Well, Taffy and I have arrived in the UK - got here Tuesday morning and we're just recovering from the jetlag!

To cut a long story short, we've discovered that there is nothing we miss about the UK and we can't wait to go back!

Was fully expecting to go through massive security when we landed at Heathrow, given the recent atrocities, only to discover that we could pick up our baggage and walk out of the airport no questions asked - what a farce.... given the recent acts of terrorism, I would have expected to at least have had our baggage x-rayed or something....

We left behind a glorious sunny day in Auckland when we left, so we were hoping the UK weather wouldn't let us down (possibly wishful thinking). It's been quite sunny here but rather cold - quite comparable to our NZ winter in fact!

We've noticed things like the roads are narrower, the houses are crammed into every available space, people are miserable and ignorant, traffic is horrendous (we haven't been able to drive for more than a 5 minute spell without being stopped by lights and/or traffic jams) and we almost cried when we saw the price of petrol over here! Consequently, we can't wait to go home!

That said, it's been nice to see family and friends, but it has definitely made us appreciate how much better our life in NZ is.

So, we haven't disappeared off the face of the earth - we're keeping an eye on you lot, and we will be back (to NZ thankfully!).