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... to Terminal 5. Thanks Steve, sod the bus pass. <br><br>So we arrive early at the cavern that is the new Terminal 5 (I saw T5 for the first time 12 months ago collecting for Children in Need. If you happen to be there this Friday, look out for the Rotary guys and give generously to this worthwhile charity). <br><br>We are very early: four and a half hours before the flight is due; an hour and a half before check in. So what? A coffee in Capprichio&#8217;s, a ...

... to work, then during the day we kept losing broadband connection. With an over booked plane it was imperative I checked in as soon after 7.20pm as possible so as I could to preserve our precious seats. Eventually after fraught nerves but good assistance from son Stephen I got the job done.<br><br>Off to bed with some relief.

... for them: clearing cupboard andwardrobe space, and giving the place a thorough spring clean. Vanda has spentweeks getting the (already very clean and tidy) house in tip top condition.There are places I&#8217;m not allowed to go now for fear of making them dirty oruntidy again.<br><br>As a riposte I preparedanother list: &#8220;The House Sitters Guide to Living at Nsansa&#8221;. At least Barbaraand Steve will know where things are and what to do if they go wrong.

Booked my ticket to the States 2 weeks ago and been sorting out all my stuff at Bekey's house since then. Seems to have been a relative success, packed up the last of my worldly goods and moved boxes to Mum and Dad&#8217;s house. Was pretty sad to be moving out, I&#8217;ve been living with my big sister for about 18 months and have really enjoyed it. Bekey&#8217;s taken good care of me (lots of delicious meals, yum) and we&#8217;ve had a lot of fun. Had lots of cuddles ...

... home without a sarong. It serves as so many things that I would class it as probably the most essential item in my backpack! Otherwise things are all relative to the purpose of your trip, if you're heading for the top of Aconcagua, a bikini isn't on the essentials list! Did I fall ill much? What was the worst experience / country? I must say I had a rather healthy time over here. I only got diarrhoea when I ate tinned tuna for some reason and I ...

Today, our final day in England, Lindsey and I went on a tour to Warwick castle (pronounced Warrick--Oh, those Brits), Stratford, Oxford, and through the Cotswolds. It was so rainy at first, we were soaking!! Plus, it was 7 am, ugh. Warwick castle was interesting, but soaking. The dungeons were terrifying, they creeped me out. Madame Tussaud's owns the castle now and there are wax models everywhere of the Earl of Warwick and pals--did you know his wife was ...

... really only skin deep - underneath the city is quite a modern and thriving cultural sort of place. We started our Saturday morning by wandering around St James Park and Big Ben. We then hopped on the London Eye nice and early to avoid the long queues. The Eye apparently the world's biggest Ferris wheel, but I have heard that there are actually several technical type reasons why it is not a ferris wheel at all. We then went ...

... Grant but I loved the market anyway. I'll take a good outdoor market over a shopping centre anyday. Sunday I had my first really big day of sight seeing. In order to keep this brief I'll just quickly sum up what I saw... Hyde Park (watched some of the Nike 10 k run), picadilly circus, liecester sq, national portrait gallery (spent about 1.5 hours there), trafalgar sq., National Gallery (another 1.5 hours), cafe in the crypt ...

After a week for me with my brother in St. Neots, seeing some old pals, bumming around and playing x-box and Kate slaving away painting and decorating down in London. I trained it down to London, and Kate and me got a lift with Luke the night before the wedding to somewhere near Reading. We spent two nights there, and although it was very ...

... to our tents in Queenstown 4. Watching the amazing fireworks with mum in Sydney 3. Going Scotland crazy on Burns' night 2. The big night out in Wellington and...... 1. Sitting around, singing, drinking kava (yuk) and playing musical statues in Caqalai. Top 5 Sights 5. Seeing how much enjoyment the children got from playing with the parachute at Good Hope Organisation 4. The Golden gate bridge 3. Seeing the sun set over the African ...