From one extreme to the other. Firstly it was a wet, miserable London to a deliciously warm and sunny 45C in Melbourne in January; this month I left the tropical temps of Koh Samui for a freak blizzard back home. And I'm not amused. I love 'proper' winters, with sunshine and snow - enough snow to ski on, chalets that serve hot wine and even hotter pots of yumminess. But the odd inch of the white stuff that serves no purpose other than causing utter travel chaos...less pleased

Golly, where has the time gone?! It doesn't seem two minutes since I was preparing to write about my last week in India.....that never quite made it to print, but, in essence, it was busy, it was chilly, but it was fun. I had a super successful trip and was doing sessions right up until my departure; in fact, the taxi's engine was running and waiting for me to leave! I added on a cheeky weekend in Jaipur to thaw out and add some colour to my life - and I was not disappointed.