And I could have been back in Rothera...

A few months ago, a colleague of mine kindly invited me to be present at his wedding ceremony, due to take place in early December in Rajasthan, India. Having never witnessed an Indian wedding, never been in India, and with ample annual leave following my trip south, I graciously accepted.

A few weeks later, I was then asked if I was willing to return to Rothera for a month before Christmas. I admit I was tempted, but with the prospect of a few weeks in India instead, I declined. I am delighted that another work colleague is now there in my place, so I am genuinely pleased that someone else in our company will get the opportunity to see what I saw.

My India plan starts in Delhi for a few days, then an internal flight south to Jodhpur for night. A train next day will hopefully take me to the former medieval trading city of Jaisalmer, 300 miles east of the Pakistan border in the Thar Desert - or the Great Indian Desert. Two nights here and a day sightseeing in-between is followed by an 11-hour bus ride east through the Aravali Mountains to Udaipur. Two further nights here in a hotel with a pool (which I figured I'd need after the bus ride) and a day looking around is followed by a further journey east to Bundi, where the wedding is due to take place.

I've bought a linen suit and some Kurta Pyjamas for the wedding, which is expected to have 300 guests on Day 1 and 800 on Day 2...

A few days as yet unplanned after the wedding and a flight from Delhi to LHR will mark its conclusion.... should be remarkable and memorable!Read more