by anna (and david) June 20th-22nd When we were first planning this trip we took the opportunity of being on a plane between Sydney and Melbourne together to work out vaguely what we wanted to do. On the back of a boarding pass I wrote the months of the year, and next to them what I wanted to do - stay in Spain for a decent period to learn the language and really immerse ourselves in the culture, do some weekend / longer trips around Europe, travel a bit in South America, visiting friends in NY on the way through, etc. In response, against the same timeline, David wrote all the major sporting events he could think of - FA Cup, Real Madrid v Barcelona F.C., Euro Cup, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon, Tour de France, US Open,
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