The six weeks I had at home after returning from Spain flew by in a blur of visiting, eating and drinking, and before I knew what was happening, I was at Dublin Airport en route to South Korea. I had successfully managed to squeeze my allocated 23kgs into my new rucksack, 7kgs into my cabin bag, aswell as another 5kg into my handbag and a camera bag to boot. It still hadn't kicked in that I was embarking on the longest section of the biggest journey of my life...not sure that something like this ever does!! My flight took me first to Abu Dhabi for a 15hour stopover, where luckily I managed to spot two guys also on the EPIK program, Denis and David from Cork. We were able to leave our bags, find our way
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