Hi there. Well to be honest I completely forgot about this blog, but it seems that it is more just myself that follows it - so after an MSN dig in the ribs last night, I am now updating it :-).... So where were we? Well Zanzibar was a tropical paradise. We had a beachfront bungalow looking out over the azure ocean. Waking up every morning to the sun and the sound of the ocean was incredible. We did a spice tour, went sailing and snorkelling, and generally enjoyed ourselves. After that we went up into the Serengetti. Saw lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, flamingos - you name it. It was incredible. To literally be so close to a pride of lions that you can hear them yawning was amazing. To see an elephant so close that he was almost touching the 4x4 is fantastic - and I will stop there lest I run out of adjectives.
So after some nights in Tanzania we went on up into Kenya. Kenya was really a slice of Europe in the middle of Africa. I wasn't too impressed. I spent a couple of days relaxing and washing clothes etc. I took some time to go and visit a giraffe sanctuary (I french kissed a giraffe) and then I took a flight back to Europe.
....which is where I am now. Spending time in Paris relaxing and enjoying the sun - filling out insurance claims, chasing KLM for flight piss-up compensation - and trying to look for possible roles once I get back to work. Heading down to Nice next week for a couple of days in the sun with some friends, then on Friday we're flying out to India for a week's holiday. I'm going via Bahrain. All in all it will be a much needed post-holiday-holiday-holiday holiday. Which will be nice. And then....... as much as I hate to say it, it will be back to work. But to be honest I'm quite excited about it. I miss the excitement of work, the thrill of travel - and I also miss the salary going into my account every month. It's depressing to see a big fat ZERO on the bottom of your pay cheque every month.....
But hey ho - that's pretty much what has been happening. I will try and update this blog with the story of India - and then that's going to be pretty much it I'm afraid! Thanks for following it thus far. For anyone else thinking about takign a career break, I would say it's something you should definitely do - and for anyone considering Africa, I would say it will change your outlook on life.... permanently.
And on that note, ciao for now my friends
Rich xxx
