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| 1st November 2008 Mum/Grandy | Thanks - From: Mountains and memories to last a lifetime... Hi girls, I received my postcard the other day and I love it! It's nice to know you are home again, safe and sound...talk about a big finish. I guess you will need a few days off to settle back at home. Warm hugs to you from me. xxx |
| 28th October 2008 Missyoublue | Nice to hear from new friends : ) - From: Mountains and memories to last a lifetime... Hey Lisa, Thank you so much for your messages the last couple of weeks. I look forward to catching up soon. Jo |
| 28th October 2008 Lisa Lockley | What an Adventure! - From: Mountains and memories to last a lifetime... What an Epic journey can't wait to hear the missing parts but am so glad you made it. talk to you soon |
| 28th October 2008 Paul K | Push it to the limit! - From: Mountains and memories to last a lifetime... Wow Jo, what a tale of sweat + tears + triumph! Hope there was no blood... Welcome home :-) |
| 24th October 2008 Lisa Lockley | I Envy You! - From: Sharm El Sheikh Hi Jo & Holly , you 2 have certaianly lived it up and kept busy looks and sounds like you have had a great time and experienced many things. did you end up going to the monestary? Can't wait to catch up when you get back . |
| 24th October 2008 Paul k | Food glorious food!!! - From: The Luke-Paddon Survival Guide to Cairo... It's the biggest trip... Can't get over the scale of it!! The water.. The bedowin camp.. I could do some time there! Thanx for the food update, got so hungry reading it, I jammed some food into my trap. See you soon, xxx |
| 21st October 2008 Claire | Great trip - From: Back in Giza for our last night with our Tour... What an awesome trip and an awesome group. We had so much fun. As for trying to loose my husband, still trying!!!! Only joking! |
| 20th October 2008 Lisa Lockley | The Trip goes on - From: The Luke-Paddon Survival Guide to Cairo... Hi Jo & Holly, great to see your still having adventures without the support of your Kumuka family! glad you made it to Alexandria hope you enjoyed it as mch as we did.As for the sound and Light show we enjoyed it much more than Karnak ,what did you guys think? Hope the rest of your stay has more adventures in store. will be in touch when you get home as for me I've been back at work a week it's like I've never been away except for my countless memories of course. Bye Lisa |
| 17th October 2008 Missyoublue | Something about the food... (for Pauly) - From: Back in Giza for our last night with our Tour... One thing I've noticed is that Egyptian staples can be pretty much eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. For breakfast particularly the locals looove something called foule (pronounced - fool) and it's basically tomato, onion, black and white pepper, salt and fava beans, all mushed up like a porridge - I believe it has to be prepared over a long period and cooked in a copper pot (to get the flavour just right). It's actually very nice and not just consumed at breakfast. It often has spices added to suit the individual and of course it's lovely with squeezed lemon or lime juice sqeezed straight from the fruit. Otherwise the food you see most of is your standard middle eastern fare - although here they call it "oriental salad", which means it took me a while to work out where on the menu it was!! You know - babaganoui (spelt wrong), tahini, hommous and lots of diced tomato and cucumber. Don't forget about the flat bread - there is a lot of bread here. They also have something called "shewermas" which are basically sliced meat, spiced mayo and salad on a roll - pretty yummy for food in a hurry though. The favourite drinks are hibiscus tea (preferably cold) as well as lots of other black teas - very nice with a sheesha (water pipe) and don't forget the coffee Pauly : ) fantastic! I've going to bring you back a sample and something to make it in... Hope I've got you salivating - see you in a couple of weeks. Jo |
| 17th October 2008 Grandy~Mum | Give me a ticket.... - From: The Luke-Paddon Survival Guide to Cairo... I wanna go there too....boohoo. It all looks and sounds fabulous Jo and Holly. I can't wait till you get to show off your photos and spin your tales of wonder and discovery. So looking forward to it. Love you both lots. |
| 16th October 2008 Paul K | What about the food??? - From: Back in Giza for our last night with our Tour... Hi Jo + Holly, Bet that Galabia do went off! I'm reading along your travels with great interest.. but I still really wanna know about the food. What's nice? and what ain't? Good to read you had good company. Hope you have a slide night for us when you return! |
| 15th October 2008 Leverinks | Awesome Trip!! - From: Back in Giza for our last night with our Tour... Great Blog! Had a laugh at the comments, What a once in a life time trip it was! One thing that made it so great for us was our FANTASTIC KUMUKA FAMILY!! :) |
| 12th October 2008 Lisa | Let the adventure continue - From: From sunrise over Luxor... to the Red Sea Hi Jo & holly, Justin and I made it home safely. Enjoy rest of your trip I look forward to your next blog. cheers Lisa |
| 11th October 2008 Mum/Grandy | Great photos! - From: From sunrise over Luxor... to the Red Sea A great blog entry Jo, you is a gud riter. I feel like I'm right there with you both (sort of....lol). How is the temperature? Please don't touch anything you shouldn't, I'll miss receiving your email alerts. Hugs to you both. Mum/Grandy |
| 10th October 2008 Grandy~Fran | Oh WOW! - From: Aswan to Kom Ombo, Edfu and Luxor via the wonderful Nile river... It sounds to be fabulous Jo. You were brave going off to have your sandal fixed. How's your Arabic working out? I can't wait to see the photos...any chance of a postcard in the meantime please? It's lovely to hear from you and it's a delightful surprise to see your blog entry in my Inbox. Love you lots my two lovelies, take care of yourselves. Mum/Grandy |
| 9th October 2008 Paul Kowalski | What an adventure!! - From: Finally arrived! Jo + Holly, wow... what a massive journey! Love the photos. I've sent the Lotus shot to my Mum as that's her favourite flower. How are you going on the local tucker? |
