USA
Tahiti
The Cook Islands
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
India
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
The highlights
We have been back in the UK for three weeks now. We are slowly getting back into the swing of things, but yet to get jobs or anything silly like that! Here are the highlights of our trip contained in one photo per country:
USA
USA
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Homeward bound
We woke up one day to bright skies and fresh smog and a strange feeling in the pits of our stomachs. No, it wasn't the lentil dahl eaten the night before, but the familiar pull of far away home.
This particular morning we were planning to visit the Taj Mahal, but before we went out we said to each other: "Let's go home." There was no drama or upset; it was a simple decision.
With in two hours we had cancelled our flight from Kathmandu and rebooked one from Delhi. With in four days we were back, overjoyed at being on British soil for the first time in 14 months. When we came out of customs into Heathrow's entry lounge the red carpet was laid out and people began cheering and the trumpets started playing.... (OK, that was in our heads!) But Sam's dad did have a huge banner: "Welcome home Sam and Garry - world travellers!"
Welcome home indeed!
This particular morning we were planning to visit the Taj Mahal, but before we went out we said to each other: "Let's go home." There was no drama or upset; it was a simple decision.
With in two hours we had cancelled our flight from Kathmandu and rebooked one from Delhi. With in four days we were back, overjoyed at being on British soil for the first time in 14 months. When we came out of customs into Heathrow's entry lounge the red carpet was laid out and people began cheering and the trumpets started playing.... (OK, that was in our heads!) But Sam's dad did have a huge banner: "Welcome home Sam and Garry - world travellers!"
Welcome home indeed!
Delhi surprise
Everyone had said how horrible Delhi was, and we had decided not to visit and go straight to Varanasi. The great super highway of life had a different plan though and one grim day we found ourselves there, dazed and confused, but pleasantly surprised!
The city itself is actually quite decent. Modern amenities and some pretty good shops. Lots of hassle as usual which wasn't made any easier by the fact that we were both feeling awful and very tired. Still we dragged ourselves out and had two days worth of shopping (which definitely wasn't enough!).
One morning we woke up and made a monumental decision which could alter the rest of our lives and maybe even the space time continuum (or something like that) ......
The city itself is actually quite decent. Modern amenities and some pretty good shops. Lots of hassle as usual which wasn't made any easier by the fact that we were both feeling awful and very tired. Still we dragged ourselves out and had two days worth of shopping (which definitely wasn't enough!).
One morning we woke up and made a monumental decision which could alter the rest of our lives and maybe even the space time continuum (or something like that) ......