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32 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Holiday makers having a drink in the afternoon leads to a sick liver? Deluded.

I guess it's a good thing they are not the ones on here day in and day out complaining about it

5 minutes ago, gearbox said:

I don't think many pay attention to these restrictions,  there are a few beach bars at the northern side of Patong serving alcohol and food...packed 100% most of the day, they can't get enough tables and chairs.

 

Had 2 cocktails there today after 3pm.

 

Sounds like a lots of 'coffee' drinkers around Pattaya too, but don't tell the serial complainers here circle jerking with each other saying that it's literally end times or something.

4 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Lol, my Filipinas parents (Kapalong, about 1.5 hours north of Davao City) & people their age (I’d say 50 now) didn’t speak a word of English 

 

But we had some great Chinese, Japanese & Korean meals in Davao itself.

 

I miss the place & when people talk about having a “Plan B” I know 100% where mine is.

 

Most people who speak badly of the Philippines have either never been Or only been to Angeles/Mania… 

Yes of course you can get good international cuisine, for a price.  English is widely spoken.  People who don't are not dealing with foreigners on a daily basis anyways.

So your 15 year old website has not had any security updates and was compromised.  Shocking.

17 minutes ago, jackdd said:

I always took an old booking confirmation/ticket, changed the dates, and presented this to the airline. Not once did they check if that's actually a valid ticket.

Anybody here where the airline actually checked online if the presented onward ticket is valid?

I'm no international law expert but common sense tells me there could be severe penalties if you are caught forging travel documents, including being blacklisted from the country.  Congratulations on getting away with it...so far.

13 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

If you stay up on that high horse too long you'll get vertigo.  Just remember who this 'Grand Re-Opening' is supposed to be targetting - holiday makers.  Holiday makers may or may not want a drink in the afternoon - what they don't want is to be told they can't. 

 

We know that many restrictions are still in place but I doubt tourists read Aseannow much. The 'Amazing Thailand' ads are back on UK TV and this time it truly is amazing - amazing if you can find anything open. 

 

The damage they are doing to future repeat trips will be significant - it would be better to just stay closed until they are actually ready to open. They announce the re-opening then slowly start introducing restrictions - how does that work then?

TIL that having a healthy liver is for snobs!

9 minutes ago, sungod said:

What about those who are not drunks and enjoy a late lunch with a few beers oh Puritan?

What about them? Those are not the people on here all the time looking for any excuse to constantly complain about everything. 

3 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

You really think that someone who wants a beer with a meal in the afternoon needs to go to AA? Really? Or do you just want to demonstrate how ignorant you are?

Based on the amount the doomers and drama queens around here are chewing on this new squeaky toy it certainly sounds that way.

I see the drunks have a new squeaky toy to chew on.   People without a drinking problem certainly would not be upset they can't drink in bars/restaurants from 2-5. 

If you don't think you can make it that long before the shakes start you can always have some sangsom stashed away.  Maybe get one of those pocket flasks to keep you going during those 3 long hours in the afternoon.

Cambodia appears like it might be hassle free in principle.  Will have to wait and see if it's true in reality when more details come out.

Just attach a note saying you are travelling as a tourist and do not have a sponsor.  You don't need one for a tourist visa but they did not separate out the questions for each visa type.

1 hour ago, elgenon said:

Have you flown China Air?

China and Eva Air do not appear to be flying till March based on my search for flights to BKK.  I believe it is because Taipei is closed to international transit passengers.

I could be wrong but I think one of the reasons airlines are anal about this is because they could be responsible for flying you back if you are denied entry to Thailand because of something they didn't check such as a valid visa and/or onward ticket etc., as unlikely as it may be.

18 minutes ago, elgenon said:

Thanks for the heads up. Yes I fly EVA PE. I forgot to say before that I used to fly Cathay when it was good but they didn't have PE between HK and BKK. Only between LAX and HK. Might be different now but that, and the deterioration of the fleet, made me give them a pass. Luckily EVA had gotten much better but it took a leap of faith to try them again after two disasters.

 

For some strange reason a flight from LAX took an unscheduled stop in Washington "to pick up fuel". They did have a sign behind the check-in counter, but no one said anything. That added two hours to the ordeal. On the return flight we were stranded in the boarding lounge for 4 hours because of "mechanical problems".

Nobody will be flying anywhere on EVA till at least March as far as I can tell.

They still doing that $3000US deposit thing though?

9 hours ago, Edward Abbott said:

Thank you

I forgot about medical insurance.  That comes before Thai Pass I guess.  

12 hours ago, itsari said:

That's small fry compared to the thousands of cars and trucks emitting excessive exhaust .

Are there any statistics anywhere?  I know that commuter cars are by far the worst PM2.5 polluters but I don't know what the actual figure is.

31 minutes ago, itsari said:

Creating a nation of closet drinkers , 

They might even need to (GASP) go into a 7/11 and buy some of that rice whiskey when the shakes get too bad.

  I believe the sequence would be:

1) Book flight

2) Book test & go hotel

3) Apply for eVisa

4) Apply for Thailand Pass 

A lot of people in Pattaya are apparently using Bolt, not Grab.  Mostly because they were keeping their prices artificially low.  Lower than what you would normally pay a mototaxi in a lot of instances. I guess this will mean a price increase for them.

I wish they would crack down on no mufflers or noisy modifications.

26 minutes ago, PranBuriThai said:

 

Your obviously not the sharpest tool in the box because this forum is an exchange of views on Thailand past and present.

For many of us that know Thailand well, we are expressing a frustration about the authorities ability to mess up everything from vaccine procurement, vaccine roll out and the unnecessary admin and possible forced incarceration if we wish to return.

You may see Thailand as a perfect utopia devoid of any faults. Most don't.

However, i am happy to leave you in your blissful ignorance.

 

I see.  So you just want to share opinions how anything and everything about Thailand sucks, always and forever.  That's TOTALLY different.  My bad.

Walk me through this complete mess by the authorities making Thailand a living hell worse than Afghanistan where nothing works ever.  Where they have somehow managed to give out close to 100,000,000 vaccinations.  More than many other countries around them.  Or are you going to try call that fake news like you people do with every other inconvenient statistic?

35 minutes ago, Stargeezr said:

Yes in December the government will allow watered down beer for all the lucky travelers.  Yahoo...

  Should be a great holiday for all the brave people.

Geezer

Then don't go.  If already there then move to Mexico or Indonesia instead.  What am I missing?