ALICE: (Phu Quoc, Vietnam)

We've just spent a week on the charming island of Phu Quoc - including 2 days with our mates George & Zoe. Aside from giggling like little girls every time we say the name of the island, we've had a really relaxing time. Now this is going to sound pretty annoying to y'all in the snow working 9-5, but travelling is actually pretty hard work! I deserve some stick for that, but we're pretty busy with the business of continually moving: the usual routine involves finding places to eat, waiting forever to do so, moving location every couple of days, finding available cheap accommodation, getting ripped off and 'lost' (taken to cousins hotels) by rickshaw drivers, unpacking and packing, feeling slightly compelled at times to see the sights as we'll not likely be there again for some time / at all…you get the picture. It's fabulous, we're loving it, but it's busy. So it's nice to slow down a bit. Our week on the beach was topped off when chatting to Steve & Megs whilst she was having her contractions! We were so thrilled to be so connected to life at home, and even more thrilled to get news of the safe and happy arrival of little Alice Dalton!