It feels like this trip has been such a long time coming. We’ve been counting down to it for almost a year – and we’re only going to be gone for a month. Still, I’m loving it so far. There’s something so strangely familiar about travelling, like I’ve come home somehow. Even though it can drive me crazy, there’s something beautifully satisfying about the whole mess of it; the ‘have I still got my passport?’ anxiety, the queues, the never-smiling customs officers, the aeroplane food, the drifting in and out of sleep, walking around airports, constantly checking for departure information, and the waiting. Always with the waiting. Some people hate it (and by the look on my travel partner’s face right now I can safely say this includes him), but I love it. Granted, if you
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