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Eight years ago, Sam Bloom was enjoying a family holiday in Thailand with her husband Cameron and three sons, Rueben, Noah and Oliver.
“Cam and I have always loved travelling, so we thought we wanted to take the boys overseas,” the 49-year-old told SBS News at her home in Sydney's northern beaches.
“We were about four days into our holiday and one of the kids spotted a stairway up to an observation deck, so we all went up.”
They were staying in a tiny village near the ocean, and from the two-story balcony, the tropical vista stretched as far as the eye could see.