Aviation is far from out of the crisis
The demand for air travel may have increased slightly last month compared to the previous month, but aviation is still suffering heavily from the consequences of the corona crisis.
I think very good news for the Belgians and maybe the Dutch government can cooperate with the Belgians/French?
Does anyone know when Thailand will reopen to tourists without 15 days of solitary confinement aka quarantine. I read all kinds of things about Phuket, Samui, Chiang Mai and Hua Hin, but if it's all with ASQ, then I don't need it.
The temporary long-distance lovers scheme came into force on 27 July. This regulation applies to Dutch nationals and EU citizens who want to bring their loved one to the Netherlands for a short stay from a country with an entry ban. Thailand so. This is allowed for a maximum of 90 days within a period of 180 days. This is an exception to the entry ban from Thailand to the Netherlands.
Be Well: many expats leave Thailand (temporarily?)
Because many foreigners are leaving Thailand in the direction of their home country, the Dutch general practitioner Be Well in Hua Hin has already lost two thirds of its membership (temporarily?). Their departure is partly due to the questionable way in which the Thai government is handling the Covid pandemic. Moreover, many of them have not seen the home front for a year and a half.
The Phuket Sandbox model in which Thailand reopened to fully vaccinated international tourists is now almost a month old and has suffered some setbacks. Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), also acknowledges this.
Today is the Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun's birthday, he turned 69 years old. Rama X was born on Monday, July 28, 1952 at 17:45 PM in the Ambara Villa, Dusit Palace in Bangkok.
In a village near Phatthalung and near Lake Songkhla lives a couple who are still childless after many years. In desperation, they ask the monk who tells them to put a pebble under their pillows. And yes, the woman gets pregnant!
Smooth arrangement for expired Thai driving licenses
The Thai Department of Land Transport (DLT) and the Royal Thai Police are temporarily relaxing the rules for those whose driving license has expired.
Question to general practitioner Maarten: Thick feet and lower legs, is there a medicine for that?
I have had problems with swollen feet and lower legs for some time now. I take the drug Furosemide for this to keep the fluid out of my lower legs. If I press on the spot with my finger, a hole will appear.
Reader question: Covid-19 insurance for Belgians
I am Belgian and have been domiciled in Thailand for years. After a long time at home I am planning to return to Thailand and I am working on the paper mill. One of the requirements to be able to leave is the mandatory insurance that provides covid-19 cover of USD 100.000.
Here in Thailand you occasionally see men at resorts but also in parking garages gassing mosquitoes with a 2-stroke chemical blower, yesterday at my hotel the gas entered the lobby like a thick fog, it smells pretty bad.
A very long time ago. The world is still brand new. Isawara, a god, wants to bring some 'practical' animals into the world. He then decides to create the cow for milk and meat, and the water buffalo as extra muscle for the people who will populate the world. He considers it wise to first make scale models of the new animals because he wants to prevent even more strange fellows from walking around on earth!
TAT: 2021 low for tourism Thailand
Thai tourism is likely to reach an all-time low this year as international arrivals will be capped at 1 million. The cause of this is the deteriorating Covid-19 situation and the lockdown, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
A short report of my trip to ChiangRai where I arrived on July 25th. The preparations in the Netherlands went quite smoothly. I had a re-entry permit, but of course I still had to get a CoE. The first part of the CoE trajectory went quite smoothly.
The travel sector is pleased with the government's decision to change the approach to travel advice for destinations within the EU and advocates applying this new policy to destinations outside the EU as well.
A few days ago I arrived in Thailand with a non-o visa. The intention is to eventually extend my period of residence by one year on the basis of a “Thai marriage”. Before then I still have to arrange a few things such as: registering the marriage, registering in the new place of residence and opening a bank account to be able to deposit the 400.000 THB.