Sandbox
We've been back in Thailand for nearly 7 weeks now after our 6 week trip to the USA. Initially we had to 'quarantine' for 14 days on our return but luckily for us that involved a two week stay on the island of Phuket where there is a 'Sandbox' scheme operating.
The Sandbox is the Thai Government's pilot scheme for reopening tourism to Thailand. Tourism is one of the largest industries in Thailand and Covid has ravaged the economy throughout the country with the lack of visitors during the pandemic. Vaccinated tourists are allowed to enter Thailand on the island of Phuket (and Samui) where they must stay for 14 days. After that they may travel freely throughout the country. Many Thai people and expats that are returning from overseas are using the Sandbox as a much more palatable way of doing the quarantine time. The alternative is staying in a specially adapted hotel where you are confined to your room for the 14 days and have all of your necessary items like food and groceries delivered.
Following our quarantine we stayed on the island for a further 3 weeks with permission from our school. All lessons continue to be online at this time. We returned to Bangkok last week
Sandbox
We've been back in Thailand for nearly 7 weeks now after our 6 week trip to the USA. Initially we had to 'quarantine' for 14 days on our return but luckily for us that involved a two week stay on the island of Phuket where there is a 'Sandbox' scheme operating.
The Sandbox is the Thai Government's pilot scheme for reopening tourism to Thailand. Tourism is one of the largest industries in Thailand and Covid has ravaged the economy throughout the country with the lack of visitors during the pandemic. Vaccinated tourists are allowed to enter Thailand on the island of Phuket (and Samui) where they must stay for 14 days. After that they may travel freely throughout the country. Many Thai people and expats that are returning from overseas are using the Sandbox as a much more palatable way of doing the quarantine time. The alternative is staying in a specially adapted hotel where you are confined to your room for the 14 days and have all of your necessary items like food and groceries delivered.
Following our quarantine we stayed on the island for a further 3 weeks with permission from our school. All lessons continue to be online at this time. We returned to Bangkok last week