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| 6th September 2009 Mim das Tamang | Namaste ! - From: The Big "E" and beyond! yes I saw the nice pic on the travel blog here.Namaste from Himalayan country Nepal.my web site www.nepal-projects.com |
| 31st August 2009 Daniel | Travelling - From: Ashgabat to Tashkent Hello, Me and a friend are planning on going to Ashgabat by airplane and the further on to Samarkand, I was just wondering if you have any idea about how to travel to Samarkand? Do you know whether there are any busses/trains or else vehicles (preferrably not flights) going this way? Do you know where to find more info on this topic? Please answer by sending an email. Thanks! Sincerely, Daniel Lumparn |
| 24th August 2009 Moira & Keith | Welcome Home - From: The Big "E" and beyond! What a trip!! Looking forwad seeing you both when you get back & hearing all about it. Updates have been wonderful & thank you for taking the time to share your journey with us. Love Moira, Keith & boys |
| 24th August 2009 Moira & Keith | Welcome Home - From: The Big "E" and beyond! What a trip!! Looking forwad seeing you both when you get back & hearing all about it. Updates have been wonderful & thank you for taking the time to share your journey with us. Love Moira, Keith & boys |
| 23rd August 2009 carol | home - From: The Big "E" and beyond! Welcome home to you both. You have been missed a great deal but in a way we have been with you every inch of the way and cant wait to hear all about it.All love Carol and Rod |
| 22nd August 2009 Vicki | Welcome Home - From: The Big "E" and beyond! You must be exhausted and glad to get back to running water, flush toilets, showers and baths, and your own bed, but with wonderful memories of your excursion. I will be fascinated to hear a detailed report at some point. Your running accounts have been wonderful - most descriptive. Love, Vicki |
| 11th August 2009 zena & christopher | Hello from Green with Envy, Cricklewood - From: And so into Tibet Well, Woods Farm actually but Cricklewood sounded better....How amazing but I hope you don't get biffed by Texans reading your blogs - even if they do deserve exposure! We had one like that in the Galapagos but more later! It's terrific to read about your adventures. We're feeling rather sad & shocked as Jane's Dad died a week last Friday - and so the moral is carpe diem and then do it all again! Come back safe (the Purbecks will be missing you by now) but have a breeze in the meantime!!! Much love ZnCxxxx |
| 11th August 2009 Tina | Wow! - From: And so into Tibet All sounds mind blowingly wonderful! How are you going to return to normality after this trip?!?!? Proper roads, loads of traffic, no smells, lots of rain, Gordon Brown all await you! And your friends......................................... love and hugs to you both Tina and Bruce xxx |
| 10th August 2009 diana levett | - From: And so into Tibet Great to read another amazing report and know you are still experiencing a lot of Wow factor. It's good that you will have so many pictures to sort out on return, it will help you come down to earth again while you relive it. I am sure it will take a while to absorb all the sights and sounds into lovely memories. Hope the nausea doesn't return as you get to Base Camp. It's getting quite autumnal here, heavy dew in the morning, and nights drawing in, although we are promised a bit more sun this week. We thought we'd look out for the meteor showers this week, so think of us on a hill somewhere looking north east! Love Di and John |
| 10th August 2009 carol | chips ??? - From: And so into Tibet Chips Margaret? What will Ian say? Did you know that Longs in Wimborne are doing buy one portion of Cod and Chips get one free, at the moment. Can I book you both to do a fundraising event in the Hall one evening. I am sure it would raise money for some cause very dear to your heart now you have witnessed such spectacular scenery and met such lovely people. We all look forward to seeing masses of pictures and hearing about the trip warts and all. See you very soon, Oliver and Sarah's wedding on Saturday! love Carol and Rod x |
| 10th August 2009 Vicki | AT the top of the world - From: And so into Tibet I'm just fascinated by your very descriptive details of your adventure which brings so much to life. I, for one, am definitely interested in seeing the photographs - along with a narration - and can well imagine that it will take more than one or two evenings. Love, Vicki |
| 4th August 2009 carol | Over the hills and far away ! - From: photos from Kyrgyzstan Thank you for sending us the glorious photos but you seem so far away! Will you ever want to return to see us all. We could really capture the still cold atmosphere in the picture of the Lake where you camped.As I write the rain courses down my window. Everyone sends love from rainy Dorset.So good to see Helen at the weekend, she looks as beautiful as ever. Take care and come back one day.All love Carol and Rod |
