So it is now a little over a week back at home, and it is a pretty weird place. For example, buying groceries for a whole week is just strange. How am I supposed to know what I will want to eat in 4 days time? I have also come home to the coldest week of winter; definitely not in the plan! Perhaps the oddest feeling is still waking up wondering where I am (and where the toilet is). One thing I am enjoying is simple food; fresh bread and butter, cheese on toas...

Back home - thought it does feel a bit wierd. I've been dry for a week in Dubai, and Brian has just dropped off a very nice looking bottle of red so that's this evening sorted out. I wonder what happens tomorrow? I'll post some final thoughts on my holiday soon before I close the blog down.

Dubai is a great city. It reminds me a little of Las Vegas in that it is created in the desert rather than evolved, but doesn't have quite the same over-indulgence as Vegas; or maybe it does but in a different way. It also reminds me of an old computer game called SimCity. In SimCity you would point your mouse and click, and an area of land would be given over to Residential properties, or Industry, or you would build a police station, Library, etc. The com...

So I'm very behind with my blog, partly because I didn't think I had anything more to say about Delhi, but also because the train has practically no internet connection. This may take some time... = Delhi = Half way through my time in Delhi I bought a 3-day pass for the Metro, a project that was started to support the Indian Commonwealth Games. At Rs300 (~£4 or $6) for rapid, frequent, clean trains all across the city, this is excellent value. It can also...

Country #9: Arrived in Dubai.