 And the Big Bonkers Bicycle Bonanza! - Sonya and Nigel | All Comments |
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| 17th May 2008 nelson | hey... - From: After...the big bonkers bicycle bonanza Ciao ....wats up? i remember of you and about the big trip, and themile route together....ciao from italy Nelson e Paolo :-)) |
| 5th February 2008 Amanda | - From: After...the big bonkers bicycle bonanza How beautiful! I enjoyed following your travels on the blog and am very excited that another adventure has started for you in New Zealand! It is very touching now to see the pics of you and your family/old friends, just as amazing as the others! Love lots xx Amanda |
| 29th January 2008 George | blush - From: After...the big bonkers bicycle bonanza But oh how I blush with your gratitude. Thank you!! Glad you made it back safe and sound and are now enjoying the kiwi summer. Gxx |
| 29th January 2008 Ngaira | Welcome Home - From: After...the big bonkers bicycle bonanza Hi guys, Congrats on making it home. I hope you are enjoying the southern hemisphere summer. I will miss reading your blog and living vicariously through your adventures. I hope that 2008 brings you amazing new adventures and joy. Would love to catch up on all the details if you get to visit Australia :-) Best wishes Ngaira |
| 22nd January 2008 Georgie | bye bye big bonkers bicycle bonanza - From: Ending...the big bonkers bicycle bonanza tzai jien! |
| 22nd January 2008 Lynne Reeve | Well Done! - From: Ending...the big bonkers bicycle bonanza Congratulations on completing your fabulous journey! Were you back in NZ in time for Xmas? Happy 40th to Nigel and really enjoyed your blogs throughout your trip. Love Lynne xx |
| 19th December 2007 Judysweet | So glad to read it! - From: From Kaili; a spin around the back roads Sonya and Nigel, this is Judy! The girl had conversation with you on the train. I am so happy and surprise to see my name in you blog, it makes me know you still remember me. your photos are so charming and meaningful, I think you could hold an exhibition to share them with everybody! |
| 6th December 2007 mils | nothing wrong with a bit of rat! - From: Rat for dinner? wow... how can your journey keep becoming more amazing!! did you try the rat?? we had guinea pig in sth am..... not a lot of meat on those things!! see ya in nz!! |
| 3rd December 2007 Kate Hildebrand | hello - From: From Kaili; a spin around the back roads This is such a beautiful blog! Informative too ^_^ |
| 3rd December 2007 fabian | uhhhh - From: Rat for dinner? uhhh yumm......... not!! |
| 18th November 2007 Cody | - From: The only Laowai in the village Hey there, great blog! Impressive journey so far. Good luck! www.mytb.org/stephanieandcodyinchina (we've just started our trip into china and we hope to pass through Chengdu) |
| 1st November 2007 Guy | Where are they? - From: Ger surfing in Mongolia Wow where are the bikes? Thought you two were homobicus; half human and half bicycle. Nice that Shell and Tim shared your well earned break. It is truly amazing you have got this far. Love Guy |
| 18th October 2007 Fabian | Awesome - From: Riding the Trans-siberian Highway Hey guys this is awesome! great to how far your having to go on your bikes! You better be riding every single km heheheh. Hope its all going well for you. So when are you riding to New Zealand!? |
| 30th September 2007 Jimi | Baggage Sign - From: 5000kms without turning a pedal My Romanian friend beleives that the baggage sign that you guys admired points out that the baggage handlers dont work between 8 and 10 pm. Any way I hope that you guys will be back for Xmas..CHina is a biggg place. Love yahs - and keep on peddling - homewards |
| 30th September 2007 Tim | Same old Nige... - From: The Baltic Sea always indecorous! See you in a few days in Ulan Baatar!!! |
| 11th September 2007 george | Green is the colour of envy - From: Time for Lithuania Hi guy's, how you doing? All well I hope. Just thought I'd drop you a line to let you know I'm still totally jealous of your epic adventure... You have some beautiful, beautiful photos... Baltic states look cool; I feel attracted to the kitsch communist legacy and relics, and also the endemic Euro-Asian cusp natural beauty and charm. P.S. Was so fantastic to catch up with you both in what was now 2 months ago! P.P.S. I have renewed that Russia book for another few weeks - don't cha just love services provided by the Borough of Richmond? ;) take care, G |
