hi sophie here i am in madrid looking after the girls while susanna and ray are in ibiza for a few days. it is very very hot here. I WONDER if it is as hot as where you are. ouch sorry to hear about the jelly fish incident

lots of love from gran

Hi Sophie. My second attempt to send you a message - the birthday one failed. I love looking at the photos on your website - altho' the jelly fish photo made me feel rather ill. Your trip seems fantastic - I can't wait to hear all your news. Europe is going to seem very dull on your return. Love your madrid family.

I just remembered! When I was reading your postcards, I was absolutely appalled at you people! Accomodation at one point was 75p a night, and you STILL crashed one person in?! *chuckles loudly* I THINK you can afford like, 20 rooms?!?! hehe!

Hello Dolls! :) I hope you are continuing to stay safe! Have been getting your postcards, Jessie, what were you thinking, addressing them to me AND OLIVER!? I was hallunicating at the idea you may have in your little head we seem to be "living together" !! That was one big shock!! hehe! And according to Rebecca Fransince (new name for you! hehe!) Bassim lives with me?! *calls out in the house "Bassim!" * No one by the name of Bassim lives here?! Hehe! I think he has read the postcard, but if not, it's waiting fer him to read! :) Anyway, IBIZA! Seeta must have been a widdle pissed when she put her message on here! Sophie, hope you had a brilliant time on your bday (did you know SANDRA BULLOCK is born on the same day as you?! FACT! hehe!) Grace unfortunately flew home earlier as she fell ill (Some people do NOT look after themselves partying too hard!!!) gallstones I think it was! So her bday was spent in bed in London! Hope yours was nothing like hers!! Have been hanging a widdle bit with Tommy lately, and I think he's going to really miss Sheffy (could yu blame him!?) aw! As I MEANT to say earlier, Ibiza was absolutely brilliant! Although I didn't join in with the partying til 11am the next day, I'd happily retire to my bed at 5/6am, I had myself a great time, even though it was very expensive! I'm sure when I see you (GB BALL!) you will be filled in on the gossip! Much love, take care, speak soon! Martine xxx

Hey gals!!! Me, mikey and Johnny G had a small moment trying to visualise Rebecca peeing on Sophie's arm!! We were all trying to visualise each of yours face!!! with Rebecca having a big grin for actually peeing on somebody's arm! Sophie disgusted face, John G did a perfect impression of you like he holding on to mikey over a bee ( i have a photo to prove it!!) and i am sure it is nothing compared to your petified face! Sorry about hearing you being stung by a jellyfish!! Oh my poor baby!!!! And Lianne and jessie's faces giggling away for hours and hours!!!! Ah we had our moment and i am sure you did!! It sound like a one big adventure and you all surely inspired me to go (hopefully and more likely next year) ANYONE WANT TO COME WITH ME NEXT YEAR?????? Anyway, we boys are nearly on the end of our european journey with 9 more days to go!!! We are on the coast of Italy in Ancona for tonight before going to Rome tmw for 5 days!!! Hope to see the pope there!!! Can't believe you will still be there for another 6 weeks while we are nearing finishing our trip!!
Take care and speak soon xxxxxxxxxxxx
lov ya matey! stephen bobos xxxxxx

Sounds like Vietnam is great...!! :) Sophie, glad u had a great bday, shame abt that bleedin jellyfish! Hope ur okay now darls! Oooh Jessie, i ADORE prawns, once u eat one, ul fall in love with them! :P Still cannae believe u guys r travelling sounds brilliant! England is pouring with rain all de time (typical!) Spent a week with David, was luvly! :) Now back home - plannin to hit the sales soon and meet mates! :D gng on a last minute holiday wooo! I need some kinda sunshine! Grins! :) Mum's gettin SO much more bigger!!! 5 weeks left, we're thinkin of names atm! :D
Hope u guys have a safe journey outta Vietnam and u enjoy ur next destenation, cant wait to check out the pics, am sure they'l be fab!
mwahs!

Hey!!
Lol, felt such a hero when i peed on sophie when she got stung by that darn jellyfish! But a lil embarrassing thou! lol. Anyway, we were supposed to get a 22 hrs bus to Laos tonight but due to the "bus being repaired", the bus got cancelled 2nite! Yeah right, whatever!! They cud have got us a replacement bus?! Thats Vietnam for u! So one more day in Hanoi fafflin abt, then its Laos tmw night finally!! (i hope!!). Had a loverly trip around Halong Bay- such a pretty place to visit, and sleepin on a boat added to the experience despite not having much of a light on the top of the bus where all the hearin ppl were! So us deaffos had our own lil party on the bottom of the boat playin cards, drinkin voddy with this south korean man who couldnt speak gud english either! lol! Heard a number of ppl died in the monsoon in Mumbai- cant believe we were there a month ago!! A scary thort. Anyway, better stop wafflin now and let u all get on wiv ur lives!! Mwahhhhhhhhhh x

hey everyone,
im stilll in vietnam, been here for 2 long weeks, enjoyed myself though. I dont think the country is letting us go, because we meant to leave vietnam tonight, but the bus broke down, so we are leaving tomorrow and arrive laos on the 1st, (i hope).
Vietnam has been different all over, last night was great, we all slept on a boat at halong bay which some of you may have heard about it. The bad thing was their awareness for deaf people.
Number one, i got stung by a jelly fish, i was in so much pain, got a bad rash on me. lets say it was the worsest 2 hours of my life, i just hope being in labour isnt as bad as being stung by a jellyfish cos i think im going to think twice about having children, hehe! Back to the point, our guide never warned us about the jellyfish when everyone on our boat knew.
number two, we got off an island for kayaking, but they never informed us why we were getting off, we thought we get off for a swim, so if they informed us about the kayaking, i wouldnt be stung!\
number 3, everyone was partying on the top of the boat, in the dark, there was no lights so we couldnt join!

But the great thing about us girls, we laughed after me being stung, cos rebbecca peed on me, something we wont forget. we brought a bottle of voddy with us on the boat, so we drank ands played cards, the otrher backpackers joined us downstairs for a chat. so we deffo enjoyed ourself.

Will be in touch soon about laos! take care xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

hi sophie

happy birthday for last tuesday.

we have been looking at all your pictures what marvellous adventures you are having.

see you in septenber lots of love gran and grandpa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Lianne

Your mum pointed me to this site - you seem to be having a great time - keep it up! If you not sure who I am - am the daft woman that slept in a tent in th garden when Maddie had her party and I worked with her for a while. Keep smiling, enjoying and learning what life REALLY means. Su xxxxxxx

Hey rents- u had to rub in our faces abt the first class lounge did ya?! We are off to halong bay off the coast of vietnam tomorrow- a overnight boat trip. Its supposed to be really beautiful there so will be soakin in the sun and absorbing in the views (a proper taste of travelling!) whilst u 4 sitting on ur fat bums on a beach in Bali! :-)Then it will be a 22 hrs bus trip to our next country- Laos which has many many activities there! Lookin forward to that! We are currently in Hanoi- quite pretty here actually for a capital city! We also went to a restaurant owned by this deaf man and the menu and staff had to communicate in sign language which was interesting! Food weren't that brilliant though! lol! Anyway, hope u all are well and missin u xxx