Sarah Don't stay home. Home sucks! Everything is normal, there are no surprises, nothing has changed! Come away again!!!!! I amsitting in uni getting ready for my first exam. I have been home 3 months and can't remember if i ever left the place. Save up and come visit again! PLEASE!!!!

Kim Purvis Sneaky, I can't believe it. You were in Cape Town the same week I was. I was on business there, but did get one day for shopping and tourist stuff. We were probably up Table Mountain at the same time! Hope you're well. RAF Sam sent me your link. Will be in Dubai from tomorrow for 10 days if you happen to be passing through! ;-) Kim xx

Darren Hi Rach As our computer's now fixed and Christmas is out of the way I thought I'd visit your blog. Well worth it's 5 star rating. Everybody is really looking forward to seeing you again. Can't wait to hear your tales of all you've seen. What a trip!!! Cheers Darren

Lucy Only just been introduced to your blog, now you are nearly ready for home. the photos are fantastic, watch out Attenborough!!! Hope to see you on one of your Manchester visits. Best wishes

sos hey rach, hows things going? Just been looking at your blog and checking out the pics., WHen do you finially gett home? I am still waiting for the ticket you are sending me for the reunion!!!!! love you and miss you heaps. Please come back and visit soon.

Marcus Raquel - so gutted not to be with you in South Africa - I've spent the last couple of months reading up on things to do and see between Cape Town and JBurg and am really upset not to be there with you! Well at least now you escape the bungee jumping! I got back home last night - my parents ended up driving out to Switzerland to pick me up from hospital as was in no fit state to fly. Now just hobbling around slowly, bored, and thinking about why my appendix needed to rupture just when it did! Can't wait to see you at Heathrow on your return my gorgeous! xxxxxxxxxxxx

mum Very impressed by the waterfalls and wildlife pics but felt sorry for the poor old horse hope you didn't make him go too far !! lot of love . miss you loads but not for long now !!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Maff Hola Rach. Reading your blog, I can't believe you're back in about 4 weeks and it is 6 weeks since I said bye to you in Auckland. Time is flying and I ain't on a truck through South America! Another amazing blog. How many cuts and bruises have you accumalated?! Foz is amazing, your photos are fantastic. It was a trip highlight for meself too. The Pantanel looked great fun, there is a photo of you all fishing on the bank, take it there were no caymen there loitering in the shallows! Thanks for the mention in your blog, Swindon was good fun, great to see Hicks and catch up with him. You'll have to pop along as the check is under new management and has been totally re-furbished! Very nice job too! Have a blast in Rio and enjoy BA. Great blog and photos. Looking forward to the Rio set! Take Care, Miss you loads, See you in about a month! Maff

mush Rach my love I'm still enjoying your travel tales, inparticular your little contrasts to EOE. It's pretty cool that you saw the other guys! I'm all settled in at school and loving it. Spoke to Ave the other day she laughed solidly at me for 10 after discovering I wear a nurse life uniform! HAHA I'm also already planning my next trips. Hopefully Iceland at easter and then Israel in the summer. Got to check that they will let me in first though! I can't wait for you to come back I'm missing ya loads! Enjoy the carnival! xxx P.s My mum got me a mountain dew t-shirt! How random?! I love it!

Ming Ming!! Wicked to speak to you tonight - as you could have guessed, I'm so excited!! 16 days to go, and I hope to god that they don't drag! I'll be waiting for you at that airport arms outstretched, booze in hand (don't worry Rach's mum and dad - we'll behave!!) I can't believe it will be 11 and a half months since we last saw each other - life hasn't been the same, and I'm still truely gutted I couldn't have done the whole trip with you! You have a wicked time in Rio - and I'll try my hardest not to get us both killed in South Africa! How many days did you want to stay in Johannesburg.....!!!! Lots of love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

mum Have enjoyed photos from SA so far especially the locals in their colourful clothes and the wildlife ! Have been wondering about the significance of the yellow underpants ! is it something the rest of the world should know about ???? No doubt you will fill us in when we see you in a few weeks !!!! Take lots of photos at the Rio carnival I'm sure it will compare well with Bridgwater !!!!!!?????!! Enjoy your last few weeks of freedom work looms on the horizon !! Love and miss you loads but not for long now xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Maff Rach, I love it when you add more photos. A quiet evening at work and I can peruse your snaps, whilst having lunch and this time I can remember my trip to SA from your photos. THANK YOU. Glad you're having a great time in SA. It is a fantastic place to travel. Argentina is an awesome country, as you say, wine, steak and beautiful people. It is going to be great having you back in the UK, but at the same time, a little sad that no more photos and blog will be added, but then I'm just being selfish and thinking of the quiet nights at work!! haha! Take Care and enjoy Rio and Carnival. Maff

Maff Hey Rach. How's your toe? Hope it ain't slowing you up too much. Fair play on completing the inca trail with a broken toe. I have just been enjoying your photos of the trek and cusco. It was great to look through a friends photos and see loads of places i recognise. I am back in England after a 32 hour flight/wait/train journey. It as a total shag getting back from London! Had a fantastic time with Streaky and Bonnie in HK. What a city, it was amazing, i've never been anywhere like it. NY was great, up on the roof with a great view around the city and out to Kowloon and TST. I was sad to leave, if I'm honest. However good to be back and sleep under my duvet and to chill at N&T's newly decorated home. Sure you'll see it when you get down to Bomo for their wedding. Take Care, enjoy Argentina, the country rocks. Melbec wine if you like your red! Miss you loads

mum Have enjoyed first photos from SA .The wildlife and scenic views were lovely but not so sure about the skulls !!!! Glad you were able to do the Inca trek despite the broken toe ! Please don't feel that you have to visit an A & E department in each country you get to !! But Bath RUH have 7 wards closed because of the tummy bug again so make sure you are fully fit when you get home! It was great for us all to speak to you on Xmas day Matthew had just come in so timing was perfect. We had agood time at Dans despite his cooker breaking down. Nan stayed till 8:30 pm and then I managed to drag her home !! She was determined not to miss anything. She's complained of feeling 'groggy' eversince !!! Nothing changes !! Now you must be looking forward to the Rio carnival. We shall expect some good photos from that. Take care of all your other toes !!!!!! missing you loads, lots of lovexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dawn Hi Rachel, A Merry Christmas to you....sounds like you are having a fantastic time. Have a great New Year wherever you may be. Love and best wishes. Dawn