| 20th August 2007 fabian | Hey - From: Friends reunited in Poland Hey, You guys rock!! Keep riding :) IM getting a moutain bike that I caN use soon hehehe how cool is that, we should hit some hills some time F |
| 20th August 2007 Amanda | - From: Aicu! (bless you) in Lithuania the national park pic is wonderful!! and big daddy Lenin....would be proud ;) can't believe you all are still at it...much love xx A |
| 7th August 2007 Shell | - From: Malopolska and Podkarpackie Swimming pool AND jacuzzi!! You guys surely are living it up! Looks fantastic. Looking forward to catching up in UB (fingers crossed anyway). Missing you! Love Shell XX |
| 7th August 2007 Georgie | Most of Europe fell of the face of a map... - From: Malopolska and Podkarpackie Hi, I've tried my hardest to help you guys restore your missing blog entries... can't believe they all disappeared like that, that's like taking a chunk out of your lives - and for the people sitting at their computer screens avidly following every step, or pedal rotation (hmm, not quite as poetic). Anyway, have done some freak manipulation of google caches to try and help you restore your 12(!) missing blog entries. I have also decided to email you the text personally as well, so expect a long and random email. Hopefully you can find the time to restore your blog to its former glory - cos we love it! Take care, Gx |
| 10th July 2007 Tim | Great vids - From: Not just a giant cereal bowl Great idea to put your vid on You Tube. I think i°ll borrow the idea and put up some of mine from down here! Keep up the good work guys, but avoid those luxury pensions - im worried theyll make you soft. |
| 2nd July 2007 Lina Datt | Latest Blog - From: Czech hospitality You're amazing, you two. Once you're done with your travels, you can use your blog entries and photos to write a travel book & then retire on your earnings. Yes, the stork does look like it's carrying something interesting, Nigel, is it wishful thinking or projection into the future? Take care. |
| 30th June 2007 Guy | - From: Czech hospitality Glad to hear you got your backpack back intact. Amazing! Thanks also so much for the postcard. It travelled all the way from the Czech Republic safely until my postman delivered it but didn't bother to drop it through my letterbox. Unfortunately it got soaking wet (we are having loads of rain here at the moment). Anyway I dried it out to read more of your remarkable journey and your kind words. BTW your photos are superb. Both take care Love Guy |
| 21st June 2007 Kathie | great writer - From: Crossing the Eastern Frontier Nig and Sonya I love reading your Blogs you are so enthuseastic and inspiring the photos are orsome have fun keep safe love Kathie |
| 21st June 2007 Nick W | I'm so jealous - From: Crossing the Eastern Frontier Hey guys, It sounds as though you're having such a cool time. I'd love to have done a trip like that. Oh, well, I guess there's still time. I know what you mean about crossing the border into the Czech Republic. I did it on a train from Munich to Prague and it felt like stepping into a John Le Carre novel. I hope you enjoyed Czechy Krumlov. It's a beautiful little place. I'm probably heading over to New Zealand for a week in mid-July. My nephew Lloyd is living in Queenstown so I'm keen to visit and do a few days skiing as well. I'm loving the blog so keep it up! Nick |
| 20th June 2007 Amanda | yay! - From: Crossing the Eastern Frontier I knew we weren't through yet! Its reminding me a little bit of On the Road, which of course I read because of you :) I'm so excited to see you both but I hate to break it to you that I'm not sleeping in a tent......we'll have to sort that out later. muchos besitos te queiro mucho xx |
| 17th June 2007 Shell | - From: The Allgau Alps Love the travel brolley!! Might come in handy if one of those cow poo trucks gets too close. Looks like you guys are having a fab time of it!! Not sure how the bikes would go over here in the Andes though - sometimes even the buses struggle with the hills!! Keep the stories coming. We´re loving all your fab pics!! |
