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  1. Just now, TheFreqFlyer said:

    Stay in Greece. At least until next year. It doesn't get that cold there in winter. 

    ?....its does,zero degrees and snow some days in athens but admittedly the winters are far milder here than in other places i could mention

    Of the days when its zero degrees the temperature could shoot up within a couple of days from zero to 25 degrees and im often in shorts,tee shirt and flip flops in mid to late december

  2. im irish,67  and live in greece most of the year so any word on thai/malaysian border allowing people to cross.......been visiting thailand and malaysia over 20 years and love coming to both

    Heard any whispers at all if the said borders will reopen and if they ever will.....absolute pain covid and severely irritating by the day though i know and many have it a lot rougher than myself but still.........

    ireland too cold in the winter,greece starting to get and bit colder and se asia too damned hot......woe and thrice woe????

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  3. late last night (thursday)i sent an email to the irish embassy in bangkok regarding extending a visa for a further 28 days and today received the following reply.....

     

    Thank you for your email. The Immigration Bureau of Thailand have released the below information for persons wishing to remain in The Kingdom of Thailand beyond 26 September 2020 when the visa amnesty expires.

     

      

     

     As can be seen in the above information: 

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    Persons holding a Short-term visa who wish to remain in Thailand can only apply to do so in two situations:

    1. Medical illness

    §    We have been informed by the Thai Immigration Authorities that persons require a medical certificate from their doctor outlining their illness and ongoing treatment for this illness which prevents them from leaving Thailand at this time – The Thai Immigration Authorities do not require a supporting letter from an Embassy in such cases.

     

      1. Travel restrictions preventing return to home country

    §    Current travel restrictions do not prevent return to Ireland at this time. Flight routes to Ireland remain open, see further beneath. Accordingly, as flights to Ireland are available, the Embassy is not in a position under the Immigration Bureau of Thailand guidelines to issue any supporting letter. 

     

    Accordingly, Irish citizens holding short-term visas who do not have a medically certified medical illness as referred to above are strongly encouraged to return home to families and support networks in advance of 26 September 2020.

     

    It should also be noted, that there is no guarantee that the Immigration Bureau of Thailand will grant a 30 day extension in the medical certificate circumstances indicated above. Relevant persons can submit an application for consideration by to the Immigration Bureau of Thailand (LINK). Decisions in this regard are solely a matter for the Thai Authorities at the Immigration Bureau of Thailand and the Embassy of Ireland has no function in this matter.

     

    The restrictions on international travel imposed in the early stages of the Covid-19 outbreak have now been lifted and there is sufficient air capacity to return to Ireland, Europe and a range of other destinations. 

    A range of air carriers, as per the table further below, are operating regular services from Bangkok.

     

    List of airlines operating commercial flights out of Thailand

     

    Airline

    Status

    Destinations

    Observations

     

    KLM

     

    Operating

    Every day (1-3 Flights/day)

    Amsterdam.

    Connecting flights to

    Dublin

    Transit through Amsterdam: EU nationals can transit. Please see IATA for more details.

     

    Air France

    Operating

    Every day (4-5 flights/day)

    Connecting flights to

    Dublin Paris

     

     

    Lufthansa

    Operating

    Every day (1-6 flights/day)

    Frankfurt

    Connecting flights to

    Dublin

       
     

    Eva Air

    Operating

    1 flight per week

    London

    Connecting flights to

    Dublin

       

    Swiss Air

    Operating

    2 flight per week

    Zurich

    Connecting flights to

    Dublin

       

    Korean Air

    Operating

    2 flights per week to London and Paris via Seoul

    Seoul then connecting with London and Paris

    Transit through Seoul: Europeans travelling from Thailand can transit Seoul if they have an onward ticket to Europe. See Korean Air entry restrictions and IATA

     

    Qatar Airways

    Operating

    Daily flight.

     

     

     

    Doha then connecting with Dublin and many European destinations

    Transit through DohaQatar Airways website “Passengers with onward connections through HIA [Doha Airport] will be accepted for travel and Qatar Airways’ global network will continue its operation for transit passengers as normal, subject to entry restrictions at their final destination” 

     

    Emirates

    Operating

    Every day

    Dubai

    Connecting flights to Dublin.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Etihad

    Operating

    1 flight per week

    Abu Dhabi

    Connecting flights to

    Dublin

    Transit through AUH

    https://www.etihad.com/en/travel-updates/covid-19

     

      

    All persons travelling to Ireland must complete the Passenger Locator Form and complete 14 days of Restricted Movements as per the requirements set by the Government of Ireland and the Health Service Executive.

    Please ensure that you are aware of the requirements and see the enclosed links for further information.

     

    HSE – Restricted Movements

    HSE – Passenger Locator form

    HSE – Community support available

     

    Please note that Ireland does not request a Covid Free Certificate for entry. Some transit destinations may have specific measures in place and you should check with your carrier in advance of travel.

     

    Please continue to follow our social media channels Facebook Twitter for further updates on Thailand and Myanmar. 

