Tomorrow my brother and I fly out to the States. I’m feeling a little sad that its already time to say goodbye to my family and Australia. Time really flies by so quickly!

Dad and Mum have been great. What am I saying – they’re always great! It was really nice of them to take off the couple of weeks to spend with me. I certainly miss them when I’m in the UK and though I try to talk with them every week, and sometimes seem them over the webcam, nothing is a substitute for the real deal. They are both so sweet and whenever I’m about to come home make sure they do all they can to make me feel, well, at home!

The weather delivered as I expected. It must have been between 35-40+ degrees in the first few days with humidity way up there (thank goodness for air-conditioning I say!) but after that it dropped down to a “mild” 30 degrees or so and with the breeze was actually quite pleasant.

The highlights of my visit include (its probably no coincidence that three out of the seven highlights below are about eating and that I gained about 5kgs on my holidays 🙂 ):

	Spending time with the family		The beach and the sun
	Dad and Mum’s cooking including one of my favourite desserts – fried ice cream!		Eating summer fruits such as mangoes and lychees
	Catching up with friends		Beautiful seafood including mud crab and lobster
	Seeing how much Bris-vegas has grown up!