| 17th June 2007 Tim | Great photos - From: Switzerland Hi guys, you´re an inspiration for us all, keep up the good work! and such amazing photos as well. Your daily budgets is really putting ours to shame, just returned from 4 amazing days in the Amazon, preparing to update our own blog! Tim and Shell |
| 14th June 2007 Lynne Reeve | Hello from Wimbledon - From: The Allgau Alps Dear Sonya and Nigel, It is such a treat to receive your blog with great pictures of your adventures. Thank you so much for the Castle postcard - what a lovely surprise! You will be missed at Kew Gardens this year. Enjoy your trip of a lifetime and your blog will be a best seller when you finish your travels. Love Lynne xx |
| 13th June 2007 fabi'O' | awesum - From: Switzerland Hey guys, just wanted to say how awesum it is to receive updates about your travels. I really like this page some great photos of places i will probably never see. thanks look forward to seeing the rest of the world with you!! |
| 3rd June 2007 mils | amazing! - From: Up, up, and over hey.. love reading about your adventures.. absolutely amazing!! i went for a 60km bike ride the other day.. and moaned at the probably lazily undulating hills!! keep up the great work guys!!! x |
| 30th May 2007 Kathryn | Birthday Card - From: Up, up, and over Also thanks for the birthday card which arrived only 2 days late so pretty impressive!! |
| 30th May 2007 Kathryn | Swiss Rain - From: Up, up, and over Hi guys, I remember it raining the whole time I was in Switzerland too so never saw a single mountain. But everywhere else in Europe was sunny so hope you get the same. Glad you are having fun! Just back in the office after my three weeks in Nepal so will have to keep travelling vicariously though your Blog! x |
| 27th May 2007 Ngaira | - From: Up, up, and over Thanks for the email notifying of your blog - I am sitting here in Canberra slightly jealous of your trip. I have also got into cycling of late - but I do really like a hot shower after a ride - something it apears you don't have the luxury of! Keep up the blog entries - and souvenier purchases - I got a giggle from the photo. Ngaira xx |
| 26th May 2007 Jimi and Family | Push Bike Heaven - From: Up, up, and over Nice One brother - and Sis, cheers for the post card, its nice to know where I can keep up with you progress home. Speaking of which you guys are really pushing it on your tramp across the world making a nice ave distance each day. Save money yeah but please keep us posted. You both look happy and healthy in the pix and we hope that will be the norm. Em sends her love as we all do. |
| 20th May 2007 George | Save more money... - From: Up, up, and over Hey, great to get an update from the "tour de monde". If you're gonna be buying souveniers did you know you could save yourself more money by doing your own hunting and fishing, and picking wild mushrooms? Don't bother handing anymore of your money to the supermarket megaliths... Just kidding, great to hear you've made it to switz - not bad for a month's peddling! |
| 8th May 2007 Tim and Shell | Cycle shorts - From: Up the Moselle What is it with you and Cycle Shorts? is that the second or third pair youve bought? looks like a fetish to me :) |
| 8th May 2007 Tim and Shell | Entertainment? - From: Onwards and eastwards You seem to be spending some cash on 'entertainment' there folks, travel scrabble and similar i guess?? |
| 6th May 2007 Guy | - From: Leaving toyland Beer and curry what a great combination. Take care, love Guy. |
| 6th May 2007 Steve | Um... hey hey! - From: Leaving toyland Hey guys, Thanks for all the updates, how very Web 2.0 of you! I will watch with bated breath for the next entry from the BBBB. I think I just missed the chance to speak to you guys on the phone before you left, that'll teach me to sleep in! ;) Have fun, stay safe and keep the photos coming! xoxox |
| 28th April 2007 milsy | - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) hey!! finally figured how to work this.. am a little technically challenged!! hope all is going well.. can't wait for the next update!! |
