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Thailand Travel Journal: Pt. 1 The Wild Start of My Dream Job Thailand was absolutely *magical*. I couldn’t imagine a better place to kick off my destination wedding photography adventure—it was everything I hoped for and more. But let me tell you how it *started*... I boarded my flight at PDX, hyped out of my mind. I had my sister and the bridal hairdresser herself, Megan Harris—owner of The Bridal Harris—with me. The vibes were high, the playlist was on point, and I was three Bloody Marys deep before we even got to Seattle. Then, BAM—plot twist. We land, I hear my name over the intercom: 'Laurel Bice, please come to the front desk.' And I’m like, heck yeah they do, thinking maybe they’re bumping me up to first class or giving me a backstage pass to the plane or something. Instead? They look me dead in the eye and say: 'Your passport has been reported missing. This isn’t going to get you to Thailand.' Cue the stomach drop of a lifetime. I went from flying high to full ...