Agnes' 30th birthday during Dasain + latest news from Nepal!

Dear all,

Thanks for all your birthday messages to Agnes who had her traditional birthday with me but also a special one at Usha's. We have had some great days behind us during the national festival in Nepal: Dasain. Kids play with their kites in the streets, people sacrifice ducks, goats or buffalo to Gods to protect them from motor accidents. The blood of the killed animals is poured around scooters, cars or motorbikes for example. Anyway, check out a few pictures under Nepal. Tomorrow (Oct 17th), Agnes and I will head to the Everest national park for a long 20 days trek to be closer to the highest peak in the world (Lukla airport...here we come...Am scarred ;-)

Kathmandu...here we are!!

We found a second home and Mum in Nepal thanks to our London friends, Eugenie & Dipesh! Her name is Usha and she is Dipesh's auntie. As you can see the view from the roof terrace is amazing....we just cannot wait to go trekking ;-) At Usha's we are taking the time to visit her neighbourhood which is Patan, Kathmandu, to meet some locals, prepare our 5 weeks in Nepal and most importantly eat. Usha is force feeding us ;-) See in the usual sections "Nepal", "Portraits" and "Foodies" a few recent pics.

12h in Dubai...welcome back to the consumption society!!

Between Sri Lanka and Nepal, we had a 12 hours stop in Dubai. We were welcomed by Islam, a 33 years old Egyptian, who kindly showed us around Dubai during one evening: 40 degrees, big cars, huge shopping malls, air conditioning, luxury brands, but also burgers ;-) This was a bit surreal...

Road trip in Sri Lanka with Mimi & Vinz!

After our wonderful experience and time with Aby, Selvi, Kamal and the Oori kids and after a short break in the North East where we did our PADI open water exam, we had the chance to have Mimi (Guigui's younger sister) and Vinz' (her husband and Guigui's best friend's younger brother) visiting us! Their main purpose was to do a surprise to Agnes who will turn 30 mid October! What a delight! Sigiryia rock (for kind of Indiana Jones' adventures) and its region, Adam's peak and its  tropical rain, Ella and its tea plantations, Arugam Bay and its waves, Mirissa and its turtles....nice plan. Check out a few new pics in our usual sections: Sri Lanka, Portraits, Foodies etc...