Last week saw us touch down in Melbourne - our arrival coinciding with the start of the 2026 Australian Open. I won’t profess to be a huge tennis fan but as a massive sports aficionado in general, the promise of catching some Grand Slam action proved impossible to resist. Tennis for me sits somewhere in the purgatory of my sporting imagination, a solid mid table contender, nothing more nothing less. Borg wearing Fila, McEnroe admonishing umpires and Federer gliding across pri

Soho How quick a week seems to have flown since we first touched down in Hong Kong. Tomorrow we depart for pastures new but this place has certainly left a lasting impression! Today’s manoeuvres saw us tackle the steps, slopes and ginnels (not sure they call them that here) of fascinating SoHo. Its hills are steep and paving rickety, whilst its famed covered escalator system is the largest anywhere in the world, hardly what you’d class as ideal conditions for pushing a pram c

Promenade Run Up bright and early I began my morning with some light exercise astride the bustling waterfront. Tower blocks rose to my left whilst cargo ships plied their trade to my right. I was joined on my run by a whole host of interesting characters. One elderly gent banged out sit-ups on the concrete prom and another stripped down to his briefs for a dip in the murky waters of the bay, whilst a trio of octogenarian (at least) ladies danced to music emanating from their

In order to avoid any potential pitfalls or mishaps, it's always advisable to do your homework when travelling in far off lands. As a fairly laid back sort of character I'm usually inclined to go with the flow but will always research the boring necessities - 'can you drink the local tap water'/'what plug sockets do the locals use?' What I'm not in the habit of googling is 'are the locals allowed to take their nippers to the racing?' We began today with a spring in our step f