FAST FORWARD

     I have to fast forward at this point to the present; this last year has been such a blast...we took at least 14 different trips which we really do want to speak about at length... and we will but right now more exciting stuff is happening...As many of you know, we have been planning an extended getaway for many months now. After both of us finished our contracts at our respective work places we have to chosen to take the next few months off in order to travel the world, climb mountains, meet new people, share new experiences, and volunteer and give back to local communities wherever we can.

 It has not been easy but indeed, immensely satisfying  planning the details of the trip, pouring over topographical maps, catching last minute flights, dealing with finances and making sure we have some kind of a nest to return to, spending the winter in Cambridge waiting for travel documents and green cards....
We hope to be visiting the Grand Canyon and other places** in Arizona, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Bali, Lombok and Java in Indonesia, the Annapurna Base camp, the Everest Basecamp and the Gokyo region in Nepal and if the weather is not terribly torrid, visit the Taj Mahal before taking a break at home in Chennai and Coimbatore. That's the plan for now but spontaneity will creep in for sure.

And so we invite all of you on this journey with us.We look forward to sharing  with all of you the exciting times that lie ahead for us. We will try to keep the blog updated whenever we have internet access... at least every few days when we are not climbing mountains, but do forgive us if it takes a wee bit longer especially in Nepal.