok. As I write this there is a guy who re...