ted Well done Tpo for getting sent home in disgrace. Yaaayy!!!

mum and dad Thanks for message, michael. Iain got some DS games so is well happy (and has red cheeks and ears from playing them for many hours). Mum was very relieved she got your message AFTER the skydive! Miss you and see you soon.

big mike iain, happy birthday for yesterday, sorry couldn't get to a computer, had 12 hour coach journey to sydney! hope u like ur present and had a great day

mum and dad In Ireland now. just printed off your blogs to read. about to get some food and have a bbq in the irish sun. Glad you're having a good time. Mum and Dad xxx(xxx is from mum, not manly dad))

Dad As Sarah said, we're just going to Ireland. I had a great residential course - just like being a student again. Some Maths, some ultimate frisbee but mainly lots of drinking lager in the bar which was conveniently next to my room. Be careful and don't get hit by any boomerangs (or is that Australia). Bye (I won't put a x because that is not manly).

Sarah Yo big! thanks for the birthday wishes and the slash - legend! Off to Ireland today - not at all jealous of your travelling adventures... sounds like you are having a ball, keep up the drinking. Laters x

big mike alright everyone, cheers for all the messages, just a quick one to let u know we're still alive and having an awesome time. currently in queenstown new zealand considering doing something very stupid involving jumping from high places, seems to be the done thing here! sorry havn't updated the blog for ages, been really busy and internet time is pretty expensive, will try and sort it out soon! good luck in mongolia to helen if ur still reading and happy birthday to sarah for tomorrow (think thats right, dates are quite confusing these days!) laters

Mum Hello, where are you? Are you in New Zealand now? Hope you're still having a great time. Helen flew to Beijing yesterday and goes on to Mongolia tomorrow. Dad has gone to Nottingham university for a week-long Maths 'summer school' so he was very excited! The house is really quiet without you all. Congratulations on your 2.1 - I thought Dad had sent the message from both of us - well done ! Love Mum xx

Anna Hello! Hope you're still having fun - put some videos up on here. You're currently missing the best weekend of the summer so far - lovely and sunny - well, maybe 17 degrees.... xx.

helen off to mongolia mate, smell you later. x

Boops I hate both of you. Why is it that you two get to travel the world, and I am stuck working in the States? Big, make sure to keep a travel diary so that I read about all of your great adventures when you do make it over for holiday at some point in time. I miss you too both and I hope that you are finding your travelling to be awesome.

Rocky Congratulations on the results big! Hope you're both still alive, well, not in jail, having an awesome time etc. Fiji sounds pretty amazing. The sun has finally come out here after a ridiculous amount of rain, even for manchester. Very narrowly escaped getting flooded this week, not fun! x x x

Dad michael (that's big to anyone else!) - you got a 2.1. Well done! Dad

Ted Come in ManSoc. Hope you're making enemies all over the world. Big, a friend of mine working for a headhunting company is trying to give me a job and asking if any of my friends want jobs, so I told her you do. So presumably you'll have a really good job by the time you get back. Keep rockin in the free world, Ted