Today was a chance to get dressed up and head to Royal Ascot with some friends. The day started with the train trip to Ascot, during which we managed to consume a couple of bottles of bubbles. Then it was to join the crowds at Ascot. We saw the Queen and Prince Phillip arrive for the day, along with a string of unknown royals. We all had a fanta...

Last full day at home - it's amazing how quickly all this has happened and only occasionally do I have time to reflect on why I am now about to leave a fantastic family at home in a country I understand and really enjoy living in - not to mention a great team at work too ....to go on, what I can only really describe as an adventure like none bef...

Greetings. Today was a neat day. Sally and I went to the Ascot horse races. We met up with Sally's brother Dave and his fiance Sophie, (Tanya, you're totally right about Dave, by the way), at Sally's parent's house. From there we hopped in a cab and went to the horse race. I placed a bet on the first race, lost some money and was done for the da...