payal Just read this as I've been away. You have come home and are now in Thailand. I am pleased you have been able to extend your trip and have a further adventure volunteering. Mongolia sounds insane-im not sure i would survive out there for long though! Cant wait to see all pics and Alam and Karla in the flesh. Love you lots and enjoy xxx

karen Now we all want to travel the world staying in Novotel Hotels in fact i want to live in one for ever ! Loved the blog and thank you for my postcard from Hong Kong.I did not like Hong Kong when I went but then I did not have Novotel ! love you both love Kar x

Tim I want to meet 'Gitte'......"hey easy rider" to Al has actually made me cry with laughter! I can just imagine his face looking up whilst eating his sarnie ha ha ha! x

mama & papa vincent Novotel 3 Four Seasons 0.... Great blogging guys, very,very amusing. we could just about feel and smell Honk Konk..almost as if we were there with you! Have a fantastic time in Mongolia, say hello to Kublai Khan and dont get drawn in to invading any western civiliasations by joining the hordes...Keep safe, look after each other and can't wait to see you soon. Love you both loads, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxMum and Dad.

Sar Ahh cousin paul, you crack me up... Al and carly, best blog yet for me, your newfound love for all things premiere and novotel is amusing me! Keep safe in mongols and have a wicked wicked time and a safe trip back. Hope to see you in sept before you leave again, missing you guys and cant wait to see you both again xxx

Cousin Paul Maybe after the animal sanctuary, you two could become hotel inspectors? ;-) Keep up the good work, see you both soon, Paul x

Ruth Hey guys, Sorry it's been a while! Hope you are both ok and still loving life out there, you will be home soon in lovely, boring old Frimley where nothing has changed, I'm still unemployed but now on job seekers allowence (yep...one of them now!), dogs are still mental and thats about it. All fine here, loved reading this one can't believe what you have eaten ew! I actually laughed out loud when you said Carly puked in her mouth, classic! Can't wait to have you home now, it's only round the corner so make the most of it, which i'm sure you will! Love you both, keep safe. Ruth xxxxx

Mum and Dad Vinny Sounds like you have packed a lot in as usual and have made us laugh again with your brilliant blog. We have just ordered 2 x no.42, 1 no. 25, 1 no. 38 and 3 x no. 22 b from the local... yummy ( 2 century eggs, with rice gruel, fish eyes in egg soup, mouldy tofu and one of those roosters, yum yum. we'll save some for you especially the thousand year eggs. We thought we might have had a bit of rioting here actually, but it turned out to be some bloke staggering home from the Rose and Thistle who got lost down St catherines Road crying out for his Mum. Tilly and Alfie had a riot of their own in the garden...We love you both and can't wait to have you home. Forgotten what you both look like actually!! All our love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sar All sounds like good fun... and what a thought provoking toilet technique. Riots have calmed down now, i managed to pick up a cool pair of trainers and some blue ink grey tracky bottoms so all good, all whilst holding my special brew. Keep safe and keep enjoying, lots of love xxx