As the bus sputtered into Nairobi in the early hours of Monday evening while our last glorious African sunset was fading from view, it seemed we had conquered our 3000+ km of African soil just in time to make it for our return flight to Paris. After seven-and-a-bit weeks, it was now time to swap […]
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Land of the baobabs
05May08We are in the land of the baobabs. Following our Asian adventure, an all-too brief foray into the Middle East and quick European pit-stop to indulge in some cheese, we have finally made it to Africa. All we have so far is a plane ticket that flies us into Johannesburg and out of Nairobi, and […]
whoah! calcutta
13Jan08Well well well… what a strange morning. Firstly, Christophe dazzled the local congregation with a couple of hymns on the guitar in Mass this morning. (Yes – strange indeed. I never knew he knew ‘Kum Ba Yah’… But more on this unusual ‘Peter, Paul and Mary’ musical appearance later.) We then ended up in an […]
Happy New Year!
02Jan08Just wanted to wish everyone a very happy new year and all the best for a rollicking 2008! Christophe and I somehow found ourselves in the Sikkimese capital – Gangtok – for New Year’s Eve, and managed by wonderful luck (rather than by careful planning), to share the evening’s festivities with a few of the […]
Blown Away!
27Dec07That’s it – it’s official. After 2 and a half months travelling in India, we finally have a winner. You meet people along the course of your travels who often ask you the highlight of your trip so far – your favourite place, the definitive experience. Our typical response has always been a little non-committal […]
