It's always sad when you have to lose contact with a friend! Maybe you will meet (was it Rachel?) who is off to Vietnam again in the not too distant future!

We can't wait to see whether all the grub and drinks you have ventured to experiment with have altered your outline - don't worry if it has because you can soon get back to normal.

As previously, you report on good visits to scenes you could not have imagined if you just went to Blackpool for a holiday jaunt. And the scams seem to be bit different too, but still related to capitalism!

We wish you a pleasant stay in Hong Kong and a safe journey home.

Hi, I m in a whirl just reading your exploits never mind experiencing them it must be fantastic. I am taken back to us having a coffee in the cafe near the hospital before you left and you being excited and a little apprehensive. Wow nothing could have prepared you for such a fantastic life changing experience. Keep in touch when your journey returns you to wigan. loads luv mox

Good God girl you will have to be rolled off the plane when you come home and be booked in for a detox.

We have had a great time in Tenerife, had to stop your uncle Tony from climbing onto a piano with a pole dancer (you know what he's like after a couple of Vodkas).

Still freezing cold back here in UK, Especially after the warm sunshine we had in Tenerife.

Keep on enjoying yourself and take care.

Love Mum & Dad. XXX

Cakes, cakes, and more cakes!!

We hope you are doing enough swimming to work off all those calories.

It still seems like you are all enjoying yourselves and that is all that matters really.

Is the alcohol consumption going up with every message you post - are you able to get recognisable tipples, or are they all a bit different from the regular ones we know?

Continue to take care and don't bring too many glasses back to the UK LOL.

Glad to hear that your bout of the trots is over and I'm sure that you will soon make up for the loss of food (and drink!!!).

Yummy Cockroaches and spiders eh, I did tell you that anything with legs goes, the more legs the better.

It was good to hear from you on Skype this morning, it will be good if you can get access to a webcam (beginning to forget what you look like).

Enjoy the rest of your trips and we look forward to seeing you soon.

Lots of love Mum & Dad XX

Yo, im glad you're enjoying vietnam, its ace. i did my diving course in Nha trang, went on a great boat trip there too. I also liked dalat (my favourite place in Nam), let me know if the tour takes you to the weird looking house and i suspect they'll take you to the old presidents holiday house. enjoy! xx P.S will arrnage to meet up with u when i head back to UK in June. I like the idea of going ski-ing, although my mum mite want to tag along, she's just come back from Bulgaria and thinks she's a pro now! ha xx

Hi Jo, hope everything is still going OK for you in Vietnam. Don't forget that everything with legs gets eaten (except the tables and chairs) so be careful what you ask for!!! We are all fine here, doing what we can in the cold and wet, waiting for a bit of warm Sunhine. Bill's birthday tomorrow (Wed) so we will be going for a meal to Houghwood (we wil be thinking of you as we eat the sticky toffee pudding). Keep enjoying yourself and take care.

Miss you loads

Love Mum & Dad XXX

Hi, wow, so enjoyed catching up with you on your life changing journey. it has been ace sharing this awesome adventure with you. Your updates and description of events are so interesting. Your memory box must be dancing for joy. Keep dancing. Luv Moxx

Hi Jo,

We've just read your latest write-up and really enjoyed the excitement of the journey (even the isolation).

There seems to be a lot of partying going on with these friends of yours - we hope you are sober when you get back home!!

We are now looking forward to second day of freezing fog; we wonder if we are in line for another of snow as it has been getting cooler each day.

Continue to take care and enjoy each and every event on route!!

xxxx

hi there you... how were the bears and pizza? never knew you got bears out there... still sounds like you are havin a fab time... you ready for the next bit of your adventure?,,, those fish will have a field day on your feet!!! ill book us into the spa thurs 14th april... i know you dont want to think that far ahead as it means you will be home but tough... will you still be off then? if we go... told them at the spa you will have just come back from travllin and need a major scrub!!!! they have the power hose on stand by!!!! speak to you soon... miss you loads... love kathryn.... xxx

Hi Jo keeping up with your adventures following your map and route that you left for us .Now Syndney eh! ,what a fantastic place to spend christmas and new year .What memories you have. We have all Missed you loads here overchristmas , especially christmas lunch we did not bother with sprouts Jo !!! But must say that your phone call after midnight new years eve sounded amazing just after watching fireworks display on sydney harbour bridge what a Lifetime event such memories you have .Needs to go on our wish list . Now onwards to next leg of journey . glad to here that your now safely in Alice Springs , wish we had some of that heat here ,snowing again today not missing anything here . Look foreward to catching next adventures trips experiences plenty more to look foreward to . love you loads speak soon, mum and dad XXX

HAPPY NEW YEAR. All sounds incredible. I need to go to Australia soon before I am too old to enjoy it. Your messages are fabulous. Keep on enjoying it all. Luv you, Hazel xx