Found youat last Hello, Where have you been all this time? Thought I had lost touch with you until next April!!! Here all news from Mum Sarah as you can well imagine. Am so glad things seem a little more civilised now and you have a roof over your heads. You are obviously still enjoying your adventure and we are so pleased to hear you are doing so well. I expect you are saying "roll on Christmas"when Mum will be with you. Also New Year to spend some time with your Dad in yet another country. By the way I have got you on Skype now so will endeavour to speak to you sometime soon.
Love you lots. Nanny and Grandad.xxx
Home from home Sounds as though you have really settled into the laid back Sydney lifestyle, what a fab city it is. Hope your roomies tag you before you go out hehehe!
Missing you loads Lots of love Mum xxxx
turtleriffic! wow wow and wow you are just so LUCKY what an amazing experience to swim with a giant turtle. Dont worry about the lack of pictures it will never be as good as the film in your heads (which hopefully cant get lost or stolen)!
Lots of love Mum xxx
Lost in....France?....where are we??!!....who are we?!! What can I say Sarah ...it reminds me of when you were younger, forgetting your ballet shoes, or right leotard.....'have you got your shoes Sarah? have you got your leotard'?.....'YES MUM'!....we arrive late to your dance class......I FORGOT MY LEOTARD MUM! THIS was slightly more serious though and must have been very worrying. Its great to know there are stil some decent human beings aound in times of need.
Anyway all is well that ends well. As you say must have been fate, Sylvia Phillipe TriStam Seb and Margoux are such lovely people and we know how welcome they would have made you. Glad you got to see the possoms koalas and roo's, great eh?
And as for neighbours.....were you on a pilgrimage still looking for your imaginary friend Nikki?!!!
At least you havent lost each other yet! Keep having fun loads of love Mum xxx
I miss sydney soooo much!!! I love newtown where abouts in newtown is it, i did a days labouring work on a couple of houses 3 roads parallel to egan street, near the big park, is it the uni end by broadway or enmore end near newtown station??
I miss sydney so much you wouldnt believe!
Have fun, still love reading your blogs and seeing your pics
I love you guys, looks awesome aswelll wish i'd spent more time in melb! I hhhhate neighbours...booooo!!! Cant believe you guys are so clumsey.... your useless
Camera casulties Im not entirely sure why you did this post twice, i was wondering how you are, need more up to date though as i wanna know what the hell your doing in oz?? I wish i was vback there you lucky lucky people, btw how many things have you lost or broken since being away, your insurance companies must hate you!! You must be soooo clumsey.
Amazing. Wow, Wow, Wow, What an amazing time you are having. The Blogs and pictures are so good and interesting. It is so suprising that you have been able to do and see so much in such a short time. Did Chris really let you loose on his hair Sarah!!! I would think all the walking and swimming - ha ha even if unexpected - has lost you some weight hasn't it? Thanks for your text Sarah and yes I am much better now - almost normal or as normal as I will be. Go on having a great time. I think we will not stop you talking for a year when you get back Sarah!! Bless you both and love you lots.
Nanny and Grandad xxxxx
Looks great Nice to see you're both having a wonderful time....I'm jealous of all the fantastic places. Underground station in HK same as we found in Singapore! Kind regards, Pam
Where are you your'e dinners ready Tried to send comments before but didnt seem to get thru anyway the blog is fantastic especially this new one and surely proves it outweighs any hicups you may have along the way Mums bit now! Your blog just gets better and better very good reading and the pictures are fantastic (as Brian would say) What incredible experiences you are enjoying together the sunset shot is beautiful. Chris still posing in front of the camera i see x and Sarah i am impressed with the hair cut (from the front anyway) We received your postcard on Friday at work i took it from the postman at the door that was a lovely boost to the normal Friday morning feeling (you must both still remember) Look forward to the next episode love you both very much xxxxx
great haircut Chris....you may have been mistaken for an Orangutan! WOW! your adventures just get better! The photo's are lovely.
I bet you are gald I MADE you have those swimming lessons Sarah where you used to hang on to the posts in Littlehampton swimming pool changing rooms where you had to be prised off to get you into the water!! you have turned into a right little mermaid... (you always thought you were)! The beaches in Thailand look just stunning, what a shame the tourists spoil them.
Having been priveleged enough to have visited Borneo and been to a longhouse to visit the Iban tribes people and seen the magnificent Orangutans I know only too well what a special place on earth it is. We could learn so much as westerners from the simple way the Iban's live. How ignorant humans are to endanger those beautiful intelligent creatures, our nearest relatives, for wood....from the precious depleting rainforests....the lungs of the world. I am sure those memories will stay with you always.
Hope you continue to enjoy the university of life...our beautiful planet!
