Mary Hi lads, I can't believe it - home again! Did the three months go really quickly? What are your plans now? Keep in touch. Love, Mary

Chappy Hello there everyone - for the last time ! Yes thats right , the cash has gone and we have returned to sunny England. Thankyou for all your messages throughout our trip - they kept us amused to say the least ! Adios and see you in the flesh soon no doubt x

Kate Hey, Sounds like your having a fab time chilling out, lucky you! Feeding elephants sounds like fun. Ben and I have just been snowboarding for a week - not a very relaxing holiday, but great fun, so if you come home via any cold mountains you should definitely give it a go! Take care, and stay away from scary men who offer to rub you! Kate

Chappy Hi there everyone - still in Bangkok doing very little except eating , sleeping , reading , playing snooker and going to the cinema ! Yesterday we were walking back down the city street when an elephant walked up beside us on the pavement ! We payed his minder 50p to feed him so he was happy as larry ! Went to see the film Matador which was very funny , also watched TransAmerica - different to say the least ! Shout out to my little sis who is 20 years old on the 6th. I havent forgot you - god , i have even bought you something for a change ! Not much though so dont hold your breath in excitement. Love you all loads and see you soon - sooner than you might think haha x

laura mc Hi boys! Well guess what, Preston is covered in white! Yes, its snowing! It has been coming down heavy for an hour now and I suspect it will carry on throughout tonight, it is pretty dismal!! You will have to bring some sun back with you when you return! Hope you are still enjoying your travels, looked at your pics the other day and must admit there were a few that I didn't really want to be subjected too!! (you know which ones I mean anthony!) Mum, dad and jen send their love! Gonna go now, im hoping a may get a phone call from my brother to wish me a happy birthday! (Hint, hint!) Speak soon, love Laura James and C-sky x x x

lora_dora hi boys! how you doin??? sounds like you're having lots of fun as per usual! not too sure about jumpin thru rings of fire tho James! Prob more drunken misguidance than bravery involved in that one?!!! How is Bangkok then? not heard much from you two since you got there. Not much happeneing in Manchester. Going out with the girls from work on sat but got to be good as in work on sun mornin. That means no buckets of vodka for me then! Apart from that everythin is ticking along nicely... bit boring really! Hopefully things should start to liven up towards my birthday! Yes you may be thousands of miles away dear brother but I will not let you forget! Anyway, no choclate pls as I have given it up for lent and am determined to actually make it this year! Seeing as I have given it up I am in a lovely cafe in the beautiful Withington treating myself to an extremely fattening danish pastry.... yum! And then Jad is taking me out for lunch when he finishes work! Anyway... keep having fun and see you when we see you! xx

CHAPPY Hi there everyone - how are you all ? Me n dilly recovering from a crazy night out that we had. We went down to the beach for a party that rocked til 6 in the morning. Dilly was drinking buckets of vodka , rum and whiskey - and i mean buckets ! We danced like idiots to the music , well i danced like an idiot anyway and had a great time. Dilly also participated in jumping through a ring of fire on the beach whilst drunk , which was probably not the cleverest of ideas , but funny all the same ! I arrived back at the hotel later than dilly to find he had robbed a cat and put it in our room. He also bought it tuna and milk which is now stained all over the hotel carpet ! Gonna go to Bangkok today which will take us 18 hours via ferry nd train. Keep you all up2 date when we get there x

jackie hi James hope you are well all is well here we had a day out was too be a family day but as chris was in bed and tan was in newzeland and you are god knows were anyway we ended up looking at puppy's in a shop in blackpool well need I say more .there was one little b**** I wanted too take home but she was a cross begal cross with what i do not know; but her price tag of £175 soon put me back into realatey but it was so sad to leave her there but we[ will not get another dog ]roberts words not mine lol mine too but i do realy want one i can't cope without one .I must admit I can now go out in black without worring about hairs but I would still have sandy back in the blink of an eye we realy miss her and we have never wasted so much food now I kow why she was so big when I put all the left overs in the bin lol ok honey take care see you when you get hom take care love you miss you lot's the bookers xxxxx

