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More interestingly, am about to set off to London for stage one of the trip. As my partner in crime is Kat, of course we have got megadeals. The trip was via indecisive travellers-friend lastminute.com, and we used Quidco to reclaim about £60 if memory serves. Insurance was web-cheap (tip: most often you only need European insurance for Egypt, I have no idea why, but it's much cheaper than full international) reclaiming a mega £3.25. I am also travelling with a young person's (don't laugh, I am young kind-of) railcard for the train, along with £20 worth of rail vouchers as a result of complaining repeatedly about the terrible service that the UK railways tend to exert on every trip. We also have half-price Gatwick Express tickets, courtesy of some free world-points.

Packing has been a (short-lived) nightmare but I kind of assume that as people live their whole lives in Egypt, they must have everything there one needs so let's not worry about it.

Boringness over, it's time for adventure! Waypoint #1: Chez Kat, London. Here we come!