Howard's House Country Hotel & Restaurant
Travel Blogs from Teffont Evias
Four weeks
Just four weeks to go and I just want to be settled on board with the real world, and Christmas , left behind. I still need to order money and am checking the exchange rates daily its still going up so hang on. If it starts to go down then I buy before it looses any more. The money is delivered to the ship so don't have to carry it. The exchange rate is pretty good also. Found ...
What can I give this Christmas?
This year 6,657 Christmas shoeboxes were donated to The Trussell Trust for distribution in Bulgaria. This is another record and a reminder that there are a lot of you out there that really care about others much less fortunate than yourselves. If the children and adults who will receive the presents this year were able, they'd say a huge thank you to everybody who gave shoeboxes or their time to help sort them. It's really good ...
The last day
... our counter at all, despite a number of people including us going to her side but getting a stern rebuff that 'not here'!!...not my numbers!..jobs worth or what! Anyway, despite this and after getting used to the public face approach which is generally stern, it is a great place to visit. A funny sight was as we were leaving the hotel we were shouted at by a very 'Russian' woman, gesticulating with her hands, we quickly realised ...
Back to Southampton
... the middle of the afternoon, however, she has successfully shrugged off the sea-sickness.
The ship put on the usual end-of-voyage chocolate extravaganza, where we got to sample cakes and more cakes made of chocolate and other goodies. I did pretty well here.
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The Final Countdown
... 8217;s houses, and now I only have a couple of weeks left in my flat in Lower Parkstone. Where have the last 3 months gone? Russell moved in on my birthday- the first time we have lived together since we met nearly 4 years ago and started dating. And so far so good, we haven’t fallen out yet!! I’ve got my backpack ready and chosen the outfits I will have to live in for the next year- I’m just not so sure where all my toiletries are going to fit and the thought ...