So believe it or not this is me, here in 'sunny old Kuwait' just a couple of weeks ago. When I first came out here in August I was inundated with people asking how I was adjusting to the temperature...the honest answer was 'with extreme difficulty'as it was somewhere in the 50s and it it is such a dry heat, at times even breathing felt uncomfortable (see it's always the same with us Brits, we moan if it's cold, we moan if it's hot...you just cannot please us!!!).

I was told by the locals however, that come December I would experience the opposite... that it would be very cold (yeah ok, honestly I believe you!!), and, not only would it feel cold, but I'd feel it right through to my bones....I scoffed, ALOT!!! But I now have to stand corrected and tell you, they were right.....Good God I have never seen such extremes....Out here it rarely rains, but when it does it pours for days on end (and the roads have no drainage - FUN)....It isný cold for long, but good GOD when it's cold it's BLOODY COLD, hence the scarf and 3 layers of clothing (not counting the coat)!!! but hey, it's all fun right??!!!