We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time Little Gidding V T.S. Elliot Still on British soil....but only two weeks to go before I find myself in Nairobi. My house is nearly empty, my work is far from complete, but I am sure everything will get done though probably only with seconds to spare!! So, first it's off to Africa where I will visit Kenya and Uganda (the birthplaces of my parents), then I head south through Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, and South Africa taking in wildlife, beautiful landscape and lots of photo opportunties along the way. Then i'm off on a brief visit to Oz to visit the Blue Mountains, relatives and friends. From there I journey to Thailand, then Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. I return to Bangkok to fly to Kathmandu, from where I shall journey overland to Lhasa, taking in the monastries and mountains of Tibet. I return to Kathmandu to experience a couple of weeks of Nepalese life before flying through the Indian Himalaya to Dehli (though I may perhaps visit the nuns in Patna first - this being family who run a school for homeless children). I shall journey around Rajasthan for a couple of weeks before heading south for the delights of Goa; more family, beaches and my favourite- the Anjuna market. Finally, i head to Bombay to see Pluto (the friendly family parrot who will undoubtedly sing me happy birthday in his best voice -despite it not being my birthday) and from here I catch my flight back to the UK. Look forward to sharing many tales with you all. Cesca xxx