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Doha , Doha , Doha - aaaaaaaaagh ! well we got off our flight from Bangkok , the in flight entertainment system broke down so i sat bored ...

The one good thing about hanging about in Doha airport is the free internet access. That's it - the one good thing. We do get a free mea...

Last day, we are leaving today at half 5 its quarter past 1 just now we were at the market this morning buying lots of things for people, an...

Hi, Well that's us finished with Cambodia, I don't really know what to say so many things to tell you all about the things we have s...

Last blog in Cambodia probably. Sorry for the break in communications - we all announce a cholera outbreak in a village we visited and then ...

This is our last day and to be honest I don't want to leave. The experience has been so powerful, so involving, so humbling. Thank you...

Stuart has touched on our experiences of the last couple of days...but we have had no time to get to an internet cafe when it is open. Howev...

Yesterday is probably a day that I will remember for the rest of my life, for so many reasons. I know, I don't have the strength of pen ...

I don't think I can add to anything already written here today. I'm utterly overwhelmed by everything. All I can think of is my own ...

Another interesting and rewarding day. We were up at 0630 this morning and followed the usual routine, though I am not sure if there a usual...

As it says above today is Saturday! The staff at CHO don't work on Saturdays or Sundays so there was no devotions today! but we still go...

I've never really felt the need to mark the Chinese New Year before, but the signs are all around us - from garish Chinese decorations s...

Hi Today we went out to a small village to a school on a mat, to do an outreach program for the kids, which was just like Scope except it wa...

First early night so far! We spent this afternoon visiting not one but four 'schools on the mat'- simple rural schools where they ...

Today has been extremely rewarding. We had the privilege to visit and teach at 4 separate Schools on the Mat this afternoon, giving us all ...

What a day! I've met so many children at 5 different schools, all in some kind of basic need, be it being homeless, orphaned, malnourish...

Hi, I'm back tried to blog this afternoon but i could not get a machine the rest of the team got in first with some really rubbish excus...

This is such an amazing experience and yet so painful. I swing between feeling of being completely helpless to that of guilt. I am sure th...

Thanks for all your comments - it's great to hear from you all! Sorry e haven't been better correspondents - we went out last nigh...

Hello again so its Friday and about 1 35 pm! this morning we did the usual up at 6 showered and then to devotions for an hour back to the re...

Well, Alastair has covered most of what I would have told you, except for the HEAT!! I am slowly disappearing into a grease spot, but hey, w...

We were warned not to drink any water, eat salads etc as the water could be infected unless it came from sealed containers. Ha! We've be...

sorry to keep you all waiting for these blogs and now there will be one great rush as we are all in an internet cafe writing!!! we have trie...

Hi, Got here at last we have all been trying to get on to the Internet for the past two days Tuesday night it was not working??and on Wedne...

Sorry for the break in communications! It's now Thursday afternoon (15:10 to be precise) and this is the first opportunity we have had ...

Just a few lines 'cos this is costing! (the one in Doha was free!) Well, we're here, as is all of our luggage PTL!) and now settling...

so we are in Doha as Davie has just typed right next to me that aeroplane is amazing!! (can you tell i have only ever flown within the UK th...

Hi, It now seems as if we are getting somewhere, the flights were fine so far and all is well although big Al has a cold ( poor wee soul) I ...

Greetings from Doha! Capital of Qatar but just looks like any other brand spanking new international airport. An alcohol free country, appar...

Desk clear (well, as good as it ever gets...) Luggage packed (a little overweight, but then so am I ... yes, I am!) Got tickets, got passpor...

Hi, Last blog before we go I'm packed and not brave enough to weigh my bag I'm past caring,I think we're all hoping that Stuarts...

This really IS the last blog before I go. I'm PACKED, I'm OVERWEIGHT (me and the case, but hopefully we'll both be lighter comin...

I went to bed at 1AM, because I knew I wouldn't sleep. I clock watched until 3, dozed until 5ish, waited until 6.30, and decided I'v...

Well, if you're reading this, I have done it right this time. If not, I got it wrong again!! Having been taken through step by step with...

I am ready, so long as Alastair doesn't give me any more stuff (ha ha) and I get confirmation of insurance. Roll on. :-)

...And I'm afraid that's what I'm going to talk about too! sorry if you are not a team member and this is beginning to bore you ...

Hi, Well I've now packed all my gear after much packing and unpacking and my bag still being to heavy I hatched a cunning plan and got a...

I am not doing a trial pack. It will fit. I will make it fit. I am in denial.

This week is just flying in. Its been so beautiful with the frosts and sunshine, all I want to do is get out soak it all up. To appreciate t...

Hi, I’m back and getting stressed out trying to pack I done a practice pack with every thing I thought I would need it came in at 25kg howev...

As usual, I'm the last to get round to this. Just been talked through it step by step with Alastair, having spent half an hour of my pre...

This is a quickie 'cos it's late and I need my bed. I met up with a few of the guys I went to Cambodia with in 2005 today for a coff...

Hi, Well here goes, logged on to this blogging thing last night after we had sorted out all the stuff we are planning to take with us and di...

How can those flimsy strips footballers wear weigh so much and take up so much space? I've collected my 7kg of strip, 2+kg of toys, penc...

I try to take Mondays off, normally, but given that I am going away for the best part of two weeks, today was a good chance to do Cambodia ...

Hi I'm now logged on to this blogging thing be prepared

Well it's 5 days till we go, I can't really focus on it yet as there is so much more going on around me and there are a thousand thi...

The last few days have been very strange. Everyone around me seems to think I'm not coming back so are insisting I get together with the...

Dad says I've got to do this blogging thing - personally i much prefer e-mailing but I suppose I'm the youngest so I'd better bl...

This looks like being quite a busy week... It would have been great to have a few days just to be still, to declutter, to take time to liste...

This is a first; I'm a blogger! One week to go - have I got everything? Do I need an extra torch? How many pens and books can I carry? 2...

At last! But having sussed out how to do it, I've now run out of time (what's new) so my thoughts and reflections will just have to ...