Nearly there

OK, so here I am with three weeks to go before I finally pack my bags and head off to India again. I want the time to fly by until then and then stop as opposed to the other way around. Five months away to most people is a long time but to me it's short as I remember last time it took me two weeks just to strike up a conversation with anyone other than waiters and hotel staff. India is big in every sense and I am trying to make sure I am mentally prepared as it will be in some parts both manic and stressful. I have about a week or two planned in Mumbai where I will be getting my teeth cleaned and whitened. I am not a fan of cities in general so I will make my way as soon as I can down to Goa to spend Christmas on one of it's beaches. I hope to avoid the Russian Mafia, package tourists and 'Brits on the piss' in equal measure. I guess I will have to put up with the young, rich, middle class gap year students as this will undoubtedly make up most of the other travellers I will encounter. The rest of the time is pretty flexible. I hope to meet up with a few of the people I met last time if at all possible. In March I plan to go to Nepal where I will do a three week hike of the Annapurna circuit.
The other day I bought a new camera and It's great. I spent £200 on it but reasoned that It would be a waste to be in such an amazing place and not to be able to record the things I will see around me.
This morning I carefully bought my travel insurance. I say carefully as last time I unwittingly only had three months cover on a five month trip. At least this time I am covered for the whole time I'll be away.
I have no interest in being here in the U.K during the winter so I am living in a sort of limbo waiting for those jet engines to blast me to India's warmer climes.
Although I confess I am not much of a writer and my grammar is bad I am determined to write this blog as a kind of diary. I'd love some input from you all and suggestions of things to see and do from those of you who have been to India before.
Wish me luck.