On the Road Again


It is my pleasure to wish you all a very Happy 2006!!! I don’t know about you , but as far as I am concerned the year couldn’t have had a better beginning: very good friends around, great music, museums and good booze,… what else do you need? More over, I just got out of a well deserved time out, during which I could rest as well as spend moments with my lovely family and take the time to do what I wanted to do. Paradisio.

I know what you are thinking... Where the hell did Greg disappear? Well amigos, a lot of things have happened during the last two months which have somehow changed my professional situation as well as my location. So without getting into too much details, I am happily doing the same job but not with the same people...If my calculations a correct, It has been now 2 full months that I haven't posted anything, and believe it was really heartbreaking. The good news is that I now have many things to write about and some cool pics to share. Moreover, I am now in a very different atmosphere than kazakhstan... From -30° to +30° here I am in cairo, EGYPT. Many of you have been to with granma for a family cruise on the Nile, visiting Assouan, Luxor (j adore), and maybe for the luckiest among you dived in Sharm and cruises through the Sinai.
That's why, my mission which I have already accepted will be to be more original than the usual tourist view (I am everything but a tourist here ;)

Alright, Welcome back to my world and enjoy the pics which describe best the higlights of the past 2 months...

Comments

María Subinas said…
Nice blog! Haven´t had time to check it properly...In my short experience as a blogger I´ve realized that having some feed back is needed. At least someone saying... here! I read you (all of us are kinda exhibitionist) Good luck in the project! I´ll come and visit to see new pics and comments about Cairo. (I´m sure there´s a great underground nightlife)
No news of destino yet for the rest...
12:59 pm
Suzy Voulzy said…
Monchichi,
Sur la photo avec ta petite nièce, on dirait que tu lui surote, lui aspire le haut du crâne... voilà pour la petit info,
Kisses
1:24 pm
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