From Elizabeth
Hi Ben,
Can't believe you are home in a couple of weeks ..... where have these past 18 months gone??!! What an amazing journey and adventure you have had!! It has been great following your trip on this website ... great tales and fantastic photographs!! We are so looking forward to having you home and hearing even more of your amazing stories of your experiences.
Enjoy your last few weeks in SE Asia and don't worry the weather is still rather nice here in sunny Sydney!! Take care and continue to travel safe. Luv Mumx
Response: Thanks mum,
still really enjoying it over here....heading south through laos to the cambodian border tomorrow night for some fun in the 4000 islands.
same as you cant believe that i am almost at the end of my trip, 2 weeks tomorrow.....would have loved to spend some more time here but need to get some more money i think
catch ya soon
love
Ben
xxx
From Nana Cole
Hi Ben
You have some truly amazing pictures and will have so many memories of your trip, which will soon be at an end and home in time for mum`s birthday. These memories will remain with you for ever. Enjoy the rest of your travels. Lots of love, Nana xxx
Response: Heya nana,
ya time seems to be flying now, cant believe that it is under 5 weeks until i get back home, enjoying thwe heat that has come with south east asia, is a weird sensation to be sweating from just walking down the street. Hope the weather isnt too bad over there
love
Ben
xx
From Pete Watson
When you back Benny?
You going to have an outrig with us at Pittwater when you return?
We've been having a pretty good time.
Cheers Wato.
Response: only 5 more weeks before i terrorise the shores of Australia once again
From Nana Cole
Hi Ben
Just read you latest input and pictures. So glad you are having such a wonderful time on your travels. Off home today after a wonderful 10 weeks in Aus. Not looking forward to the very cold weather in the UK after all this sunshine! Enjoy the rest of your travelling, it will be over all too soon! Lots of love Nana xxx
Response: Heya Nana
glad to hear that u enjoyed ur stay over in oz.....the time here seems to be absolutely flying by....planned up until i leave europe already...cant believe its just over 40 more days until i fly out of istanbul for cairo
anyways hope u had an enjoyable flight back home
Love
Ben
From Nana & Grandad
Thanks for your cards the last one we received was Vienna.
Went to the gararge today to have a WOF, and when we had finished the young man said did we know a BEN GUEST he said he went to Kristin school and his name is Nathan Morrison he now works for North Harbour Ford at Silverdale we said we would letyou know
Response: Hey hey guys, in sarajevo at the moment, went through Dubrovnik a couple of days ago...very nice city, mum said that you had been there before....guessing it was slightly different before the war.....have sent off another couple of cards since then, hopefully they have reached u safely. As to Nathan the name sounds very familiar, pretty sure i remember who he is.
Anyways gotta head out and play in the rain, have been very lucky so far only a handful of wet days
hope you are all safe
Ben
From Nana & Grandad
Love getting your postcards and to hear that you are enjoying yourself.yes we did have a good time in the Gold Coast and the weather was good keep the cards coming
Response: Good to hear that u had fun up there, in currently in Brno & head for vienna in the morning.....very early start 6am bus - not sure the body remembers that time in the morning
hope u are all safe, Lov Ben
From Elizabeth
Hi Ben, Nana and I are sitting here readly your updates and checking out the photos ....... both are great .... so jealous of all the wonderful places you are seeing and experiences you are enjoying!! I know what you mean about how cruel and evil some members of the human race can be .... thank goodness the majority of people are good!
Nana and I headed into the City today ... manic as the little darlings are on school holidays!!
Great weather at the moment, I think we made it to the high 20's today!
Keep safe and continue to enjoy your journey.
Love Mum xx
Response: Glad that the weather is starting to get warmer there for you, had a little bit of a cold snap the past couple of days but starting to warm up again....off into czech republic on monday, meeting up with a bunch of guys who i met in krakow.....hope everything is all good there.
From Nana Cole
Hi Ben. Here in Australia with mum, dad and Bradley having a lovely time. Been following your travels at home and mum just said you had made more additions, so just been reading and enjoying the lovely photos. So glad you are having such a great time, we all miss you in the UK.
Love from Nana xx
Response: Heya Nana,
glad to hear that you have made it to Oz all safe...hope you are enjoying the time you have there. Europe so far has been awesome...absolutely loved Warsaw, wished i had spent longer there
From
Heya Ben, pics are fab, glad you are having a great time and meeting lots of nice people (knowing you, I bet you have some stories already hehe) ;0)
The kids miss their big cousin!
Nat xx
Response: Cheers coz....hope that u guys r all safe there. ben xx
From Wato
Time to get back here for some outrigging buddy.
Response: soon but not yet.....:P
From Nana & Granddad
Where are you now your dad said that you had everything fixed readyto go.
Nana & Grandad
Response: Have just gotten across into Bosham today, have a week between here and london then fly off to finland
From Peter Watson
all still going good over there Benny?
Response: heya pete
yep still alive...havent got myself into too much trouble yet, which is disappointing :P
been bloody pissing it down the past couple of days....not good weather for the beach grrrr
From
Lovely to see all your photos, it looks wonderdful. Glad you are enjoying your travels in India and looking forward to seeing you in December, but don`t hold out too many hopes for a white winter! We don`t really get many of them here on the South Coast, last winter was an exception! Have a great time. Love from Nana Cole xxx
Response: heya nan,
sorry been so slow replying, been having heaps of fun over here. As to xmas more holding out that it will be in double digits for the weather, think i could suffer a little, havent really lived in temps below 15 for the past three years really
Will hopefully get some more pictures up soon
Ben
xxx
From Elizabeth (aka Capt
Hi Ben,
Great to hear all about your adventures ... looking forward to seeing some photos!!!
What's with the private car and driver ..... sounds like pretty posh backpacking to me!!!!
Keep up the good work of the journal ........ hope the elephant riding is fun, I'm sure it will be ..... wish I was there!!!!
Take care and travel safe!
Lots of love Ex
Response: Heya,
finally got round to answering these messages. U'll be glad to hear we made it out of goa alive, into hampi....not partying at all here. Hired a couple of bike yesterday and took a ride out to some of the sights round the city
Getting brad into training...lol
xx
From Dad
Hi Ben thought I would be the first to leave you a message, and see how long it takes you to respond????
House is very quiet without you & your Brother and I guess it will be tidier as well
Enjoy KL and travel safely to India and keep in touch.
Dad
Response: Well guess that i should reply to this. Watched the cricket last night, surrounded by aussis, typical really, managed to drink the bar dry though :P
From juz
Well i have you now saved in favourites. So you can travel as far away as you like but i will always be able to track you down. I other wirds you can't hide from me little bro.
Miss you already travel safe. And at all times HAVE "clean" FUN.
Response: finally getting round to answering these messages. as u not doubt have guessed having heaps of fun, manage to get out of goa alive, same prob cant be said for the liver though :P
From Red Bull on Ice!
I can't wait to have another Red Bull. It gives me Wings (and late nights)!!!!!!!!
Response: heya,
finally reply to these messsages...seems that red bull gives me wings as well....dont seem to need it for the late nights though....seem to have had a few lately, good to be in Hampi with no temptations around :P