Hi Mate - not sure it's a good idea haveing Karen's address and phone number on the world wide web! Am missing you lots - can you believe Jacks has broken her wrist! Saw her yesterday and we were discussing broken bones! Both disaster areas! I was wondering the same as your mum - have you got an itinerary or are you just pickin gplaces in INdia?

What a nightmare week....!!!!! England out, working 12 hours a day, L**erpool win, Ar**nal win, Ch**sea win, get wet through playing golf, Man Utd lose, Town Lose, Boiler Knackered AGAIN......And ive a thick head after bowling do..! One consolation though L**ds lost today and all the England players got booed at premier league grounds...!!! Bl**dy Croatia again in world cup qualifying??? ..! Keep on enjoying you two and travel safely. Aff - Did you do some appealing at the cricket.. Aarrzzaaaahht??? I watched quite a bit of it on telly... Hang loose..! xx

Hey, just been reading your blogs and looking at photos and its great to see that your having such a good time. I was expecting the site to generate an email when you uploaded things, thats why not been on here sooner. Your mum was telling James that you went to the test match and he is green with envy!!

All's well here...still working on the back garden, got new fences up and pulling up the patio next week!

Gemma, i have turned your wardrobe into a shrine to my handbags and shoes (James wasnt very impressed when i showed him)!!!

Matthew, my mum and dad went and saw town play yesterday and they said that they played well, just a shame they didnt win!

Looking forward to hearing/seeing more of your wonderful trip, lots of love from Natalie.x.

I ve just had a look at picctures they are good you seemed to spend afew days exploring the gnats James is jealous that you saw the test match you will have to put photos of Taj Mahal on web site what was the camel fair like? An amazing experience I bet. Hot smelly noisey not the camels but the Indians selling the camels Jaipur is an old city too are you going to visit any new ones

Now Karens letter no she wasnt b****y just lonely and wants a friend she said she was glad you and matthew had finally gone travelling because that is what you had always wanted to do. She has moved to 16 Woodcock Street next door to old chippy. George is at Beevers Anais being diagnoised with Aspergers I not sure what that is . Keenan is full of beans and crazy . Karen is sorry about the bad feeling between both you and apologises for her part in it. I am going to give your her mobile 07950 33 3306

I ve being trying to follow you as you go from a to be but you dont seem to have any set route i was wondering how you decide where you are going. do you have a set plan or do you stick a needle in the map if you both fancy it off we jolly well go.

hello lovelies

More wonderful blogs, still sounds fantastic - rather you then me on those mamouth train journeys though.

We have been having a nice time over here, we took Ella to centre parcs this week with ben stacey and tom and she had a great time, she went in the pool every day and was diving down the slide - no fear!! she went on the swings, slide and rockers at the playground, although jonathan was a little ambitious on the big swing just after her lunch and paid for it!! she has now mastered blowing raspberries and makes a noise which jonathan is convinced is 'Yorkshire', she can also take a few steps just holding onton one of our hands and stands for a few seconds on her own until she plops onto her bum. very cute though. will send you more pics when I have a bit more time.

did you manage to watch the england match anywhere? not that you would have wanted to, disaster, i can't believe it is real, they reckon it is going to cost our economy 2 billion (in cancelled BBQ's!!) think i'm going to book it, pack it, and f*!k off too!!

lots of love to you both, can't wait for the photos

Axxx

HELLO PEEPS

WELL TO UPDATE ON FOOTBALL. LIVERPOOL WON 3-0 AWAY TO NEWCASTLE. AMAZING HOW GERARD CAN PLAY FOR CLUB, BUT IS S***T FOR COUNTRY. ANYHOO, TOWN LOST AT HOME (VERY FUNNY). SURE WILL GEY SOME ABUSE FOR THIS BUT HEY!!!

GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE BOTH WELL. SORRY ABOUT POINTING OUT YOUR SPELLING MISTAKES, MAYBE SHOULD BE TEACHER NOT NURSE!!

