Dad I either got the sum wrong or the computer spat the dummy so I will try again Your blogs have been terrific. We have really enjoyed sharing your holiday with you so thanks for putting in the effort and time to keep us up to date. Enjoy your short time in singapore. We look forward to seeing you on wednesday and giving you a big hug. Dad

Brian Hi Guys i must admit that i havent been reading all your blogs as they arrived but we have just finished a job at Cloudbreak Mine Site and i am waiting for a plane so what better to do than read up on your trip and get extremely jealous.What you guys have done is amazing you guys are so organised and disciplined(wonder where you get that from Bek)and it shows with the amount of stuff that you have done and seen great work you should be in tourism. Enjoy what time you have left and we will catch up when you get back. (Only trouble is you wont have any photos to show as wnow ive seen them all). Keep Safe

Vicki Hi Guys - Well the flights from hell were entertaining to say the least. Enjoy your last few weeks and don't worry about anything. At least with the lost luggage, it was an excuse to buy some more clothes. The Eagles were awful on the weekend, it is really a joke. They look like kids playing against the big guys and the score reflects this. See you in a couple of weeks. Love Mum

Amanda and Marc Hey guys Glad to hear you finally got your bags back and are now able to relax in paradise. I do have to say that your blog from hell was just soo entertaining and hilarious we couldn't stop laughing (sorry at your expense of course!!!) lest out of all those dramas you have a great story to tell everyone. Marc points out that if it was me who took that first class ticket he would of kicked me off the plane!!! Take care and enjoy the last bit of your holiday! See you guys soon. Kisses from the girls xooxo

Dad Dear Bek and Mike. Soory to hear about the dramas of delayed flights and lost baggage in the flights from Munich to Koh Samui. I hope it doesnt spoil the time with renee and carla. I hope that Mike passed the 'cool in a crisis test.'

Vicki Hi Mike & Beki - Both of you need to rest well and keep up the fluids (not the beer). I hope that you took your asthma medication with you Michael. It is a pity that the end of the trip you both get ill, the same thing happened to Elise. The best thing for you will be some time just staying in the one place and relaxing. Leave all your cold germs in Thailand and don't bring them home. Love Mum

Vicki Hi Mike & Beki - What Michael doesn't like the mornings???? What a surprise. Switzerland is lovely and the snow is amazing but freezing. Dad, Lynley & Peter loved the Rosti but I didn't like the sound of it. Anyway, enjoy the last few weeks. Love Mum

Vicki Hi Guys - Nice doesn't sound very nice, but after the Cinque Terre nothing would be as good. I plan to send you an email today about a few things, so check at some time. Enjoy Switzerland, we did, it is certainly amazing. As Elise mentioned, the weather here is very cold and it is nice to see sunny warm weather. Beki, I also noticed the nice bathers. Love Vicki

Elise Hi guys! Never have I wanted to go somewhere as much as I do after seeing your Cinque Terra photos, aren't they just beutiful! It is going on my list of places to do when we finally get back to Europe to do Greece, Croatic and Amalfi Coast! (Amalfi Coast was only added recently also hehehe). Beki I love your white bathing suits, so nice and so European summer, I need to get me a nice one like that! Sirry trust me to notice the clothes! I am just loving reading your blogs and looking at photos so I know you are losing the drive to do them but please keep them coming, they make my (very very cold Perth) day! Can't wait for the Nice one, it's one of my favourite places. Harry liked his bloody idiot mention in the last blog, so true he says! Well better go, holidays next week woo hoo! Enjoy you time left, heres wishing it goes slow for you (even though I am looking forward to my NY shirt). love Elise :)

Martin Guys would you either stop going to these fantastic places or stop recommending them to us soon to be european travellers!!. I have worked it out though if it starts with "C" and has a name you cant pronounce or spell (Like Cesky Krumlov or Cinque Terre) then it must be a special place. Please tell me there are no more like this in Europe our 6 weeks is all seeming too short already. Fortunately our cruise includes a stop at Portofino where we can have a days excursion to Cinque Terre with some boating and walking, so we will at least get a taste of what you have done. Enjoy your travels and get over your writers block, the Blogs keep me going

Vicki Hi Mike & Beki - First the bad news - the Eagles are now bottom of the ladder. At least they will get good draft picks. Cinque Terre is amazing and it is great to see photos which bring back amazing memories. Aren't the steps awful. Besides there being so many, they are so high and steep. Every time we had to go up to our room, we always had to think really hard to make sure that we got everything that we needed, and also that we really needed to go up there. We are looking forward to seeing you again, but don't want to wish away the last of your trip. Love Mum

Lishy I feel like a super bad friend as I have not written to you properly for some weeks now. Well im still love my life down in Narrogin. Work has really picked up and I am enjoying what I am doing. Your pics look great and i love reading your blogs. I manage to sneak a look while I am at work (gay government computer policy) and make myself feel sick with jealousy…keep thinking….only 12 months….only 12 months. Apart from that iv have just been doing the usual. My weekends in Perth are so full on that time I get to work on a Monday I am exhausted and need another break. Oh bek, I know you have been trying some pretty cool food on your travels but I thought I would let you know that I ate ostrich and camel the other night for dinner…was pretty proud of myself and it was really tasty. You guys will have to come down with the other at the end of August to watch me in a play Keep enjoying the travels and I will talk to you soon Much love to you both.

Amanda and Marc Rossi Hi Mike and Bek Marc and I are soooo jealous of you two atm we wish we were in italy. we have been thinking about packing up and moving there!!! (we just watched Under the Tuscan Sun so maybe thats why) Sounds like you guys are just having the best time! When you get back Bek i will make you my panzenella salad- its pretty good but im sure the real deal in italy is better!. look forward to seeing you both when you return. keep having fun and eating all that delcious food! Take care. Love from all of us Amanda, Marc, Emily, Sophie and Jess xoxoxoxo

Vicki Hi Mike & Beki - I am glad that you have remembered my words of wisdom. Italy when it is hot can be gross, but they do have the best gelati. I don't know about the tomato dish - yuk!! Anyway, enjoy the last few weeks. Phantom will enjoy the last few weeks of sleeping on the bed. Love Mum

Lauren Hey Guys, Woohoo, pasta land! Your next 2 stops are some of my favourite places! You can come home and say, "Oh, I spent some of the European summer in the French Riviera, I'm soooo posh". If you're looking for a nice swimming beach near Nice, Ville Franche, which is one train stop up from Nice (towards Monaco) is a sandy beach- not rocky like NIce itself and some of the others. If you are staying at Villa Saint Exupery they have a really good info sheet about how to get there using bus/ train. I know by now, you have had a lot of nice views, but the view from Eze (on the way to Monaco) is really beautiful. BUT- there is a bit of a walk up a hill and if its hot and you can feel the hives a-coming, be wary. There is a nice garden up the top with lady-statues where you can see along the coast. I have a picture of it as my desk-top. Anyway, can't believe you've had some much time away already! I was booking my next hair cut and you'll be almost home! Don't think about it though! Sample some limoncello in CInque Terre and watch the sun set! Love Lauren