thanks for the messages friends and whanau! im always glad to hear there are people who actually read my blog! hehe

Hope all is going well in your various parts of the world

Much aroha

Rachel

What a great time you are having and your last letter was a wonderful experience meeting so many people and talking andlearning so many different subjects. Keep up the good work.Love and blessings from us bothxx

Do hope all is still going well in Tanzania. Sounds like another wonderful month or two ahead of you and hope you will have fun and also feel it is well worthwhile. Won't try for as cryptic a message as Liv!! Just send love from Paihia and us all here. Sunny winter day today with sparkling waters - another paradise

1 word: jealous.

Sounds like paradise.

Hi Rachel. Your blogs are just great and so interesting. You have a future in Jouralism I am sure. Tanga certainly sounds an excting adventure for you. I am off to Tokyo tomorrow which will be tame by comparison. I do plan to spread to English language a little during my stay. Take care. Love Moi xx

you just got bonus awesome points for having pineapple lumps in freeze, mainly because they were the ONLY thing in the freezer, and secondly, big claps for te barefootedness- but were those shoes you were holding in your hand?!?!!? can't be... hhaa

oh an p.s.- that statue of the horse in the background looks like bronzehorseman- have you been having a good time with alex up in the chapel?? hehe

Bother - your great photos make me want to go back to Scotland..albeit at a speed of 20 mph and having to visit dog cemeteries ( gross)!
x

Can't wait to have a game or two of UNO with you - do they play it in Papua New Guinea do you think? I know that yachties play it..( sorry, but it does align you with boaties, enthusing over Uno..)
love
x

You are hilarious... Can't believe you went walking in the snow / rain / hail. Mum would definitely be proud - that is the Brit in you grabbing the opportunity!

by the way: I rather meant "enriching" than fulfilling, which I spelled - of course accidently - incorrectly

My dearest Rachel,

it is soo fullfilling reading your blog! Honestly you've got the talent to catch people right away and take them wherever you go to. . . ! I'd love to have some of that talent for my own blog but I guess I will rather be writing a story book of facts. . . :-)

Anyaways, can't wait to hear from your trip by talking to you face to face.

Hope, you'll get over the fact that you returned to France including the wonderful staff at french banks - by the way, they aren't all that way AND I think you always make experiences that way once you plan to stay longer than two nights, meaning once you have to "install" yourself. . .!

lovely hug to my big girl!!

Date- August:
I require a tour guide for Lyon-i've heard you're quite the knowledgable one..may i hire you for a few days? I shall return the favour by touring you around CH.