Ben Hiya mate, im glad u like the pics, theyre the best ones out of 12000 pictures weve taken so far! :) we had to buy a harddrive to store them all. Debbies mum tells us theres some wierd virus goin round california at the moment, so were really lookin forward to that now :) itl either be full of zombies or in the sea . . great! glad theres so many optimistic people reading the blog :) hope ur all doin well, good to hear from u mate speak soon Ben

Andy Routledge Hi Ben n Debbie, Sorry ive not been on for awhile but i have been getting weekly updates from your dad at work.... i lost the link and have just got it back - i'm glad youve made it through Vietnam dude... Pretty boyz like you fetch Top Dollar. Well jealous of your trip the photos are spectacular.... i just hope the coast of california is still there when you get there - as my latest intel says that there are well over due a massive earthquakes 8-9 on rictherscale.... no pressure then. Keep Smilin and enjoying yourselves Andy Routledge

Ben Hello all, Wattsie, the two places that stand out so far are Japan n Thailand, Japan is amazing with its scenery and just a real sense of bein far away from home but Thailand has loads to do which should be appearing on the blog soon, from what i hear though I think theres too many things to damage yourself on here like diving and rock climbing :) Malc, the food is every bit as good as it looks and cheap! Jack is really goin to enjoy Japan, we havn't heard a thing about Venus but sounds like you wouldnt have seen it anyway with the weather :) Cheers for the messages, sorry its took a while to reply!

Mal, Jo, Bethan and Jack Hi Ben/Debbie, it looks like you are eating your way around the world, is the food as good as it looks in the pictures. Jack will be interested to hear about Japan as he is hoping to go there next year with the scouts for 3 weeks. Did you get chance to see the transit of Venus last week it was easier to see in the far east, as for the downpour you got caught in its just like it is here at the moment.

wattsie Still very jealous.... sounds like this really is a trip of a lifetime! But you are both going to come back fat! haha So if i had to pick one spot.... where am i going so far?

Ben Hello every1, hi james, everythin is goin well again now thanks, the eye infection was just a short delay in Hong Kong, nothing too bad. Half man half noodle is the bar :) and we'l see if the wish comes true once we hit Vegas! Andy R if you read this I made it through Vietnam!! :) Thanks for the messages every1.