Ian, enjoy I expect at least Five threads to come of this outing[:D] castle research, hanging with Kim and Troy etc. Maybe you could be GR’s international writer?
A few weeks back a friend of mine went on a motorcycle trip across the U.S. and Canada up to Alaska! Maybe you can make some sort of Travel-log as he did.
Have a great trip, Ian! I’ll miss you! Try not to spend all your money in Tokyo, it’s a fantastic city and very easy to purchase hobby items cheap. [:D] Have a good time in Europe!