The Journey So Far.......... Before jetting off for warmer shores we spent a few days with Andy's parents in the tropical beach paradise of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Teeside, relaxing after our manic weeks of packing and tidying, and getting slobbered on by a rather large black labrador. While she is nearly a year old and rather large, she stills likes to sit on your lap and suck your thumb! After a couple of days there we finally set off on our journey to Thailand. After 3 flights, via London and Helsinki, we arrived in Bangkok minus Laura's bag, which got its own flight later that day. Bangkok was much as we remembered it - smelly, dirty, noisy and manic, but fantastic all the same. It is amazing to see how much it has changed over the years.
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