Heavenly! Must admit the scenery around Matheran looks superb and you are both obviously enjoying yourselves in this relaxing environment. Have a super birthday on Monday, Tom, and we will see you soon. xx
Cool !!!! Hi Taylor,
It is really nice to hear such specialties of hampi from you.hmm well, we guys should have known about its famousness :)...
I called you after your mail..but the cell no u gave is switched off...okie mine is 9900126446..Keep Going...Enjoy well you are holidays...:)..All the best.By the way,I am Ganesh from Thanjavur currently in bangalore..
great!! I have heard that the beauty lies in the eyes of viewer.. I am afraid its not the case anymore. Beauty lies in the skills of a photographer.
-KD
awesome pics Probably my first comment is lost. You are an amazing photographer. Usually people like to take pics of filthy places and poverty in India, but your fotos are simply awesome.
-KD
Ole green eyed monster I spent three weeks in Kochi when I was fifteen - loved the photos of both the waterways and the Kathakali - brought it right back (and a very pleasant distraction on a cold grey monday morning!). Very jealous. Carry on having fun! xx
Shop sign Well Tom, didn't know that you have more hidden talents particularly sewing! You do seem as though you are having a marvellous experience in India despite the tummy bug - hope that you are both well now. Perhaps shares in Deet will be worth thinking about! With love xx
loving it@jealous.com Wow those pics are amazing!! Loved the giant squirral, coffee beans and cashew pics. More flora and fauna please.. and you two of course!!! ;-)
fi. x
YO Don’t know if you got my long (and much belated) email sent to Tommy’s hotmail address. I’ve been following your progress closely so feel pretty in touch with you. Let me know if you didn’t get my email and I’ll send it again (to the same address?). Can’t wait to catch up with you in person soon...in the meantime, I wish you lots more excitement and adventure. Lots of love, Hxx
happy new year I wish you guys much joy and happiness in this year and the rest of the ahead of you
may all the dreams that you have longed for come to pass
may you have the best of time through your travels
Thenks for your comments Hey! Thank you very much of your comments about Totem GuestHouse, I´m the owner, hehehey.
Anyway, you missed some places: Parque Oncol (www.parqueoncol.cl) where you can walk the "Selva Valdiviana", a unique site plenty of different native species of trees, some of it very antiques (the Alerce is the second more ancient live tree after the Secuoya): parque Oncol is the highest point of the land, you can see 5 vulcanoes, the ocean and a far Valdivia from the same point. The University and the its botanical garden are really a must. From Corral to the south, WWF and the Nature Conservacy bought 30000 acres of valdivian forest, it is a vierge vast land of very ancient trees, pinguins, see lions, southamerican lions... it is not easy to get there but it is possible to get there in rural buses. I´m so sorry about not telling you those tips, but I´m in Rio now for 2 weeks (hehehey) and our "second"-staff doesn´t speak english.
But you are right, Valdivia is not surprising as a city (universitary city) but our sourroundings are great and very close.
Happy New Year from the family! Glad you had such a good New Year and that we will soon see you now it's 2007. Toby's father (Doctor Paul) also confirmed that you celebrated to maximum capacity!
Here's to a new resolution.. Hello my dears...
Yes, I know I have been utterly rubbish at keeping in touch. But I always think I'm in touch with you cos I read your blog updates. Anyway, my apologies. I'll make iot one of my resolutions to be less slack on communication front.
It sounds like you're having a tremendous time, and I really impressed by how much you've seen and done, and then still had time to communicate to us.
Anyway, I really must dash. But happy new year, and lots of love.
Can't wait to see you both again.
J xxx
Yo ho ho ...and a very merry Xmas to you my dears. Missing you lots. Obvious. You have been in our thoughts as we have sucummed to yet one more piece of Christmas cake and sherry (not because we remember you as fat and drunkards). Can't believe it was a year ago that we were in your flat on the river for New Year. Good vibes flowing to you from a damp Cornwall. Peace and love L.xx
oh the memories! Shit man!! I did that!! the memories... isn't lake McKenzie awesome?!! Fraser island was so cool. you guys are soooo busy do you sleep?
fiona. xxx
jealous sitting in freezing cold, dark (mid pm) blighty am mighty jealous. sounds like you are having an awesome time + we await your comments eagerly - thank you for entertaining us for the past 8 months! xx
Try everything twice... in case the first time is a dud! We did Fraser Island on a day trip in a 7 seater Toyota Landruiser. We saw loads of wild life, hardly any poms and had lunch in a seclude cove of the island.
Oh well, sounds like you've been pretty lucky/happy in the travels so far. Go Australia!!
Tom and Laura are from the UK and have decided to spend 10-12 months out of the London rat-race to travel to S America, Australasia, SE Asia and the Indian Sub-continent.... full info
Martin Storey
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Happy Birthday Thomas [like the cool shades!]. Love Uncle M xxx