tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41983289520273134852011-04-21T20:35:04.700-07:00If you have any questions mail james@vaneuropean.co.ukMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-51115652539495079562008-11-02T04:55:00.000-08:002008-11-02T04:58:32.403-08:00The group are in Doha airport waiting for their second flight, it was 1pm when i spoke to mark and their flight is scheduled for 6.00pm (their time) so a boring long wait ahead of them!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-5111565253949507956?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-34136469661278577922008-10-29T18:31:00.000-07:002008-10-29T19:04:57.322-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVaxh9oII/AAAAAAAAACU/1ZWXLrJHZdY/s1600-h/scouts+655.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262761189275705474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVaxh9oII/AAAAAAAAACU/1ZWXLrJHZdY/s320/scouts+655.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVaTtGknI/AAAAAAAAACE/j10ITvoTgDE/s1600-h/scouts+562.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262761181269365362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVaTtGknI/AAAAAAAAACE/j10ITvoTgDE/s320/scouts+562.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVZ2FBGMI/AAAAAAAAAB8/PGGKuCrIETg/s1600-h/scouts+530.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262761173316606146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVZ2FBGMI/AAAAAAAAAB8/PGGKuCrIETg/s320/scouts+530.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkValdlJII/AAAAAAAAACM/CFnYrwK8np8/s1600-h/scouts+654.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262761186036098178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkValdlJII/AAAAAAAAACM/CFnYrwK8np8/s320/scouts+654.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVZpPhYoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/OCyRM3wBISw/s1600-h/scouts+181.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262761169871004290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQkVZpPhYoI/AAAAAAAAAB0/OCyRM3wBISw/s320/scouts+181.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Got a few pics here and hope to get a video from my phone up soon, am in kathmandu with David S, David R, Bev, Jim and Martin West....And a school teacher from the village..</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-3413646966127857792?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-86126175375017386872008-10-29T01:27:00.000-07:002008-10-29T01:32:05.972-07:00The group have arrived back in Kathmandu, because it was all down hill on the way back they did it in one day. They managed to get to roof height with the building.<br /><br />Some of the group are doing activities for the remaining time before they start their journey back.<br /><br />Mark has had an amazing time and said that it has been a life changing experience!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-8612617537501738687?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-84071628698334073392008-10-26T06:21:00.000-07:002008-10-26T06:29:30.305-07:00The group are doing well, although when i spoke to mark this morning he said that they will not complete the building in the time that they have left, they are above window height and have worked very hard.<br /><br />On Thursday evening they went to a festival in a monestry which mark said was excellent and enjoyed a lot.<br /><br />They are set to leave the village on Tuesday morning, so tomorrow will be their last day of building before their long journey back to Kathmandu.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-8407162869833407339?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-78870404285019631872008-10-22T04:26:00.000-07:002008-10-22T04:32:56.154-07:00The group are all well. The weather is very hot during the day, because they are high up mark says that around 3pm they feel like they are in the clouds! They are waiting for petrol to arrive for the stone cutting machine which was about to run out, they ordered it few days ago!<br />They all say hello to home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-7887040428501963187?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-88873985212114772342008-10-19T04:10:00.000-07:002008-10-19T04:15:04.571-07:00When i spoke the stone cutter had arrived from Kathmandu and the group were making good progress, they have hired 11 stonemasons from a neighbouring village. Because the stone needed totally reshaping and cutting the group had blunt all their chisels which have now been sharpened.<br /><br />Mark was about to set off on a walk with others from the group to see if they could see monkeys which live nearby. The village people are lovely and they sound to be having an amazing time.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-8887398521211477234?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-29155148105073067372008-10-16T04:14:00.000-07:002008-10-16T04:19:16.886-07:00I spoke to mark yesterday and the group had started sorting the stone according to size into piles, they hit a stumbling block cause they were struggling to cut the stone with the equipment that they took. They ordered a machine from Kathmandu and were waiting for it to arrive. All say hello to home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-2915514810507306737?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-1615985892693588112008-10-14T03:29:00.000-07:002008-10-17T09:39:35.374-07:00Due to personal reasons Adam Swallow will no longer be the home contact, taking his place will be Neil Leatherland his details are below-<br />home- 01142 460244<br />mob- 07831356370<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-161598589269358811?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-40373221049381810542008-10-14T01:33:00.000-07:002008-10-14T01:39:31.469-07:00The group have reached the village, all well. They say it is amazing &amp; beautiful. All the village children are very excited they are there. Mark took pictures of the children and showed them on the screen , they were amazed by this and wanted him to take more so that they could see again! They all say hello to home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-4037322104938181054?