hi laura glad your feeling better. will you be in austlia when you read this/ give our love to jonh adn family. nanna birthday tomorrow so taking her to the sporting club for dinner but i expect she will play the tables. every time we read your journal we end up longing for a holiday ourselves but for peaple who are retired we seem very short of time. take care lovely much love xxxxxxx

Lobby times seam really hard for you not knowing to sleep.drink orsun toast. iam shaw its a young persons thing. but from an old man at work it seams SPOT on,love Tom and Lynda

Hello mi lovely, Sounds like your still living the high life in paradise, you lucky b*****. Im glad you have met lots of nice people and they are lookinn after you. Sheffield is still the same old, its really not the same when you work. Take care! Miss ya! Much love wrighty xxxx

Hi baby girl. How are you? I am so jealous of the fact that you are still there and I am now stuck here!!!!!!! Give my love to Koh Tao and our ikkle beach house!!!!!!!! Nearly the weekend here, looking forward to it, will text you over it and email you the update! hvent had a chance to do the piccies yet, wil get them done early part of next week, promise! there are some good ones on their but also some really horrible ones (of me that is!!!). Tan is fading so fast that I think Im going to have to hit the sunbeds to top it up. Love and miss you so much, take care princess and keep safe (remember the alarm please!), lots of kisses (lions) and big hugs, em xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Laura Glad to read that you are on the mend now! Was great to hear all about your first few weeks from Emma. I so wish I could have gone to the full moon party. Rave safe maaaan! Cheers John

'ello laura!! how ru? shame to hear abt u been poorly sick - i hope ur feeling much better now though! ur journal is a good read and im so jealous of ur tan (im still on johnsons holiday skin tee hee!!) - u aint missing much from england so make the most of all the sun, sea and cocktails hehe (but not too much!!) - anyways - enjoy urself and keep smiling. xx

Glad to hear you're feeling better looby. Keep drinking that water (from the bottle not the tap!). I guess you should also watch the ice cubes, but then voddy-redbull isn't quite the same with out em... ;-) Great fotos too, must taken u ages uploading those. You're both tanned as hell! love Nx

great to see all the photos and to hear that you,re feeling better. Drink plenty of Evian water!!!! xxxxxx

hi Laura, We have been enjoying your messages and photos a great deal and we are delighted to learn that you are having such a great time and that you have made friends. We find your journal so interesting and Dad has been across and guided us through the intracies of these modern gadgets. Look forward to seing further episodes from your end. We all send you our love and best wishes. Lots of love, Nan and Grandad.

Hiya Laura not so brown Good to see your having a brill time (apart from when you was ill) and have to say your tan is looking pretty impressive. You'll have a wicked time on Oz oh and watch out for sharks! :-) Well just a quick hello. Have fun and be safe babe Love becs

Hey Lor, I’ve just read your journal you poor thing rubbish that you’ve been that ill especially when Em left. I want to fly out today now I’ve read that so you’re not on your own – I’ll see you at the airport a week on Fri. You’ll be fine when you get to Kao Tao just find a beach to lie and chill out on until you feel better. Love ya Sam

Hey hunny bun, am so pleased you are feeling better, was getting really worried about you!! What a great adventure you're having - can't wait to see you and all your photos. Take care of yourself!! Miss you. xxx