Thanks for the Christmas wishes Margaret, I had a lovely time on the beach. Sounds like you had a lovely day with the family :)! I'll post some photos in the New Year, am off on a ten-hour train ride tonight to Chiang Mai where I'll be celebrating the New Year. Hope you have a lovely New Year too :) xXx

Have a lovely christmas day, oops as it is 1.30pm here you have probably had christmas day.

We have got the family around for the day and going to youngest son stuart's for tea tommorrow. It is very cold here today hope you are enjoying the sunshine. Merry christmas from margaret & colin xx

Hi Abi,

Love the pics and videos, hope you are having a great time! Not at all jealous! I have added you on facebook where you can view some photos, all be it not up to date ones of Scarlett and the wedding. Take care and will see you when you come home.

Hi Abi,

Just seen your latest photos. They are very good. I liked your feet. Been doing my Christmas shopping and i've nearly finished (thank god). It's all full of people. Next weekend Liam and I are going to see the Christmas lights Cross your fingers.

Hi Linda, Mum said in an email you had a lovely lengthy tapas session and shop... she didn't mention all the wine consumption though, hehe! Glad you had a nice evening, I'm sure Canterbury's gettin very Christmassy now, which is strange considering it's quite the opposite here, wouldn't even know it was December next week as far as the weather's concerned!! Lots of love xXx

Hi Abi, your mum just emailed me your address for photos. She and I went into Canterbury last night for Fenwick's Xmas shopping evening with discounts! Had tapas at Carmen's with wine and Pasharan before. Lovely evening. Glad you are enjoying Thailand - warmer than here! Love Linda

Thanks for the messages :)! Glad everyone's enjoying the updates and photos, even if they are making you very jealous :P! Eye is nice and normal looking again now, thank goodness... xXx

Hi Abi, I´ve seen you are having a good time. Ive enjoyed your photos. It would be nice to be there instead of working hard here.

Just read your lastest adventures around the farm, sounds as though you are having agreat time. I have enjoyed the photos, it looks such an amazingly friendly place. Hope your eye is back to normal.Take care, lots of love Margaret

Hey cuz :)! Thank you for the sympathy, much appreciated, life is so hard, especially today because it's only 25'C... it's winter here now. Ohh, woe is me! I'll be back before the next barbie then, hehe. I promise that I am thinking of you all in wet and cold England... I will have you in my thoughts even more in December when I hit the beach, jealous? Give the girls my love, and I look forward to an email at some point, I'm sure it'll take a very long time to write!! Lots of love xXx

Sounds like you are having a terrible time? We really feel for you - must be tough eating all that terrible sounding food and visiting all of those awful places! You must be bored out of your mind!! We had so much rain this week that you need wellies to reach the cars - certainly no outdoor eating over hear for some time.

What an amazing life experience! Make the most of it and enjoy every minute. If I have a few spare hours I'll get one of the little ladies to send you an email!! Take Care - All our Love Dan, Kelly & the girls xx

Hi Aunty Ju and Uncle Ray :)! So lovely to read your message, and you should be proud, these aren't the easiest things to use. So happy you're able to follow my travels on this site, Andy set it up for me, and Mum said in an e-mail that she'd told you the address. I'm in a big town about an hour north-east of Bangkok, and lots of places I've been are very tropical. When I hit th beaches I imagine it will look a lot like Sri Lanka! Can't wait :)! I'm more than happy for your great niece to have a look on here, hopefully it will give her some ideas, and if she's anywhere nearby me you'll have to tell her to get in touch. Thinking of you both lots. Love Abi xXxXx