So, now I’ve had every vaccination under the sun - even a dose of swine flu! and am on the brink of giving up the glamour of Mayfair, I look set to take off next weekend to Nairobi for the first of three overland journeys: November to February Nairobi, Kenya to Cape Town, SA February to April Kathmandu, Nepal to Tokyo, Japan May to Sept San Jose, Costa Rica to Mexico City, (& Barbados, baby!) As several of you have warned me, I expect my plans will change - and if the preparation period is anything to go by, the trip’s going to be exciting, challenging and unpredictable. With this in mind, I begin in Kenya, so that I can be sure to visit two charity organisations that have made a real impression on me over
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