| 3rd August 2009 Bruce | Relaxing - From: photos from Kyrgyzstan Wow what is this relaxing bit - should be working harder and travelling quicker - photos are excellent and the blog working really well, and trust both are fit and well -looks like it. All well here grandkids are fine and been to Wills 4th birthday lst week. T is fine and looking forward to Devon this month. Not going to blog on but trust you are both still enjoying the trip -we miss you both neverthe less! Love or now Bruce & T |
| 2nd August 2009 Vicki | Seeing is Believing - From: photos from Kyrgyzstan What great pictures - this really brings your travels to live in a visual panorama. Thanks. Can't wait for the book. Love, Vicki |
| 28th July 2009 zena & christopher | Just enjoying a G&T - From: Tashkent to Bishkek - Minarets to Mountains What a fantastic trip you're having. Will we recognise these two hardened travellers when they get back to Blighty?! Will you ever settle again and will your comfortable squashy mattress be too soft and you'll prefer sleeping outside in the garden in a tent - after knocking back the voddy in one??? Mare's milk might be difficult to get though.... We have wanderlust too but not to these extremes. Were hoping to join a tour to Mongolia with an expert on Genghis Khan but sadly the dates don't work this year. Planning it for next year now but hopefully with limited exposure to hard ground and alpha males & females! Looking forward to seeing you in September. Much love ZnCxxxx |
| 24th July 2009 Cherrill & Ian | Painting with words - From: Tashkent to Bishkek - Minarets to Mountains Just to say we are following your adventures with interest and even without photos your observations give us a wonderful "flavour" and view of your experiences. It does help that we have watched Michael Palin though and it seems that you may have bumped into the same characters or even camels!Iain & Co are having a good, hot time in Turkey by all accounts. Weather here has gone "off" - wind and heavy showers. We did have a lovely barbeque in your garden, expertly cooked by Iain, before we went to Azores for Ian's 60th! We are so looking forward to seeing and hearing more about your trip |
| 19th July 2009 diana levett | Surpassing your expectations - From: Tashkent to Bishkek - Minarets to Mountains Well done on your outstanding reports on the last two legs of the trip. It is probably good that the scenery has changed completely now from minarets to mountains to keep the variety going. We are glad that your health, energy and enthusiasm are keeping up. To judge from your vivid descriptions the whole experience is probably surpassing your expectations. You are also getting a taste for strong liquor! Yellowtail will never be the same after this. After our little bit of welcome heat here it has all gone pear-shaped with the Jet Stream getting stuck over us again as school holidays start. Really heavy rain showers, then hot sun, so you don't know what to wear or whether to be indoors or in the garden. I'm afraid MP expenses have been replaced by increase in Swine Flu and the serious situation on Afghanistan. Lots of love Di and John |
| 12th July 2009 Vicki | Another WOW installment - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Your comments are fascinating and I'm learning so much about this region of the country - and it all sounds much more liveable and reasonable than we read in the newspapers. You should be writing for the press and giving a true to life picture of what the country is really all about. I always look forward to the next update - this is much better than any soap opera!!! Love, Vicki |
| 7th July 2009 moira.joy@hotmail.co.uk | Hello - From: Ashgabat to Tashkent Hi James & Margaret Just read your recent blog. You really are having the trip of a lifetime! It makes such interesting reading. Beginning to wish I had paid a little more attention in Geography lessons though! Thank you again for sharing your journey with us- we really do enjoy reading it. Take loads of care. Love Moira & Keith xxxx |
| 7th July 2009 Tina and Bruce | Terrific! - From: Ashgabat to Tashkent Hi Both - pleased you're safe - any jelly bellies yet?? All looks awe inspiring and wonderful - don't envy the two day trip in the desert! Yes, we're having hot weather - but hasn't reached the 40's yet!!! Actually it's pissed with rain today - a relief - no watering the veg needed AND we are beginning to eat them. It's Mike's 40th today, so they've been here for a couple of nights and off to that posh hotel near Sandbanks ferry tonight. We gave him a couple of hours surfing tuition, so he's a very happy boy! Up to Amanda's at the weekend, as George is being christened. Taking up the reat grandparents, so loo stops will be every hour - think the raised toilet seat has to go too! Oh what joy!! Continue to have fun and lots of adventures Lots love and hugs xxx |
