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| 19th August 2008 Tirana IYP team | Pocketed - From: Not Looking Forward To Croatia ! ! Good to see you found our city guide useful - nice photo too! Regards, Tirana In Your Pocket team. |
| 10th June 2008 Chris | Nice - From: Not Looking Forward To Croatia ! ! I like it. Albania Good. |
| 13th March 2008 Brian | Beaches - From: Eye Of The Tiger so scenic phosphate plants , could be walking at Redcar |
| 13th March 2008 Brian | Crashing waves - From: Foam Liberation Society Hi Stobe Fancy going all that way when we have high winds and crashing waves all around the country as well !! |
| 12th March 2008 kate | recurring theme - From: Eye Of The Tiger Food, food, food and more food. If you keep on like this you'll eat us out of house and home when you get back!! Kate |
| 12th March 2008 mum | laugh out loud - From: Foam Liberation Society Hi Steph I loved my personnal message and laghed out loud. Love me xx |
| 12th March 2008 mum | Play it again Sam - From: Suits You Sir Hi Just wanted to say thanks for the P.C. The head was apparantly wandering round school to find out who had sent it. Some of our younger teachers had no idea about the film and I thouht it would be fun to have a card sent. So thanks and I will tell her where it came from tomorrow. Love mum xxxxxxxx |
| 6th March 2008 mum | cats - From: The Chefchaouen Blues Well i have a cat tail too. As i was sitting reading this blog, a cat jumped onto the window sill and looked in at me. So i looked back and we played a looking game for a while. Then he jumped up onto the gate and i suddenly saw his friend. So there were 2 cats playing the looking game! So there! Bye |
| 6th March 2008 kate | Macdonalds!! - From: Shave By A Grave Hi It still surprises me that Macdonalds gets into places others can't reach. But if it means you can add a bit of variety to your diet, so be it. Love a real food fan! |
| 6th March 2008 kate | tagine - From: The Mad Hatters Weed Party Are you quite sure you want to buy a tagine pot? It sounds as if you are all tagined out!! Love mum xx |
| 6th March 2008 Brian | - From: Shave By A Grave Hi Stob Nice cheese sandwiches !!!!! |
| 6th March 2008 Brian | Laid Back - From: The Chefchaouen Blues Hi Stob With the smell of Kif in the air it must be quite laid back already so perhaps you dont need you alcahol intake anyway |
| 6th March 2008 Brian | Pets - From: Oh What A Lovely Chellah Hi Stob Especially Robe you had better check Stephs rucksack for hidden pets before you leave, there are too many temptations for her. Cheers Dad |
| 3rd March 2008 Brian | Xmas Presents - From: Cheap As Chips (and salad, cheese, rice etc) only yesterday we were laughing at your unusual xmas presents, sorry to hear you needed them, keep smiling!!! |
| 1st March 2008 irene | referring to 'monopoly-Death of a Kaiser' entry - From: A Waterless Wipeout Blimey! your mother is going a bit OTT isn't she, spending as much as 50p on that Monopoly! Ha Ha Ha. Lol! xxx |
| 1st March 2008 irene | kiss'em - From: It's A Vegetarian Chicken Tagine Hi! Oh those camels are so cute! Yes I know..they can be bad-tempered but so can some humans who initially look cute! I've kissed goats so I expect you to do the same with those cuddly camels! x |
| 1st March 2008 rach | - From: It's A Vegetarian Chicken Tagine awww looks sooo pretty, wait till the sand storms are coming then maybe not so much JImi hendrix did look very cute. Did they spit much then? xx |
| 26th February 2008 Marisha | You should be staying with us in Chisinau ;) - From: Not Enough Room To Swing A Rabid Dog Do you mind if I put a link to your travel blog to my collection of websites and blogs about Moldova written by foreigners? It's on www.marisha.net/links.htm . By the way my hubby krimbow has also some blogs about Moldova on this forum. All the best, Marisha |
| 24th February 2008 kate | fantastic - From: No, We Don't like Walking Hi As I read I can't believe the amazing things you are doing. It all sounds really wierd and wonderflo. Keep it up!! Love mum x |
| 23rd February 2008 kate | monopoly - From: Death Of A Kaiser Hi Was that the monopoly i got you? I think it was 50p from the second hand shop in Linthorpe village. Mum love x |
| 23rd February 2008 kate | humourist - From: The Other Side Of The Mountain Hi Rob, have you ever considered wriing as a career. I laughed out loud at your blog. Sorry Steph, but he was funny! Love mum x |
| 23rd February 2008 mum | pillows - From: Not Quite Tenerife Hi Stick to your gu.. pillows gal! |
| 23rd February 2008 mum | bl--dy football - From: Fishy Buisness Hi Here am I enjoying all your wonderful stories of far flung (!) places and all the time dad is watching M'Bro on Match of the Day and I am having to stop and make polite replies to his comments!!! Comments about the referee, Stuart Downing, disallowed goals that were not... etc etc etc ah now The King and I that would make better watching... Bylove a football disliker.. |
| 23rd February 2008 kate | copy cat - From: Chickens and Cheats Hi Dad and I have just returned from Abereenshire and have copied your idea of writing place names in the sand. We have Cullen, Whitehills, Fraserburgh and Cruden Bay. We have not been to yours and you have not been to ours!! Love mum xxxxxxx |
| 23rd February 2008 La Negra | Best of Luck - From: The Long Way Round On the rest of our journeys through Morocco.. I'm looking forward to mine. |
