They were less than 100 metres from the site of last Monday’s Bangkok bomb blast and were lucky not to be have been any closer.

Eric, Nic and their children Grace and Hamish had just arrived in Thailand for a couple weeks of holiday.

They remain in that country determined not to let the experience ruin their holiday, according to South Coast Cheese officer manager Christine Montague.

The Dibdens were interviewed after the explosion and their experiences were written up in a Sydney metro newspaper.

Mr Dibden told the journalist they could have been a lot closer to the Erawan Shrine if it wasn’t for the six-pack of Tiger beer he bought at a 7-Eleven.

“We stopped for a few beers and that’s probably saved our lives, I reckon,” Mr Dibden told the journalist.

They were unable to leave their hire car for 40 minutes as traffic was blocked both ways, the report read.

The family watched “ambulance after ambulance” attend the scene and eventually left the hire car after a terrifying 40-minute wait.

They walked backstreets to their Grand Centre Point Hotel, with their guide, as confusion and panic rained around them.

Body parts from the victims of the attack were strewn across the road.

Mr Dibden, who carried the six-pack with him, said he enjoyed the beers when he finally arrived at the hotel.

The report stated the family returned to the Erawan Shrine on Wednesday to pay their respects to those killed and injured.

Erica went on to tell the journalist how sad she was for the families involved.