Hello Bethany
Snorkeling sounds amazing, not sure I'd like all the fish swimming around me though, do they tickle as they pass you. Keep slapping on the cream to soothe the sunburn, the mud baths should have helped that too.
So much shopping so little time!!!
I'm not impressed snoty kids at school have given me a cold again, coughing and sneezing all over me, apparently I have given it to Nana too. I will try to get rid of it before you come home!
Hope the bus trip to cambodia goes ok. Glad you had more personal space on last one, I know what your like about things like that.
Take care love to you Mum and Dad xx

Hello,

There is nothing wrong with dreaming about wine. Its dizzle's birthday today so i will be getting very drunk and probably make some kind of scene!

Also I have decided you will now be known as Pumbaa rather than Betsy due to your mud wallowing habits!

I had some viatnamese food the other day, i think it was called Kho or something, very spicy but well nice.

The snorkeling sounds good, apart from the sunburn obviously but you do realise that you're just going to come back bright red and we wont believe that you've actually had something of a tan whilst you've been away!

Enjoy your last week, see you soon

xx

We have pics of the 2nd nightbus but not the first, the image of that 5 person bed is imprinted onto my mind forever though!

Only one more week Mark then a trip to the pub is definatley in order. you know the other night i actually dreamt about wine, how sad is that??

Aaarrrgh I dont wanna come home if its -3, thats ridiculous! Glad postcards got there i just sent them to you, nana, uncle andrew and auntie ann cos i didnt know if theyd actually arrive or not.

Catherine ive never met anybody as unlucky as you when it comes to cars, glad you're ok though. Look forward to all our catching up when i get back! Calendar girls sounds like an experience to say the least.

see you soon

xxxx

Keep up the great posting! I'm enjoying reading about your experiences!

The night bus sounds traumatic but an experience, aleast you could do some good people watching. Your boat trip sounds very exciting lets hope you get to go snorkling.

Im liking the cloths idea you may look like michalin man but I recon it be worth it.

Yesterday I took my mum to see the theatre production ofcalender Girls at Leeds Grand. Im not joking the whole theatre was full of oaps moanign they couldn't hear it or who was she from. I was the youngest there. it was good though very funny.

Well i have a couple of road trip convos including the dereadful day i have had but i don't want to depress you while out traveling. today i mnaged to but the works van into a wall, everything is fine and im fine but the van is not!!!!

Have fun, hope the bus isn't too bad.

Catherine xx

Hi Bethany
You are certainly trying all forms of transport. I'm amazed you managed to sleep at all!!
Boat and snorkling trip sound good. Tire yourselfs out then you'll sleep on next bus trip.
We got your postcard from Chiang Mai today which was a suprise wasn't expecting that.
Good idea about wearing all clothes on trip home -3 again this morning we are getting fed up of scraping the car every morning!!
Take care love both of us (Dad cooking cos footballs on tonight)xx

hi sounds like your still having an amazing time, this bus sounds like an expirience! any pictures? how long have you got left ? ive lost track it seems ages since you were here. Have fun, Mark x

Ill try not to screw everything up, but my rucksack is gunna be a tight squeeze, especially after the latest shopping trip in Hoi An.
A very good impulse in my opinion Catherine! Cant wait to hear the reasons, maybe a good road trip convo? I cnat believe you're gunna be 21 either, thats actually adult age!
I hope everything will fit in, i can always wear all of my clothes for the plane home to save on space.

xxxx

Hello

I think it might be the rush of blood, it was done on an impluse!!!!! it was mainly cos im just fed up with it and had enough. but there are some other reasons which il tell u about. so my last day will be the 28th March. it be a nice birthday pressy for my self. so ive got 2 sundays left cos im not in on the 21st cos rachels coming down that wkend.can't believe im going to be 21

the dresses sound gorgeous, can't wait to see them. shame the weather wasn't brillent for ur beach cycle but im sure it was still lovely. So are we saying that there so much shopping that enven the thowing away of unessary itams frm rucksack won't fit everything in?
have fun in Na Trang take some stuff for your journey..

Catherine xxx

Hello again
I can't wait to see the dresses. You make me smile when you talk now about economising, after all this shopping. Will enjoy going shoe shopping with you when you get back.
Well done for not giving up at the beach thats the right attitude, especially when you'd cycled to get there.
Nana is impressed about you staying in nice accomodation.
Take food etc for night bus
just in case of delays, enjoy Na trang. Have you got particular things you want to do there. Don't screw your dresses up too much I might have to try and iron them!!
bye for now Mum and Dad xx

You dont need to rethink your outfit mum im sure you'll look lovely!
Hope i get this job, coming home to a job hunt would be much worse than coming home to a job.
Cant believe its -2, im actually gunna freeze when i get back! Our aircon was at 21 degress earlier and i was pining for a jumper.
Well done with the biking, i am eating a lot of fried food (noodles, rice etc) so may be putting on all the weight i lost at the centre. So i could be joining you on the bike when i get back!
OMG Catherine YEY!!! What brought that on????? Did you have a rush of blood???? Im very proud of you though!!! :)
I dont know if i get this job when theyll want me to start etc, but that plan for the roadtrip sounds lovely! I really dont mind either way, i think itll be awesome whichever coast we go for!
xxxx

Hello Beth

FIRSTLEY I MUST TELL YOU i HAVE TOLD SIMON I QUIT. :) :) :)

Ur travels just sound amazing and the way of life so different. good to see ur still keep standards a little high. its well good that you pay so little for rather good accomodation.

Can't wait to see the dress, its all very exciting.

on the road trip front depending on how long we have got and when it covent i was think about going down or up between redcar and scarbrough saltburns has lovely beach and then theirs whitby and robin hoods bays lovely. but im still looking into the northumberland coast what do you think?

Catherine xxx