And so my South American adventure begins! To kick off, a fantastic weekend in London. After stumbling from the train under the weight of two backpacks (now aptly named Little and Large), I began in style with a trip to the Champagne Bar at St Pancras with the lovely Anna. Thanks to Mum and Dad, I knew "Little" was a not so little 8kg and "Large" a whopping 17kg. Mum had succeeded in winding me up earlier, announcing "Large" at 31kg and "Little" at 20kg. The fact I fell for this is testament to the level of panic I was in at the time, trying desperately to get some last minute bits and pieces tied up. Thankfully, some culling of items took place in London, saving both me and the bags (whose seams were stretched about
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