What a long time it's been since I used this blog! So I'm back in Australia, have been for two years give or take, and I'm about to embark on a holiday back to the US in June. I cannot wait. I cannot wait to say hello to my lovely San Diegan friends again, smell the California air and go for walks up and down the beach at Oceanside. What a lovely city name - seriously - Oceanside. Ahhh. How very Californian. However! The main purpose for my trip back to the USA this time, is to do a big driving tour of The South. Oooh yeah. Tennessee, North & South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia.. you name it, if it's Southern, I plan on doing it. Po'Boys? Bring 'em on! BBQ? Goes without saying really! Am all too well aware of the stark clash between this (and undoubtedly the following) posts and the ones previously.. I have indeed dropped the weight I gained in moving to the USA, and am now on a mission to drop another 3kgs or so by the time I leave (six weeks! YAY!) so I can make room for the weight I will undoubtedly put on when I get to the South and start a'eatin'. So stayed tuned, faithful.. uh.. well I have no followers really.. but my darling friend Natalie suggested I blog my holiday, so at least *I* have a record of my experiences for when I get home, and I think that's a lovely idea.