Apologies to anyone who is actually following this blog as I realise I haven't updated it for ages...

Since my last entry we left New Zealand for the warmer shores of Fiji and Tahiti - which were both excellent - and then headed through a US gripped by election fever (even saw Laura Bush). We eventually arrived back in London in September.

It hasn't actually been that bad getting back. The sandwiches, EastEnders, the moody tube travellers, the dark evenings - it feels like home. And half our mates in Sydney want to live here so it can't be that bad!

Seeing family and friends in the UK again was fantastic and we both found work really quickly which was great as we were heading for a cash crunch.

I would thoroughly recommend taking a year out to anyone - we've never once regretted leaving our jobs to go and we've got so many amazing memories.

Take care and happy travelling x