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April 15th 2012

Published: April 15th 2012

George: On 7th April, it’s very stormy. We go for a swim in the rain and return home and get a car back to the Hong Ngoc hotel. At night I get ill and have to move in with Mum, it’s terrible diarrhoea because I put my finger in my mouth after putting my hands on the floor near the lake. I am also vomiting a lot. We go on an overnight train to Hué for one night, the bumping around on the train... Read Full Entry

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16th April 2012

Kim Brosnan
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Tummy trouble
Sorry to hear about the tummy trouble sounds like poor George got the worst of it. Otherwise sounds like you are having a fantastic time. You'll also have all your memories from the blog to look back at and remind yourselves of your great adventure. We had a fab time in Jordon, camel rides, camping in desert, floating in dead sea and visiting awesome Petra. Sadly our trip was only a week not 6 months. Love to all. Kim

16th April 2012

George MacDonald
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Hurrah!
I'm very pleased to see that George is also saying "Hurrah!" now, I will mention it to Fiona next time I see her. I love your picture too, I think you have a real talent George. And Ruby, thank you so much for my card, it's going to go into a frame and on my study wall to be enjoyed Forever. My colleague Satheesh is from Kerala and he thought it was lovely too. It was on my desk for a couple of weeks but has now returned home, ready to be framed this weekend when I organise the study pictures. I'm going to group all our favourite pictures together, and crowd them on a wall together. If it works I'm going to sell the idea to Facebook. We bumble along here, the slugs have somehow made it to the 4th floor and are consuming my beloved hostas. I look forward to next instalment, George xxxx

17th April 2012

Fiona Rose
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Traveller's Tum, Budget & Poem
Dear All Hope you're all feeling better, I'm really amazed you haven't got traveller's tummy until now so you must be doing very well following the old 'elf & safety guidelines for tummies... very impressive re. following your budget! Loved the poem Ruby, please write some more when the inspiration takes you! All the best Fiona.

22nd April 2012

Diane
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Happy Birthday to Alex
A rather belated message of happy birthday wishes. I hope you were not sick for your day. I love the poem and the drawings. Interested to hear about the mad traffic in HCM as it resonates with our experience from many years ago. Can't imagine trying to cross with kids! Strangely, a work friend who has just come back from HCM thought it was easy there but harder in Hanoi. Maybe she's got them the wrong way round!

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