| 22nd February 2008 Irene Shirazi | the backpacker in us all - From: Enroute To Tafroute Hi Stob-thanks for your blogs - bringing out the traveller that lurks in some of us but is hidden by the daily necessity of earning to live. St..f that - as I read more of your adventures and travel to places, there is a slowly growing and steadily more irresitable urge to don the backpack and set off in search of new and wonderful( or not!) places and people. Itīs scary but attractive - Iīll tell H itīs your fault when he comes home from work to find we are on a flight to the depths of Morroco and the Aftas beach! Keep your spirit of adventure within you-never let it go. xxx Irene |
| 21st February 2008 nevena | Good luck - From: There Are No Buses In This Train Station I like u both do so well in Bulgara:] Good guys! |
| 21st February 2008 rach n jamie | - From: The Other Side Of The Mountain trust rob to climb a mountain and of all places scratch his head!!!! Looked funny though, and steph climbing???????? fun to be had by all :P |
| 15th February 2008 mum | blue skies - From: Don't Baguette Your Bucket And Spade Blue oo oo skies I saw you standing alone... Sing to the tune of 'Blue Moon' MMMM lovely. Love mum x |
| 15th February 2008 kate | wow! - From: Space Cakes It looks a great place ahh... great view ahh...and a sweet kitten ahh...... love mum xxxxx ahh... |
| 9th February 2008 Dad C | Video / Skype Conference - From: Fish Frisbee Liked the video of the fish. I realised that I had not spotted videos before and found the one of the traffic policeman with the whistle and furious arm waving, and then the one with the goats from way back. It was good to get the Skype Conference call which included Richard today (he got broadband installed only yesterday). Amazing to think we connected up Chelmsford, St. Annes and an internet cafe somewhere hear Agadir! Keep looking after each other. Dad C xx |
| 8th February 2008 mum | cats and cakes - From: Pigeon Poo and Tanneries Too Hi I enjoyed all the photos that gave a good view of Marrakech. ( by goerge she's got it at last!) I like the way Rob has his photo taken with cakes and you Steph with ...cats!! Love and miaows mum purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr x |
| 8th February 2008 kate | wow! - From: Medina Mayhem Just read the larest blog and it all looks just GREAT. I wish I was there! Lots of love mum xx |
| 8th February 2008 kate | hot hot hot - From: The Streets Are Paved With Oranges Hi The patio looks super. Just think of us when you are sitting on it with our dampish, dullish British weather. Mind you if I was there I think I might be ...grumbling just a bit..... Love mum |
| 8th February 2008 mum | Duckie - From: Apparently They Don't Allow Knives On Planes... Hi So Marrakesh sounds like it is going to be a hit. A bit different, I think. I laughed at the pidture of 'Duckie.' Looking forward to the next blog. Love mum x |
| 8th February 2008 Brian | - From: Pigeon Poo and Tanneries Too Everything must be rosy, Rob has his cakes and Steph her kittens !! |
| 8th February 2008 Brian | - From: Medina Mayhem More fun and warner watching the storks in morrocco that in the netherland I bet |
| 8th February 2008 Brian | - From: The Streets Are Paved With Oranges Looks a great place to explore, can you send us some of that 31o we could do with some |
| 8th February 2008 Brian | - From: Apparently They Don't Allow Knives On Planes... Lets go to marrakesh and go to PIZZA HUT?!! now I know you are fussy with your food but??? |
| 3rd February 2008 andrew | dome - From: Fortifying Our Surrealist Minds I would've thought an engineer like Rob would've recognised a geodesic dome when he saw one.. |
| 26th January 2008 mum | I recognize that - From: A Fish On Ice I recognize some of the photos! Luckily it wasn't that cold when we were there. Mum x |
| 25th January 2008 mum | sun? - From: Oogling Gaudi Soak up the sun! How hot is it there? Have you seen the weather here in Old Blighty? Gales doing damage and flood alerts. Lucky things.. love mumx |
| 25th January 2008 kate | Photos - From: A Bit Of Spanish Sun Great photos, just what Dad and I need. Keep them coming. Love Mumxx |
| 25th January 2008 kate | typical tourists! - From: Roaming The Ramblas Yes indeed I expect EVERYONE commemted on the paella and sangria, but so what if everyone does it, it must be good. Now don't forget that raria stuffed donkey I requested..... It all sounds fun and the hostel seems just right. Explore and report. Love Mum |
| 25th January 2008 arc | Sagrada Familia - From: Oogling Gaudi I don't think it'll be completed in any of our lifetimes, they just seem so laid back about doing any work on it! In one of the metro stations nearby there is a big poster on wall / ceiling showing the current spires and how high the main spires are meant to be. They dwarf the current structure. Personally i don't really like it.. but still think it's cool :) |
| 25th January 2008 arc | Fishies!! - From: Roaming The Ramblas I saw the fishies too :) http://tackycheese.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7521 and the fountains, yay; http://tackycheese.net/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7878 There was an odd show going on at the time though, can't remember what it was, think it was farm equipment or something equally as random. Anyhooooooo, tara! |
| 25th January 2008 irene | memories - From: A Bit Of Spanish Sun Hi Stob! Just reading your 3 blogs about Barcelona had me going back to our adventures in that beautiful city. The fountain in your photo was the first thing we saw when we emerged from the Metro after leaving our hotel. It was our first trip out and we were heading for the Ramblas. It is a rather large city and I remember getting very tired feet by the end of an afternoon! Will comment further as we gt into the weekend - thank you for nicely detailed emails! Take care, Irene xxx |
| 25th January 2008 anonymous | - From: A Bit Of Spanish Sun WOW kiss table football and albino hedgehogs, bet you were in your element. Glad your having a good time, hope you dont get sun burnt :P xx |
