If you’re reading this comments thread, Hi! Know that Melanie was one of our earliest followers and became a firm online friend. We did eventually meet, and there’s a photo of her family and mine in our Scotland road trip post. Many of our early followers became firm friends over the years. Gabi, of The Nomadic Family, stopped blogging, but hers was the best travel blog out there, back in the day. We never got to meet them but our paths crossed on the road, we use a guest house in Kathmandu that the Klafs used. Their photo is on the wall, Ram, the owner, is a friend to both families.

No way! My, weren’t we polite LOL.

2013 Melanie!! Can you believe it?

Hi Carly, we find Asia really easy with the kids. But Florida is the best fun ever! We’ve only got a cat, my fingers are very tightly crossed that we can find him a new home. The guinea pig already disappeared, maybe a snake.