DAY 1 WED Back in Sydney I had gone to great lengths to plan the trickier parts of our holiday, which included the walk from Victoria Station to our hotel. Unfortunately (a word which will recur throughout this tale) my computer-generated map cut off part of the station and the surrounding streets and I couldn't work out how to get to the street...

DAY 36 WED A few hours later we left the ferry at Holyhead. My charm worked its usual wonders and the Hertz girl handed us the keys to a Nissan Almera, one grade up from the Fiesta we had booked. As I navigated us over the hills and valleys of Snowdonia National Park Margaret was visibly moved by the beauty of the scenery. Her previous most beau...

"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson I haven't had any down time since landing in London Heathrow- there is so much going on here! Day 1: Before even checking in to our hotel, Professor Merrick took us from the airport to Buckingham Palace for the changing of the guard. Honestly, we couldn't see much with all th...