hey!!

Just ben perusing your photo nd blogs on a lazy sunday, and cant believe how well youve taken to travellin! i dot know why... but i thought youd b sticking to all the touristy parts with nightlife, but you havent!! the things youre doing are amazing! obviously with a good amount of partaying aswell! (anything to rival blush!?!?)

riding elephants! looks like martha might fall off tho!! haha.

those ladies necks jus looked painful - no wonder 42 is the oldest lady in the tribe, i think id rather die than have another round my neck... or not.

the lady boys jus are weird!! some of them have packed 'it' away very well!! cant believe theyve got one!

when are laura and martha doing their bunjee jump?!?!? i wana hear about that!

not a lot happening in cheltenham - theres been proposals to do up the regent arcade with a huge glass wall (like the shopping centre in cardiff) which is horrible. theyve put loadsa new speed bumps and roundabouts all over the place, and i think the rumour is fez club has been bought by the owner of cult clothing and it should open again!! my brother tom wrote my car off by going through a mans fence and wrapping it round a tree - my dad said brake brake brake so tom slammed his foot down on the accelerator!! bless him!

i think youre all up to date and i gota tell you weve got no reason to be jealous of you weather it has been amazing here!!!

keep taking photos and doing what youre doing!!

loadsa lovin

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Hellooo everyone!!! Just thought we'd write a short message for you all! We've added another blog and more photos, but sorry the Thai boxing ones are really really dark so you pretty much cant see them unless you squint a lot and brighten your computer screans (our new cameras pretty shoddy!)

We're in a stage of missing pretty much everything from back home... The weather being the main thing, cant wait for a good English summer with an actual breeze every now and then instead of just pure heat, even a blistery snow storm sounds quite appealing right now! We are also missing our parents cooking!!!! We've found a couple of western resteraunts now that were in Thailad but they just do not compare! Cant wait for a slap up roast when we return! A nice comfy bed and a hot powerful shower would also be much appreciated!! 

But anyway still loving every minute, just about to jump into a hopefully cool local pool! Will catch up again shortly x x x x

hello girls, i cant believe those elephants, it looks so utterly amazing, and the babies are just too cute for words. missed you in blush the other night take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Second attempt! My first message didn't go through.

Glad to see so many great photos. Shame that some aren't coming up full size. I wanted a better view of the latest in fashions, as far as palace viewing attire is concerned, and of the latest in face masks. That kiss from the beluga as well ... any chance of sorting the problem without you spending forever on it? We'll just need to be patient and wait until you return.

I wrote in my last one, that seems to have gone walkabout, that I had such a funny image in my head of the three of you all squashed up in a tuk-tuk armed to the teeth with your water pistols. By the time Laura gets her legs in along with Nyima and Martha there really isn't much room left for the weapons! It's not much fun having to sit with your knees half way round your neck, is it Laura? I also pointed out that travelling by elephant isn't much easier, but such fun. Just HANG ON as the elephant jolts you from side to side while it sways its way through the undergrowth. It's a long way down! You will always remember the trek though with awe and wonder - along with a vague memory of the discomfort you went through to do it.

Keep the photos coming. They are great. Look after your camera - they don't like being dropped from elephants' backs or soaked in rice paddies so keep a good grip. Looking forward to the next batch - especially the long neck tribe - envy, envy!

Hopefully this message will be uploaded and that the other one still hasn't found its way to you otherwise you have a double ish message. (What's with the addition sum at the bottom of the page? Hope they don't go much beyond simple addition!)

 Take care. Love to you all, Liz, Sonam & Dawa 

Hey Laura,  just checked out the site and it looks awesome.  I know it takes a long time to update these things and email people while travelling so thanks for your email.  Am back at work tomorrow for my last few days.  I've baked a cake and am going to take it in to go head to head with Elena... could be messy.  It's always the quiet ones, well at least we never had that trouble with you... hehe. Take care.  Stu

Just had a more leisurely look at your photos and they are so funny, shame we cant enlarge them. Laura I'm so pleased you found a tall boy friend but you looked so much better suited to the orang utang, you are the perfect couple, it brought tears to my eyes.

Every one sends their love and best wishes, Natalie is going to e-mail you a photo of the roast dinner and Kathy and Tony have promised to cook you one on the 18th July, so if the rest of your trip is boring at least you have something to look forward to! xxx

Dear LauraSending you a little note from Romania. Just thought I'd say hi. Glad you're having a fantastic adventure with your friends. I had an adventure of my own when I borrowed your car!...I was driving along and saw something on the floor out of the corner of my eye...was it a pound coin, no, was it a hair scrunchie, no, was it a topshop receipt,no  ........it was a mouldy chip. Thanks for that and the coins too!

Love Shiona X

Thanks for blog and photos. We're off for another of kathy's Sunday dinners [I know how to make you jeleous!]

Denise - We couldnt accesss the photos individually either so its not just you!

Hi guys,

Cheers for updating the photos at long last.  Looks like the fun is continuing!  Bangkok photos look good but I can't access them individually.  Is this for everybody or is my computer playing up?

Carry on with the fun, love you loads,

mwah, mwah, mwah