MISS YA

LOVE LYNNETTE XXX

Wow - what a bonus today - two blogs and your messages on the board. Bit like waiting for a bus when you stand for ages and then 3 come all at the same time! You both sound to be doing well and the blogs are so interesting. Palin eat your heart out - far superior .More like my 'soon to be friend' Bill Bryson I'd say. Anyway we are all enjoying reading about your travels. Looking forward to more images when you get back into broad band civilization. It's very, very cold here. Yana had germs last week, passed them to Dan and now Dad has them - thanks Yana. We are all off to the Hare and Hounds Taster night tomorrow (free food) so I can have a crack picking the virus up as well. Boiler packed up as soon as cold snap started - waiting for repair as I write. Altogether not a great week but we'll survive. Brilliant that we can communicate this way and lovely to hear from you. Look after each other. Much love xxx

hey!! just looked at your photos! looks really good fun. are you boiling hot? i went to Goa a few years back and was just overheating by breakfast time but loved it. Have you been in tuk tuks yet? will have a look at your route soon so won't ask where you are off to next (opps sort of just did!). so news here, Gav leaves on 5th Dec to go to new zealand for a yr to learn how to fly commercial planes - if you go there you should hook up with him. i'm off to south africa in Jan to see Liz for her 30th! Her hubby has a big weekend planned which should be great fun. neil and i are going to fly to Port Elizabeth (where we finished when we went), then drive down to Cape town.

i'm off work today as not been well this week, went to paris at the weekend for neil and my 4th yr annivrsary but got a bug and was sick, then fainted. unfortunately, my face cushioned the blow of the fall but not feeling too bad any more. we hired bikes and cycled round the centre of paris and had lots of cafe au laits and chocolate snacks. umm yummy!! anyways gonna read more about your holiday. have fun!!! xx

Sorry no pictures at the moment. Internet connections are poor and we will get some more on asap. Be content with the blogs for now.

It may seem that India is proofing a bit of a challenge, however this is not the case as in the main Indians are very kind hospitable people and at no time have Gemma and I felt uncomfortable wherever we have been.

We can't believe England balls it up, what a disgrace!

Matthew can't believe the majority of you cna't spell on the message board and then you all keep correcting each other!

Not had shish kebabs yet Mickey, you're the only one that can spell properly.

Thought Town would start winning once I left the country, cheers Ritchie!

Like the sound of the next bands on world tour Tank, pictures on facebook please.

Shoggy how's the golfing in the sleet and cold, do yourselve a favour and go watch town! It was'nt a beard had just had a messy curry!

Cheers carnage for the footie updates!

Danny I thought every one knew 3 + 2 by now, sort it out bro!

Faith anymore anti - social behaviour on the messageboard and you'll be barred.

No message from wee - man must be to busy on those porn sites!

Thanks for the message Jane, glad Alex and family are well and you are enjoying our travel updates.

Love you Mum, Dad and Danny. ok you too Yana. Mum stop worrying! Hi to Gramps.

Lynnette, you are not supposed to pick up on the spelling mistakes, you are supposed to just read, look at the photos and enjoy... but i will apologise in advance for any more mistakes.

Anna, i am claiming the photo with the birds in the sunrise in Varanasi, but Matthew has taken a few artistic photos that we will try and update soon.

James & Natalie, write a message on the board and invite mum and dad up to have a look at the site!!

Julie, say hi to the Honley lot, and get them to look on the site, not missing it at all. The pen knife and sewing kit have both come in useful already.

Thanks to everyone else for their messages, keep them coming!

Hi there

Just been looking at you're pics, it looks amazing! So jealous! Meeting up with Honley girls on sat for my belated leaving do so will let them know how you are getting on. God, life outside the YBS is good!! New job going great, you were right Gemma, I did make the right decision to leave, sounds like things going from bad to worse at Honley, but then again do we care? do we b****cks!!!!!!!!

Keep the photos coming, take care

Julie xxx

Hiya Matthew & Gemma,

Your travels sound great wish i could do it one day. The photo's look fab and I hope you're enjoying yourselves. Alex was one on saturday so he's much bigger now than the last time we saw you. My dad also says hi he's made up your off enjoying yourself.

Big hugs keep safe, love Jane, Bill and Alex xxx

HIYA

HOPE YOU MANAGED TO MISS THE FOOTBALL. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE F***ING DISGRACE. I CAN PLAY BETTER, AND I'VE GOT A BROKEN LEG!!!

HOPE YOU ARE BOTH WELL. MISSING YA. GEMMA I'LL SEND YOU AN E-MAIL. HAVE HEARD SOME SHOCKING NEWS TODAY.

TAKE CARE.

LOVE LYNNETTE XXX