| 6th July 2009 carol frampton | From Dorset - From: Ashgabat to Tashkent At last another wonderful update on your travels.I felt the hot breath of the desert and also the hot breath of the camels, you bring it to life for us.You both look as if you have lost weight? Is that what it takes? Weight watchers on a bus! Yes it has been warm here and the months are speeding by.Today is Rod's 58 th birthday and its Monday so work as usual for him and me.We are going to a Concert this evening in Wimborne, Rod's choice and follow up with a take away! Holtwood fete last Saturday was fun making £2,260 and having good local support. Sarah brought her Mum down last weekend and we enjoyed her company, taking her on a trip round the Purbecks and supper out in the evening.Oliver and Sarah collected their wedding rings from Corfe Castle Jewellers ( Fair Trade , of course CRED ) Daniel has passed an all importeant Trailer test which will add to his driving CV and also to his confidence.We are enormously proud of his achievement.My Mum has just returned from Lake Garda with an elderly chum having enjoyed the week. Take care and much love from us both xx |
| 3rd July 2009 Bobbie - NDDC | - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Wow what are fantastic journey - you are making me jealous..... Thank you for the blogs they are very educational and inspiring: Keep em coming :-) All the very best Bobbie |
| 3rd July 2009 JAM09 | Tabitha's travels - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Glad to hear Tabitha is finding the natives of Devon friendly. We would love to see some photos. Send them to my e-mail address on margaret.odhams@yahoo.co.uk. Is the exercise making her lose weight! |
| 28th June 2009 Moira & Keith | Thank you for Update - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Hi James & Margaret Thank you so much for your detailed updates. It really is lovely to read all about your fantastic trip. Enjoy the rest of your journey- stay safe & we are looking forward to catching up when you get back. Lots of Love Moira, Keith & Co xxxx |
| 25th June 2009 john & Jenny Rankin | Have fun!! - From: Zero-1 Take lots of photos and enjoy every moment. Take care and hope to see you soon. Love & best wishes John & Jenny |
| 25th June 2009 john & Jenny Rankin | enjoy yourselves! - From: Hi Met John Wood in village and he mentioned you were blogging your trip so we've joined up to see how you are getting on. Sounds like great fun you adventorous travellers. Take care. Love Jenny & John |
| 23rd June 2009 Jeanne Nightingale | Tabitha's Travels - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Having a lovely time in Devon, lots of free-range organic mice, natives friendly, wish you were here. Have some photos, where shall I send them. Tabitha x. Whole family are enjoying your blog, Jeanne. |
| 22nd June 2009 carol frampton | Something to tell your Grandchildren - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Talk about being where the action is ! We have been watching the news and are very glad to hear that you are both well and that you have been looked after. The National Jewell museum sounded fantastic and you will have to describe it to us on return. Rod and I have been down to Cornwall to stay with Rose and Mike who have put in an offer on a little house in Plymouth. We wait with interest to see if the survery confirms the offer of a mortgage!! Lots of decorating and gardening to do. Keep enjoying and storing up wonderful memories. Loads of love Carol and Rod x |
| 21st June 2009 diana levett | - From: Esfahan to Ashgabat Dear Margaret and James - I feel like you won't be the only ones to have gained from this trip , we are learning so much about the places you are visiting and why you wanted to go there. I could just do with some sparkly fabric to tone in with my wedding outfit!. We are relieved you are away from Tehran though, our esteemed BBC Correspondents are now talking about the smell of tear gas and further trouble. Can't believe you've been gone a month. It's the longest day here and rather dull for sitting out to watch the sunset. Lots of love Di and John |
| 17th June 2009 Carol & Roger | - From: Goreme to Esfahan Only just realised that you are away on such an exciting trip, very jealous. Glad you are having such a good time you deserve it. Wil certainly be coming back to check your blog regularly. God Bless you in your travels xx |
| 17th June 2009 carol and Rod | waiting for news - From: Goreme to Esfahan Hi James and Margaret, work pretty awful here in Dorset . cannot wait to be in your shoes,but pictures of our five month old granddaughter make all the difference. Rod is at Stewards meeting of Holtwood Methodist Church as he is now Senior S and I am left behind cleaning the house. I hope you are looking after each other and we will have to have an evening of film, pics and description of your journey when you get back. Looking forward to meeting up with Zena and Chris on the walk in september. with our love Carol and Rose and Mike ( also Dave and Fra ) |
