Well the internet connections and speed of transmission are not going to allow for the same type of blogging as I could do from SE Asia. So I am thinking I will just be checking in when I can and trying to appease the fears that many of you have for me here. As this blog served me so well last year as a travelogue and diary of my trip – I think I might just have to resort to point form info to refresh my memories when I am old and even more forgetful.So, si...

Days 3 and 4.For those of you who watch the Amazing Race, our first few days here has seemed like a slow day for them. OMG, even trying to remember which cities we have been in, let alone what we did in them, is ridiculously difficult. As this blog is mostly for me as a travelogue to refresh my memories and record this trip, I can't believe how little has really registered yet regarding the first week. First of all we spent it at warp speed with our Indian ...

Day 1 - Delhi Arrived in Delhi after a very long haul – Guelph to Toronto to London (8 hrs) then a 6 hour layover in London, met up with Carolyn and we had a 7.5 hour flight to Delhi. Arrived in Delhi at 4:15 am then waited for over an hour in line at customs. We were really hoping we could find her friend Paul in the airport as we had been so delayed. Thankfully his happy face was waiting for us as we emerged into the throng of people waiting on the ot...

Back to the Future – Back to the EastFebruary again – firing up the blog. Loved my Eastern adventure so much last year that during the whole time back in Calgary I was figuring out how I might configure my life to repeat it. 2009 was definitely a year of change – a year of movement. For those of you who hear from me very sporadically, think of this as my Christmas letter – a north American phenomenom whereby families write about the succe...