| 24th January 2008 Rossitza Ohridska-Olson | Name of picture - From: In the Dreamhouse St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral, not St. Nikolaev The "Medieval" building is in reality built in 1955 The missing title of the building is "Council of Ministries" - One of the governmental buildings, next to it is the covered shopping mall TZUM |
| 12th January 2008 Julia | St. Alexander - From: In the Dreamhouse the church that you described as St. Nikolev is actually the cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky just to let you know ;) |
| 4th January 2008 aghadilbar | peace - From: The New Faces Of Saudi Arabia. change the world for peace and prosperity |
| 16th December 2007 mum | faulty shower - From: Starving In Hungary Hi Just thought i'd better warn you that our shower head is broken and you have to hold itin your hand to shower. Only kidding - see you soon. Love mum xxxx |
| 10th December 2007 Graham | PMR - From: Go Back To Moldova Is it just me but I've never experienced any real problems at the Moldova/PMR border or the Ukraine/PMR border. Only one hiccup when I didn't have the invitation letter to stay at a private address (but eventually crossed the border with a promise to return the next day with the official letter - cost 1 ruble (about 6 pence)). It does help to have a russian speaker along!! Must admit Tiraspol is a fairly quiet place though some good places to eat - Ukrainia recommended - and of course the expansion of "Andy's Pizzas" from Moldova. |
| 7th December 2007 kate | i'll have some of that! - From: A Grave Day For Pumpkins Hi The food sounds delicious. Wish i could join you. We were given samosas yesterday Steph. Can you guess who would do that? No clues. Ask if you don't know!!! Love mum xxxxxxxx |
| 7th December 2007 kate | - From: Earthquake! The aeroplanes sounded interesting. Do you remember the messerschmit you got me last Christmas? I was surprised to hear there was a spitfire there. I don't think there are many around. Bye Love mum xxxxxxxxx |
| 7th December 2007 grandma | new kid on the block - From: That Christmas Feeling Hello i have enjoyed reading all your blogs and following your journies in my atlas. I shall think of you on Christmas day but look foreward to seeing you over the hoilday. Love to you both Grandma xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| 7th December 2007 mum | mmmmm chocolate - From: No Mornings At New Mornings hi Hope you are keeping warm enough! The chocolate sounds like a real treat. Guess what we might have got you for Christmas? Her is a clue it starts with 'c' and you love it but have not had much of it lately. Love xxxxxxxxxx |
| 4th December 2007 Rach | - From: Ice Creams In The Rain It seems my dear your brain has been away longer than you have, you knew it was filmed on redcar beach, they did it when you were in england soft lass. |
| 3rd December 2007 irene | The Way of the Goat - From: The Way Of The Goat Makes me think of 'Heidi'. Steph didn't you want to cuddle those goats? I kissed a donkey once. xirene |
| 3rd December 2007 kate | Brrrrrr! - From: -5 Degrees And That Was Inside... One comment from me Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! Love and warmth mum xxxxxxx |
| 3rd December 2007 kate | remembering the war - From: Eifel's Lesser Achievement Hi I can remember the war and how awful it was. It was reported in great detail and seemed quite close to us here in England and I can remember thinking how we would cope in a similar situation. It must be interesting seeing the signs of war up close but feeling safe. |
| 3rd December 2007 mum | atonement - From: Ice Creams In The Rain Hi So did you enjoy Atonement? I had read the book and also enjoyed the film. Dad was not so keen. Redcar still has the french words on the old building on the beach. I bet the words will stay there forever as a reminder that Redcar was a good film set. bye |
| 3rd December 2007 kate | learning lessons - From: A Tale Of Two Montenegrin Cities Hello So the old saying 'You don't get something for nothing' was true in the case of the 'cheap' hotel. Another lesson taken on board. What an education you are getting. love mum xx |
| 27th November 2007 mum | pizza - From: Don't Get In Cars With Strangers 3 CHEERS FOR PIZZA!!!!! |
| 27th November 2007 mum | laugh out loud. - From: The Goat Escape Your journalistic skills sometimes result in me actually laughing out loud. Keep it up! Love mum xxxxxxxx |
| 27th November 2007 kate | how to get warm - From: Red Bull Ice Cream ...its the Future Hi de Hi Best way to keep warm is to cuddle up close......mmmm! sounds good..........is it bedtime yet!!! |
| 27th November 2007 mum | job possibility - From: Sleet and Hails and Puppy Dog Tails Hello I have thought of a job for you Steph if you can't do what you really want to do - be an animal rescuer in foreign countries. Don't suppose it will pay well but would have tremendous job satisfaction for you!! Love mum xx |
| 27th November 2007 kate | ull can be good - From: The Birds Hi A dull day could translate as a relaxing day and that is necessary sometimes. Love mum xxxxxxxxx |
| 27th November 2007 Brian | Rest a While - From: The Birds Hi Stob Its always good to rest a while and enjoy the comforts and not have to be on the move especially when the weathers not good outside |
| 27th November 2007 Brian | Sucker - From: Sleet and Hails and Puppy Dog Tails Hi Steph You really are a sucker for waifs and strays, just make sure you dont bring any back with you |
| 27th November 2007 Brian | Wings - From: Red Bull Ice Cream ...its the Future Hi Stob Cold ice cream what a novelty but at least it should make getting around better, after all doesnt Red Bull give you wings?? |
