Returned to the Motherland yesterday after 19 days abroad, which, it occurs to me, is the longest period I’ve been out of country in years. So reliable internet access is mine once more, hence the photo above, which I’ve only just had the chance to upload to Flickr — more coming soon!

On the way back from India we spent just over a day in London, where we saw The History Boys at Wyndham’s Theatre (I’m ashamed to say I was so bitterly jetlagged I slept through parts of it — sorry, Nikipedia!) and attended the Christmas party of our gracious hosts Karen and Andy. The London fog delayed our departure by only a couple of hours, and our last ever flight on BWIA was memorably smooth and ended with our getting a upgrade to First Class between Barbados and Trinidad and some heartfelt parting words from captain and crew.

It’s Christmas Eve, and I have 19 days’ worth of laundry to do and presents to wrap and deliver, but hope to have some time very soon to reflect in these pages on the tremendousness of the Global Voices Summit and India travel.

In the meantime, here’s to a Christmas season filled with peace, love and joy!