Lots of love form Mum xxx
wow Look I think I might say this every time, buck fuck looks like yoour having an awesome time, wish i could do the same thing, everytime i read these I get itchy feet!
lucky beasts those beaches look fantastic.where are you off to next? we are looking out at thunderstorms. here in kent ..lovely .look forward to next blog.
Your trip so far wow, it looks amazing so far. I'd love to be back in that part of the world again. Seeing as your in Krabi at the moment, try to get out to "The Beach" beach.
Ethel rules! What lovely photo's great to see you are still having such a wonderful time, great blog keep it up it's fascinating. I just LOVE the elephant pictures. Mum xxx
Hey guys, fuck everytime i read you fooking journal i remeber where i am, and how boring it is... thanks,!! na but seriously, i like reading them, sounds like your having an amazing time, are those earings strechers?? they look huuuge....but cool.....but huuuuge....but cool. AAnyyyyyy hoow i thought it said railway beach and was expecting a big train or something, but aparently not. Cant believe you been ransacked twice. They stole an england shirt and dres,, i didnt know they made england dresses. I was only thinking todayits been a while since i heard from you, but keep enjoying it, wish i was there....adam
Il second that comment on the earings they are seriously stylish sarah! looks amaaaaaaazing..almost not real! cant bleve ur actually there..missing u lots but really enjoying seeing all the gorgeous pics ur putting on xxx
i cant belie u have done so much in such little time (athough it feels like forever)the elephants are so cute and sarah i love your wooden swirly earrings!xx
Amazing. Hello you two. How amazing your trip. The photos are so good and give a very good idea of the sort of things you are seeing. You are certainly absorbing a lot cultural experiences. When do you move on to your next destinaton? Grandad and I are so pleased we can share this way as it makes it so real to us at home here. Also to know how much you are enjoying yourselves - especially you Sara. I hope you will want to come home sometime!!!!! Have a good time and make the most of the experience. Will write again soon. Love you.
Nanny and Grandad xxxxx
woweee! hey guys, been following your blog, loving the updates and all the pics! Cambodia looks like such an amazing place, with the monkeys and all! (Sarah, if you could bring one back for me that wud be much appreciated!!) Oh and I went in a tuc tuc in Brighton, but I'm pretty sure its not the same experience!!
Pics of the skulls are a bit freaky, if i was there i think I would've cried! Anyhoo, i look forward to your next update and i hope you guys are having a fab time!!
lots of love, lozzie Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
little monkeys! Loved the update, siem reap certainly sounds wonderful, I wondered how you would fare on those steps! I'm sure going up was hard ....but coming down???!! How lucky you were to have the monkey experience....are you sure its mossie bites you have not fleas?! at least you felt at home with them! Hows the back Sarah with all that extra 'shopping'?! Just keep on absorbing all that amazing culture and enjoying every second. Lods of love Mum xxx
security i'll tell you both a story.I went to Italy last year. whilst walking along a corridor in a 4 star hotel chatting to my friend, I put my key into a door .On entering the room I realised that we were not in our room...I later tried the key in other locks while occupants were at dinner and (you've guessed it ) my key opened all the locks on that floor.Nice one..... luckily am not a criminal.!!!!I have since got an internal portable room lock with alarm.dont know how you solve problem of people getting in when you are not in room, though. mostly people are honest but i guess faced with extreme poverty and seeing all this stuff westerners carry about it would be a hard thing to resist. Lovely photos, look forward to your next and, Sarah , make sure youre with Chris all the time in Pataya or Bangkok at night ,I found it a bit unnerving when I was walking around with Alex past the girlie /boyie bars.. I was a bit innocent then!!!!
jealous That looks seriously amazing, fuck i wish i had gone there, dont think i could have done it alone though. Cant believe you remained so calm even though you got everything stolen!! Shame they didnt steal chris!
Chris Albon(24) and Sarah Bridges(22) Fron Worthing West Sussex in England. We are setting of on Friday 20th April 2007 for a year long world adventure.
We have been saving and planning for this trip for two years we are very excited and cant wait to get started! We have set up this blog so that our friends and families can keep track of our travels and see what we are getting up to!
Our first stop is Hong Kong for 3 days then on to Hanoi Vietnam where we hope to hook up with Wilks for Chris's 24th birthday celebration! From Hanoi we are travelling by train accross Asia visiting Cambodi... full info
Nanny and Grandad
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Hello, Where have you been all this time? Thought I had lost touch with you until next April!!! Here all news from Mum Sarah as you can well imagine. Am so glad things seem a little more civilised now and you have a roof over your heads. You are obviously still enjoying your adventure and we are so pleased to hear you are doing so well. I expect you are saying "roll on Christmas"when Mum will be with you. Also New Year to spend some time with your Dad in yet another country. By the way I have got you on Skype now so will endeavour to speak to you sometime soon. Love you lots. Nanny and Grandad.xxx