And we're off

Ok - and the countdown to the journey begins73 days to take-off!

We have booked the first stage of our journey - our flights to London. We leave on 13 December and travel via Beijing for a 2 day stopover to experience first had the mystery of the Orient and the wonder of man trying to manage nature.

Then we head for the Mother Land via Vienna - just a 1 hour transit as we will be back that way later in the year to explore.