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And so the countdown begins...
We've been planning it for so long and it's finally starting to feel like it might be real.
Our flights are booked, we're starting to change our money, leaving doos have been organised and we've said our first goodbyes.
I can't believe we have under 20 days to go...
Do we really have to wait that long though?!
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