In a move not usually associated with me, I’ve started my packing for India, with a full 8 days to go before I, er, go. I spoke to Pascal at MGIS this morning so they know when to expect me, and I think I’ve pretty much got everything in order so all I have left to do really is get on that plane.

It’s a bit of a journey at the other end – 20 hour wait for my train in Delhi then a 20 hour train ride – but there we go. I’ll take a couple of good books.