We arrived in London safely last Sunday. Flight from Koh Samui to Bangkok was interesting. Our Bangkok Airways flight was held above Bangkok for 30 mins waiting for a localised thunder storm to pass. Eventually we landed in the middle of the storm with lightening flashing all around the plane (litterally). Probably our most scary landing ever. Stepped onto the tarmac into 15 cm of water.

We have spent all week treading the streets of London looking for somewhere to rent. Put in an offer last night for a small 1-bedroom place in Fulham, SW London and looks like we have been approved today. So we should be able to move in tomorrow which is good, as even half price budget hotels (thanks to wotif.com) and hostels erode the funds very fast. Obtaining a lease here is a nightmare; mountains of paperwork and reference checks. We have also renewed our uneasy relationship with the archaic, beaurocratic London banks.

The weather is nice. Yesterday was 32 deg C. It was forecast to be 30 deg and the news bulletins were carrying stories about "how very hot" it was going to be at a "sweltering 30 degrees" and how to deal with the heat by staying out of the sun, wearing suncrean, carrying water etc - like we would do for a 43 c day in Melbourne. Seems cool to us after the heat and humidity of Thailand...

Photos from Thailand (from our new digi SLR) and site redesign coming soon...