wish I/we were there! Things have been really hectic here in Minnesota. Winter has finally fully arrived with 10 inches of snow last weekend and the forecast for at least 12 more inches starting this afternoon. Glad you guys are doing well. Miss you!
Kathy (and Aziz)
hoi Zo te zien een leuke reis en een geweldige stad...wat een leuk hotel,zeg!
Mooie foto's en ik lees dat jullie het wel naar jullie zin hebben gehad!
Hans is vandaag jarig...53 jaar en wij gaan vanavond lekker uit eten.ik wens jullie een goede trip naar huis,,,zal dat tegenvallen weer in London met dit weer...hier is het donker en nat....BAH!
Liefs Chris
Ciao Happy to see that you are exploring the world again, a relapse of the travel bug?
See you soon in London with lots of pics and stories.
Love
Dan and Karyn
Dear Jean Marie & Micheal,
Good to see to in Turkey and traveling again. Always a treat to read your stories.
Just got back in Indonesia again.
We stay in touch.
All the best..
good to hear from you hello gorgeous, great to hear from you! We havent got that many pictures but I will send them today as well.
Hope you enjoyed your stay in the south! am back home now and have a degree in massage so goals have been achieved. regards
JMA
YEEEEEHAAAAA Hey hey hey hey....what a fantastic thing to meet you and Mike in Vietnam. You guys made it so special in the Delta. We have some wonderful photo's of you which I'll send over soon. Hope the massage course was brilliant. Let's do pho-bo in London sometime with a real bottle of rhum. :) With much love, esse and Ginge.
hello guys well it has been awonderful adventure and now, after a day snrkeling and seeing my last sunset on the beach In am ready for home! I'll be updating the blog once more soon with a reminder of what I have done on my own in Thailand and the course at Wat PO, have loved every minute even the bad moments feel OK. Hope you guys will have a good time in OZ. take good care of each other and keep in touch hugs JMA
What a holiday! Hey J-M and Mickey... your travels sound like real adventures. Wonderful photos, too. I am sure that it was even better than it sounds. Have a good last few days, and travel home safely.
Hope to see you soon (after our own, more staid, trip to Australia for Christmas. Russell and Matt
Thank you! Dag allerbei; hier gaat allemaal zijn gangetje, Michael left on saturday morning 4am and I am now here in B'kok alone for 10 days. did my subscription to the massage course yesterday and will start tomorrow monring 8am.
rather lonely without Michael, but I guess it was always going to be!things wqent alright in Vietnam by the end of it; did a good Mekong Delata tour and ate a King Cobra...I know not very politically correct...but I felt the need to experience something of the kind!
I drunk the blood, as Michael did and it actually tasted rather nice and sweet... the meat was shit though!
just the saying that it clears one's blood made me feel like trying...I feel bad for the snake, but with my HIV troubles I though any thing that is claimed to help clean the blood I will give a try...so we did!!! dont think it did anything to the blood, but I enjoyed the experience! and as you Said Roel...there is no wild life left in Vietnam, they really have eaten it all...I guess it may be a similar story when diving...as we saw lots of shark fins on sale, sea cucumber and turtle for sale every where...those people are decimating their own natural resources...all there is left are butterflies and that is probably just because there is not much food to them...
thanks for the birthday and anniversary greetings...big hug
JMA lonely in B'kok
belated birthday wishes Hello guys,
sorry I havn't been writing, I've been in Ireland and touring so just got back yesterday. It's so good to read your news. I'm sorry to hear about your bad experiences. When I was in Thailand, most people I spoke to who had been to Vietnam said similar things about the people. It's a shame but hopefully just a bad period that there going through. I hope the national mentality will change in time. Their history is so tragic.
So good to hear that your having a good laugh and meeting great people. I love the foties.
Talk to you soon JM, Kisses
Happy Birthday Jean-Marie and Happy Anniversary. Looks like you're having a great time. I am off to Norfolk for a week as it is my Birthday on the 19th. Check on updates when I return. Continue the fun ...
