Jill & Caroline in Barcelona

From: Jill Yosar
To: Emily
Subject: Hello from Barcelona

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 07:54:52 +1100

Hi Hi everyone, how’s it going???
 
We’re sitting at a huge internet cafe in Barcelona right now. We got here on Monday and are staying on a street called La Ramblas which I think is the busiest street in Barcelona. It’s heaps long and goes down to the beach, there heaps of hostels and hotels, restaurants and places that sell tacky and cheap souvenirs but the atmosphere is really good cos there’s heaps of people there all day and night.

The only downside is that there are so many tourists here and lots of dodgy people that look like they want to steal your bags. But we're having fun anyway. We stayed at this dodgo hostel last night, it was gross, we had shared bathrooms and there was no hot water ahhhhh. So we moved across the street to a hotel which is so much better and only 2 euro more than the crappy hostel. Everything is pretty expensive here cos the Aussie dollar is crap, so everything here is double the price for us.

Today we didn’t do a whole lot, we moved hotels and then walked around the city shopping cos it’s been pouring and it’s too hard to sightsee in the rain. We've had really good weather for the trip so far, its been sunny everywhere we’ve been and its been so good to go skiing and up into the alps when its sunny cos you see so much more and its a lot warmer.

 

Thanks everyone for replying to my emails and sorry for not writing personal emails but its quite expensive and we never have enough time to write them. Everyone in Zurich was dressed heaps grungy/boho/stylish 2nd hand clothes etc etc.  

 

I've never seen so many facial piercing and people with dreads in my whole life and its weird cos Switzerland is such a conservative country. There a real mix of people in Spain, everyone has cool shoes :D:D and I'm so hanging to buy new shoes but I cant find any cool shoe shops. I really need new shoes cos my sneakers got soaked in the rain today. Anyway hope everyone is well, talk to u all soon :) 
 

Love Jilly xoxo 
 

Amazing Thailand

We hadn’t planned to go Thailand on this world trip sine we thought that we wouldn’t be able to afford it. But after 3 months of cold and snow we were desperate for some sun! The price was right, off we went - 5 days 4 nights Bangkok & Pattaya meals, accommodation and entry to many theme parks all included for the price of $500 aud per person. Our tour group was made of young people in their mid twenties, within a short period of time we were able to fit right in with the crowd.
 
The trip was great! The islands were beautiful and everything was cheap! We went jet skiing, paragliding, walked under water and went on a submarine ride. At the Sriracha zoo I bottle fed a tiger cub and took photos with Monkeys. We were pampered with full body massages and treated like royalty.
 
On one particular night we went to a cabaret show and met really gorgeous men who had bigger boobs than me!
 
We had such a good time that we are going back again this year.

Jill & Caroline in Paris

From: Jill
To: Emily
Subject: BOO
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 06:36:36 +1100

 

Hello all, hows it going??
 
I’m writing from cold cold Paris. The weather actually isn’t too bad, it’s bearable but you need to rug up before you go outside. Singapore on the other hand was really hot and sticky. The first night there we went to this Chinese New Year festival thing, the next day we went shopping on orchard road and then went to little India and Chinatown. We got to Paris on Tues morning after a 13 hour flight. We had to catch the train to the hostel and we got lost trying to find it; we ended up having to walk about a k in the rain and snow with our packs to get to the hostel and then 86 steps to get to our room (which hadn’t been cleaned from the previous people), so u can imagine, we weren’t in the best of moods.

 

The next day (after like 15 hours sleep :D:D:D) we went up the Eiffel tower. The view from up there is sooo mad but its sooo cold, you feel like your ears and other extremities are going to snap off. We also went to the champs elysee, where all the shops are. Today we went to the lourve, which is a huge art gallery and museum; we saw the Mona Lisa and Venus de milo and other cool art things. We also went to the Notre dame cathedral and that was pretty cool. Tomorrow we fly to Switzerland, where we will go yodeling down the mountain hehehe

Hope everyone is well, what’s the weather like at home??? Write back, id like to hear some news from home!!!
 
Lots of love, Jilly :D

 

From: Emily <> wrote: 

 

Man reading your email gives me shivers just lets me relive my holiday...it’s so sad for me cos mines coming to an end. Any way its so cool... I was reading the things your wrote bout Paris and it was like ‘hey we were just there too!!' ...it is hard lugging luggage around, but its times like these that give you memories that you never forget...do you find that while you're experiencing these things you have so much to write, but when it gets down to typing the email you can’t express all the feelings and emotions you've felt into words? Anyway my net time is up; make sure you say hi to Caroline! take carestay safe and eat well! 

 

love Emz

 

From: Caroline
To: EmiLy
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 06:57:21 +1100
Subject: Re: Re: BOO

Hi Em, 

 

I know exactly what u mean about not being able to describe everything to people at home u really just have to be there. in Switzerland now which for me of course is awesome as I get to catch up with everyone- especially my grandma- who is stuffing food into our mouths every five minutes and it’s so good neither of us can resist.

 

Well we figure that we should just eat everything cos well probably starve in London with the prices! I also feel like I’m at home here cos I know the country quite well.Paris was great but the hostel was dodgo!!!where are you now? back to reality soon. we’ve just started but feel like it’s already going so quickly.as Jill must have told u carrying our bags is an interesting experience and were happy to be staying in the same place for a few weeks!!! ok haven’t emailed anyone yet so better get to it.enjoy the end of ur trip email soon 

 

love Caroline