I am nervously excited about the trip I am about to take to South America for the first time. I have travelled extensively but there are a few 'firsts' on this one. I'm going for 6 weeks, on a holiday and there is no work involved. I have never done this before. I am going with 14 other people I pretty much don't know anything about except that we all share a passion for latin dancing. And this is my first big solo travel effort, without friend or loved one to share the adventure ( and stress of travel). The usual pre-travel trauma of organising that the animals get fed, the bills paid, the business doesn't fall apart, the house is looked after, the mail collected and my mother is OK, is slightly heightened by the
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