Thursday 5 June It was so lovely to have a quiet relaxed day and the drizzly grey weather in London made it that much easier to enjoy. I started the day slowly and pottered around for a bit before setting myself up with my laptop on a stool at the high kitchen table. I set about updating the class lists for dog club with intermittent chats with Kelly between her work meetings - she had many today. Later in the morning we wondered up to Sainsbury's in the drizz...

Wednesday 4 June - Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is more commonly known as Kew Gardens. The gardens span 330 acres and have different landscapes, both open air and within glasshouses. I spent about 5.5hrs there on Wednesday 4 June, the London sun even managed to appear through the clouds several times during the day making it a most lovely day. My last visit to the gardens was back in 2004! And I enjoyed today as much, if not more than I ...

Tuesday 3 June - Exploring Richmond After enjoying a little sleep in and a quick trip to Sainsburys, I headed off to explore Richmond just a short walk from Kelly and Will's home in Kew. I meandered the streets in Richmond, including walking down the lane where they filmed parts of Ted Lasso. At the top of the Richmond Terrace walk and gardens I stop to enjoy my lunch. There were loads of beautiful flowers throughout the gardens and I was amazed at how big the ...

Monday 2 June - Business Class baby! Business class was amazing! The service, the food, the comfort, the priority to board and disembark, all totally amazing. We departed Melbourne at 12:30am on Monday 2 June, and landed in Hanoi Vietnam about 10 hours later. The flight was a little bumpy and I didn't get a lot of sleep. However, the food was spectacular, served with a tablecloth, real cutlery, crockery and glasses! As we boarded for the second leg, I wasn't f...

Travel Days Thursday 20th Jan The flight was quite good, all bar the turbulence a few hours before we landed in Hong Kong. Our plane landed late, so by the time I got out of the main part of the airport it was almost 5pm. Utilising the services at the Tourist Board I called a few Guest Houses to check for availability, then the girls at the Tourist Board assisted with directions. I boarded the A21 bus and watched Hong Kong unfold through the bus window. Had ...