Well four entries for one day is unusal, but it's worth taking note that right now I love the world.

On the bus from the hotel to the airport I got chatting with a family from Esk who are on their was back home from Africa. They were really friendly and gave some great advice (do an evening cruise on the Zambeze River, and the walk up the Victoria Falls, give toy Aus sourveniers to the poor locals, etc) and were good company until I lost them just now.

Also, when I went to check in I wsa jovially friendly with the guy behind the counter, and was little surprised to see him pick up the phone and make a call just after I put my luggage on the scales. When he hung up he asked if I was travelling alone and explained it was busy flight. We discussed why that might be and soon the phone rang and after he hung up he told me he'd scored me a great seat and proceeded to write out a note. He handed me the piece of paper which told me to not be surprised, that I was being upgraded to Business Class, something about the people next to me being split up, and the rest was unfathomable. I knew not to mess around, I thanked him, took the boarding pass and skedaddled.

And now, just as I'm writing this a Scotsman has just sat down next to me and ordered a pint. He's come back from a month in New Zealand with grand tales of promise for us boys over there.

So if you'll excuse me I'll just join him in a Guinness.

"Champion's Sports Bar", Hong Kong Airport