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I hope this happens soon particularly for Thai/foreigner partnerships.

I am sure I have mentioned it before I have used a very good tour guide on Bali. He is a gay guy in his 40,s, fluent in English and French who can arrange activities from serious hiking to cultural trips (I was with my partner and we were not interested in sexual meet ups) @Latbear4blkIf you are interested pm me and I can give you contact details.

Have you contacted The Agate by e mail and mentioned you are a returning customer.

Min, we enjoy breakfast at the French restaurant on the corner near the hotel and a western breakfast at Tinnies, sometimes we will also walk down the promenade past the gay beach to the restaurant on the sea front at Pratamnak. Sorry I have never looked for a buffet style breakfast although if you want a songkaw trip the breakfast buffet at Casa Pascal on Pattaya second road is well liked.

Whenever we go to Pattaya/Jomtien I always stay at The Agate, the entry level Crystal rooms are not huge but are fine for me and my partner. the staff are also very friendly. We spent a couple of nights there early June and they were not serving breakfasts which wasn't a problem as there are plenty of places to eat round about

I am looking at fares originating in Thailand to England and return. Fares seem to be reducing for departures from mid September with Qatar flights to Manchester departing 19th September returning 24th October costing around 32,000 baht. Cheaper fares with Swiss/Austrian/ Lufthansa/Air France/KLM but they don't included a checked bag

Have a look at the Paddy Doyle videos on YouTube they will give you some ideas

I am similar to @Londoner in that i have no confidence in using IT/phone technology. I live near to a small city in Isaan but will be going next month to visit family in the UK for 6 weeks. I have a very basic phone with a UK sim which I top up to maintain the number and use for calls and text messages in the UK. However I would like to take my Thai smart phone to use for internet access and I suspect for my Test and Go on my return, so I need to buy internet and roaming at the local store. The problem being nobody there speaks English and my partner (typical Thai) says don't worry I can do it, but I know from past experience often he can't do it.

Thanks for taking the time to post such a wonderful series of photos and reports. I'm so pleased you had such a great trip even with your Covid experience

My partner and I also live upcountry and back in early August were only offered Sinovac followed by Astra which after talking to our Doctor we took. Typically 3 weeks after our Sinovac jab Pfizer suddenly became available in our area. Subsequently we have had a Pfizer booster.

Thank you Vinapu for the time you take to write all your reports. I am pleased you have enjoyed your visit, you certainly deserve to with your consideration and generosity to the guys you meet. I hope it's not too long before you are back supporting the local economy ( and entertaining us with your reports)

I think for @vinapu it will happen when a boy offers to cook him chicken cashew nuts and it is the best he has ever tasted

I am waiting one of these trips Vinapu is going to fall head over heels in love when he he least expects it. Of course it would be bad news for the rest of us as we would miss his trip reports.

Good news Moses. A (straight) lady friend of mine booked Mac three years ago for guiding in Bangkok and she was full of praise for how he looked after her.

I reside in Thailand and contacted The Agate by e mail, they would have accepted my booking for Christmas week but they are only taking bookings on a room only basis (no breakfast). Because I wanted to be able to have breakfast in my accommodation I reluctantly booked a condo instead.

@Londoner I had some good news today The Agate Hotel in Jomtien is planning to re-open from the 15th November.

I wonder what they intend to give the millions of people who have received a combination of jabs including Sinovac

@Latbear4blk Thank you so much for the interesting posts and photos on your trip home to BA I know it must take a lot of time to put your posts together but this forum member for one has really appreciated them. I'm a 74 year old living with my partner in Thailand and I guess I will never get to South America but posts like yours are a substitute. Wishing you a safe journey

Hope I haven't skewed the poll. I have voted other because I live in Thailand and can't wait to visit family and friends in the UK

Well @anddy I did indeed speak too soon. A friends Thai wife saw a post on the internet that all vaccine appointments not made on the official app were being cancelled - my appointment was made at an outreach clinic of the local hospital where my details were entered manually on a register. We went to the vaccination site this morning to find out if I was on the register - and of course I wasn't. A lady member of staff there played about on her computer and said she had made me an appointment for August 5th which is considerably later than my original June 23rd. Frustrating but TIT I'll find out if I'm going to be jabbed in 8 weeks time.

You are correct it has little/no practical value. I have lived in Thailand for 9 years and I have never been asked for it before. Your question made me Google it's uses, as you can see in the final paragraph below they are not many: PINK THAI ID CARD SINCE 2016 On 7 February 2016, the amphur and tessaban received a new regulation of 2 pages explaining the process for this new “pink Thai ID card”. We translated that regulation in English for your understanding. Click here to read this Regulation of Pink Thai ID Card for foreigners. How to get this card: First, you need a Thai ID number to get the card. If your name is currently in a yellow (foreigners) or blue tabian ban (permanent residents) we suggest you to go at the amphur and/or Tessaban and bring all original documents and a copy of the following: your passport your work permit (if any) your ta bian ban your marriage certificate (if any) your 2 books for permanent residency (if you are permanent resident) birth certificate of Thai children (if any) It is always better to bring more documents than less as you never know what an amphur can request. For example, I wouldn’t be surprised that a translation of the passport could be requested in some areas, even if the regulation doesn’t specify it. Do note that in July 2016, I was the first foreigner to ask for this card in Nakhon Ratchasima. That means they might not be used to do that. It took 3 days for me to have this card. Bring all documents, make a copy and signed all pages in blue. The regulation also refers to a witness, meaning you must have a witness that bring with her or him his Thai ID Card. The process should be quick meaning on the same day or you will get it few days later. You must submit both thumbs as fingerprints and take a picture without shoes where they make the cards. Migrants workers for Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar have a similar card but it is white. Dress properly for the day that you go to make your card. This card is valid for 10 years according to clause 8 of regulation in 2551. However, if you are over 60, it will be without an expiry date (also on same clause 8). For me in Nakhon Ratchasima, it was free. But according to law, they should ask you 60 baht. What are the benefits? We will see….maybe you will pay Thai prices in national parks? Maybe you won’t have to always carry your passport (But the visa is not written on that card). This is an official ID from Thailand, with your name in Thai and your Thai ID number. It will also fix the spelling of your Thai name. The only reason I got the ID card is that I was asked to show it when I go for the vaccine on the 23rd June. Will I need it? I don't know but I wasn't prepared to take the risk of being turned away.

Congratulate me after the 23rd when we see if I receive the vaccine

Leo, Singha or Chang?

I live in Issan. I have been registered for a couple of weeks now with an appointment for a first jab on the 23rd June. I qualified because of my age, I had to register and provide my yellow Tabian Baan (house book) and the admin lady asked me to go and get a pink Thai ID card before my appointment.- The lady registering me was very friendly and helpful, the person I needed to see for my pink ID card insisted on me and my partner, who have a UK Civil Partnership, returning with our Civil Partnership certificate translated into Thai - strange as Thailand doesn't recognise our relationship, but I got what was needed and now we'll see if I get the jab.

According to Google 6017 miles from Lancashire UK to Isaan