Thanks Paul.
I just posted the code i downloaded from the GPS shield Site.
and i discovered TinyGPS this morning, it's a magnificent library, but i am having an issue in locating the rx and tx pins on the GPS shield.
On the datasheet there's a table describing the pins...
here's the datasheet:
http://iteadstudio.com/store/images/produce/Shield/Shields/gpsshield/ArduinoGPSshield_DS.pdf
Although the baud rate used in the GPS i have is 38400.
I am a very beginner with handling a GPS...
Regards