Getting ready to go soon and Mamfa is fussing about what will fit in the backpack (probably not the football), has he forgotten to book something (could be spending a cold night out somewhere), does he have his passport and right visas (border security are happy to accommodate him for long periods), will his flights…

In May 2010, my family (Mum, Dad and twin sister Abby) and I went on a holiday to Thailand, which is in Asia. Mum packed a few new toys for Abby and me to play with: a kangaroo, a platypus, a koala, a dingo and a thorny devil. Thorny Devil and I quickly became friends,…