Scenes from my journey.

The red desk lies off this corridor. The person manning it is crucial to my travel plans. I'm praying for good news.


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Anonymous said…
Enjoy - love the fact we know where u are going! glad u managed a space on the plane all b it standing up- s&d (ps: v willing to be bribed for info)
Wed Aug 03, 11:31:00 AM GMT
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