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Thailand still too risky for travel - where to go instead of Thailand?


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Don't know how easy it is to get to Costa Rica from the UK, but it is a beautiful & safe country to visit & party in.  The capital, San Jose has a red light district and the hoookers are unionized and get medical exams every 15-days.  I've never partaken, but they're pretty hot and most are probably from Venezuela and have German & Italian ancestry.

There are plenty of beach bars and clubs on both the Pacific & Atlantic sides, but the visitors are going to be either well-heeled, or young backpacker types, -neither of which would likely be interested in a group of 50-yr old Brits, so don't go counting on getting lucky much with other tourists though.

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1 hour ago, Iron Tongue said:

Don't know how easy it is to get to Costa Rica from the UK, but it is a beautiful & safe country to visit & party in.  The capital, San Jose has a red light district and the hoookers are unionized and get medical exams every 15-days.  I've never partaken, but they're pretty hot and most are probably from Venezuela and have German & Italian ancestry.

There are plenty of beach bars and clubs on both the Pacific & Atlantic sides, but the visitors are going to be either well-heeled, or young backpacker types, -neither of which would likely be interested in a group of 50-yr old Brits, so don't go counting on getting lucky much with other tourists though.

San Jose CR is not a very nice place. 

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12 hours ago, CG1 Blue said:

I know Tenerife very well, and was there in November. It's ok for a break from the UK winter temperatures, but I don't really class it as tropical. Being volcanic the whole place seems devoid of any fauna and flora aside from cockroaches and cacti. Nightlife there is a little bit stunted at the moment. I don't know about the other Canary Islands. 

Madeira is showing max temps of around 16 degrees at the moment. 

 

Cuba, Columbia, Costa Rica, Mexico seem to be options...

Avoid Mexico & Columbia <deleted> ! 
Azores ( Portugal) are further south. Dubai, but can be arrested and jailed for literally anything so no ….many Canary Islands apart from Tenerife….but still volcanic & more quiet….Costa Rica is fine. Caribbean European Islands are Great ( British / French / Dutch ).

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4 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Don't know how easy it is to get to Costa Rica from the UK, but it is a beautiful & safe country to visit & party in.  The capital, San Jose has a red light district and the hoookers are unionized and get medical exams every 15-days.  I've never partaken, but they're pretty hot and most are probably from Venezuela and have German & Italian ancestry.

There are plenty of beach bars and clubs on both the Pacific & Atlantic sides, but the visitors are going to be either well-heeled, or young backpacker types, -neither of which would likely be interested in a group of 50-yr old Brits, so don't go counting on getting lucky much with other tourists though.

'I've never partaken, but they're pretty hot andmost are probably from Venezuela and have German & Italian ancestry.'

 

 

lovely hairy armpits, something to look forward to.????

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My sisters in-laws moved to Barbados, they travelled from the UK to Barbados pretty easily a few months back. I have no idea what boxes it ticks other than fishing, but they had a test-and-go system similar to here, just stay in the hotel for 24 hours awaiting test results before allowed starting the holiday.

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1 hour ago, recom273 said:

My sisters in-laws moved to Barbados, they travelled from the UK to Barbados pretty easily a few months back. I have no idea what boxes it ticks other than fishing, but they had a test-and-go system similar to here, just stay in the hotel for 24 hours awaiting test results before allowed starting the holiday.

Yes I've considered Barbados. I didn't realise they had a test and go - so presumably it's just as risky as going to Thailand then, i.e. if you test positive you'll be quarantined. 

 

 

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13 minutes ago, ThaiAl said:

I friend of mine went to Jamaica. Easy entry and no Covid (at the moment).
Puerto Rico ist another destination at this moment (if you don't have a problem with the americans ???? )

I'd like to go to Jamaica, but it's always had a reputation of being dangerous anywhere outside the resort you're staying at. Or is that a dated view? 

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28 minutes ago, CG1 Blue said:

Yes I've considered Barbados. I didn't realise they had a test and go - so presumably it's just as risky as going to Thailand then, i.e. if you test positive you'll be quarantined. 

 

Take a look, things change, it may be the case that you aren't whisked off to a quarantine camp or even so, it may not be for an unreasonable length of time. 

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17 hours ago, Boomer6969 said:

Go skiing. I miss it a lot now.

Aah yes my Gf loves skiing also, she turns around slips a leg over and slides along  the length of all the up and downhill areas, but she says the downhill is the best as she gets into all the deep furrows.

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4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

You might want to look at the Dominican Republic.

There are some "naughty" beach resorts there far away from Santa Domingo. I personally don't like the DR culture but its very popular.

Covid rules sound OK.

 

https://www.southwest.com/coronavirus/dominican-republic/

 

 

That's a good shout, I'll look into DR ????

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On 1/14/2022 at 5:31 PM, RichardColeman said:

I've been stuck in the BP pithole for the last 22 months, you are not funny ???? But OK if you like chips, weed, beer and fat uneducated women

Now I understand why you seem to spend your life here contributing to TV/AN forums. Have you sought counselling or an air ticket out of there?

 

 

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4 hours ago, Jingthing said:

You might want to look at the Dominican Republic.

There are some "naughty" beach resorts there far away from Santa Domingo. I personally don't like the DR culture but its very popular.

Covid rules sound OK.

 

https://www.southwest.com/coronavirus/dominican-republic/

 

 

Sousa in DR, just watched a video. Definitely a contender! 

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3 hours ago, Victornoir said:

Madagascar, for an atmosphere very comparable to Thailand, poorer and cheaper.

 

Nosy Be is the haunt of revelers, relatively secure, clean and invaded by young girls after dark.

 

Elsewhere it is adventure with its treasures but also the dangers linked to extreme poverty.

 

A French-speaking forum (thanks to Google) for more info.

 

https://www.expat.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=4047

Wow, just watched some videos of Madagascar nightlife. Never would have considered going there. That's the beauty of forums like this. 

Looks great. Those dangers you mention, I assume as a white westerner you'd be a target for armed muggers etc? 

 

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