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And the winner is...

Jetstar recently ran a 9th birthday Instagram competition for photos that best represented the entrant's favourite place to travel with the airline. I submitted quite a few and was fortunate to be nominated as one of the winners. Yes, that means that we are currently planning the next trip (just waiting for Jetstar to send the prize!).


The photo is of the famous bamboo forest at Arashiyama in Kyoto. I've been submitting many of my other photos from my rather extensive archive to my Instagram account - it's a rather addictive process.

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