Reopening of Thailand – Dispatch 7
This is the continuation of my special dispatches about flying into Thailand during the first week of the reopening to fully vaccinated tourists who are coming from one of 63 countries and territories. To qualify for the “Test and Go” program, you also need to be at least 21 days in one of these countries. […]
Reopening of Thailand – Dispatch 6
This is the continuation of my special dispatches from London about the reopening of Thailand to fully vaccinated tourists from 63 countries and territories on an approved list. The newsletter today is about my preparations to fly back to Thailand plus some important updates about possible easing of rules for people wanting to enter Thailand. […]
Reopening of Thailand – Dispatch 5
This is the continuation of my special dispatches about the reopening of Thailand to fully vaccinated tourists. In my last dispatch I described my arrival in the UK. I am here for a few days to attend WTM 2021 at the invitation of the Tourism Authority of Thailand. I will then fly back to Thailand […]
Reopening of Thailand – Dispatch 4
This the continuation of my special dispatches about the reopening of Thailand to fully vaccinated tourists. I will be sharing with you my firsthand experience of not only leaving Thailand but also coming back during the first week of reopening. I will also be doing a comparison between life in Thailand and in the UK […]
Reopening of Thailand – Dispatch 2
This is the second of my special dispatches about the reopening of Thailand to vaccinated tourists from countries on the list. On Friday evening, I am flying to London with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to attend the press conference at the World Travel Market (WTM 2021). They will be launching ‘Visit Thailand Year 2022 […]
Letters from Thailand – #5
Welcome back to my latest newsletter. Many thanks again for your feedback and advice. I do appreciate that you are taking the time to read my newsletters. Hopefully you will also enjoy this week’s Letter from Thailand. The big news this week is that the UK has taken Thailand off the Red List. Not only […]
Bangkok Community Theatre – coping with the pandemic
by Dan O’Shea We’re lucky, really, to have an outlet. Through all our years, we’ve gone through a ‘during’ moment. During the war, during the 80’s, during ‘that fashion phase’, during Trump! We now all share a ‘during Covid’ moment. Well, what did you do during Covid? What have you taken up? Apart from your […]
2021 CLB- September dinner
The rather sassy ladies from the Cosmopolitan Ladies of Bangkok having fun together in the City of Angels trying to put a brave face on the world at the moment. Girls just wanna have fun… Enjoy ladies, I wish you all well from sleepy Hua Hin. Kindest regards Nick
Never give up A Thai Love story or two
Everyone loves a good love story, right? Where do I begin? Let me start at the end, when I met Perry at Maybelle’s Coffee Garden in Phuket. He has just returned from his wedding ceremony in Korat in the northeast of Thailand. A glistening gold ring on his finger engraved with Phichawi ❤ Perry. This […]
My new mattress and topper
Moving home? I have recently moved from a 5 bedroom house on 3 storeys in Bangkok to a much smaller condo on the fourth floor of a condominium in Hua Hin. Was it worthwhile trying to manouvere the quality king sized mattress down the stairs and then onto the fourth floor of the condominium – […]