Hey Vic

Wow... your website is a bit flash - very impressive! So glad you're having a fab time, you look amazing and the pics of the beaches etc are making me very jealous! Not much news from here, except that we girlies meet up the other night and were talking all about you and your adventures! You were missed! Well have fun and keep topping up the sun tan - it clearly agrees with you!

Lots of love Kate xx

Hi Bic Bic sounds like youer in for a good weekend ,im glad your tummy is better,and you have fun with the sock game!!Nick has just gone out on his new bike its pouring with rain and its dark and cold.been busy at p.b but slack at dray.Enjoy the chocolate cake!!!will email the rest of the news lots of mumxxxxxxx

HEY YOU!

Saw your mum in Guildford, and she said to look at your site - so, here I am! Good to see that you're having a fab and groovy time (you look FANTASTIC!).

I know that you and I have a huge history of saying this, but - when you get back, WE MUST MEET UP and catch up on stuff! I'm sure that you'll have loads of photos by then! Got to be better than flicking through a creepy Pam Ayers book(!)

Love and Hugs

Mike

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I'm sure you're not expecting to hear from me but its Natalie Lodge, remember?.... Brownies? Playing Unicorns in Northmead playground? We must, we must, we must increase our bust!!!
Well basically my mum saw your mum in town the other day, and your mum told mine about your adventures so I thought i'd look you up. And mate, I must say, I'm so impressed! I think the last time I saw you was when you had glandular (still cant spell!) fever and had all that time off, and look at you now! Looks like you're having the time of your life! And you look really really well in all the photos, scary to think how much everyone has grown up!

I'm not actually sure exactly what you're doing, only had time to scan your website, but I guess your working with kids. Basically, i'm thinking of doing the same and just kinda wanted some morale support. I'm planning to do a course learning how to teach English to foreign students next month (TEFL) then work here in Bournemouth for a bit teaching then next year go to Japan to teach. Only thing is my year long boyfriend has just split up with me so i'm having the old 'i cant do it on my own' nerves. I know if I went i'd have the most amazing time, its just having the balls to actually do it. I admire you for going for it! How did you end up going? Did you go on your own? How long have you been travelling?

If you dont have time to reply dont worry. I just wanted to say thanks - Looking at your website has made me think maybe i can do it too!
I'll keep checking up on you.
Take care for now.

Nat

Greetings Little Miss Vicky! How are we then? I'm doing good - GR is off sick at the minute so I have tons of work to be getting on with and its warming me up ready for my next seat.....DGF!!!! Rich and Ted are intent on frightening me to death about it but I am yet to break.....It'll be good to get some litigation in. In fact Rich and I are just doing a straight swop so I'm sharpening my colouring in pencils in readiness!! Just kidding! On the none work front it looks lik, fingers crossed, I'll be buying my flat (that is if the Landlord fixes the oven and the plumbing which have both decided to give up the ghost this week!). I've also bought a hamster - Neal's idea of course but he is quite cool and its quite nice to have a pet! I'm working on teaching him how to talk, the hamster that is not Neal. You'll be glad you're not here cos everyone has been struck down by some awful flu type bug, Rich and I have caught the alternative strain of the virus which necessitates a box of immodium as a cure - nice! Anyway, must love you and leave you - I've exceeded the legitimate lunchtime limit! Come home soon xx

Vixster!
How could you possibly forget Angthong Marine Park???? That was where we first met Jay and Frank in the blistering heat going up that damned hill that crippled us for the entire trip (remember struggling on the steps of the hotel in Phuket!!). You should also remember be encouraging that Barracuda to eat the rest of the fish in the emerald lagoon. Ahhhh fond memories!
I am sat in the office at the Technopark, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. I am freezing from the air con and am pretending to look like I am working hard. I think we will be going shopping into Bangalore this weekend and then the following weekend cruising along the backwaters of Kerala. Non-stop, but I think the work is going to get harder.
I think my guts are starting to regret my visit to India though and I am in constant search of something 'not too spicy' to give me a bit of a break. You would be proud of my shopping antics and the haggling I have been doing to get a 2 pound tuk tuk journey rather than a 3 pound. Sadly they call them rickshaws here - just not the same.
I seriously must get on with some work now. I hope you are well - your adventures sound madness but just what i would expect you to be getting up to!
Sadly chances of tacking a trip to you on to my trip are looking decidedly bleak. Will keep you updated soon.