| 17th June 2009 Garry and Terri | First response! - From: Tehran We have been following your adventure with great interest. What has prompted us into print is of course the present events in Iran. Glad to know however that you are roughing it in Tehran! We wish you a continued safe journey and further reports when you are able.Love, gin & tonic. |
| 16th June 2009 Di Levett | - From: Tehran So glad to hear everything is still going well - we had been thinking about you when the election results were announced and news of the riots. But glad to hear you are getting some luxury amidst the roughing it. Love Di and John |
| 16th June 2009 Moira & Keith | Glad you are safe - From: Tehran Hi James & Margaret. So relieved to hear you are both safe & sound. Really enjoying reading your blog. Glad you are having a great time. Not too sure I could cope with the bushless camping though!! Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Take loads of care. Love Moira Keith & Co xxxx |
| 16th June 2009 JAM09 | Persepolic - From: Goreme to Esfahan Yes, we did spend a very hot morning there. Got lots of pics and will post some on my next proper blog |
| 16th June 2009 carolFrampton | Safe and Sound - From: Tehran Yes, we have been concerned as there has been many interesting news articles on TV. The weeks are flying past and you are obviously having the BEST time.Work here is dire at the moment and today I went online to gaze at pictures of your travels. Singapore Airways are offering very cheap flights to OZ and their website crashed as soon as I got onto it as I hope to go again in March 2010.I will keep trying! We are thinking so especially of a little two year old girl called Isabelle who is very poorly indeed at the moment and is in Southampton Hospital undergoing Chemotherapy.Grandma lives at Hinton Martell.Jenny, Grandma , is very grateful fo all the care shown. Rod and I are going down to Saltash at the weekend to stay with Rose and Mike. Rose is singing in a Choir which she has joined.They are house hunting and Rose is job hunting again.However, she remains very happy and they are good together. Mike is heavily into extra exam marking to swell their funds. We all look forward to seeing new photos of the next installment and ask that you keep well and that Our God goes with you.? Remember Dave Allen. love to u both x Rod and Carol |
| 16th June 2009 Zena & Christopher | What cool travellers! - From: Tehran Hello, well, we weren't worried because we thought you'd already left! So now we are worried that you have another day to go! I'm reading a book about Iran at the moment and it's fascinating. Did you get to Persepolis? The author also says that crossing the roads are certainly an ordeal....it's great that between the Odhams' reporting and this story, we don't have to visit the place ourselves. Continue having a terrific time and enjoy the hotel comforts while you can. Keep safe out there. Lol ZnCxxxx |
| 13th June 2009 carol frampton | Saturday 13 th June - From: Goreme to Esfahan Hi to both our intrepid travellers.Just wanted to send you love from Dorset. This weekend is the folk festival and Rod and I have just walked down to Wimborne to see our freind Jonathan dance by in the parade waving his kerchief energetically at us! He and his merry troop have travelled from Holt in Wiltshire to take part.The town is busy and everyone enjoying the warmth and good atmosphere.Looking forward to the next installment and hoping fervently that you are both well and still enjoying the excitement of the new and interesting. Much love Carol and Rod xx |
| 13th June 2009 Ian & Steph | Sounds like fun!!! - From: Turkey Hi James & Margaret, we hope that your travels are still going well. It does sound like an amazing experience, if a rather daunting one. Best wishes and safe travelling. Ian & Steph |
| 10th June 2009 Di and John | Great Blog! - From: Goreme to Esfahan We're really enjoying your news - you are very good at conveying information plus the excitement of it all. I can see you becoming a published author on return! Nothing that exciting to report here. We did have a mini heatwave last week which actually happened in Bank Holiday week. We've made up for it since with loads of rain. It coincides with us buying a greatly reduced gas barbie from our local Garden Centre, so it's obviously our fault for thinking we could use it! Hope all continues well for you both.Love Di and John |
| 9th June 2009 Joanna Russell | Sounds Amazing - From: Goreme to Esfahan Hi Margaret and James, I have read your blogs with such interest. You sound like you are having such a wonderful time and some amazing experiences. The country sounds incredible and I'm glad you crossed the border safe and sound.Enjoy every second. You're making so many special memories. We look forward to the next installment. Until then enjoy the lovely hotel, hotwater and hair-dryer -you have to grab those niceties whilst you can!! Lots of love Jo, Mike and Maddison xxx |