| 27th November 2007 Brian | Torchlight - From: The Goat Escape Hi Stob I see getting into the xmas spirit with torchlight parades already |
| 27th November 2007 Brian | Sick as a........ - From: Not Looking Forward To Croatia ! ! Hi Stob Glad you ate and enjoyed life before the England match, because it was enough to make you sick as a chip, well now McClaren gone and joy of joys Croatia again in the world cup qualifiers ah well life goes on |
| 27th November 2007 Brian | Savings - From: Don't Get In Cars With Strangers Hi Stob Just think what you saved on your obviously illegal taxi you paid for your expensive hotel ,so all works out in the end |
| 26th November 2007 irene | From How Slow can you go? - From: How Slow Can You Go? 'Rob was too good at this and at one point sacrificed a mother and young child so he could stay dry'.. ....er, what exactly was his preferred method? The vision is nightmarish! 'We put up with it until during a particularly energetic clearing of his nose a massive blob flew over my head and landed in front of me. We moved pretty hastily then, even though it may have looked rude'..... Are you certain it was sn-t or was it his whole head. Lol. ! Tell you what - your cosy nights indoors sound just the ticket to me! Darlington is wet and cold and I think it's lovely to be inside watching the soft white snow falling. your snow I mean, as Darlo hasn't got snow just yet, just rain.....byeeeee. xxx |
| 22nd November 2007 kate | A first - From: The UN-Eventful Day Iy was lovely to read your latest blog and no doubt by now you will have explored and discovered whether you like it a lot or a little. After reading this blog i looked for the 'Next jounal' button and couldn't find it. So i went back to inbox feeling rather perplexed as to why i couldn't access the next one the usual way. Imagine my surprise when i realised there was only ONE! One blog, oh dear you have never just sent one. Does this mean you are organized and on top of things. Have fun Love mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| 19th November 2007 kate | unfazed - From: There Are No Buses In This Train Station When all is uncertain and going a bit (!) wrong it comes across on the blogs that you cope admirably. I wonder what the reality is?? Keep it up, you are managing so well. I am really proud of you both. Lots of love Mum xxxxxxxxxx |
| 19th November 2007 kate | lush but not lovely - From: Bless The Irish For Their Food Hi The town sounds a bit run down with holes in the road so it is all the more surprising to see there was a 'Lush' shop ! love mum xxxxxxxxx |
| 19th November 2007 Brian | All Double Dutch To Me - From: There Are No Buses In This Train Station You should both be used to getting trhe answer NO when you ask for anything and as for the maill boxes it all looks double dutch tio me |
| 19th November 2007 Brian | Skiving? What Me?!! - From: Bless The Irish For Their Food What a cheek, skiving indeed, I was having an informal chat about job opportunities and developments in the area with England Squash, would I skive and anyway it was my birthday so a slightly longer lunch is always allowed. It was good to hear from you though Brian |
| 17th November 2007 Ken | Your Chernobyl photos came in useful with U6. - From: Bless The Irish For Their Food Hi Robert. I just used your Chernobyl blog photos (you did quite a few on that blog) with my Physics U6. They were quite amazed that you got so close. You may remember the photo on page 117 of the text book shows a helicopter dropping sand, boron and lead on the broken reactor and you photo showed the same profile and same tower next to it. It then led to a discussion on the the risk you took - I think they expect you to come back with two heads! Dad xx |
| 16th November 2007 kate | freebies to the needy - From: No More Food Your story about trying to find a needy person to give your uneaten food to reminds me of Dad and I in London last week. We passed on our underground tickets to 2 random people queing up to buy theirs as we were about to leave and no longer had need of them. Great minds and all that.. Love mum xxxxxxxx |
| 16th November 2007 Brian | hat trick - From: Welcome To Hell Glad to see you've now done the 'hat trick' - Halifax, Hull and now Hell! Love dad but written by mum as his computer wouldn't accept the comment. |
| 16th November 2007 kate | footie - From: Welcome To Hell The football match sounds like a really interesting experience. It's not everybody that can say they've been to a Turkish match in Turkey. Love mumxxxxxxxx |
| 15th November 2007 irene | route map - From: In the Dreamhouse Hi Stob..is it possible to see a route map showing your journey so far? x |
| 15th November 2007 irene | funny wee wee - From: Its Cold Here How far was Plovdiv from Istanbul? If you get a chance, do let me know-thanks. I believe it took around 7 or 8 hours by the 'crazycoach?' Know what you mean about the 'hole-in the-ground' toilet! Some really old and/or poor places in Iran have them. Most other places have what they refer to as the Western toilet!!! Some places have both, for the traveller's CONVENIENCE. ahem. er, sorry!xxx |
| 15th November 2007 irene | The bazaar(sp?) photos - From: How Bazaar?! Hi Stob. Thanks or the pics. They took me back in time to 1979 and my first visit to a bazaar-to see Hamid's dad in his work office in one of the the bazaars in Tehran. I remember the many little 'streets' and all manner of things hanging above my head! The lovely lights and the 'busy-ness'. Take care..xxxx |
| 15th November 2007 irene | Get their name! - From: In the Dreamhouse Hi Stob..thanks for blogs.I have particularly enjoyed the entries from Turkey. When you meet an Iranian, get their name/city of origin and mention Hamid-you never know, could be a relative! Seriously. I have sent you H's details on your private line! xx |
