Thread: Rants, Stupid Shit and Coronavirus in Thailand
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11-05-21 04:19 #1591
Posts: 3343Originally Posted by EdSetra [View Original Post]
If you want a QR code fast, just select the Alternative Quarantine option instead of Test and Go, everything is the same, except it works.
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11-05-21 01:49 #1590
Posts: 1056Why are they making such a radical change so far out? I take it you are flying from a large city and not some dirt strip in Yellow Brick Road State. Have they spelled out where the extra hours / lay over is coming from?
I, say, f you intended to fly LAX-Narita-BKK, then they might choose to cancel one leg nearer the date if the traffic was not there (this has happened to me on multiple occasions recently in Europe with different air lines). But this far in advance indicates your carrier is at sea.
Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]
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11-05-21 01:29 #1589
Posts: 1693Flights are not yet stable
Just 2 days ago I bought my January airline ticket to BKK, 28 hours gate to gate. Today I received a revised travel schedule and every flight was changed. The trip is now 40 hours gate to gate. A little research shows that my twice weekly long-haul flight no longer exists. I don't think my body can tolerate a 40-hour gate to gate trip, need to reconsider everything. Getting old sucks. Next I deal with the airline and try to get a full refund. Frustration.
End rant.
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11-04-21 09:56 #1588
Posts: 3Originally Posted by MaxBkk [View Original Post]
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11-04-21 08:30 #1587
Posts: 260Originally Posted by EdSetra [View Original Post]
I managed to get my COE for the Phuket Sandbox about 8 hours before my flight departed the UK on the 30th of June.
Looking at coming back on the 19th for a couple of weeks. Glutton for punishment!
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11-04-21 08:17 #1586
Posts: 285ThailandPass
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
A few hours later I tried again and got onto site and progressed a bit. Then discovered that they would not accept pdf uploads. WT actual F. JPG or one other only, so I gave up 'til later in the day when I could transfer my pdfs to jpg. A real PITA.
Later Nov 1 I tried again and got the successfully accepted message. Now I await the QR code with email 'within 7 working days'.
Wouldn't want to be a worrier or have high blood pressure if you were travelling soon.
BTW: API error seems to have been fixed now and there was a workaround published elsewhere (Involved using Chrome, I believe).
I used Firefox browser and gmail.
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11-04-21 08:07 #1585
Posts: 6308Originally Posted by Explorer8939 [View Original Post]
Which browser do you use - chrome, firefox, edge, etc? Which email account - Gmail, hotmail, etc?
Personally I haven't bothered trying. Knew this would be a clusterfuck so am waiting til things sort out before applying.
Racshack, please delete some of those Pattaya gogo girl photos in your inbox!
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11-04-21 02:16 #1584
Posts: 324Originally Posted by SaulGoodman41 [View Original Post]
I think everyone is waiting to see what happens in November as far as how many tourists come in. If there is no big spike in cases they will look to open up bars and entertainment places at a later stage.
You can see a little more activity from normal businesses in the tourist areas in anticipation of arrivals. However most business have been shut for 1 1/2 years and many completely gone. The ones that remain are hanging on by a thread so they are very cautious about spending money until they can see the demand arriving. Every time they open and then shut costs money. They have been buring cash for 18 months. No much cash left. The first priority is to get normal activity going. Enterntainment and bars will be the last to open.
Having said all of this. There are many oilies open, albiet with a skeleton staff and are quite tragic at the moment. If tourist numbers start to increase these places will probably be the first to get going and to start building staff.
There are also a few bars that have called themselves restaurants in order to get going. These places are small and nothing like before, not worth coming for.
Unless you are here you would not comprehend the devastaion covid has brought to the tourist areas inlcuding all of lower Sukhumwit, Patpong and Khao san. The entertainment streets are completely shut, it is eerie to walk down them at night. Completely black. They have been like this for 6 months.
Even normal things are eerily quiet. You can get a seat on the BTS in rush hour. There is no tourists here at all.
Thailand is in a holding pattern. I would not jump on a plane right now and expect everything to jump back to normal in weeks. It is going to be a slow build and most people are in a wait and see mode. I think you would have to be very optimistic in wishing to see bars / gogos and soapies open in December, I would think this is maybe a 10% chances. Some time early next year would be a more realistic time scale.
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11-03-21 20:10 #1583
Posts: 3Bangkok soapies opening?
Hi,
Thanks to you all for the updates on the Thailand scene. Does anyone know if the larger Bangkok soapies such as Emmannuelle and La Belle are showing any signs of life at present? I'm planning a month in BKK ideally arriving mid-Nov but wondering if it'd be best to wait until after Dec 1st. Thanks.
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11-02-21 15:36 #1582
Posts: 3343Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]
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11-02-21 09:44 #1581
Posts: 1056Planes & QR Code Uploads
Originally Posted by Explorer8939 [View Original Post]
QR Code: Be sure to follow the plane's guidelines carefully both coming and going. A hooker friend of mine got a 5 page checklist for Singapore. Ensure you also have the necessary forms such as locator forms for return. Some airlines get you to upload it all directly, others use outside apps. You also should have hard copies of all forms and a fully charged phone with all apps on it. I check multiple airlines and ferries to ensure I have all paperwork / apps.
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11-02-21 09:37 #1580
Posts: 1056Just Info
I was not attacking you. Others did and others said to read your posts which I did. I noted the piece about Switzerland and so asked about that as I was intrigued by it. You gave a good answer: not all Swiss are loaded.
As regards limiting yourself to 2-3 hookers per week, that is good too as a lot of guys leave their brains at the airport and their life's savings with one or more hookers.
What people do in privacy with hookers is of no interest to me as it is unlikely I would be with the same hooker and have the same experience with her.
Originally Posted by CIMguy [View Original Post]
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11-02-21 09:36 #1579
Posts: 215Thailand Plus
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
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11-02-21 05:15 #1578
Posts: 1693Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
I booked mark that URL for future reference. From what I've read so far, it seems very clear. Maybe even simple.
I'm targeting arrival in January or February, provided things continue to improve.
For my travel the flight prices are about the same as February 2020 flights, but connections are much worse so travel time is much longer for me now. What was a 20-hour 2-flight trip in 2020 will be 28-hour 3-flight trip in 2022. Perhaps more flights will be added in the near future.
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11-02-21 03:28 #1577
Posts: 6308Originally Posted by HorseTrader [View Original Post]
https://tp.consular.go.th/
The mandatory app I think you are thinking of is the Mor Chana app which can be downloaded from the App store. This is the app you must use once you land in Thailand so they can monitor everywhere you go. Big Brother is watching.