Happy birthday 071106
Manado,
Hidiho Jean Marie & Mickey,
A very happy birthday from both of us and of course the 2 year together celebration! Van harte gefeliciteerd.
Been reading the reports with pleasure (with exception of the theft!) and happy to see you having a good time. Wish you all the best with the further traveling and we stay in touch.
tata,
Juud & Roel
Thank you both! hia, thanks for your wishes, we are loving it here, even if it is hard going and lots of travel, Mickey will need some tender loving care from you two when he gets back without me!!! but he will have nice recipies to spoil you with as well!!! he is a great cook now too!!!
Look forth to seeing you two on our return. hugs
JMA and Mickey
bedankt hoi allerbei; bednakt voor jullie mailtje! ja ik heb een fijn verjaardag, vreten vrezelijk veel seafood, van alles en nog wat kreeft, garnalen, abalone, coquilles St Jacques; en andere dingen voor ongeveer 6$. gisteren met americaanse kennissen gaan uit eten en wat drinken, zei hebben voor ons betaald voor mijn verjaardag, het was weer seafood maar dit maal in een restautrant niet langs de strand!
we hebben het best fijn ontdanks het ellende met het gestolen geld; hier heeft Michael opns getracteerd op een wat meer luxe hotel voor 28$ en we geniten lekker er van.
Mijn beste verjaardag in een lange tijd. hoop dat alles ok met jullie is, dikke zoen
Eli
hartelijk gefeliciteerd! Ja jongen weer een jaartje ouder... in ieder geval hoop ik dat je een fijne dag mag hebben en nog een leuke vedere vakantie.
Dikke kus,
Hans en Chris
hola hola Josue; ya vesson cosas que pasan, pero yo no tomo nunca seguro y sin que la policia te de el papeleo no se puede demostrar nada, asi que el seguro se hubiese ido a la mierda igual puesto que la policia refuso darnos nada...pero me pongo en contacto ahora con la embajada holandesa e Inglesa para reclamarlo...quizas que Michael le sirva!!! hasta luego y nos vemos cuando este de vuelta sobre el 23 de Noviembre! esta noche festejo mi cumpleanos!!! hurrray I made it to 42!!!
siento el incidente lo siento por lo de tu dinero..... lo que suele ser practio en estos casos son los seguros de viajes, por que con la denuncia te hubiera servido. Bueno, espero que disfrutes de veras el viaje, ..... me gusta mucho como escribes.... puedo recomendar este blog a una amiga?
josue
hallo Hoi Eeltje,
Pas goed op je zelf en op je centjes....de mensen blijven daar toch onbetrouwbaar.
Het is hier prachtig mooi weer en Spanje laat op zich wachten ...de architect die we hadden aangenomen is onbetrouwbaar dus heb ik een andere gezocht in de hoop dat we hem wel kunnen vertrouwen.
Deze is van de omgeving zelf en door de eigenares van het hotel -restaurant waar we altijd verblijven aanbevolen.
Ok jongens geniet ervan en tot gauw,
Dikke kus,Chris
ik zie datje me hier geschreven hebt. ja we hebben het leuk, nog geen kans gehad om de viet photo's in te zetten omdat niet al de email caffees hebben snelle mogelijkheid en CD lees gedoe...dus het zal over een paar dagen well zijn
liefs
JM en Mickey
hoi Hoi Eli en Michey
Ik zie en lees in ieder geval dat jullie het naar jullie zin hebben...op een paar plaatsen op de foto's ben ik ook geweest...toen der tijd met Nardy.
Ik hoop dat jullie nog een fijne vakantie hebben,
kusjes en groetjes uit Nederland,
Hans en Chris
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wish I/we were there!
Things have been really hectic here in Minnesota. Winter has finally fully arrived with 10 inches of snow last weekend and the forecast for at least 12 more inches starting this afternoon. Glad you guys are doing well. Miss you! Kathy (and Aziz)