| 7th October 2008 Mum/Grandy | Thamnks Jo - From: We've covered thousands of years over thousands of kilometres! It's good to finally hear from you and wonderful to hear of your adventures. Is your flash drive a 1Gb or 2Gb? The view from the hotel room at Aswan wasn't too shabby...an early call must have been exciting. Thanks for the birthday wishes...you decide on the gift...you pick great pressies. Hi to you too Hannah...Happy Birthday sweety. I just posted your card to day ...hope your day was happy darling...big squishy hugs from Grandy. It was great getting your email too Holly, something I wasn't expecting and truly delightful. All my love to you, Mum/Grandy |
| 2nd October 2008 Teresa Alves | I am sooo jealous!! - From: Finally arrived! Hi Jo and Holly!! It's great to hear from you both and to know that you arrived safe and sound. What are you up to now? What have you seen? I am dying to know all about it! Jo - have you been able to use any of your Egyptian Arabic yet? Holly - awesome Pyramid shot! I took a similar one at the leaning tower of Pisa ha! Have a really great time and I'll be looking forward to more blogs. Lots of love, Teresa xo |
| 1st October 2008 Grandy~Fran | Well hello to you two... - From: Finally arrived! I'm happy to see you arrived safely and thrilled that you're having such a great time. Can't wait to hear more...hint, hint. Love you lots, Mum/Grandy |
| 30th September 2008 Jennifer Smith | Something from me this time - From: Finally arrived! Hey Jo and Holly, fabulous silly pyramid photo Holls. Excellent that you're enjoying yourselves. Thanks so much for the sand. You'll have to be careful at customs and put it in something else. Am looking forward to more pictures and more news. This blog is a great idea. Hannah and I have been having an excellent time together. Another great idea. Hi Fran- lovely to see you as well. Much love, Jen and hounds. |
| 30th September 2008 Jennifer Smith and Hannah L-P | SO glad you're having fun - From: Finally arrived! Hi Mum, I hope you're having a great time. We took the dogs for a walk to the beach today, and we went into the city to shop (and for Jen to go to the dentist), and we got a handbag for me, some sunglasses for me (because Holly's were too big) and some warmer pajamas because the ones I have aren't warm enough. We met Chris Walsh, and he was very, very nice, and we went to the Egyptian exhibit in the Museum and we had a quick look in the Art Gallery. Tomorrow we're gardening, and we might go to Hahndorf in the afternoon. I love you Mum and Holly. |
| 30th September 2008 jim | spinx - From: Finally arrived! its amazing, i look exactly the same when i ly down. hope you are having a great time. jim |
| 27th September 2008 Jennifer Smith | Well ......????? - From: Our itinerary (finally)- the photo is 14 years old but still magical... I keep looking at your blog to get news of where you are, what you've done/are doing and to see PHOTOS and to find out what presents you've bought, and what do I find? Nothing. I am so looking forward to hearing about your trip, so you have a fan waiting with extreme expectation ... but hey .... no pressure. Hope your flight went well and was not too odious, and that you're enjoying your trip so far. Love you both. Dr. Jen and the hounds |
| 26th September 2008 Fran ~ Grandy | Hi Jen - From: Our itinerary (finally)- the photo is 14 years old but still magical... Nice to see you ....Hi Jo and Holly...Your tour starts today and I'm wondering what you have been doing so far. I 'm imagining you taking in the sites and smells of Cairo and taking some fabulous photos. Hi Hannah and Brian...it's nearly your birthday Hannah...are you excited? Love you lots....Grandy Fran |
| 20th September 2008 Jennifer Smith | Hercule Poirot - From: Our itinerary (finally)- the photo is 14 years old but still magical... We have just downloaded the entire 1st and 2nd Poirot series. Lucky us. I will watch them, with Hannah, and we will think of you. Your itinerary looks FANTASTIC. I wish I were going along with you. Hannah and I are going to have a fabulous time in Adelaide while you are away (you'll wish you came here instead). I love you Jo. Hello sweet Holly, dear Brian ... and Hannah, I am SO looking forward to your visit. We will do stuff your mum has never done and go places she's not yet seen. I've got a camera you can use while you're here. See you soon sweetie. Love, Jen |
| 17th September 2008 anonymous | - From: Our itinerary (finally)- the photo is 14 years old but still magical... Gosh it all sounds fascinating and romantic...I'm thinking Hercule Poirot and adventures. Not sure what you mean by the last line??? I can't wait to see the photos. |
| 15th September 2008 Fran | Gosh - From: We've not gone yet... but counting down the days Less than 10 days now..so you depart the 25th Sept? Still waiting for the itinerary Jo. |
| 24th June 2008 Missyoublue | How lovely to hear from you... - From: We've not gone yet... but counting down the days I was just getting a blog set-up (first timer you know), and thought I'd put a test entry on. I will up-load our itinery very soon, we don't leave until the end of September. I'll look up those novels - will they be suitable for Holly too? She's 12 but an avid reader! Love to you all... Jo |
| 24th June 2008 adele.g | Great success to you both! - From: We've not gone yet... but counting down the days When do you leave? What's your itinery? We are so excited for you both. Jo, have you read any of the Christian Jacq historical fiction novels set in Egypt? We found the ones on Rameses ll really fascinating to have read before and during our tour of Egypt. May you have a truly splendid and adventurous time - keeping your good health all the way. Regards, (Auntie) Del and (Uncle) Jeff |
| 18th June 2008 Fran Luke | Can I carry your bags? - From: We've not gone yet... but counting down the days Hi Jo and Holly, I'm so excited for you to be making this awesome journey. I'm also please to be able to share your travels here with you and look forward happily to receiving the notifications. Love you both muchly..~ Mum/Grandy |
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