Terrygc

One thing to note and this may vary from country to country but as the TM6 which showed your departure date is no longer used for entry into Thailand, the onus now appears to be at your departure point. I know that at the Auckland (NZ) airport I would not be able to board a flight to BKK without either a return or ongoing flight within the 30 day visa exempt period. There are ways around this with a 24 hour temporary flight ticket or a flexible date flight.

Same in NZ, Anzac day gets bigger every year, after a noticeable lull in the 80's and 90's. During lockdown when there was no communal Anzac services, my street was just about full with people on the footpath outside their houses with candles or torches listening to the 6am dawn service on the radio. Schools, especially primary schools, get involved, and last Tuesday at the 10am service I attended there were children wearing their grandad / great grandad's war medals. I was at Hellfire pass last year and I've just got to say a big thanks to the Aussie government for that visitor centre and grounds. One day I'll get there for an Anzac day service.