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Hard to believe, but it's half-term already! It's been a slightly surreal, very stressful five weeks for several reasons, so I'm more then ready for a week off. No plans to do anything special, just to try to relax and get my head back together.

Was in Barcelona last weekend with twenty kids from school and it was just the best trip we've ever run. Hotel was amazing (we'd been upgraded to a four-star as the original had double-booked us), weather was great and the children were brilliant; they just loved everything about the city and really made an effort to speak Spanish and sample the local food and culture. An English couple came over to our table at breakfast to tell us they'd been watching the children for two days and still couldn't believe that they were a school party because;'They're not running around and shouting'! Highlight of the trip for me was the tour of the Nou Camp; walking down the players' tunnel and out onto the pitch. Unfortunately we didn't manage to get to a game this time but will definitely be back next year and plan the trip round Barcelona's fixture list.

Meanwhile, I've been updating this website regularly, as usual. Just in case you missed anything, here's what's new: I've added a couple of places to our accommodation listings, 2 Fishes, a medieval conversion up by the museum in Chorio, and Despina's, a budget appartment overlooking the boatyard at Harani. Apart from that, I'm always updating the photo diary page and the readers' photos galleries and our two online forums are busy as usual. New visitors can check all those links from our Home page. Adriana Shum is on holiday in South Africa at the moment, so her very popular twice-weekly online diary will recommence at the end of this month.

That's about it really, I'm off to the gym. I'll be at the Millenium stadium two weeks tomorrow, so I'll give you all a wave.