Update

Currently on the longest planned vacation of my life so far-Jan 1-Feb 18 2008. Just passed the half way point. Brief summary of long vacation:

Week 1:Spent hibernating at home, in a rajai. Delhi winter after 4 years-very cold indeed...

Week 2:Dashing like mad from place to place, catching up with school friends (a cumulative of 20 years of catching up to do!), going to Auto expo (Nano was worth fighting the crowds for) and doing some fact finding at the Indian patent office (New office in Dwarka, very cooperative people)

Week 3:More friends and family. Day trip to Agra & Fatehpur Sikri (The first view of the Taj is still jaw droppingly gorgeous, Sikri sandstone's simply superb), Short sojourn to Chennai (met friends, including a new CEO, went to the beach, had dinner in a treehouse and enjoyed not wearing a sweater inside the house)

Week 4:School reunion (My kindergarden teacher remembered me!), trip to Bangkok (pink toyotas, tuk tuks and shopping!) and aborted trip to Myanmar

That actually sounds like a lot, written down. I still have 2 weddings, more reunions and UK to look forward to. This is turning out to be the vacation of a lifetime.