Not sure, but its his dad who's pretty rich so he basically goes abroad with him every now and again...its just his dad seems to have cool taste in holidays.

On the DS - is it sold out in America? I'm tempted to try and import it, or is that too risky? I'd like one to play over xmas rather than having to wait till after the new year...by which time uni'll have started again...might try yesasia if they get some japanese models in stock or something (they're out of stock at the moment).

Also, I'm not too familiar with PDA style stuff - is the touch screen liable to scratch with the stylus or the thumb pad?