Botleigh Grange Southampton

... 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...

Hello,

Basically just testing to see if this works, and also cos Rhys told me to do this now. Also, I wanted Alton to appear as a little dot on our map thing. Anyways, we're off on sunday, looking forward to it, and I'm sure we'll miss you all! Bye for now!

Dave

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!

... here. In the late afternoon, I was picked up by my first host-mother, Nicole, and taken to my first host-sister's house to see her and her family. She has 2 beautiful young girls now, and it was so nice to meet them and have a lovely afternoon tea of tea and flan. My evening was rounded out nicely with my first Belgian 'friet' (fries) of this stay.

On Monday I began my last 6 days of legal prac in the firm in which my last host-father, Marc, is a partner. It is a medium ...

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We are still alive and well. We are in Cambodia at the moment. Apoligies for not sending any travel blogs for a while. As we're are trying to do 2 blogs at the same time it has become too much to keep both of them going simultaneously, so this one has been neglected for a while. If any of you are interested in our travels I can add your email ...

Visited this town while I was visiting my Uncle in Portsmouth. Its a lovely little place, well not little but seems about the size of Newcastle. Not that I have seen its outskirts etc.

When I arrived I went to have a look at the old wall and the old castles etc set up by Henry the VI I think. But it started to pour down so I went ...

... my seat I would be fine. I was met by one of the longest jet bridges I had ever encountered. Really it was a series of winding hall ways within the airport before even coming close to the actual bridge it's self. By the third bend or was it bend 15? I had lost count and nearly all consciousness as the room narrowed down to a small tunnel in my mind with only one end in mental sight...my seat. I wanted my seat so I could close my eyes, relax and get these contractions to stop ...

... being home schooled. Their parents are British & are moving to London. This is the first time the girls have been there. Naturally, all of the grandparents & great grandparents onboard have adopted them but they call me Grandma Linda. I often play Uno and Connect 4 with them. Sometimes they set up a playroom in one of the elevators with their assortment of stuffed animals & no one seems to mind. The most amazing thing is, and you'll laugh at my sick ...

... bags, and checked in. After unpacking a little, we met again in the lobby and headed out for dinner. We'd decided to try a Zorba, Greek and Cypriot place we'd past in our earlier wanderings. It was a small place, with only a few customers, but nicely decorated. Julie and I ordered the Greek Meze, which allowed us to sample 20 different appetizers, main dishes and deserts. I cannot possibly name the dishes; I ...

It just goes to show that miracles do happen: I got upgraded on the flight back! Don't ask how - I am not sure! Suffice to say that chatting with the check-in girl was a good plan, a little bit of Spanish does seem to go a long way, and the Lima - Madrid was the best I have ever slept on a flight! Next trip in the works, watch this space.