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The government might have to re write the tourist immigration rules first .concerning, health insurance covering Covid or not, visa or no visa, visa on arrival or not, certificate to fly. Seeing how fast they work, that might take ages. Then, flights must once again become available . And who can enter ? 

I’ve had food poisoning twice. Once really bad , seafood. I was  ill ,passed out on the floor at home, lasted 3 days.My friends had the runs but not so bad. The second time was years later, shared a prawn dish, I was the only one ill. In these times of Covid and less people eating in restaurants , it’s best to be very careful where and what you eat. I’ve often seen Thai restaurants display their seafood , then putting it back in the ice end of a hot evening. Serve yourself sushi , wow, all those people using the serving tongs and breathing over them, ugh ! 

You can’t even cross the road safely in Pattaya or Jomtien, so they’re going to fix the rest ? 

I would pay the next three months to the bank, not the sister, ( surely a way to do this, your wife calling the bank for example, ) and maybe another three months later if need be . Not a fortune , but I’d stop there. 

A good clean help in all these places would help. They look awful, dumps.

Don’t put them in a book case or a cupboard. Shelves with air supply are ok. Same goes for your passport. Mine turned green once !!
 

So what are the true figures ? I’m sure I’ve read 39000000 ( 39 million ) tourists per year. If one third of those are Thai, 13 million, then the rest are foreign tourists , 26 million ? It’s hard to  imagine 13 million Thais spending a week or so for  holidays in  Thailand , those who have some money go abroad , usually Burma, Malaysia etc, and weekends in Pattaya, Chiang Mai . Also, those figures have lowered the number of foreign tourists  greatly.

Those figures do not add up. 13000 international passengers, and 845 flights. Borders closed. No tourists allowed. Who’s telling porkies ? 

I don’t think the 1400+ asked were business people ! Collective hysteria, collective suicide.

I had some nice condos on Phuket, but moved away due to lack of public transport and rip off dangerous taxi drivers.( and the rain !!!).   I stay 4/5 months usually, so doesn’t merit buying a car. I am thinking of going back for holidays tho as I miss my friends. I love Koh Chang, and go there for holidays, great hotels, great restaurants, mostly lovely people.  Not to live there tho. That said, I doubt I’d live on an island anywhere.
 

It’s probably a lack of education, which is the cause of many problems in Thailand. I seem to find most Thais tolerant, and some down right rude, not necessarily in words , a look is enough. I like to shop , example, asking for a bigger or smaller size, and get a loud * no* as answer. Or being completely ignored. I’ve had cleaning ladies , massage , beauty salon girls who are really lovely and very polite. It’s very divided. 

Exactly how many tourists are *stuck* in Thailand ?

Lipstick on a pig ? Cant they replace the sea water instead ? No way I’d swim in that bay, or many others in Thailand. 

In 7/11 in the fridges where butter etc is, are packs of very fresh eggs, 4 eggs in a transparent box, think they are 30/35 baht. Very good. Not the ones on shelves. 

2 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Does Cambodia give tourist visas to foreigners right now? 

No.

Well every country looks a bit bleak at the moment. Why not try Europe, some lovely places, doesn’t have to be your birth country. Hang out there till more positive news in the autumn . 

Obviously, if Covid affected people go to airports, queue up etc, buy a coffee, sit on chairs, touch tables and then the same getting on the plane, then the virus is going to spread , right ?

A friend of mine has the Camp Potes Bar , good music and cocktails.,He love it there.

Live and learn, as they say.

2 hours ago, brianp0803 said:

I’m curious if this translates into;

if I have a return ticket within two weeks I don’t need insurance in quarantine.

 

Can you bypass insurance and quarantine requirement if you have a fully refundable ticket for returning to your own country within two weeks.

 

If you’re on this category, will they just give you permission to stay for two weeks, or will it be a standard 60 day permission to stay and you can extend it later.

But tourists are still not allowed in. 

Maybe a major national newspaper should take up her story and investigate. Something like this is usually a journalists dream in the west.