Brief summary: Passports stolen plus my bike and a small amount of foreign currency plus damage to two doors. Report break-in to police and insurance company. Police send two friendly and efficient officers to get fingerprints. Insurance company accepts claim. All good so far. House is not secure and we will be “contacted shortly” by …

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Came home to this today… Or more accurately, I was called home as this had happened. Yes, someone broke in, made a mess, turned everything over looking for valuables (click the link to see all the photos). What did they get? My bike: And our passports, plus a little bit of foreign currency. Fortunately (or …

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Well not really! It took about 2 1/2 weeks but it was a whole lot quicker with someone else doing it rather than us (we took a year for our other bathroom!). The result is great – very happy with it. Quality of work was also great. The price was very reasonable. I’ll see if …

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