| 25th April 2007 Ian Matthew | - From: bruises already Hey, I'm impressed - I'm definitely going to be keeping up with your travels over the next few months and it will be great to see you again at the end (with your tree trunk biceps!) |
| 25th April 2007 Mum and Dad | Tauranga Here - From: bruises already Hi, website updates are great. Have you seen our email after arriving home at googlemail.com. Feeling rather tired now. Do we communicate with you via this website or by your email address. What happened re Gisborne, please update on this. Love Mum and Dad |
| 24th April 2007 Michele | All the best! - From: bruises already Hi guys! Wow, this diary is amazing! And so are your plans. I'm really looking forward to a bit of armchair travel as I follow you around the world. It's giving me the travel bug again!! All the best!! Michele |
| 22nd April 2007 Sarah H | very impressed - From: bruises already Hi Guys, Wow, I'm very impressed already! The website is great. Lovely to be able to see where you are and to hear about how you're doing! love Sarah x |
| 22nd April 2007 Zabine and Dave | Amazing - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) Lovely to hear from you. It is amazing what you are both doing, I could never do that. so far in my life, i have only come across one pair like you, so commited to each other. I envy you both guys. A big good luck from me. |
| 21st April 2007 tara | Gutted we missed you - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) Hey Sonya, Wow very cool beginnings! Sorry so vacant I totally forgot you were leaving that day.Would have come and seen you off 1. if i remembered and 2. attending first antenatal classes on that beautiful sunny afternoon. Hopeless! Look forward to many an update with your blog. Can not believe you can actually hold your bikes up! Take care, Tara and Andy xx |
| 21st April 2007 Fiona | - From: bruises already I love the pictures of the rape flowers and Oast houses. Keep sending nice pics. love Fi. |
| 21st April 2007 Georgie | Word up - From: bruises already Hey this blog is cool! I'm a big fan of the map feature especially - hehe. Well try and stay on your bikes at until you've cleared the continent at least ;) |
| 21st April 2007 Guy | Ouch! - From: bruises already Sonya - Not surprised to hear that you came off your fully loaded bike. Glad it wasn't serious. Nigel - Perhaps you should lend out your Maori Tiki lucky charm. Good luck to you both in France. |
| 21st April 2007 Thea and Tony | go for it! - From: bruises already Great to get link to your blog site thanks!! What an adventure! pleased to read that you are headed this way. We will enjoy following your trail online. keep safe! |
| 21st April 2007 spacecat | Hope you packed the arnica... - From: bruises already Hi guys great pix...I am looking forward to keeping track of your travels...have fun bonker bikers!! ^*^ |
| 20th April 2007 Lynne Reeve | Bon Voyage - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) Hi Sonya and Nigel, You are certainly organised to have your blog up and running on your first week! Love the pictures and hope you are enjoying your travels and not overdoing the cycling. Take good care and looking forward to sharing your adventures with you via the bog. Lots of love, Lynne x |
| 20th April 2007 Karen Dyer | BYE - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) I am sorry that i missed your farewell, It has been a pleasure meeting you both and i am looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey. I think that you both enjoy life to the full, and certainly travel afar. Good Luck to you both and enjoy your trip. |
| 20th April 2007 Sue R | U R Mad ( not Bonkers) - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) Hiya - Glad you got off safely - have just forwarded this to the whole Team here in Sheen for their enjoyment - Piccys V good!! Life sails on here today we have the usual 'Manic' Friday ( as opposed to Mondays) Take Care Sue xx |
| 20th April 2007 Tim | Farewell and good luck! - From: Beginning (the big bonkers bicycle bonanza!) Look forward to seeing how you get on, you crazy pair! I'm impressed with the quantity of pics you've posted - although sets a tough precedent to follow! Don't know if we'll be as organised through south america! |