| 15th November 2007 Brian | Bazaar - From: How Bazaar?! Hi Stob Glad you have learnt the art of haggling , they always come down in price and if they dont argue you havent gone low enough yet Brian |
| 15th November 2007 Brian | Pressies - From: We Just Want To Post A Parcel Hi Stob Glad you managed to post your parcels, much lighter travelling now and guess what ? I get to see my birthday present Cheers Dad |
| 15th November 2007 Brian | Pressies - From: We Just Want To Post A Parcel Hi Stob Glad you managed to post your parcels, much lighter travelling now and guess what ? I get to see my birthday present Cheers Dad |
| 15th November 2007 Brian | Stephs Turn - From: Its Cold Here Hi Stob Did you laugh at Steph when it was her turn to be laid low by the dreaded Vodka,I'm Sure you wouldnt ROB Cheers Brian |
| 15th November 2007 Brian | No Change Then - From: No More Food Hi Stob I see somethings have not changed with you from week one up to now, your ability to ,not be able to read maps and always go in the wrong direction Cheers Brian |
| 15th November 2007 Brian | Learning Process - From: In the Dreamhouse Hi You Two I see you are now beginning to benefit from all your travels,education comes from listening, looking and talking and with the locals that is the best way to do it Cheers Brian |
| 14th November 2007 Rach | - From: How Bazaar?! begining to wonder about the obsession with turkish delight. Hmm mosque sounded quite interesting, least its differnt from looking round catherdrals, or ruins :P. xx |
| 14th November 2007 Steph and Rob | - From: The Day That Almost Happened Hi, Chisinau is just cheap. Food is very cheap, a meal with 2 starters, 2 mains and a bottle of wine is about fifteen GBP in a touristy place but much much much less in little cafes etc. Self catering is fantastically cheap. Public transport is very little but the taxis will cost a bit more if you don't speak Romanian. We stayed at the central youth hostel which was 5 euro each a night, however the hostel was on the small side and we were given little more than a bed. Hotel Tourist which is very nearby had double rooms for sixteen GBP but were quite rude when we called in to ask. Maybe book over the internet? Overall its a fantastic city, the people are wonderful and the wine is dirt cheap. The only epensive thing was a tour of Milesti Mici we took which was well worth the money. Hope this helps. Stob |
| 12th November 2007 Brian | Reading - From: Hidden Springs Hi You Two Rob Reading a book all by himself, it must be the weather or he must be missing his computer games Brian |
| 12th November 2007 Brian | Football madness - From: Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite Hi What a match you missed 8-0 to Liverpool that would have gone down well in Turkey, dont forget Galatasarays ground is not nicknamed Hell fof nothing ,keep your heads down if you do get there. Brian |
| 11th November 2007 viv | the title - From: The Ukranians that say "No" well id like to proudly present the honoured title of jolly green to your rob! look after it well :) (yes way behind on the blog reading. ill have read them all on your return though! |
| 11th November 2007 daniel | - From: The Day That Almost Happened Hi, Can you give us an impression of your daily expenses in Chisinau: > accomodation > food > transport > divers Thank you. |
| 9th November 2007 Rach | - From: 4 Years, 22 Bites And White Feet So you guys go away, travelling all over........... to look at ants???? what the hell? Im worried guys. and hehe your feet are whiter than mine, makes a change |
| 9th November 2007 Brian | White Feet & Cliffs - From: 4 Years, 22 Bites And White Feet Hi Steph could you tell where your white feet ended and the cliffs started, sound like fun walking up in the warm sunshine and warm streams and with entertaiment provided by ants what more could you want, nothing like the white cliffs of dover than??!! |
| 8th November 2007 Rach | - From: Tourtles Hey chucks, sounds like your really enjoying turkey, must say you have sold it to me, sounded poop before that. Sounds like you stayed in a really nice place. Finally extending the food habits are we? HEHEHE rob your looking very brown on some of your pictures. |
| 8th November 2007 kate | cats cats cats - From: Shorts In November The day at the beach sounded wonderful especially as the weather getting cooler here. You certainly seem to attract cats! Now when you get home if you wanted a pet - a cat would be better than a ra....sorry, didn't mean to be insensitive. Love mumxxxxxx |
| 8th November 2007 kate | duckie and friend - From: Visionary House I could make loads of comments of a cultural kind but i'll leave that to others and just say it was lovely to se Duckie again. Love mumxxxxxxx |
| 8th November 2007 Mum | Duckie??? - From: Mustafa Kemal One thing I have noticed is that most people are really friendly and very willing to help. That comes across all the time. The other thing is whatever has happened to dear old Duckie? Please refer to him in your next blog. Love mumxxxxxxxxxx |
| 8th November 2007 kate | What is ....? - From: First Turkish Kebab What's a Penny Lane wine bar moment? |
| 8th November 2007 kate | there and back - From: Middle Of Nowhere As I read this blog you have just left IstaNbul and I know that 2 weeks later you are back there again. These blogs are well out of date. Come on you two, try a bit harder to please your public!! only joking ) |
| 8th November 2007 Brian | Duckies Demise - From: Middle Of Nowhere Great concern is being expressed at Duckies Demise, has he gone on holiday on his own, has he left you for another, has he found a soul mate, or is he lost in Europe somewhere, or worse still left in a hostel to his own devices?? Do we need to contact the international Red Cross to find Duckie |
