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One of the most wonderful things about traveling, is coming home again.  At the end of a long journey, I'm grateful for being able to unpack, put away the suitcase and reacquaint myself with my home and my belongings.  The moment I arrive, there is no greater relief like a shower in my own familiar bathroom and no comparison to the quiet excitement of slipping between my own comfortable bedsheets to rest.  Then comes the fun of visiting all the family and friends I'd left behind and sharing the photos and stories from our adventures.

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The view of the wing from our airplane window.  

It still amazes me that we can travel from one end of the earth to the other in less than a day.  I'm not quite sure if the girls can comprehend the distance yet.  They understand that the flight is really, really long - so long, that we can't see our family and friends that often.  We've even tried to explain the flight with maps and the inflight entertainment system's flight tracker.  But sometimes they pretend that they can see Abu's house in Miami from our living room window in Singapore and I wonder what they must think.  

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I love afternoon tea.  It's probably my favorite of all the British customs - especially when it includes scones.  Auntie Dini and Cousins Loren and Brandon came to visit, so Abu whipped up enough scones, sandwiches and fruit to feed a small army and we spent the whole afternoon grazing on finger foods and lifting elegant teacups with our pinkies raised.  Such a lovely way to spend an afternoon with family, reclining into comfy chairs and catching up on each others' news.

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Coco, waiting for Abu to come home.

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Sunset seen from the passenger seat on the way to Miami Beach.