Hi!

 

As Thailand has opened its door to tourists of all nationalities, when are you planning to visit next? 

 

I won't visit as I feel the 14 day quarantine is too much. And when I return , I might have to spend another week or so in quarantine in my country depending on the rules at that time.

 

 

12th of never at this rate ????

I'll go back to my wife and child when the vaccines done and Thailand opens up without quarantine. But that's pretty much the same as How long is a piece of string

 

My own issue is not that I do not have the money to quarantine or jump through these silly hoops, it just that due to personal reasons I need to travel back and forth to the UK every 9 months and doing expensive hoops and quarantine every 9 months makes it a non starter for me.

3 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'll go back to my wife and child when the vaccines done and Thailand opens up without quarantine. But that's pretty much the same as How long is a piece of string

 

My own issue is not that I do not have the money to quarantine or jump through these silly hoops, it just that due to personal reasons I need to travel back and forth to the UK every 9 months and doing expensive hoops and quarantine every 9 months makes it a non starter for me.

The very best of luck.  I hate to hear of people separated from their family by this virus and its consequences.  I hope you get back to them very soon. Although my wife is here, our children are in the UK and we get quite down when we realise that it will be many months before we can visit them.  Thank goodness for modern communication technology. 

Edited December 18, 20205 yr by Pilotman

14 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'll go back to my wife and child

 Are u in one of those countries that have approved the pfizer vaccine? When do u expect to be vaccinated? Is there any chance to get it asap by telling it to authorities that your family lives abroad and u need to vaccinated so u could visit them?

 

lets hope Thailand shows some sense and allows vaccinated people to visit without quarantine. 

Edited December 18, 20205 yr by lovethai123

28 minutes ago, lovethai123 said:

Hi!

 

As Thailand has opened its door to tourists of all nationalities, when are you planning to visit next? 

 

I won't visit as I feel the 14 day quarantine is too much. And when I return , I might have to spend another week or so in quarantine in my country depending on the rules at that time.

 

 

Going by what I have been reading, it seems that the hassle starting from when you start all the rigmaroll till you get to the ASQ

is much worse than the actual quarantine.

Even allowing for the quarantine, I think that from the start, it could be made a lot easier than it is although I wonder if Thailand gives people much more hassle than most other countries  with scam insurance policies etc, etc.

30 minutes ago, lovethai123 said:

 Are u in one of those countries that have approved the pfizer vaccine? When do u expect to be vaccinated? Is there any chance to get it asap by telling it to authorities that your family lives abroad and u need to vaccinated so u could visit them?

 

lets hope Thailand shows some sense and allows vaccinated people to visit without quarantine. 

Thailand showing sense with an unelected "PM" and some not well educated generals around him????

Their first priority will be the usual thing, money, and how much they can get from you.

Edited December 18, 20205 yr by possum1931

33 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I'll go back to my wife and child when the vaccines done and Thailand opens up without quarantine. But that's pretty much the same as How long is a piece of string

 

My own issue is not that I do not have the money to quarantine or jump through these silly hoops, it just that due to personal reasons I need to travel back and forth to the UK every 9 months and doing expensive hoops and quarantine every 9 months makes it a non starter for me.

the 'silly hoops' are keeping folks alive, or is that not one of your priorities..

when I walk out my door this aft..

Wednesday baby ????????????????. Anyone that would sook about 14 days quarantine is a bxxxh imo. Worse part was the COE for me as it now has to be all done online and I think it adds unnecessary drama compared to the embassy just issuing one. That would be my one and only complaint with the whole process.

Edited December 18, 20205 yr by starky

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

Going by what I have been reading, it seems that the hassle starting from when you start all the rigmaroll till you get to the ASQ

is much worse than the actual quarantine.

Even allowing for the quarantine, I think that from the start, it could be made a lot easier than it is although I wonder if Thailand gives people much more hassle than most other countries  with scam insurance policies etc, etc.

Try getting into Australia at the moment champ. Compare prices for state quarantine compare the amount of paperwork and flights available to land anywhere then get back to me about how much of a "scam" Thailand is f f s. To be honest just a few short weeks ago it was harder to get from Sydney or Melbourne to Western Australia than it was to get to Thailand, I should know I did it plenty. And further to that it was almost more of a hassle to get permission to leave my own <deleted> country than it was to enter Thailand. Geez people talk some rubbish.

