A day at the beach in Surfers Paradise, Australia. It was Paul’s turn to get the drinks in so off he went. Passing by Starbucks Coffee shop in the high street, Paul bumps into music dynamo Peter Andre, artist/singer of hits such as ‘Mysterious Girl’ and ‘Insania’.

Peter also wishes Paul and Tim all the best for the remaining part of the world tour and for their future in the world of Sport Stacking.

The UK Stack Pack arrive in Australia ready to spead the word about sport stacking and have loads of fun in along the way. Here are some of the pictures.
- Tim H proving that he is not just a stacker but also model material.

- Paul and Tim on the beach maintaining the spirit of the tour.
- Paul displaying desire and commitment to his physical training.
- Relexing at the match. Australia v India, Sydney Cricket Ground, 2008

Paul and Tim see Christmas in Noosa, Australia and wish everyone back home and along the tour so far, a very Merry Christmas. Maybe this be a warm time with family and loved ones.

- Having a Xmas beer on the beach - CHEERS!

- They had been good boys this year.

Whilst travelling down the east coast of Australia, Paul G and Tim H take some time out from the tour to relax for a few days by sailing around the Whitsundays Islands.

Only by chance, they were fortunate enough to bump into Prince Harry. He was only a short holiday from his service to the British Army.

They spent a few days together and a new friendship flourished. Prince Harry was excited to hear about the World Tour and wishes the guys all the best.

- Paul and Tim with His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales.

And as promised to Prince Harry, here is your hello on the website for you:

HELLO HARRY!�

Out on the town in Cairns for Paul’s birthday, the lads bump into footballers David Beckham, England International, LA Galaxy, and former Manchester United and Real Madrid star. Also there was Robert Pires, France International (World Cup medal holder ) and Villarreal FC, and former Arsenal star.

It was great for two of football’s greatest influences of the last decade to meet two such promising sporting prospects of the future in a sport which will undoubtly grow over the next few years.

Here is a photo from that night.

- (From left) Paul, David Beckham, Tim, random German, Robert Pires.

Our public appearances in China had taught us a lot about how and where to spread the word about Sport Stacking. The key is variety. Our mission was the spread the word of Stacking without prejudice. So after our entirely Chinese audience it was time to take it back to the hostels. To ensure a maximum audience was present, the setting was the reception area of the Hanoi Backpackers Hostel on the night of the Rugby World Cup Final. What better way to cheer on our boys in white with a stacking masterclass by the UK Stack Pack. There was to be only one winner that evening - Sport Stacking.

- Tim and Paul vow to remain focused.
- Kim Lumsdon, Manchester. Getting to grips with the 3-3-3.

- Alex Shore, Manchester. Stacking masterclass from Tim.

� - Karen Vandeven, Melbourne. Karen was so thankful to the UK Stack Pack as it has given her a new hobby which she finds fun and challenging.

� - Paul demonstrates the 3-6-3 to Germaine Stribling, London, and Kim Lumsdon, Manchester.

� - Tri Fielding, London. Yes, it’s true, the UK Stack Pack are more than just a dream.
- Steve Rowe, London. Checking www.ukstackpack.com for updates.
- Vietnamese receptionist sleeping on the job.

On the first night in Yanghuo whilst shopping for numchucks in the market, the UK Stack Pack were approached by a group of college girls with an invitation to join their celebrations at a local English speaking college. Naturally, reluctant to let down the ladies the offer was accepted, and in return pass on the years of English language and cultural knowledge.

Over the next few days they returned to the college helping the students with evening classes teaching spelling, grammer and pronounciation. The bond that was formed ultimately resulted in a stacking session. On our last evening before departing for Hong Kong the UK Stack Pack were invited back to the college to make a special guest appearance to stack as a gift to the students. The results were immense, by the end of the session we had a new fan base but more importantly even more potential Chinese champions.

Lindsey Novom, first heard about the UK Stack Pack back home, Mequon, WI, USA.She is now in Shanghai for 4 months teaching English at a school. When she heard that Paul and Tim were going to Shanghai, she made sure that she was there with her cups out to show off her up-stack.

Here is a picture with her cups and another with Paul sporting his fresh haircut.

Once leaving Beijing we made our way by train to Xi’an which is host to the famous Terracotta Army. But had they heard of Sport Stacking? Our next public appearance brought us to the restaurant of our hostel. Our Great Wall appearance had us worried that many backpackers, as well as locals were alien to the delights of this wonderful sport. Here in the restuarant the backpackers and local staff alike could be educated. An ecclectic mix of Chinese, Americans, Canadians, British, Russians and Scandinavians wowed in awe at the UK Stack Pack executing the 3-3-3, 3-6-3 and the cycle stack. Chants of ‘magic’ once again roared around the walls of the restuarant.

It was a great occassion, our stacking was bringing people together as one.

Above is a picture of us with Jennifer, Bristol, who was really interested to learn about sport stacking.

Our second stacking experience of Beijing took us to the remote surroundings of the Great Wall of China. As one of the wonders of the world and an institution of Chinese and world history, this seemed like a perfect stage for old and new to merge. After a 2.5 hour bus journey and 2 hour hike to a remote area of the Great Wall, the cups were off! Although a very different audience from the streets of Beijing, the main tourists were from Europe and Israel, the response was the same, “What is this magical sport?”

It appears in Europe, Sport Stacking has a long way to go to touch the lives that football and golf has. We have experience back home in England that Sport Stacking was an unknown quantity but it appears that the trip across Europe may be needed after the world tour.