This is not so touristy as the other journals as we are keeping it mostly for family and friends. So have fun but don't expect so many stories !!

Travelling carries on, but in a different way... Unlike the South American part of our journey, where we were sleeping in different beds / hammocks / floors every night, the french part of the trip was marked by hot water, cold air and more crusty baguettes than we could dream of in our starving fish-and-rice Diogo Lopes days ! Alas, for Jade, it was also time to switch from portuguese to french, which completely confused her but left Bertrand extremely useful for translation - especially when it comes to explaining those bewildering french customs his countrymen-and-women share. After some months in France, it was back to the third world for more culture shock, this time in the glittering, swarming world of India. Then a trip to Oz for some family time, and then back again to Europe. All these holidays are tiring !

FAB tour 2004-05: France Australia Brasil (with a few extra stops) Keep posted...Keep reading...We are never too far away...