We're heading to Dubai for a holiday - first time really staying there instead of just transiting. Photos soon.
I am enjoying this funny and interesting friend's funny and interesting blog about his funny and interesting new life in Colombia: Stibbs goes to Colombia
There was an explosion in Kabul today - a bad one - but we were nowhere near it and we're fine.
My Dad has obtained this 1800 Ordnance Survey map containing the Haythornthwaite (then 'Hawthornthwaite') family origins in Lancashire - the village of 'Hawthornthwaite', as well as 'Hawthornthwaite Fell [an area of uncultivated high ground used as common grazing]' and 'Haythornthwaite Fell Top'.
While in Goa we hired a car and had a lovely day at the Dudhsagar Waterfalls - second highest in India. I expect they're the only waterfalls in the world that are crossed by a train. The photo above shows the configuration better than the ones we took when a train actually crossed the bridge.
Photos here
I have never felt cleaner than when I swam under the falls. The monkeys were real monkeys though.
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