Hello All- you are indifferent countries at the moment so I hope you are all well and having a wonderful time.

All fine here. It was Clare's birthday on Thursday and it's fathers' day tomorrow (Sunday).

Hope Phi Phi island is as good as last time Grace and Jess- try to stay sober!!!

Loved the blog post Jess- the detail is great!!

Weather here is wet and miserable at the moment!! We have had some lovely days though!!

Looking forward to having you home, though I suspect there will be mixed emotions about that from your points of view!!.

Take care and love to you in Vietnam and Thailand!

Lindsay/Mum

Hi all

Thanks again Jess for the super narrative, though Grace claims to have dictated it I know differently. Sounds like an education besides a holiday .... wish I was there. M x... x x x last 3 just for you Grace since you complained on previous message.

Thank you for all the interesting information in your latest blog. Keep writing it down! Enjoy the rest of your travels and keep safe
xxx

Antie Wend - Glad that Max had a lovely birthday! i bet he will be even taller when i get home, he may even be taller then i am! Pls will you thank him for my message, it was lovely and made my day!

Have arrived in Thailand yesterday, weather is lovely so hopefully can work on the tan for my homecoming. Hope your all well. Give my love to Marky and Max.

Lots of Love, Gracie xxx

Mum - i love that you looked up Siem Reap, the temples were amazing! Did it also tell you about the bars that give away free t-shirts with buckets of alcohol? i can safely say that all four of us added to our clothing allowence! lol!

Am staying in Suda hosye;l again tonight but have booked our bus to Puket tomorrow morning! hopeing to head to the beach and the gibbon sanctuary!

Love you lots and Lots xxx

WOW WHAT FUN

Can't wait to see all the pics!!

Very envious

Mum xxxx

HUG TO ALL

Hi Gracie and girls
Gordy (the Gran, not the chicken) has just gone back to her house. She's been here for a couple of days.
Everyone - bar two very special people - came here to Stoke last Saturday for our party. It was so wet. It was obvious that you and your big sister couldn't come - otherwise I'm sure it would have been as sunny as it normally is. But we DID MISS YOU!
Thanks for remembering Max's birthday. He says " Hello Gracie, hope you are a having a fantastic time. Love you. Hope I see you soon. Love Max " Quoted word for word.
Looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks.
Keep enjoying your exciting holiday and don't visit any more tea plantations if it's too taxing - remember it's your holiday!!! (Ha ha)
Lots and lots of love
The Stokies
xxx

Hello Girls- hope you're all well and enjoying Siem Reap. Have just been on a Discover Siem Reap website and it advises that you need a minimum of 3 days to look around at the temples in the park and the giant stone faces- they look fantastic on the website!!

The film Tomb Raider was filmed here too. Hope the weather isn't too muggy. Back to school for us tomorrow. take care love to you all.

Grace- Grandma sends her love to you too. Max had a great football party- even had 2 girls who played . Miss you lots!!

Lindsay/Mum

Hope you have arrived at Siem Reap without too many problems like the bus catching fire. All this culture is a real turn up for you Lucy!!! Remember when we had to drag you around Ehpesus in Turkey and all you wanted was the beach. According to my research there are Sarus Cranes in the area-the tallest flying bird in the world.
Enjoyxxx

Enjoy the beach -it's been a long wait until you finally get to one. The weather has turned warm again so a day in the garden awaits. Might even have a barbie. You all survived the market then?
xxx

Hello all,

Thank you for all the birthday wishes! The girls all made sure I had a brilliant day. Its was possibly the most random so far but a really good one.

We're glad about being able to get on the internet too, although its frustratingly slow out here and hotmail doesn't always cooperate.

We're heading to Sihanouksville in a couple of hours...to a beach finally!

Lots of love xxx

Hello Family!

Thank you for you lack of faith in me and anything cultural (pls note dad that i was not dragged, but went along with a skip in my tail!).

Glad you all like the blog, i actually do all the thinking, jess just types! im the brains, she is the brawn! NOT! As per usual. i do nothing!

We are moving to Sihanouk Ville today. So have a 4 hour bus journey in the next hour or so.

Hope your all well, and that the weather isnt to bad!

Lots of Love, Gracie xxx

PS: you highly lot - i did not ask about the over 50's, however i did see a couple of pink headed folk so i dont think she wouold be out of place! xxx

PPS: Malcy why on earth did i get the last kiss? surely i shoule be 1st?? xx