Quick update from Sydney

7:30 in the morning in Sydney. Got up here last night, caught up with my aunt which was a nice way to spend the final night. Unfortunately didn't sleep very much, and had to wake up at 5:00 in order to get to the airport in time.

Plane begins boarding in about 15 minutes. Everything seems to have gone well so far. I've kept up my perfect record for not being hassled by customs, but poor dad got the usual full treatment because of his metal knee.

We had a decent breakfast and i think we're all feeling about as good as can be expected given we've had no more than 3 hours sleep each.

Today's flight will be about nine and a half hours and will take us to Tokyo, where we will stay overnight. Tomorrow's leg will be a bit more serious - i think it's a bit more than 12 hours and will finish at Heathrow. We're not going through the new terminal there, but i'm still a little apprehensive. Hopefully next time you hear from me i still have luggage ;)

Hope things are going well for everyone,

Patrick

Traditional Explanation for this Travesty

Greetings. Sorry if you've accidentally come across this blog, but most people who will read it (all 4 of you) will be people i've invited.

I've set this up so i can post about my upcoming holiday to Britain and France (mainly Britain). It seemed to work decently well for my Thailand trip, and even gave one or two interesting stories. Hopefully this blog can entertain as well, although presumably without 3am wakeup calls from pimps.

I'm going to try and set this one up a little better - i'm more confident about uploading pictures as long as i can find appropriate places to do so, and i will also try and make it so that people can subscribe to the blog rather than having to occasionally check the URL. I'll post more about that as i figure it out.