| 9th June 2009 CAROL FRAMPTON | far away people - From: Goreme to Esfahan Hello to our intrepid travellers and thanyou for taking the time to tell us so much. It must take a lot of your time but is so appreciated.It is cold here and I have put on the heating as was shivering when I came in from work. ( Dont tell Rod )I have read and re read your latest chapter and as expected you are both the life and soul of the group.I am slimming again so I also am having an invisable G & T every evening!! I will raise an invisable glass to you both this evening.I found it amazing to hear all these Biblical names coming into your everyday chatter. What an adventure. At the weekend Rod had a fitting for the suit worn to Olivers wedding. On Sunday evening we joined worship at Verwood Church as Chris and Joy were there for the weekend celebrating Verwood.s Centenary.Chris preached and Ralph shared. It was sublime to Chris and Joy again.Steven is struggling a bit in the school placement but hopes to find a better job in September.I have been thinking of Lucy and hope she is having luck with interviews for next year. I am taking Mum to Winchester shopping tomorrow, wish I was with you in the nice Hotel with the hairdryer! God bless and love Carol x and Rod x |
| 9th June 2009 Helen Odhams | Hello from Chester x x x - From: Goreme to Esfahan WOW!! Well, that took me two sittings to read through, all very exciting though and I'm so pleased that you're having such a good time!It all sounds amazing! 'Bushless' camps I would definitely find hard though!! The pictures are great....and it's lovely to see where you are. Mum I can see the decision not to take a hairdryer was the right one...your hair looks great (!!) and Dad, I love the Father Christmas look that you're going for with the now whiter than white beard....all you need is the red hat!! Things all good here. Love you both! Helen x x x |
| 8th June 2009 Zena & Christopher | Hello from Thames side! - From: Goreme to Esfahan Ab Fab to read about the Odhamses doin's. You make us all feel (a) jealous (b) boring and (c) that we suddenly have uncontrollably itchy feet. We're in London for a week goin' to theatre & exhibs etc. Most exciting happenin's today are that I confronted 3 hoodies climbing over our security gate from the towpath and caused a broo ha ha; and the dogs have just upset C's cup of tea onto the carpet (why does that ring a bell?!). News here is full of Brown's no doubt imminent departure from No 10 with entertaining headlines from the tabloids such as "Meltbrown" etc etc and abysmal election results for Labour. James will be pleased to know that we voted twice by the way - as recommended by your MP for Devon! Expect that all seems like a different world now and so time to sign off. Keep on truckin' and bloggin' (and also enjoying yourselves!). We look forward to the next episode. Lol ZnCnPnLPxxx |
| 3rd June 2009 Sheila and Paul | My goodness ! - From: Turkey What an eventful time already! Glad your fellow travellers are nice. Have a great time but do take care of yourselves and each other. Love Sheila and Paul |
| 3rd June 2009 carol | greetings from Dorset - From: Turkey Dear Margaret and James, it was so interesting and funny to read your first entry and to visualise you there. What a good thing that your travel companions prove so easy to get on with as that could be a real challenge if not.Its bad enough if you have to rub along at work with people but not something you would do by choice. The weather here has been quite lovely recently but now is about to turn very cold again. Rose is coming home this weekend as she and Mike are invited to a wedding of her close friend Lisa.Unfortunately the weather for Saturday 6 th June is not supposed to be very good at all.Dave and Fra are here tomorrow as they are staying en route to Gurnsey where her sister lives (in the lap of luxury)!Dave says that I just have to come home from work at 6.00pm and he will cook us a meal.They will stay again on the way back next week.We\ look forward to hearing more news if and when you have time.God bless you both, and love Rod and Carol and indeed all your friends in the UK !!!!! and Oz !!! |
| 2nd June 2009 John & Elizabeth | Hello - From: Turkey Good to read your news, have a great time.Love from our clan |
| 29th May 2009 Zena & Christopher | Hello from Sunshine Woods - From: Zero-1 Hi Travellers - you should by now be on The Road drivin' thru' Turkey. Just to make you jealous, the sun is shining here and we're all getting ready for a long hot summer in England. Some people have all the luck...... take care and be safe out there...ZnCxxx |
| 29th May 2009 Vicki | Bon Voyage - From: Zero-1 What a lot you'll have to tell us all on your return. Hope you're taking lots of pictures. It sounds like a fabulous trip and I look forward to reading all of your blogs - actually the first time I've ever even read a blog, so guess I'm not reallly into the 21st century!!!!!! Enjoy it all. Love, Vicki |
| 28th May 2009 Jan Cherry | - From: Zero-1 Everyone at Hadleigh thinking of you both and wishing you well on your big adventure. Looking forward to an update for the staffroom coffee table. Jan x |
