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











Tahiti










The Cook Islands










Vietnam










Cambodia













Laos










Thailand










India

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!