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18th January 2011

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Great blogs!
Love the photos. Thanks for sharing

From Blog: Nepal Trekking - Absolutely Heaven on Earth

26th December 2010

Wow wow wow
Hi Mike and Helen. WOW ! ! ! You two should have told me you needed someone to carry your bags for 12 months! I am EXTREMELY jealous. Your trip is absolutely amazing. Take care. I hope you had a nice Christmas. Braden

From Blog: India Part 3 - Dodging Rocks, Dodgy Priests, Divine Scenery

25th December 2010

Mo
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Christmas Cheer
Mike and Helen, I've been reading your installments over the last few months and not had the chance to make any comments about it, so as I read this one today on Christmas Day morning I wanted to say thank you for keeping us all up to date on what you've done. India looks to be a fantastic place and certainly another place I'd love to visit - the Kuari Pass looks amazing and I love the photos you've posted. It's brightened up my morning so far. Thanks for some fantastic blogs in 2010 - looking forward to more in 2011.

From Blog: India Part 3 - Dodging Rocks, Dodgy Priests, Divine Scenery

18th December 2010

Veronica
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Nicola, German y Veronica
Linda!! We were having dinner together, German y yo acabamos de comprar nuestros tickets a Ecuador para Abril and we were telling Nicola about our plans and I pense, donde estara Helen?? Tal vez podemos vernos ahi!! Y entonces vine a ver tu blog y es tannnn wonderful what you have written that I feel tan orgullosa de que estas viviendo all those experiences for yourself!! I hope que estas feliz, te leo bien, aprendiendo, experimentando, y creo que eso es tann bueno!! Te extraño muchooo! Vamos a estar en Quito el 22 de abril. Cuales son tus planes ahora? Te quiero Helen, te quiero mucho. Nunca te olvido. Un beso grannde. Para Mike tambien. Veronica

From Blog: India Part 2 - The chaos, the beauty and the spirituality

13th December 2010

Gareth Hall
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Rubbish Tip
The bits we saw of India were the best and worst of life. I know what you mean about Delhi - it has few if none redeeming features and constantly smells of smoke, piss and cow shit. Did you go to Varanassi? There were some lovely German bakeries there. Rajasthan sounds brilliant

From Blog: India Part 2 - The chaos, the beauty and the spirituality

28th October 2010

Deano
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Ahhh! memories
Great stuff, love the pictures, it seems like you are having the most amazing time, enjoy every second. I take it that you found the "Rolling Stoned" bar and the luxury of gigantic bottles of Chang Beer on Phi Phi? I guess the only thing that you missed out on was a dude coming up to you asking if you "wanna see live s*# on a flying motorcycle?". Come on, I give you sunset price?

From Blog: Beach Hopping across Southern Thailand

7th October 2010

Mo
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Wow
In all the time in Malaysia I've never been to the Highlands - it looks fabulous and will have to try if I go back there. Love your photos from the Perhentian Islands, again another place to add to a check list of places to visit :-) I've passed through Kota Bharu (NewCastle), but only really saw the airport and the roads there, but intrigued by the blue rice. Reading you blog makes me think I need to take a long holiday...

From Blog: Highlands and Islands in Malaysia

7th October 2010

Mo
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Langkawi - Island of Eagles
I have to agree with Andrea, of all the places I've been to in Malaysia I found Langkawi the most beautiful and relaxing place to be. Reading your blog makes me wish I was back there now - doing a bit of kayakking. I also enjoyed Penang too - glad you've found it as interesting as I did - Hawker stalls are an ace way of getting sustenance and people watching. Night clubs were an interesting foray into the unknown too. Enjoying the blogs - glad you're having a great time and hope Mike's bronchitis has cleared up by now. BTW- I seem to remember that Langkawi means Island of Eagles, which if you're lucky you'll have seen there.

From Blog: Hawker stalls, monkeys and baby turtles - western Malaysia

4th October 2010

Car
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So jealous ...
Helen and Mike - I've just dipped into your lives to catch up on the last few weeks of your travels. Have to psyche myself up to doing this as invariably leads to prolonged depression for days after!! It's just lovely to read all about your travels, you both write so well. Makes an extremely pleasant change from child care anyway ... Cx

From Blog: Highlands and Islands in Malaysia

3rd October 2010

Gareth
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Feelin it
Totally with you on Penang and Langkawi. These are the first places on your trip we've been. Feelin the Kickapoo joy juice. i remember drinking it at every opportunity. Its the connoisseur's choice.

