The Highfield House Hotel Southampton

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...

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!

Hello all - I'm back! Thank you all for your concern after my last blog. I think I left off just as a had gotten out of hospital.

I am doing much better now. The pain is still niggling around in a couple of spots, but much, much less, and only off and on. Upon arriving in England (where public healthcare is free for Australians), I took myself off to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, where I managed to see a doctor who did a couple more tests just to be on the safe ...

Hello everybody

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 ...

We arrived at Southampton at 5am and got on another but to London. Got to London about 10.30 and decided to get on a double decker bus to have a good look around. We didn't have enough time to get off and on so only saw the landmarks from the top of the bus. It wasn't as impressive as Paris probably because of all the tall buildings where Paris is only low. We had a glimpse of Buckingham Palace, went through Piccadilly Circus, saw Westminster Abbey, Houses ...

... end to sort out my next flight. God was in control through and even though I was no where near my original departure gate, in an expansive international airport I was soon recognized by one of the security guards that had assisted me at the gate. She found a Delta agent who had come back to close out the computers and do a final "shut out the lights for the day" check. Another angel, he stayed late to straighten out my next flight. My best option was to transfer over the Gatwick ...

... a while I kinda just wanted to get accross. From there we went over to the Winston Churchill museum but didn't go inside because it was too expensive to go in. So we just decided to jump on the bus and do a tour of london from bus to bus. We got an all day pass of course. I got to see the financial district, a couple of lawyer buildings, the mayors building, the priministers building. I thought to myself, "hmmm does everyone has their own building?"

... the Abbey and was interested so Louise headed that way. It started raining just as we got to the Abbey but we walked around anyway and checked it out. The abbey was undergoing some archaeological project and the team was trying to map out the rest of the Abbey structure what was no longer standing. Outside the Abbey was a very nice garden with all kinds of paths winding through it. We walked outside the Abbey and followed a foot trail to ...

... line! Anyway, over the years they have made many friends here, probably some of the kindest and most generous people I have met. They have given me a place to stay, toured me around town, introduced me to other friends, and included me in various gatherings. And I have only been here 4 days! So, while I won't be visiting a new country every few days for a while, I do hope to explore the area and possibly go on a few weekend breaks. I already have ...