It's Uhstraylya Day!

So put on your thongs (no, I am not recommending skinny knickers in Australia things are a type of footwear), drink too much beer, talk through your nose and wave a flag that advertises Britain more than us.

I'm in South Africa with few compatriots around, so in honour of the date I watched cricket, and we were thumping the opposition. I'm not sure whether Australia has the better team, or India the better bookmakers.

David, Sir David, wherefore art thou?

I fondly remember when wildlife shows were about animals, and not the host.

Today

Today when your name and reputation is in tatters, remember this - if you can't live it down, live it up!

A small bit of humbuggery.

I'm so hungry but too afraid of the retail frenzy to go out for food. Maybe I should just eat a shopper.

An insult

The best thing about calling someone an ignorant dingleberry is knowing they will need to look up dingleberry.

Passport in flames

Well, that is almost two months on the one continent! Thank goodness that tomorrow I have a night flight to Cairo, then early morning connection to London. And for those of you have accused me of pessimism in the past, take this - I have packed sunscreen!

Up

A lion roared and with eyes peeled we all sought it out, then saw him striding down the dirt track. What made this doubly special was that we were watching him from a hot air balloon. I love my job.