| 7th November 2007 anonymous | - From: Football Mania Izmir here I come! ( but not likely to be by a bus...!) Stob, this place sound absolutely lovely - nice and traditional. Your description conjurs up a magical picture - thank you! Keep up the good work you two - what an amazing array of experiences you are getting by doing things this way. It has to beat the 'hotel and organised trips' way of doing things that so many tourists follow. Talk again soon, love, Irene. xxx |
| 3rd November 2007 Ken | Running off with women - From: Fishing For Tourists 1979, Istanbul. We drove there. Interestingly someone got hold of Diane and me in broad daylight and chatted but then started to direct her away from me. I just laughed but she got worried and shouted and then so did I and she got released. It clearly has not changed! |
| 3rd November 2007 Ken | Topkapi (film) - From: The New Faces Of Saudi Arabia. You'll have to watch that film which is quite good from the 1960's. Arthur Simon Simpson (Peter Ustinov) and gentleman crook (Maximilian Schell) try to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Ottoman sultans from Istanbul's Topkapi Museum where it is exposed for tourists to admire. |
| 1st November 2007 Brian | - From: The New Faces Of Saudi Arabia. Sounds agreat place to be, so different to your earlier experiences in eastern europe,could do with trying the smoking waterpipes and this might make watching the Boro a bit better at the moment,keep on with the blogs look forward to the next |
| 1st November 2007 Nina | - From: Travel Plans 2 Like i said Zanzibar is ment to be truly amazing, cheep & beautiful so a defo add that to your plans. I would happliy join you there too. Ignore emma's sickness talk youve survived much already im sure you'll survive morroco, not everyone must get sick or ppl wouldnt go xXx |
| 1st November 2007 Nina | - From: The New Faces Of Saudi Arabia. Haha Rob you dirty date geek! |
| 1st November 2007 Nina | - From: King Of The Castle MAN visiting castles and climbing all over them is a family tradition with us we do it every year on my birthday and whenever else we can too! |
| 1st November 2007 Nina | - From: Once You Are Here You Can Never Leave Oh he is sooooooo cute the way hes looking at rob /or the food Darko if you want to emigrate there is a home for you with me! That little kitten is SO cute tooo man i love cats! |
| 1st November 2007 Nina | - From: 36 Lei Or Nothing ! ! ! Playing with stray dogs thats an intresting past time!?! The place looks great and its wonderful your meeting such nice ppl whereever you go, apart from totally ignorant americans of course! |
| 31st October 2007 kate | busy busy - From: Red Sky At Night, Turkish Delight Istanbul sounds like one hectic, overcrowded but fascinating place. You will be adding to their tourist trade with your descriptions and experiences. Sonds like a must, especially as you will have worked out strategies of dealing with the local traders!. |
| 31st October 2007 kate | Seen one....... - From: King Of The Castle So you enjoyed the castle did you Steph, despite always saying 'Seen one, seen them all!' We visited Pembroke castle recently and LOVED it because it had everything a castle should have - though not an execution stone!! Like the sound of the marmite sandwhiches though. Love mumxx |
| 28th October 2007 emma | - From: Travel Plans 2 you should definitely do one of the weekend desert tours. they seem quite expensive comparatively but it's well worth it. and go to fez if you get the chance. i loved it there. oh yeah, and you'll be ill the WHOLE time you're in morocco if my experience was anything to go by! |
| 28th October 2007 kate | Paris!! - From: Just One Fornetti Irene and I know well the difficulty of crossing to the Arc, but in our case it was in Paris! |
| 28th October 2007 kate | ideal holiday spot - From: Eggs, Breads And Spreads Bucharest does not exactly fit the bill as the ideal holiday spot. Thanks for being there so we don't have to! That's not fair of course as there will be a beautiful side....somewhere. Love mum |
| 26th October 2007 irene | oh oh - From: Once You Are Here You Can Never Leave Steph, put the beautiful little kitten down( er, on the ground).........please! Darko may be a little safer but you aint in Pets at Home so be careful! |
| 22nd October 2007 kate | it's a no then - From: Springtime For Hitler Bucharest is a 'No' then! I am looking forward to your visit to Istambul as that is somewhere I could see myself visiting. Are photos going to be added later? All thers fantastic views you keep talking about, we need to see! |
| 22nd October 2007 kate | distinct lack of photos - From: The Not So Black Church WOT NO PHOTOS! |
| 21st October 2007 kate | born in a storm - From: Oompa lumpa or babushka? The lack of wine in 1985 can be explained easily. As there was a storm here on a special day in August so there must have been storms all over Europe as a welcome to you, Steph. Bad weather equals no grapes!! Love Mumxxxxxxxx |
| 19th October 2007 Nina | - From: Womens Weightlifting, Why Not? Hehe all your blogs come at once so i read about 15 at a time its about 1:15am now so im off to bed we have to catch up with your shinanigans tomrow. love to you both xXx |
| 19th October 2007 Nina | - From: Literally - "Hot Chocolate" That freezer set up is really weird they didnt have one for ice cream did they? i might have just climbed in the freezer! |
| 19th October 2007 Nina | - From: Kiev Has A Moon - At Last! You survived eating mushrooms thats impressive go you conquering your foes head on! |
| 19th October 2007 Nina | If only - From: No More Vodka If only i had been there to watch and laugh at you though probably if i had been we would have been rolling round laughing and would never have made it back to the hostel! |
