Barbara and Brian Just had a look at your photos and your one panorama photo! Looks like you are still having fun! Noticed on BBC website that Machu Pichu is up and running again! It's our last day in Sicily and we are just on line checking the flight situation after the volcano in Iceland decided to erupt again!! I think we are ok to fly home tomorrow! Shame - as there is so much to see and do here - we have had a "meravigliosa vacanza" and would be happy to stay longer! Hope to Skype soon and catch up with your news - and send you details of the hotel in Rio. Happy travels!

Mel & dave Happy New Year to the both of you! We thought of you on New Year's Eve as you had already celebrated NY. Hope you had a lovely Christmas with your family. We received your present thank you. I have it on the table and our names on the display shelf :) Dave got me a 5mth old black kitten for Christmas. I have called him Boston after my favourite city in the US. He is huddled on my lap as I type this. It is snowing again, as I gaze out of the window. I have been off all week as school is closed and we have been snowed in. Waiting now for news on whether its open tomorrow. We held our first Boxing Day Party at our house, a tradition I hope to continue! It was very successful, just wish you could have come, but I'm sure you were enjoying your time away. Dave would like to let Gareth know Band Hero is the future (I bought the game for Dave at Xmas...BIG mistake! lol) He thinks he is Van Halen now, LOL. Thanks for all your updates on the blog and photos. They are truly amazing and very well wrote...watch out 'Wish you were here'! Miss you loads and loads. What's your next few destinations...I would like to visit you in my Whit hols! Love Melissa, Dave & Boston xXxXx

emma hope you are enyoying the sunshine, hear you have booked your next lot of tickets. but i need you to come home and dig my car out i am fed up of the snow now!! Enjoy the rest of New Zeland xx

Derek looks to me like Gareth is living too much off the fat of the land where Jennie is looking to be following a far healthier diet just wish I was seeing all these amazing places see you soon D

Emma looks a hard life! can't wait to see you both next week, keep posting the photo's xx

Alison Whats on your nose!?? Loving your pictures though! Wish I'd gone to Vietnam and Cambodia. Just gonna have to go travelling again!! See you in 8 weeks!! Love you!! xxxx

Barbara More fabulous photos! Great to know you are having such a great time. Really looking forward to sharing the adventure with you in New Zealand. Have found the address of Grandad John's friends in NZ. They live on South Island in a remote place near the northernmost point of South Island called Farewell Spit. Their address is Parapara, Golden Bay. It looks beautiful but not easy to get to! It's about a 2 hour drive from Nelson. Wonder if we'll get there?

Jean Wow! What a wonderful time you are having and what fantastic memories you will be gathering as you go on. I understand your amazing thrist for detail. Your pictures are so good! I feel that I am seeing everything with you. Thanks Jean x

Barbara Just going to sit Dad in front of the PC to view some slide shows of your travels. I showed him your route map - do you plan to add the names and actual locations of the places you have visited? Will then print it off for him. Your photos continue to amaze me - they are so beautiful and so interesting. Makes me want to follow in your footsteps!

ANNETTE Hi just been catching up with your photos, they are great. Keep enjoying yourselves love to both of you. Annette

gran hello how is it going believe you like veitam and are thinking of staying the weater here as been a bit better I have been going out on bus trips but find it very tiring lov Gran

Leah and Charlie Hi Jennie and Gareth, Have finally had time to myself to sit and look through your photos, they are fab. Hope you guys are having a wonderful time and seeing lots of interesting and new things. Charlie Chuckles says hello, he is loving his childmindersand is learning LOTS of new words everyday, he ahs got the cutest little voice Take care and safe travels. Leah, Charlie and of course Gav! x x x

Annette Hi Rob and I have just been looking at your photos. It looks like you are both having a good time and seeing some amazing places. Love to both of you Annette

Barbara More great photos! The Gobi looks amazing! And very dry! Alison has also been camel riding recently - in Western Australia! My turn next but not sure where! Maybe New Zealand?? Off to Blackpool later to see the illuminations and watch the World Firework Chapionships!! And guess what! The forecast is for sunshine!! Hope the weather is good for you. Now got Skype on my laptop so hope to chat again soon. Love Mumxx