Welcome Home(ish) - Introductions Are In Order

Hi, my name is Jack and I have lived in London since January 2019. It was time to come home to Adelaide, but to get there I'm currently confined to a hotel room at the Hotel Grand Chancellor for the next 2 weeks.

This is an experience that most people thankfully will not have to endure, and there isn't much information for those about to undertake it available, so I thought I'd take the time to write about it. This is much for me as for you, but hopefully there's some useful nuggets in here for those passing through.

Everything following is my personal experience - and I will try and keep my experience and opinions separate, but I have plenty of those to share too. Any questions or feedback are always welcome.

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