karen Hi all!! Just thought i'd pop a quick message on here to say that we have now arrived home safely! We had a fantastic time in both Italy and Cyprus. It was lovely to see Emma...and i think she was suitably surprised to see us!!! The weather in Cyprus was really hot....we had little choice but to fork out the rather expensive £2.50 per day for air con!! The refreshing breeze at the coast was just enough to keep us sain!!! We enjoyed visiting old haunts around the town....and re-sampling some of the old cocktails!!!! Just as a matter of interest....and hillarity!!!!...The man who lost his teeth actually found them in the sea the next day!!! Can you believe it!!?? Rach.....I hope you don't mind me posting this message!? Its a bit weird to be doing this at home, on my own, with an english keyboard (although that has made no difference to my punctuation!!), and with no weirdo's with dodgy fingers sitting next to me!! Ha ha!!! Bye for this year...........!! K.xx

Muv Hello again you two,glad you managed to surprise Emma and are now enjoying a few days in Cyprus catching up with her after all this time.I hope you`ve all been out searching for the false teeth-at least the poor old boy wont be spending a lot on food during his holiday!!!Lets hope he`s not all-inclusive or that would have been a waste of money!!Enjoy your last day and a half,safe journey home,see you soon back in Blighty.Luv Muv xxx

Lisa Hello girls just read your blog, Im so glad you are having a lovely time with Emma it must be so nice to catch up after all that time. I cant beleive how quickly the time has gone so far and how much you have seen, you will be knackered whe you get home! Anyway have a great time and see you when you get back. Lisa xxx

Auntie Linda Hi you two - have you lost your Tom Tom - I did not know Cyprus was in Italy!! I am very jealous of you being in Aya Napa, when Martin and I went a couple of years ago it was great, all that loud music, drunk guys and great food and drink. Is it very hot? It was in the July when we went, and also very humid. As soon as we left our apartment (air conditioned of course) the humidity hit and all our clothes were horrible and damp!!! Glad to see you are have a great time - keep safe - xxx Auntie Lin

Rach Hey Rach, it's Rach! Sounds like you are having a great time Rach and not missing CJU life too much! I bet you can't keep up with all the goss - weddings (did you know I'm gonna be Alison's bridesmaid?), pregnancies, leavers (Nicki being the latest one)! I bet you're glad you escaped when you did Rach! Just got back from Tarifa (Spain) yesterday after 2 weeks which was great! One of the highlights was spending a day in Gibraltar and seeing an ape jump on Alex's back! Hilarious! Hope you enjoy the rest of your adventures and I look forward to reading what you get up to next Rach! Rach x

Emma F Hello you guys!! Sounds like you are having a fab time and I'm jealous of all the lovely food and wine your consuming esp. Pinot Grigio!! Looking forward to seeing all the fab photo's on your return I bet there will be a few dodgy ones which will have us in stiches!! Missing you loads, keep me posted. Hope to speak soon. Can't believe your Dad's seen old Lil after all this time. I went to the Senator to ask after her and no one knew where she was. There was a few rumours about her shacking up with a Cypriot man, but now I know she's in Lanzrote! Be good!!! Em xxx

Dad Smith Hello you two.Had a relaxing time in Lanzarote,lots to sort out now we are home though. I was chatting to someone at the pool the other day who seemed to remember meeting you both and Emma and Kelly and Louise,I think she said in Cyprus,couldn`t be sure,anyway she asked to be remembered to you all-she was called Lilo Lil,she wasn`t having a very good holiday,in fact she was feeling quite deflated!!!Enjoy the rest of your holiday,Dad.P.S. I didn`t buy any belts!!!

Muv Bonjourno again,just been reading up on your latest travels-we got back from Lanzarote at about 3.30am(yawn!)this morning,not feeling too tired at the moment but I`m sure it will catch up with us eventually.Glad to hear that you seen to have visited most of the places you wanted to see.I expect you are on your way to Rome now,or are there already,hope you have a good time there.You`ll have to be getting into `student mode` soon,I`m afraid and come back down to earth(and moving mode with you Rachel-can`t wait for next weekend??!!Smiths removals will be arriving early Sunday morning armed with food,drink,supplies and general muscle power!)Hope you find somewhere in Rome to read this!Take care,I look forward to hearing about your travels in more detail when I see you.Hope you`ve been having lots of SUNSHINE!!!Take care,love Mum........ps glad Sharon caught up with you!

mic Hi Girlys, Glad you are having fun! K dont forget my meat and oil, still havent got it here yet! The lodger at mums is nice, think she is going to try and keep him on after you get back as he is about your age, you dont mind sharing your bed, do you? see you soon x

Rachel & Karen Hello Everyone! Thanks for the messages, hope you are all enjoying reading about our travels! I don't know where you got the idea from that we are after Italian Stallions, but we are not here for the stallions, we are here for the culture, scenery, wine and food and sampling the Italian lifestyle!! We have attracted random stallions who seem to pay us a lot of attention but we feel a bit uncomfortable so are thinking of dressing as Nuns and attaching ourselves to a convent on our pilgrimage to Rome!! Will update the blog again soon - off to Bologna tonight...! xx

Lisa Hiya you two I have been following your travels and thinking of you both, keep on having a fab time as I bet you will and leave some of the boys for the others ok!!?? Love Lisa xxx

Auntie Linda Hi you two. Glad to see you are having a great time. I bet those Italian stallions (the real ones not the fiat) are worth a look or two. Are you going to Pisa? if so don't forget to take a photo with you holding it up. It has just gone very quiet in the office, oh yeh nearly all of the boys have gone to the Beer Festival!! I expect the Chianti is much better than the local beer. Did you have to pay extra for all that luggage, Dad said it was chock a block full, I thought you would really only need a couple of T shirts, some shorts and a couple of bikinis, but then you are girls!!! Take care both of you - look forward to seeing more of your adventures. Lots of luv "Auntie" Linda

Dad Managed to rent out your room Luv Dad

Rachel and Karen Hi Everyone! Thanks for the messages and your witty comments, made us chuckle!! Sharon is here in every mirror! We had such a problem with the Vespas we now have a real Italian stallion of a car...a Fiat Panda!!!!!! We will update the blog again soon but we are running out of time in Livorno and are about to do a whistle stop tour of Pisa before heading to a remote Tuscan village for the weekend! Keep the messages coming! R&K xx

Lou Hello ladies. Hope you are having a fab time. Are you spending as much time thinking about where to have your next meal as when we went to Corfu?! Rach - Thanks for the anniversary card. You were the only one of you guys who remembered! Take care. Lou x