Joe Mama

Good Luck with that...You've already scared off all the tourists with your high priced Sandbox schemes, broken promises such as "Thai Pass", ridiculous quarantine policies for fully vaccinated tourists, expensive RT-PCR Tests, expensive health insurance, Phone software to track tourist's every move, & now this...Tax 'em when they arrive, & Tax'em when they leave!  I wish you well!

The 7/11 in Hua Hin near Soi Smorphrong used to have it in stock occasionally as I especially enjoyed the Beer Lao Dark!

Looks like fully vaccinated & boosted tourists are back to paying for 3 expensive  RT-PCR Tests in order to enter Thailand....one within 72 hours of flying, one upon arrival, & a third test 7 days later!   What's wrong with utilizing the less expensive rapid antigen tests???

What brand of Thai beer was it...I've never experienced a problem while drinking Thai beer, & over the years I've consumed a heck of a lot of it!  ????

Maybe they should consider changing New Year's to January 15th this coming year???

I always understood that Covid napped from 2pm to 5pm...so what's all the fuss about?

I have an iPad Air 2...the battery is supposed to last 10 hours!  I had the original battery replaced at a kiosk in Market Village in Hua Hin.  The replacement battery didn't last any longer than the original!  When I got back to the US...I changed it again in August at a shop called "Batteries Plus" in Oregon.  I don't think they did a  damn thing other than keep it for about a week, & charged me $100 for the privilege!  It's still now only lasting 2 to 3 hours at best!  Batteries Plus said I could bring it back in, & they would take a look at it!  I don't need to them to look at it;  I  just need them to replace the damn battery with a genuine Lithium one from Apple like they were supposed to do in the 1st place!  I sure hope you have better luck than I did in finding a quality replacement batttery!

They're getting closer, but still no cigar!   I know of no other country in the world that is requiring $50K of health insurance for their tourists, & 2 expensive RT-PCR Tests to boot!  Also, I wonder if they are willing to refund me  the over $500 I lost back in July when they wouldn't approve my COE in time for the Phuket Sandbox program!

I have a house in Hua Hin...why do I need proof of a hotel reservation beyond the 1 day required in order to receive the results of the arrival RT-PCR Test?  Also, What kind of Visa's are available to make use this new entry process?

Sounds to me like they're planning to transform Walking Street into a Disneyland for Monks?

It's OK to use a "Big Stick" to control the wayward tourists...but only if you have a carrot on the end of it!

What were they thinking a year ago...forget about the current Covid-19 D variant situation!  Did they really think they could control the viral epidemic completely via only lockdowns?   I would say joining COVAX is a really nice gesture at this point, but you're a little bit late to the dance, & waiting until the the 1st quarter of 2022 is way too late...by then 1/2 the population of Thailand could become infected with untold amounts of deaths!  There are already reports of dead bodies from Covid infections lying in the streets of Bangkok!  The hospital are overwhelmed & folks are dying at home!  The future is looking really grim for Thailand at this point!  Thai people need effective Vaccines, & they need it now!

Bravo!  20 million doses is a good start in the right direction, but that's only enough for 10 million folks with a 1st & 2nd shot!  What about ordering vaccine for the remaining 50 to 60 million Thais?

Hey, how about trying to get everybody vaccinated before you resort to locking everyone up like prisoners, & completely destroying the Thai economy; not to mention the increase in deaths by suicide!  Lockdowns won't end the pandemic, but Vaccinations will!

Space Exploration is incredibly ridiculous to even consider at this point in time, as they can't even provide enough vaccine for their population!  New Covid cases are approaching 10,000 a day, and almost 3,000 deaths or more overall!

Apparently the company producing the Astra Zeneca is a Thai company!  With the cases in Thailand now skyrocketing, it's time for the government to order the production for the people of Thailand 1st!  Similar to what the US did when they couldn't get enough ventilators early on in the pandemic!  The government order several manufacturing  firms such as General Motors to change their production lines from cars to ventilators!  This later resulted in a surplus of ventilators, which America then donated to other countries in need of them! 

The Thai LA Consulate is basically a mess!  I applied for the program in June, & did my initial input which was all approved.  On June 30th I added my Flight Data, & my SHA+ Hotel info as requested.  when I checked it again on July 2, the COE system asked me to re-enter my flight & hotel data.  The PDF files of both receipts were still there; however, they had apparently dropped all the other input...I believe they hadn't switched over their software yet from recognizing the former QSA hotels to the SHA+ hotels?  I waited several more days, & then on July 8th they said my COE request was "Not approved due to the Hotel & Flight to Phuket"!   They told me to re-apply, but at that point I was out of time to screw around with trying to do that as my flight was departing in just 4 more working days!  Plus, I didn't want to lose my hotel cost ($500 +), or my airfare ($1,200 +), so at that point the only logical choice was for me to cancel all the arrangements that I had spent over a month, & over $2,000 putting together!  Don't even bother wasting your valuable Time or Money on this stupid Phuket Sandbox BS...It's been a month long nightmare for me, & I'm still out over $300 on nonrefundable Covid-19 Insurance & related travel expenses!  I sent the LA Thai Consulate an email asking them why I was rejected...it came back as undeliverable as addressed!

The reality of the situation is to VACCINATE, VACCINATE, VACCINATE!  That's the only viable solution out of the pandemic!  Lockdowns haven't worked to solve the problem in the past...& they won't work to solve it in the future!  The lockdowns just make things worse for everyone as folks will still get Covid, but now they will also have to deal with economic reality of becoming broke and destitute from the lockdowns while continuing to suffer from the ongoing ravages of the disease!

Wow!  Sounds to me like the authorities are tracking the Sandbox Tourists like they are predators!  Helluva a way to treat fully vaccinated tourists!

They just keep on making it more & more attractive for folks to want to come to play in the Phuket Sandbox!  I can't hardly wait to try on my  new "location tracking bracelet".  I sure hope it has a built in GPS & a pacer to track my distance when I go for a walk on the beach!