Edited December 18, 20205 yr by starky

2 minutes ago, starky said:

Try getting into Australia at the moment champ. Compare prices for state quarantine compare the amount of paperwork and flights available to land anywhere then get back to me about how much of a "scam" Thailand is f f s.

What does f f s mean?

Just now, possum1931 said:

What does f f s mean?

Pertinent question i guess lol put the 3 letters  together and google it mate .

My wild guess is Thailand will be closed for a bum like me long time.

Now planning Angeles city for May of 2021.

Hope to be back for the MotoGP in October - only if no quarantine either in Thailand or back in Australia.

2 hours ago, lovethai123 said:

Are u in one of those countries that have approved the pfizer vaccine? When do u expect to be vaccinated?

In the UK, 57 and with some health issues I would expect to be probably in tier 5 or 6 I guess, so I guess March April at best. THEN, the issue would be will they be issuing travel vaccine stamps in passports and will Thailand allow no quarantine if you have one.

15 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

In the UK, 57 and with some health issues I would expect to be probably in tier 5 or 6 I guess, so I guess March April at best. THEN, the issue would be will they be issuing travel vaccine stamps in passports and will Thailand allow no quarantine if you have one.

vaccine stamps in passport? thats for real? 

Next June.  I'm in training for the Thailand leg of the Tour de France.

17 hours ago, lovethai123 said:

vaccine stamps in passport? thats for real? 

No its not

20 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

when I walk out my door this aft..

first my nap, then a swim... 

18 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I would expect to be probably in tier 5 or 6 I guess

you have to respect letting Will Shakespeare to the front of the line... Dickens, Oscar Wilde... got to respect the queue... do you have anything to publish? Maybe move up a notch

In quarantine right now. Was last here in January. 

I'd normally visit Bangkok each year from my base in Laos to have a health check, go to the dentist, buy decent new shoes, clothes etc.

 

Since Thailand has far more Covid deaths and cases than Laos, my visit is on hold, one tooth has fallen out after I bit a hard nut and with my old clothes I now look like Worzel Gummidge ????  (My health is good though..)

Since i go for three months at a time, the quarantine is painful but all the other stuff you have to do is a trip killer. I think post-vaccine might be the reasonable time.

 

Too bad you can't pay for a rental girl to get a jab and know she is fairly safe. That is after you get yours.

 

I wonder if the bars will provide proof of each girl getting jabbed.

 

Not that I'm interested in that sort of fun. I'm thinking for a friend.

9th January, as long as I can get to Heathrow, which will probably still be in tier 4 

Was working for over 20 years in Thailand. (Nakhon Si Thammarat, then Krungthep) Now live in Manila. Don't will go back to Thailand in my life time. This chapter is closed for me. 

Mid September 2021. 

On 12/18/2020 at 4:22 PM, lovethai123 said:

 Are u in one of those countries that have approved the pfizer vaccine? When do u expect to be vaccinated? Is there any chance to get it asap by telling it to authorities that your family lives abroad and u need to vaccinated so u could visit them?

 

lets hope Thailand shows some sense and allows vaccinated people to visit without quarantine. 

Australia has announced that even if vaccinated at this stage you will still need to quarantine.

This is on the basis that even if vaccinated you could still be” a carrier” and infect others.

On 12/18/2020 at 6:19 PM, possum1931 said:

What does f f s mean?

The first word is FOR

The last word is SAKES

The middle word is a common expletive not hard to guess.

7 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

Australia has announced that even if vaccinated at this stage you will still need to quarantine.

This is on the basis that even if vaccinated you could still be” a carrier” and infect others.

 

Kind of defeats the purpose of travelling doesn't it, although I do know that people vaccinated can become infected and asymptomatic, spreading it, so looks like quarantine will have to be around for a while to come until they can sort a vaccine that will stop it dead in it's tracks, but that could take years.

 

The above said, everyone NEEDS to get vaccinated to reduce the spread of this horrible disease so that we can build up a decent herd immunity which would then allow us to get back to life without having to quarantine.