Bon jorno!! Greetings from rome!! we arrived safe and sound yesturday and have just been chillin so far catching up on sleep.. tomorrow we will start exploring!! oh and going through the airport at england panda and i were frisked hardcore.. hehehe cause we made the metal detectors go off.. that airport had the most security weve seen so far.. its fantastic to finally have a warm shower!! and the weather is so nice.. am walking around in shorts and a tshirt.....

so im in london and have a spare minute, so thought id post a quick blog.. sorry no photos cause the stupid computer wont recognise my camera or external harddrive, so youll have to wait a little longer for the last of the thailand photos and the first 2 days of london. thailand was awesome, so hot!! but so awesome.. i wish we had longer there.. we had a blast.. just started to relax and we had to leave. and i guess by now youve seen our dragon tats to remember ...

Upon arrival to our hotel, the royal paradise ($30 australian per night) we were welcomed by bell boys who took our luggage, ofwhich one guy carried two of our 18kg bags up the stairs at one time.. and since panda, derek and i can only j ust carry one bag, westood back in amazement and gave snaps to the dude as he reached the top of the stairs. Now for $30 in oz, you usually cant even get a decent hostel, however, here in phuket we got a 5 star hotel, true weve...

No More Sleeps!!! ... dont know if its good or bad.. do i still wanna go?? Argh!! still got lots of stuff to do before i go... but the most important task has been completed.. backpack is packed.. finally, took a while and we had to try a few different packing methods, but after culling hardcore, its finally packed.. only weighs 14kg!! so hopefully ill be able to carry it.. unfortunately its full though.. so ill have to go easy on the shopping in thailand.. :( ...

Holy Crap.. 9 Days!!!... Did I say Holy Crap!! ps.. am starting to think i have not bought adequate clothing for the cold.. holy crap its gonna be cold!! and did i tell you we're sleeping out (no tents or anything) on anzac eve in gallipoli.. brrrr!!