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Transport Policy & Logistics – Joe Paiva (Adelaide: Australia) “journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” is a common saying that originated from a Chinese proverb.  This saying teaches that even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point; something which begins with one first step. I very reluctantly share this narrative.  At the very beginning ( 1973..74..75.) life was far from a bed of roses in Adelaide. Adelaide was the backwaters of Australia, as a city then.  I remember the Adelade airport being a ‘tin shed’. No international flights operated in and put of Adelaide. It was the days of TAA and Ansett interstate domestic carriers. I had to claw my way up.  Number of times I did fall,  and had to pull myself up again ( ripped, bleeding finger nails, metaphorically) . It would have been futile to retune home to Ceylon, as I had burnt my bridges ...