"So what ARE you going to do then?" they said.

"I’m going on a trip", I said

"Where?" they said

"Australia"

"Cool"

"Malaysia"

"Fantastic"

"Bahrain"

"Lucky b..."

"Spain, Turkey, Monaco, Canada, France, back to Britain, Germany, Hungary, Europe..."

"Europe?"

"Let me finish..."

Belgium..."

"Bel..?"

"Yes, Belgium! For my birthday. Then Italy, Singapore, Japan, China and Brazil."

"When are you going?"

"This weekend"

"Bloody hell! Who are you going with?"

"The most glamorous, richest, most beautiful people in the world"

"Are you feeling alright?"

"Absolutely!"