Phuket Reports

[Horatio]

Where would you go if on a budget and just wanted to see a new place with a bit of mongering? Say $2000 USD a month. Phuket was easy and fun. Get laid once a week and see a different part of the world and felt very safe.

The latest is that you will be required to wear a tracking bracelet in the Phuket sandbox. Fuck that sh1 t! Germany here I come! No quarantine. No tracking bracelet. FKK clubs have reopened!

[Banana Boi]

The latest is that you will be required to wear a tracking bracelet in the Phuket sandbox. Fuck that sh1 t! Germany here I come! No quarantine. No tracking bracelet. FKK clubs have reopened!

[Danny Duck]

Correction with regrets from today's Bangkok Post.

The change in required insurance cover to $100.000 for renewals is for Non Immigrant OA visas, does not apply to O visas unless that is there is not another correction tomorrow.

I'm hearing you have to wear a dog or cat collar during your stay. Shock enabled so if they see you doing Nefarious things they can give you a few Jolts to remind you who is in charge.

[Franciscass]

Other news, holders of non-immigrant visa's wishing to renew 12 month extensions will now require $100,000 insurance policies which includes covid cover. Not going to be straightforward for retirees in their seventies. Why am I beginning to wonder am I really welcome here.

Correction with regrets from today's Bangkok Post.

The change in required insurance cover to $100.000 for renewals is for Non Immigrant OA visas, does not apply to O visas unless that is there is not another correction tomorrow.

[DanCee]

What does Bit Siri mean?

A ruse by digital nomads that is:

1. A not so subtle form of brand 'virtue signalling' akin to wearing a red baseball hat in certain countries that like open and rational debate.

2. A game by a bored poster to see how many times others will ask what it means.

3. A diversionary tactic to hide the LGTBQIA+ connotations of the OP's forum name.

4. All of the above.

5. None of the above.

Last one included as an easy cut and paste response.

[Danny Duck]

Do you have a screen shot of Bella or url for her bar livestream? Maybe I'll bang her for you if I end up in Phuket.

Bit Siri.

I'll stick this in Pattaya thread. I didn't realize I posted here. If my recommendation can get her a few $1,000's I'm all for it. Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

[Banana Boi]

Bought a drink for Bella. Payment EZ peasant.

Do you have a screen shot of Bella or url for her bar livestream? Maybe I'll bang her for you if I end up in Phuket.

Bit Siri.

[Member #4753]

The Phuket sandbox really is developing into a sh*t show. Ever changing rules, contradictory announcements from different departments. The rules are as clear as mud. Would not be surprised if they call the whole thing off with only a few days notice. Good luck to everyone trying to change their tickets or getting any refunds.

You would have to think only a very few brave souls are going to book with all the uncertainty.

BTW, currently anyone that tests positive for covid 19 gets taken into quarantine immediately and stays there for at least 14 day. Basically they put you into hospital for observation or even worse a make shift field hospital. That would be a nice way to spend your holiday.

Welcome to the land of smiles.

[Danny Duck]

Bought a drink for Bella. Payment EZ peasant.

Didn't have to join 3 sites to buy a $6. 28 drink.

Say who you buy for. How many. Checkout-done.

[Danny Duck]

I think Thailand is doing long term damage to itself as a vacation destination. If they are that cautious, maybe don't open. If they want tourist then have criteria that is reasonable and doesn't change every week. They look like they want tourists but don't care how tourists are treated. It's hard to find needed information. No one would be surprised to get to Phuket and have Phuket close down completely. It's just a shit show by the govt.

No damage done to Thailand. Already viewed negatively by the world.

As long as nightlife is better than other countries we will be back.

One thing they should do is match hkg, Japan, sin. 90 visa on entry. Even if only temporary.

[Horatio]

I think Thailand is doing long term damage to itself as a vacation destination. If they are that cautious, maybe don't open. If they want tourist then have criteria that is reasonable and doesn't change every week. They look like they want tourists but don't care how tourists are treated. It's hard to find needed information. No one would be surprised to get to Phuket and have Phuket close down completely. It's just a shit show by the govt.

My apologizes, I mentioned two covid tests required while here but its actually three, on arrival after week one and again after week two and incidentally at your own expense. May not be new but personally hadn't come across it till this morning in the Post but it seems that in addition to having to download the Mor Chana app when you arrive you will also be fitted with a wrist bracelet both using GPS will track your whereabouts at all times, (a sort of belt and braces approach I suppose) and penalized if either shows you moving outside the permitted safe zone during your first two weeks. Reportedly facial recognition security cameras will also be in use. Now I totally understand the allure of visiting Thailand I do and in particular the beaches of Phuket but is all this testing and surveillance really necessary or even appropriate.

Other news, holders of non-immigrant visa's wishing to renew 12 month extensions will now require $100,000 insurance policies which includes covid cover. Not going to be straightforward for retirees in their seventies. Why am I beginning to wonder am I really welcome here.

[James Dean 2]

Hello to everyone, thanks in advance for your help.
Wonder and evaluating few weeks in Phuket in August if the sandbox works properly.
COE, the certificate of entry is obviously a mandatory document and it will be issues only to individuals coming or resident in low middle risk countries.
Does anyone has that list ot known where to find it.
Thanks again, stay safe and happy hunting.

This list has not been officially published yet. They just say "Safe and low risk countries" for now so that they can change anything, anytime. How they expect tourists to plan and book their holidays but not say who is eligible to come is just a perfectly regular day of logic here. Looking at how this from within the country and the news here on how this is being handled, it's a completely shitshow. I am not sure if anyone in their right minds would be rushing to get here.

[Franciscass]

Forgot to mention, need to wear masks and social distance at all times and oh after you book your flights, hotels, get COE from Embassy, negative test yada yad yada the local brain boxes can change their minds about when this begins. Was scheduled for July1st, then seemed to have been moved to later in July and now some reports say its going to August 1st. It's a moving target with variables such local vaccination levels, number of bookings, local infection rates, level of interest from hotels and other stakeholders and obviously conditions in countries of origin of prospective visitors. Lucking Thailand is still considered as relatively low risk as regards new suddenly introduced quarantine protocols when returning home but the only reality we can be sure of when it comes to this virus what will happen is not predictable.

My apologizes, I mentioned two covid tests required while here but its actually three, on arrival after week one and again after week two and incidentally at your own expense. May not be new but personally hadn't come across it till this morning in the Post but it seems that in addition to having to download the Mor Chana app when you arrive you will also be fitted with a wrist bracelet both using GPS will track your whereabouts at all times, (a sort of belt and braces approach I suppose) and penalized if either shows you moving outside the permitted safe zone during your first two weeks. Reportedly facial recognition security cameras will also be in use. Now I totally understand the allure of visiting Thailand I do and in particular the beaches of Phuket but is all this testing and surveillance really necessary or even appropriate.

Other news, holders of non-immigrant visa's wishing to renew 12 month extensions will now require $100,000 insurance policies which includes covid cover. Not going to be straightforward for retirees in their seventies. Why am I beginning to wonder am I really welcome here.

[White Shark]

Hello to everyone, thanks in advance for your help.

Wonder and evaluating few weeks in Phuket in August if the sandbox works properly.

COE, the certificate of entry is obviously a mandatory document and it will be issues only to individuals coming or resident in low middle risk countries.

Does anyone has that list ot known where to find it.

Thanks again, stay safe and happy hunting.

[SirWilliam4]

Thanks for the info, Danny.

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