So tomorrow is the departure day of this big journey back towards Australia. I am still slightly nervous and anxious as it has been quite some time since I have travelled on my own like this. The last time I spent so much time away from “home” was back in 2011 when I went around the world. The last time I travelled internationally like this was 2018 when I went to Japan and the last time I went on my own internationally was the trip to Frankfurt back in 2015. It has been a long time since any of that happened and a lot has changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So today I need to get started packing my suitcase and then tomorrow around 330pm it is off to the airport for the first part of the adventure. Tomorrow will be a long day with a 12 hour flight to Istanbul and then a 4 hour flight to Abu Dhabi after a 3 hour layover. Then a few hours of sleep and straight into sightseeing on a bus up to Dubai for the day. It will be a long day but hopefully well worth it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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