Hi Ben!

What great shots! Really nice read, from beginning to end!

If you think aoout returning be sure to drop by http://bit.ly/cqOQN2

Can't wait to see you pop up again!

Ciao Ciao! Good travels!

Hi. Loving your blog and fab pictures. Am SO jealous!!! It all looks amazing, what an experience! We are going to Corfu for a week at half term...sounds pathetic in comparison!?? xxxx P.S. Your Mum is right, you do need to get a proper job, wasting your life lazing around in hammocks, going to beach parties...just ridiculous! An extra grrr from me! xxxx

Home PC playing up and I have just a few moments here at school b4 they chuck me out. Fantastic to see those photos! My personal favourite is the view of Kili from the hotel. You at the top are pretty momentous as well...oh and the row of giraffes...oh yes and...Well I could go on.
Must go now. Rafiki is en route and to be delivered to school tomorrow.
Other package arrived today.
All that lazing about in hammocks....! You wanna get yourself a proper job, you!! Grrrrr!! xxxxx

Hey - great update and fab pics!! I'm at work which is probably nearly as good as being there... speak soon xxxx Dad

Pooter fixed at last, so now I can get into your blog again. Sounds as if you've already found your feet in Thailand. The last text I had from you, you were having a water fight with elephants. Pick on animals your own size is my advice; in fact, smaller is best..like very small mice...although, of course, they might not warm to the idea of a water fight.
I'm glad you're out of Bangkok. Did you manage to communicate with any locals? They must be in shock. Imagine if 21 people had been killed the day we demonstrated in |London with Yaz last year!
Have you heard about the volcano erupting in Iceland? All the airports are closed here because the dust has been shot 11km up into the atmosphere and is drifting over the UK in north westerly winds. Not evident here in Sussex -yet, but I'm concerned that Michael and Bev's flight to Vietnam will be suspended.
xxxxx Mum

As soon as it arrives, I will be bringing Sticky the Stick back out to you in person as I think it's important for the two of you to be together in Thailand.... ;-))) xxx Dad

I've just read your epic Kili blog. What an experience! I need to get onto your facebook to see all these photos. I'll see if I can grab Alf. I hope that it'll be easier to uplaod stuff onto the blog when you get to Bangkok.
Watch out for snakes and ne'er-do-wells....Love Mum x
PS Check your spellings, son, and the exclamation marks are spreading like predatory aliens!!!!! Love from Red Pen

WHOOOOOOOOOO!! :D ...............................What do i do when I get to Bankok? Haha!

Hey - great blog and fab pic of you in my gloves ;-) on the summit!! Still grinning like big eejit over Bournemouth news - time to come home now ;-)))
Travel safe, have fun and keep us posted :-))) Dad XXX

heeeey cuz, glad to hear its all going so brilliantly! making me so jelly, i just want to leave school and come travelling now! i honestly cannot wait, nice one on beating kili :) you and kate have done it now, so i guess i probably should attempt it haha we're all so pleased for you back here about your uni success!! miss you buckets, hope youll still want to come and visit boring old sidbury after youve become all worldy on your travels! :) xxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Beno , so envious of your adventures we've decided to hop on a plane to south east asia and join the 50+backpackers (dropping in on Kate while we're over there !) love the photos ,keep them coming .Maybe see you in Vietnam xxxxxx Bev

Hooray hooray hooray! Congratulations Beno ... I'm boastin' about you over here! Well done.
And brilliant photos here too ... never entered Blog land before but tis well worth it ... thank you! xxxxx Lulu