We're actually home!!! After over 6 months of travelling through, India, Nepal, Thailand and Malaysia, we've decided to come back to our family and friends. It feels a bit weird to be suddenly back home, sleeping in our own bed again. No bed bugs, mosquitoes, flies, frogs or lumpy lobsided mattresses. No fans, noisy aircon or indeed noisy neighbours. But is it cold! We arrived home on the coldest day in March for 10 years. And it was snowing! But it was great. Can't believe that I'm saying this, but we were actually looking forward to the cold weather. Even though it meant a 30 degree drop in temperature we were really looking forward to coming in from the cold and snuggling up together in front a warm open fire.

Over the last few weeks I really began to feel homesick. For everything and nothing at the same time. I thought that I was slowly going mad. To have such a wonderful opportunity of continuing on travelling, of seeing something more of the world, but not feeling up to it. I never knew that being homesick could be an actual physically disabling thing. But the choice was simple, either go home or risk loosing the plot completely. We had done what we wanted to do anyway. Originally, we hadn't set an exact timeframe. We'd left it open, giving an estimate of somewhere between 6 months and 1 year. And with no set itinerary, it wasn't like we were changing our plans.

Nothing is really finished anyway. We can go back anytime - and will go back! Travelling has brought is so much. We've had a real adventure meeting some amazing people along the way. It would be impossible to start listing all the things that made this trip so wonderful. I dont think that we will fully realise this for some time yet. But one thing that we realised is that its not where you go but what youre doing that really matters.

So, I'd like to say thanks to all those who posted comments, it was great to know that someone was watching this space. No doubt that I'll be meeting you all somewhere down the line. Keep in touch and let me know how your keeping.

Love

Gerry N Isabellexx