Ringlands House Andover

I had to take Pete for a spin so I decided to visit Wincester, one of the oldest towns in England. Was setup as Englands capital at one stage and was pretty important place when England became a country, ie united under King Alfred around 7th century..

It did have a castle on the hill but all that is left are the foundation stones. The hall is still there with ...

... Michael's Church to help us sort and pack the boxes. You are all stars...

We can't wait to start seeing the smiling faces of people receiving your shoeboxes and we promise to keep you up to date with where we are, who we meet and the reaction your gifts receive.

Check back on Monday when the Trussell team will reach Bulgaria and start distributing your shoeboxes to men, women and children living in poverty...

... looked on in amazement / confusion

Favourite (or most annoying) Sayings
- "Can you plug my ipod in!? Can you plug my ipod in!?" (in more of a screech when people on the bus are trying to sleep)
- "Oh My God!" or "OMG!"
- "Whoop-sie!" or "Awk-ward!"
- "Tits out for the boys!"
- "Drink that ****!"

Theme Songs
- Tonight´s Going to be a Good Night - Black Eyed Peas
- Folgers in Your Cup!

Feral Antics
- Someone ******* in ...

... could do but pass the time dozing, playing playstation and chatting with the other on the bus.

The ferry crossing was very choppy! Quite a few people got seasick unfortunately, but thankfully I wasn´t one of them.

As we drove back to London, we all played a game called "Secrets", where you write on a piece of paper any secret you have kept over the tour and want to get off your chest before ...

Booked flight today - Guatemala on Feb 22nd 2010. So to mark the occasion I thought I'd start my travel diary today as well.

Two months to go - and a lot of list-making, planning, shopping, getting vaccinated, freaking out, and bouncing with excitement to do!

... chatted the whole way about crazy Europeans! I arrived in London quite late in the evening and headed via Tube to cousin Kirsten's apartment in Putney. I haven't seen her in 3 years, so it was really great to catch up a little, but since she was leaving for Scotland early Thursday morning, we saved most fo the chatting for next week.

Thursday I headed into London to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, and after a few hours there, I wandered into London itself. I didn't have a lot ...

... to our other blog please let me know or alternatively you can search for shunny81 and this is the name of it. There are a few to read but it will take away the boredom on a Friday afternoon.

Hope your all well and the weather is not to bad. Just think of us when its raining having to take shelter of the 35 degree heat.

All the best

Nigel

... the dichotomy between large principle and petty issues contained in a document between powerful barons and an obstinate, overbearing king. Today has been spent researching and formulating an argument for my thesis. I believe my topic will be on how, among other factors, countries in Eastern Europe like Slovakia and Estonia as well as Ireland used tax as a tool to attract FDI, and how other developing countries can reorganize their tax systems to foster similar FDI flows and ...

Oh my god, I am now 30.......when I was a kid I really thought 30 was sooooooooooo old! The last week has been a mad time - a fantastic leaving party/birthday party in Bristol - thanks to everyone who came and made it such a special evening. There was the inevitable good byes, and ...

Sonya and I embraced then spent the next few hours chattering away about our lives. She is one who really gets me so I don't need to explain so much. The stuff that I typically need to give people background on, she just understands. Sonya and I are not the same but we sure are alike. The best way for me to describe it is that she loves dogs and I love cats but we both just love animals. The man at the service station just looked at us like we were from another ...