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  4. i am an irish citizen(born in belfast)and will a letter be issued by the irish embassy in bangkok if returning to ireland is particularly hazardous given the rather uncertain  and potentialy dangerous covid situation in the reublic of ireland both now and for the forseeable future

    I am sure i could approach the thai immigration office as sept 26th approaches but a letter from your embassy leading to a free of charge 30 visa sounds better

  5. Just now, solomon david said:

    TUESDAY.....I WAS AT SATHORN HOUSE SILOM TODAY AND WAS NOT OVERLY SUPRISED TO FIND TURKISH AIRWAYS OFFICE(ON THE 19TH FLOOR)STILL CLOSED

    I HAVE SINCE EMAILED TURKISH AIRLINES REQUESTING A REFUND OF MY RETURN FLIGHT TO ATHENS WHICH SHOULD HAVE LEFT KL IN APRIL OR A RETURN TO ATHENS OR ISTANBUL BEFORE SEPT 26TH

    HERE IS TURKISH AIRLINES MOST RECENT RESPONSE TO MY EMAILS ....

     

    Due to Covid-19 all our flights suspended until May 1, 2020.

    You can leave open your ticket or you can change first time as free of charge and your journey must be completed by 28FEB 2021.

    If you wish to refund please call below numbers.

    +908503330849 or +902124440849

    Please reply about your decision to the below email.

    [email protected]

     

    ANYONE RECOGNISE THE PHONE NUMBERS SHOWN,TURKISH ?  OR MAYBE I'LL TRY EMAILING AGAIN TO SEE IF I CAN GET A REFUND VIA EMAIL AND THUS BOOK ANOTHER AIRLINE BACK TO EUROPE

  6. Just now, solomon david said:

    TUESDAY.....I WAS AT SATHORN HOUSE SILOM TODAY AND WAS NOT OVERLY SUPRISED TO FIND TURKISH AIRWAYS OFFICE(ON THE 19TH FLOOR)STILL CLOSED

    I HAVE SINCE EMAILED TURKISH AIRLINES REQUESTING A REFUND OF MY RETURN FLIGHT TO ATHENS WHICH SHOULD HAVE LEFT KL IN APRIL OR A RETURN TO ATHENS OR ISTANBUL BEFORE SEPT 26TH

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  7. with the confirmed news that we are required to leave the country by sept 26th my question is how with all borders closed unles there is some border open that i dont know about

    i came into thailand on march 9th on a 30 day visa exempt since which time i have had the luxery of visa amnestys 

    i flew into se asia in late january from athens greece on a return flight with turkish airlines and have been stuck here since

    ideally i want to fly back to greece on a flight that should have returned me in april and turkish airlines have been in touch since then offering to return me to greece up to late february next year but the malaysian border than as now remains closed

    think i'll pop down to the turkish airlines office in silom tomorrow but wont be suprised if its still closed as it was the last time i was there several months ago

     

     

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  8. Despite putting all the required details in(bank details, etc) nd seeming reaching the final step no text is coming to my phone

     

    Any answers? 

     

    I use yahoo not Google could that be an issue? 

  9. I knew someone in hat yai some years ago who something along these lines happened to

    Got chatting to a couple of women one night, next thing he knew woke up the following day with cops around h i7's bed thinking he was dead, credit cards stolen, etc

    He said the women were probably from Singapore,..... Never apprehended

    Guys died about 3 years ago..from England... One Ian silver

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  10. 4 hours ago, Matzzon said:

    I just would stay out of Huawei. They are ok, but have lousy network connections.

    Well as I mentioned the huawei. I already have connects fairly well 

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  11. Probably gonna buy one of these next week from lazada for just over 5,000 baht as opposed to the shop price of just under 8,000

    Has a 6.5 screen as opposed to the 4.5 screen I have so should be good to watch live prem lge footy on skysports????

    Anyone got one, any reveiws

    Bought a huawei in  kl in February which has worked wello so time for an upgrade? 

  12. 2 hours ago, Sundown said:

    You have to check IPTV , buy the service that includes the channels that you are interested into. They give you free samples of half an hour so you can test if it works (and if you can make it work). It's not legal though. But you have no other choice.

    Thanks....i,ll give it a try

    Been using various streaming sites for years but not working very well nowadays

  13. Tried a couple of links hashbrownharry posted last night but though The sites came up the Everton v Liverpool game wouldn't show the stream..... I will try 100.com later

    Anymore suggestions? ... Watched a number of good streams on rojadirecta in Chile last year

  14. There used to be a number of livestreams I once used but they don't seem to work now....... Sites like atdhe, atdee among others 

    I was in South America a year ago and used rojadirecta pretty effectively but it dosnt seem to work too well in se asia though I did manage to access a German stream of a bundesliga game a week or so ago

    No luck accessing the premier lge this weekend though

  15. I, l J

    1 hour ago, bellboy said:

    Not dodgy.. I have what Kralledr is suggesting ..

     

    1 hour ago, bellboy said:

    Not dodgy.. I have what Kralledr is suggesting ..

    I will give him a ring tomorrow.... Hoping I can access live soccer somehow..... Passed a bar on khaosan earlier showing the Newcastle v sheff utd game live on TV but I'm looking for laptop access

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