Take care mate
A xx

Vicky - lots of apologies for being remiss. Have just caught up on all your goss and photos. Awesome. You can keep the bugs though! Well done on biking 10km each way - personally I'd take a tuk tuk, that way I'd be back on the beach in no time. As to the bundling table - if we keep settling cases the way we have been we will have no clients therefore no need to do bundles. Ahh, if only. So the answer to your question is No. Charlotte left today, although she is back in tomorrow to drag us off to the pub as both her and Sam are having joint leaving drinks. No champagne for me! I have next week off so will email you more fully then. And I am still waiting for snow... Take care xx

Hiya, Sounds like you are really having a whale of a time. Insanely jealous. Although India is nigh on Tuesday and I am no way near ready for anything. I am frantically trying to finish off all the training material as well as try and plan to see the places I really want to go and see while I am out there. Not sure how much of a tan I will come back with but perhaps a little better than I am at the moment.
Nina's baby is due in a couple of weeks so when I know more I will let you know about that. I hope to stay in touch while I am in India, but if I don't get much of a chance, hope it all keeps going as well as it has been and I shall see you soon.

Annette

Hello Vix!
Just read my Metro on the way to work on the tube, and got into a bit of a panic because I read the article about the speedboat tragedy and thought that you and your friends might have been at the party. I've just got into work now and checked your postcard -so so so glad you're ok, and having a fab time! Sounds like the 'full moon rave' was a bit pants though!
Sending lots of love

Anna xxxxx

Hi Vicks - Helen's given me your website address, what a great idea to have one! Often thinkin of you and was mightily glad to hear that you weren't affected by that dreadful thing but were safely over the other side of the island - I fully expected to find you here on the 4th!! Life ticks on this side of the globe, we have a nice temp covering for you 4 days a week. We held a Tsunami day a couple of weeks ago and raised some dosh so that was good. Sarah's birfdee yesterday (she kept very quiet about it too!) but I happened to hear so I got her sumfin to keep er andies warm an cuddly! We've got a 'weight watchers' league' in the office now - DGF started it by saying he wanted to lose a Considerable Amount of Weight, so we have a weigh-in on a Wednesday morning (Ted's scales, by my desk) and I chart our progress (nothing else allowed) on a graph on the kitchen cupboard! Everyone lost last week, so it's doing well! Sandip just mentioned sheepskin underwear but actually I think I misheard and he was talking about sheepskip socks (but even that sounds rather weird!). Keep well my friend, you is lucky girl! I've checked your postcards/photo album but haven't come across any pics of your class yet - will twy another day. Lots love, G x

Hi bic hope you are ok?Loved the photo`s ,your little house looks lovely and its made of bricks,but you can keep your school dinners!I have found the exclamation key!!!!.We have fish and chips to night shall i save you some?Very windy today but mild.have you got your parcel yet?Me and the bread shop girls are sending socks im just going to get a few more pairs and then will send them probably saturday.If there is anything else,light that you need i will send it.Well im off for a walk now and then bath grandma,i know how to live!!!!!Not to many buckets today.lots of love mumxxxxxxwrite soon

Hi Vicky,

Ummmmm This is probably the strangest thing ive ever done in my life im emailing someone that ive never even met!!!!!!!

I was on the off exploring website and thats when I started reading about your travelling experiences and I thought maybe you could help me out a little a bit.

Im going travelling for 5 months most likely in may time, I was hoping that maybe you could give me a few pointers and a bit of info about travelling as your there and doing it all, im only 20 and il be going by myself as certain things have happened and I want to get away from everything for a while.

I hope to hear from you soon as I have a few questions to ask about stuff like, what to take, what not to take, how much cash u need and ect ect ect

Speak to u soon and carry on having a great time!!!!

Carlos