Monday 23 June - London Natural History Museum and Kensington Gardens I thought it would be nice to head into central London and explore the Natural History Museum and take a wander through Kensington Gardens. The weather was perfect, except for a little wind, for a day in the city. The tube ride into South Kensington was easy and mostly above ground. The short walk to the East Entrance to the Natural History Museum was gorgeous - big, tall, lush green trees...

Sunday 22 June - Travel day After a beautiful day yesterday (both in activities and weather), today was a wet but not cold travel day. Katie made delicious pancakes for breakfast and we topped them with fresh fruit, honey, golden syrup and Nutella. I packed up my suitcase and said my farewells to Colin, Katie, Elsie and Megan, thanking them for a wonderful stay and wishing them well. Also passing on my best to Michael and Gloria. I am glad I allowed plent...

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...