| 15th October 2007 kate | slowing down? - From: Blah Blah Partisan Two relaxing days! Are you slowing down a bit. I notice that alcohol still features regularly though whatever else you do! Good for you. I'm quite envious. Love mumxxxxxx |
| 15th October 2007 irene | er, how,exactly, ...... - From: Not Enough Room To Swing A Rabid Dog Quote - "I was so glad of my torch even though Rob mocked me for using it, but better safe than sorry." Er, from a dog - lover how did you use your torch Steph? I do hope you used it to light up the way for the poor little homeless darlings. I would hate to think you might have wacked them with it....... |
| 14th October 2007 kate | spontanaity - From: Seven Brides For Seven Mingers Hi What sounds so good is when you stumble across something going on and stop to listen/watch etc. Often better than the organized stuff. Love Mum xxxxxxxxx |
| 14th October 2007 Kate | cats - From: No Room At The Inn We were reluctant to let you stroke cats in France and here you are petting every stray that you possibly can!! Mmm... |
| 14th October 2007 Kate | Swimming with the...... - From: The Pizza-less Pizzeria So you didn't fancy going 'Swimming with the jellyfish,' then? It would have been a bit different to common or garden swimming with dolphins. Love mumxxx |
| 8th October 2007 mum | good photo - From: Womens Weightlifting, Why Not? Lovely photo of Steph in Kiev opera house.Michael Palin was good this week,he visited Kiev,Lviv & the Crimea. It is good to see more of the places you have visited. Love mum xxx |
| 7th October 2007 mum | kitten - From: The Never Ending Night Train Trust you to find a kitten. Remember the one in Dinan? Love mumxx |
| 7th October 2007 arc | jealous! - From: Chernobyl - No Super Heroes Yet this is one place on my to do list, awesome. |
| 5th October 2007 Rik | Rather Impressive - From: Jellyfish Ate My Mushrooms I got to say, this must be a record, 9 uses of the word 'Rather' in one days write-up! ;-) Take care, Rik x |
| 26th September 2007 Mark | Supermarkets - From: Kiev Has A Moon - At Last! Actually Kyiv has lots of 'normal' supermarkets...you just have to know where they are. One of the big challenges is obviously the cyrillic alphabet and the language barrier. There's a decent grocery store pretty close to your hotel actually...around the corner and on Khreschatyk heading towards Maidan...ask at the front desk. |
| 25th September 2007 Brian | Vodka - From: Kiev Has A Moon - At Last! After having a laugh at your latest exploits I do wonder what has happened to the last four years of drinking (student ) life ,have you got out of practice already, anyone for another vodka ROB |
| 24th September 2007 mum | death by mushroom - From: Kiev Has A Moon - At Last! Death by mushroom that is a bit different! Bon appetit |
| 24th September 2007 kate | murals or muriels - From: Surviving the Night Train Hi Those ducks on Hilda Ogden's wall have become part of English folk lore. But I bet her muriel wasn't half as good as the ones you saw!!! |
| 24th September 2007 mum | laugh out loud - From: No More Vodka Hi Your latest blog had me laughing out loud. Letters, dictionaries, maps, vodka ... You certainly will be a real 'woman of the world' by the time you get back to dear old Blighty!! Love mum |
| 21st September 2007 Nina | - From: Clean Clothes at Last Star shaped bread is AMAZING no wonder rob is happy id have been well chuffed! x |
| 21st September 2007 Nina | - From: Picnic in the Park, Tanks on the Lawn Yes my dear too true MEN! indeed but some are worse than others be resasured by that at least. Mexicans YUM YUM! remember our mexican? xXx |
| 21st September 2007 anonymous | - From: A Monumental Day You guys crack me up glad your eating lots of dodgy shaped ice creams - its all about new experinces guys! HaHa (in a nelson simpsons stylie) And yes i am a lovely friend hahahahahah. Love you guys xXx |
| 20th September 2007 viv | ME - From: Foreign beaches... English Weather I got a mention woo! see I am reading this :) I do own a vest this is true, but need more than just the one. however I took my cues from Rob he started it first! |
| 19th September 2007 Brian | - From: A Hole Lot of Salt Hi Gald to see you are not wasting money doing the boring bits inside homes and castles it all seem a bit familiar doesnt it Steph,as always looking forward to the next episode Chers Brian |
| 18th September 2007 emma | - From: A Monumental Day i love your blogs it makes me feel so close to you both. i miss you soooooooo much. and i love the way neither of you ever seem to get excited about anything - it's blogging eeyore stylee. love it! i put my number on facebook, finally, so please ring me soon xx |
| 18th September 2007 Michael Treier | wonderful warsaw - From: Vegetarian-free city We all enjoyed reading your "adventures" so far. I hope Eero gave you a good impression of Estonia. Good luck for the three of you! PS: We just had Campbell Ritchie staying with us for a night. |
| 17th September 2007 Nina | YUM! - From: Wasting Time In Vilnius Big alchofrolic drinks and london pizza's sounds like a nite out in Middlesbrough! Those drinks look mighty nice. Well i very much doubt you will be dissapointed by Warsaw so think of it as something to compare really great places too. Much love xXx |
| 17th September 2007 nina | What a shocker! - From: A Zepplin in Vilnius My dear you know full well that your choice would be cheese and bread with the occasional vegetable, your are in Eastern Europe it was bound to happen. Just be glad you like potatoes! Luv ya xXx |
