Date: 16 October 2003 Adventures of Gamblegirl: Greece Yussou! Greetings from Greece. First of all let me just say - I hate being sick!! Welcome to the fluey, spewy and pooey tour with yours truly. Our bus is like a moving coughing machine - so much so that its been re nicknamed conspewy. Name a person whose not coughing and I'll prove you wrong. On average, someone coughs and splutters every 7 seconds. Instead of our bus song being The Dandy Warhol...

Date: 20/3/04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: All good things come to an end. Brace yourself for this will be a long one!! Not that the rest of my entries aren't - hee hee!! Yes I am well aware that I "ramble" but hey that's me!!! Ramble Gamble - hee hee. So for a year, you've heard my ramblings and my wanderings as I put a hold on my life and took the opportunity to see Europe and experience living in another country. I won't lie, it has been ...

Date: 12 March 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: HAPPY 21ST SHANE!!! Hey matey, I can't believe it!!! You are 21!!! Wow - now I feel really really old. I can remember you when you were leetle - especially when down at Omo when we spiked everyone's hair and we spiked yours. Wow - okay, have to lie down from the mega flash back. My "leetle" godbrother is turning 21. Amazing!! I'm sorry that I can't be there for your 21st party, I really am. But...

Date: 11 March 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: To my sister and Simon Dear Steph and Simon While I was writing my thank you letter to ma and pa, I realised something, you too have both been a great support duo. From the moment I met with you at my hostel, to the weekends away in Oxford or the phone calls during the week. I think that without you, things would have felt a little bit lonelier. So thanks S &S. You've been pals, chums and bac...

Date: 9 March 04 Adventures of Gamblegirl: An open letter to my parents Dear Mazza Mu and Jonno too The other day I received an envelope, mauve in colour, the hand writing oh so familiar, immediately I knew who it was from. Naturally I couldn't wait to rip it open, to pull out a touching card from my parents. The timing was perfect as this last long month drags on, my impatience to board my plane growing with each day. All thru out my jour...