Did you know...that currently there are 500,000 people in the air. At this very moment. HSBC advertised this to me as I was walking down the gate towards the plane that would whisk me away for 6 months - it didn't really reassure me, but clearly excellent advertising.
Matt and I were on the Tuesday 6th July 19:35 Korean Air flight from London Heathrow to Seoul (South Korea). Getting on the plane was emotional, It hit me getting on the plane that it was now real, that combined with a fear of flying and the fact that the plane was HUGE and the inside quite different to anything I'd experienced, resulted in a few tears (well a lot) and a very supportive matt.
Korean Air had excellent service, offering a free blanket/pillow/slippers/toothpaste. They were early to both destinations and swift through both check in and boarding. Breakfast's were much better than dinner's, but that was
(Me before leaving England)
probably because I didn't feel like spicy food. Our two-hour stopover in Seoul felt very dreamlike, we managed to grab a shower in their excellent facilities which was a god-send, and before we knew it we were re-boarding for another 11 hour stint to Auckland.
Spending 22 out of 24 hours in the air is a very surreal experience, it doesn't feel like 22hours, but still feels very long, looking back now it sort of seems like a dream, I don't know how I filled the time...when you finally touch down to your destination, there is a sense of relief, excitement and re-adjustment as you get back to life outside of an areoplane....
Loveee G xx
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