| 15th September 2007 Ann Marie Coulton | Love to all 3 of you! - From: Vegetarian-free city Is your Mum making an unofficial announcement which might start rumours and much speculation???? I hope she is refering to Duckie as the third person! Otherwise we might all begin congratulating you ( AND calming down your father). Ann Marie |
| 13th September 2007 kate | wonderful warsaw - From: Vegetarian-free city So Warsaw meets with your approval. I think we all might be tempted to try there but not Vilnius.You are acting as an unofficial tour guide to the rest of us! Looking forward tomore impressions. Love to all 3 of you. Mum xxxxxxxxx |
| 4th September 2007 DadC | Getting out of prison! - From: Escape from the Prison (Karosta Too!) Pleased you have progressed out of the prison. Both Robert's grandmothers were told he was in a Russian prison and both believed there had been trouble, until we gave them the full story! Good to speak to you via Skype Robert - it seems to work well. You came across very clearly. I will try and get the camera working for our next call so you can see us. We are now back at work worst luck. luv to you both, DadC |
| 3rd September 2007 Nina | - From: Feels like Chernobyl but still only in Latvia Ha so you know when i said "you nutter what do you want to stay in a prison for?" and you were like "Oh it'll be fun" haha famous last words hehe! |
| 3rd September 2007 Nina | Why? - From: Last Night In Riga Why my dears whould you eat something that does indeed sound like it should be used to wash up? You crazy people all this traveling freedome has gone to your head tut tut no more bizzarely coloured food for you two! |
| 2nd September 2007 arc | Prypiat? - From: Feels like Chernobyl but still only in Latvia hey guys. looks like you're having fun out there. can't quite place where you are, but.. you've said you've arrived early in Chernobyl.. which means you must be near Prypiat. I'm 99% sure you can take a tour round there, it looks like an amazing site to see. if you go, lots and lots and lots of pictures!! :) arc xx (oo, rob - my car runs!! my custom engine management system works, go me!) |
| 31st August 2007 Nina | - From: How many people can you fit in one minibus? This place sounds fab you guys must be loving it, your fueling my desire to travel just that bit more everytime i read these blogs! |
| 31st August 2007 irene | adventurous - From: How many people can you fit in one minibus? Hello Steph, Rob and Duckie! Thank you for the blogs - they are always received with eager anticipation so keep it up! The nearest I got to being adventurous was at college when I hitched to Cornwall on my own( mother never knew that bit) so go,go,go! Oh, careful with those cats- a random scratch could hold trouble for you. xxx |
| 29th August 2007 mum | Glad to hear from you - From: Country No.3 Latvia Sounds like you are having a great time, I cannot understand why food seems to be the highlight of each day.Hope you manage as well now that you are without Eero, he was great to introduce you to the east.Love mum & dad.xx |
| 29th August 2007 kate | rain - From: Foreign beaches... English Weather So all that way to find rain! But you sound as if it is not bothering you at all. The experince far outways the weather. Keep on trekking. Thinking of you a lot. |
| 29th August 2007 irene | duckie and stuff - From: Rushing Through Tartu Hello you two - had me bothered for a couple of days! With great relief I received 3 blog entries this am(Weds 29) ! I like the look if Tallin and can sense good feelings from your earlier blogs - might visit one day. Concerns are being expressed Steph and Rob - about something very very serious. Duckie's size. However, I feel that by the look on his face, size will never be an issue for him. Lol. Well, I had better end - you can always rely on a SHORT reply from me! xxx |
| 28th August 2007 Steph and Rob | Why western countries? - From: Travel Plans This place is nice and cold and wet, why bother with the sunshine of the west? The pictures of the rain are to come. Only just got the internet back after days so will see what i can do to get the pictures up. thanks for getting in contact. Rob |
| 26th August 2007 Nina | : D - From: Taste of Estonian Culture (Old and New) You guys look so happy in your pics! Im so cuffed you guys are having such an ace time. These travel blogs are great its like a fun yet totally bizare story! |
| 26th August 2007 Nina | WOW - From: Whistle stop tour of Tallinn Well well well glad to hear your safe and sound and it seems youve started off with a bang. All your adventures so far sound fab especially that assult corse i like the sound of that! Your pics are good to, your ducky is rather cute too! |
| 26th August 2007 kate | proportions - From: Helsinki in 6 Hours Hi How big is Duckie? Looking at him on top of the turtle, he appears tiny. Please state his dimensions. thank you |
| 23rd August 2007 Vivian | First of many! - From: Whistle stop tour of Tallinn Hey guys glad you got out the country safe. Im just in shock in eastern europe they have computers. Where'd u fine this guide person? Look forward to hear more of your adventures! Ill expect a post card soon ;) Viv |
| 22nd August 2007 Nina | Guys! - From: Trying to leave England Well im glad that the first part went smoothly but i wanna know that your safe and sound so get in touch! I hope all your mad activities in Estonia were fun and a good introduction to the place. Im missing you guys already and sending loads of love xXx |
| 21st August 2007 kate | lovely to hear from you - From: Trying to leave England Well done for arriving safely and knowing that finally all your plans are becoming a reality. Enjoy every minute. Love mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
| 30th July 2007 Viv | Places to go. - From: Travel Plans Heres a suggestion, got to western countries, they'll be much nicer and safer :p hehe Viv |
