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So it was YOU on the couch next to me!!!!! ???? But yes , you're right those days when the main tourists to Thailand were off-duty military and ME expats were sooooooooo much fun.

Thanks...... I am still "waiting and seeing" of course.

Tell him I'll buy him that beer later ???? But yes "everyone pays" - a wise man once said that "free sex is the most expensive sex of all" ????

I agree. Years ago I went to visit a Farang friend who was living in Uttaradit province...He showed me his little village's "Twinkle town" at night...another friend who spoke excellent Thai took me to a similar place in Si Saket. They're everywhere!

Not sure if they can afford me ????????????

As you said in another thread. And as I said, I really hope you're correct @Kadilo but again...TIT ???? Watch this space.....

You may be surprised. I think we touched on this in another thread, but many of we singles who will NOT travel until bars etc are open, are quite at liberty to make last minute arrangements. Pre-covid I have been known to book a hotel and buy a flight on January 2nd and travel on Jan 12th! I don't think I'm alone in that, not being hampered (sorry!) by wife, brats etc etc. Even before i retired, I was self-employed and my customers didn't really need to know where I was physically. THAT led to some amusing conversations too! ????

Thanks ???? My bad...I didn't read the OP properly and missed the reference to 45 countries. I just looked at the paragraph "The eligible countries for quarantine exemption include......" I presume 46 is due to the late addition of Canada?

I confess to having NOT read this whole thread so apologies if this has been answered but if I travel from UK to Thailand on Emirates, I change aircraft in Dubai. So, as UAE is NOT on the list of eligible countries in the OP, is it fair to assume that I do not qualify for this quarantine exemption? Seems obvious that that is the case but as we all know "TIT" ????

FYI - I asked the Nurse at my GP surgery about that 2 weeks ago, and was told that "Either my GP or the NHS would notify me, 6 months after my second jab, that it was time for my booster and to make an appointment" By my reckoning that should be in about 2 weeks as I had #2 on 6th May.

Absolutely and I don't mean to take that away from them (us). I was merely pointing out that the UK timing of the imposing/restricting of various rules wasn't that brilliant. And it looks like we're doing it again! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59011321

Quite a considered response @Kadilo especially the bit about "delicate balance" which UK has spectacularly messed up on! I for one hope you're right, but whilst not wishing to be one of the "born critics of any decision", I fear that the forward thinking might not be as clear as you've outlined. I would love to be proven wrong and you right......we shall see.

So you still need a CoE (Para 2) and to install their ridiculous app (Para 8 as well as the "pseudo quarantine" I think not!

That's easy...... Fear Uncertainty and Doubt. Next question?

Infection rates don't matter much if everyone is vaccinated. Covid just becomes a minor issue...for the most part.

Damn right we are!!! I'm sick of the anti-vaxer and "I'm not taking an experimental vax" fools who are holding back the rest of us! Just lock all of THEM down and let the rest of us get on with our lives...... nice morning for a rant!!!!!

Not quite.... "In the public wifi example, your data is encrypted then goes to the public wifi, then the VPN, then the website. " https://superuser.com/questions/1122911/data-through-vpn-vs-internet See Para 3 Answers. You do have to set your VPN correctly! Also note the comment about HTTPS as opposed to HTTP - never deal with an organisation that only uses HTTP - they're WAY behind the times!

It's amazing how many people simply ignore that very relevant detail!

I didn't, but I do now ????

Good point but most of those dying are unvaccinated. Being positive and asymptomatic (when all around you are vaccinated) really doesn't matter too much, don't you think?

That's the problem isn't it? Everywhere in and around Europe is getting colder now - one of the reasons we "snowbirds" like to winter in Thailand. These announcements do not fill me with hope for the coming winter though???? Should be "fully vaccinated, negative test before departure and GO!"

Ummm...pot calling kettle black? "....... then they seen you coming. " What derivative of English might that be? ????

I'd go further. My belief is every person who flies in the future will be required to have some type of travel or other medical coverage.

Or a whistle!!!! ????

If we're "hollow-heads" for wanting to get on with life, indeed we will. But ONLY when Thailand's rules make it viable without paperwork and testing. And that can ONLY happen when Thais are vaccinated.. Oh and as for "50thou new infections"...could that be because UK's testing regime actually works?