From Blog: Hawker stalls, monkeys and baby turtles - western Malaysia

2nd October 2010

Dean
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Mike, Good to hear you and Helen are doing well. Keep the updates coming so i can live vicariously through the two of you. Cheers Dean

From Blog: Highlands and Islands in Malaysia

29th September 2010

Mark Hartstone
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Life of royalty
It seems you are having the life of royalty glad to see it. Hope you are bagging lots of interesting recipes for La Fosse at Cranborne. Though I am not sure how the subjects of the Cranborne Chase would take to Joy Juice, what does it contain or should we not ask/ Keep up the posts even if we have not had a chance to reply to all!! Adios The Hartstone clan

From Blog: Hawker stalls, monkeys and baby turtles - western Malaysia

28th September 2010

Andrea (Nexen)
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Malaysia
Hi Mike - glad to hear you are enjoying your trip! Your stories of China were fascinating. I can only imagine how intense that part of your trip was, based on all of your experiences. I just read through your recent post on Malaysia and since we were just in Langkawi and Penang in January I thought I'd write a short comment. Langkawi was our favourite place through our tour of SE Asia, it's so relaxing and absolutely beautiful! Malaysia is a great country to visit. Cheers and enjoy the continued travels. It's great to read through your blog! :)

From Blog: Hawker stalls, monkeys and baby turtles - western Malaysia

5th September 2010

Braden
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Wow
Look at them all. That's like 1% of the population of Pandas.

From Blog: Southern China - Giant Pandas and Dancing Monks

19th August 2010

Amol Saxena
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nice article
Hey Mike As usual, nice article!! Glad to see you are having fun... cheers Amol

From Blog: Little towns and big gorges in Southwestern China

10th August 2010

Gareth
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Bus Rides!!
It sounds like the chinese driving style will put you in good stead for when you get to India. Drivers who have no fear of death can make for a fun trip!!

From Blog: Little towns and big gorges in Southwestern China

10th August 2010

Braden
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China
So nice to read your blog update, I even read it with an Irish / British accent. The parts of China you're visiting sound and look amazing. Not sure if i'd be keeping up with your trekking though. Looking forward to your next post. Braden

From Blog: Little towns and big gorges in Southwestern China

24th July 2010

MikeandHelen
Mike & Helen

Re: Great 'Phalanx' Deployment
Either Helen got me a new dictionary for my birthday, or I didn't write this blog. It was the word i was most impressed with in the whole blog though. If it makes you feel any better, I have a weird altitude thickness type thing, a persistent cough, and we have both had the runs on and off for the last 5 weeks.....but still loving it! Mike

From Blog: Hello? Sir? Fried Scorpion?

21st July 2010

Tom Schauer
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Mike, The things you are seeing. Amazing!!! Great trip. I am inspired.

From Blog: Hello? Sir? Fried Scorpion?

20th July 2010

John Henstock
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Great 'Phalanx' deployment!
Woooaaahhh! I'm not keeping up here, so please stop me when I go wrong. So your on a 'VODKAtrain' through Asia, surprised by "dizzying arrivals", "like a dream when everything has been scrambled", "flapping our arms wildly" at locals,....disapproving men in white coats......? Guys, - don't call me Colombo (& don't tell me all that time at University was wasted) - but don't you know when you're wasted?!? You should return the same way SOOOOOBBBBBEERRRR and then let us know your experience - (Yeah, "CLUE", - you'll need to get on train WITHOUT a 40%proof prefix). PS - Mike, I'm very pleased (particularly under the 'circumstances') with the appropriate use of your 'PHALANX'. I'm glad you are better controlling it's outings, and I'm sure Helen approves of your improved diction. ;-) Cheers, John (PS - I'll make it worth your while if you just lie and tell me Yunnan isn't worth visiting)

From Blog: Hello? Sir? Fried Scorpion?

9th July 2010

MikeandHelen
Mike & Helen

RE: Caption Comp
Well Done Jim! If we had to guess who would get it right, you would have been right near the top of the list. We are going to send you a special bonus one from China. See you in Delhi!

From Blog: From Russia (And Uzbekistan) with love

29th June 2010

Jim
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Caption comp
Thanks for keeping me entertained for while! I believe the brands are McDonalds, Starbucks, Pizza Hut and a guess on the last....Costa Coffee! Take care you crazy kids. Jim x x x x

From Blog: From Russia (And Uzbekistan) with love

29th June 2010

Tom Schauer
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Amazing Trip
Mike, Amazing thing you are doing. So jealous. One question? Who is this Helen chic? I like her already. Around the world in a year. I hope that means you are visiting the U.S.A. and will be stopping by for a visit. I just may join you for a while. All the best. Have fun!!! And stay in touch my friend.

From Blog: From Russia (And Uzbekistan) with love

28th June 2010

Gareth Hall
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Daisy Dukes
I believe those tight denim shorts are known as daisy dukes ( as in 'of hazard'). I know this because Katy Perry alludes to it in her popular music song in the charts right now with snoopy snoopy dog dog. What is missing is a 'bikini on top' however I suspect this man will have worn a 'mankini' on more than one occasion. Great pics so far!!

From Blog: From Russia (And Uzbekistan) with love

28th June 2010

Dean
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vodka
Come on Mike, tell the truth. Vodka for breakfast is how you train for marathons!! Trips sounds really good. Dean

From Blog: From Russia (And Uzbekistan) with love

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