Dear all, we would first like to thank you all for your interest in our well-being! Thank you very much it is very moving! We are still aliving and kicking (just as you thought you got rid of us :D). Secondly we would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year, make sure you enjoy it as much as you can!

When the earthquake/tsunami hit we were on the island of Penang in Malaysia. We did feel the earthquake but it was mild in that area. We did not realize what had happened until Vicky my lovely friend called to make sure we are OK. In general, due to the lack of TV throughout our stay in Malaysia we were not fully aware of what was really going on. Terrible tragedy. Some of the places in Krabi in Thailand we had just been to, are now gone as we found out, it's crazy :(.

In Malaysia we stayed in a hut in the jungle, we visited Kuala Lumpur with its huge Petronas twin towers, we stayed in a lake retreat called Suka Suka (a small island in a lake) and finally visited the pictursque little town of Melacca (to all our Greek friends this is pronounced "malaka", he he). Malaysia in an amazingly multicultural country where Chinese, Indians and Malaysians of course blend together in a fascinating way. You really don't know where you are at times :).

We are now in Singapore, an extremely clean and "posh" city! Chewing gum is not allowed he he, you get fined! Everything is of course much more expensive than the rest of the SE Asian countries we visited, but still cheaper than Europe. We are slowly getting used to more expensive accommodation and food :).

We are leaving tomorrow for N.Zealand and we'll write more from there!

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