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-18627796967528082322008-10-13T07:13:00.000-07:002008-10-13T07:17:24.679-07:00The group have been walking all day, the weather is hot and they can see the village from where they have stopped to camp, they have a 3 hour walk ahead of them tomorrow before they reach the village. All are well + say HELLO to everybody at home.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-1862779696752808232?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-18841914430160224602008-10-12T03:10:00.000-07:002008-10-12T08:03:23.332-07:00I spoke to mark early this morning , 12pm Kathmandu time. All are well. They were just about to start the journey to the roads end, this will take them 7 hours on a little bus, they will then camp before starting on foot tomorrow to the village.<br /><br />Lisa Senior.<br /><br /><strong>EVENING IN NEPAL- </strong>The group have reached the roads end !<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-1884191443016022460?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-71676072834122454532008-10-11T05:50:00.000-07:002008-10-11T05:53:42.131-07:00All arrived safe and well in Kathmandu after a tiring day ! The advanced group are leaving for the village today, we will eat out and have a good night sleep before the start of our long journey to the village tomorrow.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-7167607283412245453?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-65189720175267179102008-10-10T09:16:00.001-07:002008-10-10T09:38:54.886-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-EsV2dMHI/AAAAAAAAABE/KDaJiSFFdDQ/s1600-h/10102008040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255565187479318642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-EsV2dMHI/AAAAAAAAABE/KDaJiSFFdDQ/s320/10102008040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-EdB0uexI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Rjjs8Hyee1A/s1600-h/10102008039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255564924405316370" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-EdB0uexI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Rjjs8Hyee1A/s320/10102008039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-EIEjVmnI/AAAAAAAAAA0/VWyEckMnZ3M/s1600-h/10102008038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255564564360436338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-EIEjVmnI/AAAAAAAAAA0/VWyEckMnZ3M/s320/10102008038.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-D0nAIoCI/AAAAAAAAAAs/88h1Wi0q-z0/s1600-h/10102008037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255564230010642466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO-D0nAIoCI/AAAAAAAAAAs/88h1Wi0q-z0/s320/10102008037.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is me,, and i am trying to work this arabic keyboard... hi Lisa James Luke and Baby Emily<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We have arrived all ok at Doha Airport.. The flight was ok with nice food.. We have a long wait for our next flight to Kathmandu<br /><br />Mark</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-6518972017526717910?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-69541416218209108002008-10-01T04:27:00.007-07:002008-10-29T05:11:05.851-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR2fBX9AI/AAAAAAAAABU/hNmBguKQF9c/s1600-h/scouts+181.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262546161064473602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR2fBX9AI/AAAAAAAAABU/hNmBguKQF9c/s320/scouts+181.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR39ID7qI/AAAAAAAAABs/hOy1Fk2GhZw/s1600-h/scouts+655.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262546186325454498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR39ID7qI/AAAAAAAAABs/hOy1Fk2GhZw/s320/scouts+655.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR2CuFuEI/AAAAAAAAABM/n3GoPn_d780/s1600-h/scouts+530.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262546153467394114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR2CuFuEI/AAAAAAAAABM/n3GoPn_d780/s320/scouts+530.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR3XOxekI/AAAAAAAAABk/4SRbR0Aj_uA/s1600-h/scouts+654.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262546176153057858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR3XOxekI/AAAAAAAAABk/4SRbR0Aj_uA/s320/scouts+654.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR2gtpqmI/AAAAAAAAABc/XsPYbDUnGdU/s1600-h/scouts+562.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262546161518619234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SQhR2gtpqmI/AAAAAAAAABc/XsPYbDUnGdU/s320/scouts+562.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>We arrived back to Kathmandu last night to the hotel, people went this morning to do activities at different locations,,</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>I have a few pics here that I have got onto this computer here... i will try to get some more over the next few days... this keyboard is naff....</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="mailto:Mark@">mailto:Mark@</a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>also i have a small movie from my phone i hope to get onto youtube tommrw...</div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-6954141621820910800?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-248399311014590072008-09-18T11:55:00.001-07:002008-10-10T09:16:04.028-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO75Jbrb5TI/AAAAAAAAAAk/wniWNCe5KuI/s1600-h/a+pic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255411755632026930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vk5MlTJqVro/SO75Jbrb5TI/AAAAAAAAAAk/wniWNCe5KuI/s320/a+pic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>we arrived at Manchester Airport all ok</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-24839931101459007?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198328952027313485.post-59765801178739861792008-09-18T11:55:00.000-07:002008-09-18T11:57:38.096-07:00The day before we set off<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4198328952027313485-5976580117873986179?l=p-nepal.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865826006407095863noreply@blogger.com1