One year later!

We're now in Montenegro - found the little border closed into Bosnia so not sure now if we'll go to Sariyevo. Probably just go through Croatia, Slovinia and to a house in Austria of some people who offered it for a few days. They are away!! Oh my goodness - have we met some lovely people on our trip. It's been a highlihgt in it's own right.

Albanian people were lovely. The country struck me as grey, somehow accentuated by the pea-green and bright orange houses splattered here and there. Apparently so painted as a conscious remark of their former communist days. And also the lack of historical buildings not quite, but almost anywhere to be seen. Montenegro however is obviously an up-and-coming toursist destination. Lots of money here - and a great country with some exhilerating and even dangerous hiking. We've met many austrians, italians and other europeans. Courtesy dictates that I withhold comment at this point! Except to say that it's interesting to note that our steriotypical image of different nationalities has either been re-enforced or challenged. For the record however, when asked that inevitable first question ... we now say that we're from South Africa!!

We have been thinking a lot about Hong Kong and comparing notes with each other being that's it's just over a year and a day since we left. Thank you so much to so many lovely people and such a beautiful little corner of HK. I can't start naming names - I'll leave people out but we were privilidged to spend such a rich chunk of our lives there. I was hoping our year away would take away some of the sting of having to leave ... I don't know.

Oh - the Channel 4 viewing is on Monday 20th September at 9pm.