On our flight to Peru as I write this. Nat has just asked if the air stewardess is a stand-in. She does seem a far cry from KLM's high-class, leggy blonde (or at least the Argentinian equivalent). Then to top it all our meal has just been served and I think someone back in the catering dept has tipped an ashtray in the pasta. Feel like getting back into the swing of travelling again. Shock to the system going to BA after Asia and Africa. Mixture of money iss...

You know how I leave things to the last minute? Well I said over breakast to Natalie "Don't worry about the time - we'll make the flight. Have another cup of tea." There was my error really. If only I'd left a little earlier then I wouldn't have been so stressed when our tyre exploded on the hire car on the way to Cape Town airport. Natalie did warn me about the big pavement drop when I drove away from the hostel. And I did hear a noise ...