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Yes, exactly what I did. Double the price on Thai and 17 hours travel time as opposed to 11 on Singapore air.

Wife Thai mum and younger brother still not had the jab and was wondering if it is possible to get Pfizer for them. They live west of Khon Kaen and the brother works up in Udon. If so, what are the conditions.

Singapore Airlines have more or less direct flights....1 stopover in Changi for 1:25 hrs (not a big deal) AND the fare is almost half of Thai Air where one has to fly Brisbane-Sydney_Bkk and Singapore Airlines only 11 hours as opposed to at least 17 for Thai Air.

We always flew Thai Air in the past but it looks like not any longer. Brisbane to Bkk used to be a direct flight several time a week and around 8.5 hours travel time non-stop. Now they want to fly us from Brisbane, south to Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide before actually starting the flight to Bkk AND we have to pay extra for the privelege. The "extra" is almost double the airfare from Sydney to Bkk. Singapore Airlines for us next trip I think. Direct and reasonable cost. They have a 1.5 hour stopover in Changi BUT airfare is more the norm at around AUD$850.

Obviously this is the case now but the question is why do it this way. Before Covid we had direct Brisbane to Bangkok and I might add, at additional cost as well.

I imagine we'll have to wait and see what the future brings, but current travel enquiries in Thai Air international shows travel from Brisbane to Suvarnabhumi return, quite a lot more than fron Sydney to Suvarnabhumi return. Doesn't really add up as Sydney flight each way is an extra 750Klm or more. It was like this also before the Covid came crashing down and it's difficult to see why. It's not as though the flights were half empty or anything, every time we went they were chock a block full.

O- visa ............... https://canberra.thaiembassy.org/non-immigrant-visa-category-o/ OA visa ............. https://canberra.thaiembassy.org/non-immigrant-visa-category-o-a-for-retirement-long-stay-valid-for-1-year/ Long stay o-x 5 year ......... https://canberra.thaiembassy.org/non-immigrant-visa-category-o-x-for-retirement-long-stay-valid-for-5-years/

100cc riders, Harley riders, Datsun 180b....all the same....loud exhaust.....little dick.

New Zealand have used HVDC transmission for donkeys years but this solar/wind thing seems a bit extreme when one considers the distance involved. Wonder if it's a reality or just someones idea of rounding up a few quick bucks while "green" is the flavour of the month ( or moreso) I'd be keeping my money on my own shed roof.

Depends which country you are from. Example...Australia STV visa allows 90 days straight up.

Scott Morison has put in an order for 300,000 of the same, awaiting normal testing etc. no mention of how much though...... https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-australia-treatment-covid-pill-molnupiravir-may-be-ready-for-use-in-australia-by-2020-after-deal-made-with-merck-sharp--dohme/0f04b8fb-2d9d-443d-beb9-ce2a1a48abd3

I wouldn't start on plastic bags as in my experience the ones blowholing most about how many are used, will offer up as many as you like if you pay for them.

Having a stockpile is like a pilot saying "plenty of runway behind us". Don't they realise people are screaming out to get vaccinated and trying to get life back to some form of normality.

Dual pricing in a form applies all over the world. Most would know how airport cafes charge like scrub bulls ....hit the tourist/traveller. Service station cafes the same thing when travelling around compared to your corner cafe. Get over it and move on....... If this bloke has cancer as they say, i'd say the stress would not be good for him anyhow. I have no problem with paying extra to enter National parks or whatever or paying where Thai is free.

Comms cable...gees...couldn't he find a decent size bit of copper cable anywhere........ Try stripping comms for "clean copper" ...????

They would do well to be concerned as it will force the price of land etc. way beyond the reach of the average Thai.

Ok...thanks. Seems the tourist visa will be the way for me to go. No problems with return flight dates etc. as I've done it before many times. As for the wife's passport, might be just as well to get her a tourist visa also and let her enter and depart Thailand on an Australian passport. Then she could get a new 10 year Thai passport when we get there. Much less hastle than having to travel to Sydney or even Canberra.

I imagine she will need to get a replacement for her current "expired" Thai passport to enter Thailand....???? It is a real PIA in Australia to get a new passport currently, well at any time, as one is required to travel either to Sydney or Canberra. Note we live 4 hour drive North of Brisbane in Qld. There was something in place last year where we could travel to Brisbane and Consulate officials would take orders for and issue new Thai Passports. Don't know if this still goes on but even back then, only info we could find was on B** facebook.

Thanks...but it seems for me , the tourist visa would be a much better option, and half the cost as well.

Ok...Wife's entry and exit understood. For my part, I went to the Thai Consulate web site in Canberra Australia and only listing I could find for OA Visa was under O-X which is a 5 year based visa. Seems most of the older type visas are not around anymore. I was in Thailand back in 2013 for 6 months on an OA visa with 2 entries but doesn't seem to exist now. I'll check the Sydney web site as it might be different. With what I could find on the Canberra Consulate web site, I was thinking of foregoing the visa exempt entry and just go straight to a 60 day (TR) tourist visa. As a side note, wife needs to renew or rather get a new Thai passport as her old one has expired. Brisbane Consulate is now closed for good and travelling to either Sydney or Canberra is rather extreme, especially with Covid around. Even with Brisbane it is a 4 hour train trip each way. There were, around 12 months ago, a team of Consulate personell visiting Brisbane so peolple like my wife could get a new passport but it was never published on the Consulate sites. Rather, one had to look in Facebook of all places to book any appointment etc. Does anyone know if this still applies. Facebook to me is a real PIA....just tried to sign in after a while away and it wanted photo id and who knows what else just to get in the front door of the web site.

Wife is now Aussie citizen and when borders eventually reopen we will be looking at returning to Thailand for a short stay, maybe 6 to 8 weeks. Wife's Thai passport has expired but we can get that renewed here in Australia as the time for travel comes nearer. As with the Thai passport, we have not yet bothered with an Australian Passport for her but plan to do so. She would then hold a passport for both countries. Query is, which would be the best way for her to travel to Thailand, as far as passports are concerned. I imagined it best for her to enter and leave Thailand on her Thai passport. Therefore not requiring any visa from Thai Consulate in Australia as I am required to do given the more than 30 day visa exemption. So would she leave and re-enter Australia on her new Australian Passport and similar for Thailand, ie enter and then leave Thailand on her Thai passport.

Yes, kind of problem that turned a teenager into a vegetable in Aus a couple of years back. Sadly every protection device known is not enough to detect or isolate. Aside from visual or the usual testing.

Flood through the place a few days before. No surprise the power would still be connected. Water and electricity, recipe for fire.

Sit on it you'll find out why we went with Yamaha. Honda seats hard as a rock, you'll get a sore butt the first few klms or so.

Wife's mother was supposed to get her first Pfizer jab 3 weeks ago but it seems to have evaporated as nothing yet.