Well, after months of preparation, several visits to the RTE in Brussels, getting documents translated and legalised (by no less than 4 separate government departments - Kafka!), getting tested (negative, phew...), booking ASQ, getting a Fit to fly, and sending our dog ahead on its own to Bangkok before we were even sure we could go ourselves (scary), I’m finally sitting at the gate in Brussels airport with my wife, waiting for the flight to Dubai and then on to Bangkok.

Relieved and excited!