I never imagined flying could be so exciting, but everything old is new again | Paul Daley

From the forgotten bustle of the airport to feverish bad photos of the harbour below, an interstate trip brings fierce joy

I never imagined that an interstate trip could be so exciting.

But when your world shrinks the way it has since the pandemic hit Australia two-and-a-bit years ago, and then slowly expands, only to contract and gradually open up yet again, the most prosaic experience attains new meaning.

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