Tan Hi Boys!!! Hope your ok after your beating!! well me and tan off to new zealand tonight,cant wait. so we should be home around the same time as you now, we can get together and laugh at all the stupid stuff we've done and seen.Missing you both hope your still having a great time, i know it must be hard without KFC Love Tan xx

Chappy Quick hello to my mother who seems to think i have been beaten up over here - i was referring to a guy being a bit heavy handed whilst giving me a massage - nothing else ! Hope you haven't been stressing out thinking i have been attacked ! This is our last day here in Koh Samui , we go to Koh Phangan 2moro. It is nice enough here without there being a great deal going on. Hopefully the next island will be better. Talk soon x

laura Hello!! In Thailand already? You still have nearly two months to go!! Mum tells me you rang her the other day, she mentioned that you had been beat up! I think mum has took it literally so I will explain that it was a massage and not you being attacked which is what she seems to think! I believe you may also be home early and that you won't tell mum just surprise her! I guarentee if you're back early it will be in time for your birthday then you don't miss out on all the money! We are all still missing you! It seems strange not seeing you for so long! Anyway better go, doing this in work again, i'm gonna get shot! Take care and enjoy! Love you loads, laura, James and c-Sky x x

Nicola Hi Anthony You are having such a brilliant time - so pleased and think of all the sunshine you are soaking up!! Thanks for your congrats email. Effiel Tower - how romantic! Looking at dates for the wedding now so will let you know as soon as we do, don't cut short your travels though, we can have another party when you get back if you are still jet-setting! Keep us updated on your news, it's great to read! Nicola and James xxx

Chappy Hi there people - we have been in Koh Samui in Thailand now for a couple of days. Weather is really hot and humid and the beach is nice. This must be the cheapest place on planet earth. A cold bottle of pepsi ( a glass bottle may i add ! ) for about 12 p and a t bone steak meal might set u back a couple of quid ! Before here we spent 3 days on a malaysian island called Penang. This place was a shopaholics paradise - as me and Dill found out ! We spent one day like a couple of old tarts getting our hair coloured and having full body massages ! I FELT PHYSICALLY VIOLATED AFTER MY MASSAGE AND WOULD NEVER HAVE ONE AGAIN !! a 60 YEAR OLD BLOKE BEAT THE s*** OUT OF ME FOR AN HOUR , WHILST I WAS SCREAMING IN PAIN AND OCCASIONALLY LAUGHING WHEN HE HIT MY TICKLY POINTS! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT - HE EVEN WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE SO CALLED " PLEASURE ' I GOT FROM IT ! Anyway we are stickin to our guns on the enforced KFC and McDonald ban. Howeber this just means an increase in trade for their competitors - like Pizza Hut for example. We went there after a shopping trip that lasted 7 hours and they nearly ran out of food and drink ! Just before i go i would just like to state my funny moment of today , which involved two monkeys on top of a truck whizzing down the high street at illegal speeds - you had to be here to see how funny it was ! Keep your messages comin - you have all been a bit quiet lately - whats the matter ? Take care , speak soon x

James Hello jackie i saw your message on tanya's message board, if you want to e-mail me my address is [email protected].

Dhana Hello guys, hows it goin? Just sat in my flat at da mom gota bunch girls sat around the tele watchin desperate housewives at the moment in the living room, so i thought id check in ya's! Cant believe you're in thailand already, you move around so fast i cant keep up with ya's! You have got another 2 months haven't you guys?? Anyway, again not much goin on over here unfortunatley just loads damn uni work, so av taken some time off today 2 get some sleep! Went out last night for some reason, and i've only had 1 and a halfs hours sleep over the last 2 days. I was sleeping on my feet! Nothin as interesting as the chap and dil adventures tho, checked out the cool pics also, am soo jealous! As the geordies would say 2You lucky B*****ds like"!! Haha, booked a holiday myself wid a group of 10 of us in july, so i got something to look forward 2, part from workin at Sports Socce 4 12 weeks! Haha, plus am kinda seing someone at da moment back in preston, and she going on holiday too which av kinda lost interest in being long distance. Its all abit complicated, you know me chaps! Anyway i'll look forward to seeing your next instalement of pics, until then take care guys! Keeps us posted!