SunsetT

So what is the QR code requirement in the 1st column about? Do you have to download and register on different apps. when flying to different places?

Check Skyscanner or momondo.com for all available flights.

The Mafia are always above the law.

Especially when immigration's own websites for evisas and COEs are so bad and user unfriendly, and they have done nothing to improve the former, which is absolutely atrocious, since it was forced upon anyone wanting a visa to visit Thailand 2 or 3 years ago now.

Anyone know please, if 12yr old Thais can enter Phukhet with vaccinated mother now? I plan to have them come to stay with me during my Sandbox time.

So are the trains and boats buses and planes in Thailand all up and running again please?

The virus breeds in the nose not the mouth, and travels to the lungs via the throat. I read that if in the mouth the virus simply gets swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid/digestive bacteria. So drinking plenty of anything is probably as good as anything. Saliva probably attacks it too. The viruses that r ejected by coughing come from the lungs and throat. I travelled to India long ago and learned of a yogic practice of sniffing salt water up each nostril to flush out the sinuses. They even have little stainless steel 'teapots' with an upward spout to do this. It certainly works but is not exactly pleasant; a bit like the effect of seawater (but worse) when you must keep clearing your snotty nose when swimming in the sea. The salt, I suppose, irritates the sinuses. I dont do this but since India have substituted it with the much more convenient practice of deliberately sniffing water up my nose while showering and blowing it out of each nostril alternately while holding the other closed. I do this a few times until your nose feels completely clear. This, I find most convenient to do after rinsing the shampoo which tends to irritate the eyes and nose anyway. It can also be done at the washbasin if washing your face. I reckon that this will flush out any viruses before they get too cosy and start breeding up there.

It might work then as the virus breeds in the nose not the mouth! I I read that if in the mouth the virus simply gets swallowed and destroyed by stomach acid/digestive bacteria. Saliva probably attacks it too. The viruses that r ejected by coughing come from the lungs and throat.

Not the British way either; resulting in 131,000 deaths! Actually with the 1st wave, unlike the UK government's truly pathological response , Thailand were very quick to learn from other countries and control the virus, but yes Thailand, thinking they had defeated the virus, were painfully slow to follow through and learn from other countries to prioritise vaccination.

Yes sorry, I did but I thought he'd read it anyway. Ive now reposted it as a direct reply to him. Cheers

I agree that the thaievisa and COE websites are appallingly user-unfriendly and what gets me is that they have done absolutely nothing to improve the former yet it has been up and running for a 2 or 3 years now. Glad u got it sorted though. It is difficult to get through to the embassy on the phone but as others have said if you email (Not the COE website email provided which does not work!) the embassy: [email protected] politely asking for help the response is appropriate, helpful and usually prompt (Same or next day, excluding weekends). The service has improved greatly with the Pandemic (couldnt have been much worse before!). You have to sift the wheat from the chaff with the answers to questions on these two Facebook groups but both are very helpful and useful and have been a Godsend to many pulling their hair out like yourself: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272003337395576/?multi_permalinks=535388357723738&notif_id=1629309804941097&notif_t=group_highlights&ref=notif https://www.facebook.com/groups/408498092970363/?multi_permalinks=1147963465690485&notif_id=1629399700218608&notif_t=group_highlights&ref=notif

I agree that the thaievisa and COE websites are appallingly user-unfriendly and what gets me is that they have done absolutely nothing to improve the former yet it has been up and running for a 2 or 3 years now. Glad u got it sorted though. It is difficult to get through to the embassy on the phone but as others have said if you email (Not the COE website email provided which does not work!) the embassy: [email protected] politely asking for help the response is appropriate, helpful and usually prompt (Same or next day, excluding weekends). The service has improved greatly with the Pandemic (couldnt have been much worse before!). You have to sift the wheat from the chaff with the answers to questions on these two Facebook groups but both are very helpful and useful and have been a Godsend to many pulling their hair out like yourself: https://www.facebook.com/groups/272003337395576/?multi_permalinks=535388357723738&notif_id=1629309804941097&notif_t=group_highlights&ref=notif https://www.facebook.com/groups/408498092970363/?multi_permalinks=1147963465690485&notif_id=1629399700218608&notif_t=group_highlights&ref=notif

Do masks have to be worn everywhere outside by those on Phuket as part of the 'Sandbox' scheme?

Cochon! 555