Happy New Year 2023

[Khun Paul]

I wish all posters (friends and foes ) alike a wonderful peaceful and prosperous New Year. Hoping your happiness will never be tinged by sadness. Health to all mprre so as we age, bits start to breakdown and not work properl;y.

I will remain the same person who cannot suffer fools and those who attempt to score points , but I will not change my style, offering my limited advice when I see fit, not judging people ( well some I will but then they deserve it ) .

Take care and enjoy tonight, a warning having already raised a Glass to absent friends more than once today, unable to act as a chauffeur if required, your on your own and the BIB are out in force.

[pipoz4444]

Same here KP, have a good 2023

Let us hope the World gets back closer to normality during 2023 and Tourists return in droves to Thailand, for the benefit of all Thai's and Expats, alike

pipoz4444

[WimH]

Good health to all in 2023...

[Khun Paul]

Same here KP, have a good 2023

Let us hope the World gets back closer to normality during 2023 and Tourists return in droves to Thailand, for the benefit of all Thai's and Expats, alike

pipoz4444

The big question, is, What is normal ?
It will I am sure take another couple fo years for Travel is back to normal especially flying, more so for countries to start to generally feel better regards to tourism, industry , general health of the population .

People have been hit hard, more so in Europe where a Dictator is waging a special operation ( WAR ) on another country and upsetting the long held status quo which has been generally in place since the end of WW11. Fragmentation and nationalistic tendencies are now rearing up in some countries. The accpted norm for many maintained ove the last 75 odd years is slowly coming apart , it will take great effort politically to keep the lid on some countries.

[tamada]

Same here KP, have a good 2023

Let us hope the World gets back closer to normality during 2023 and Tourists return in droves to Thailand, for the benefit of all Thai's and Expats, alike

pipoz4444

The big question, is, What is normal ?
It will I am sure take another couple fo years for Travel is back to normal especially flying, more so for countries to start to generally feel better regards to tourism, industry , general health of the population .

People have been hit hard, more so in Europe where a Dictator is waging a special operation ( WAR ) on another country and upsetting the long held status quo which has been generally in place since the end of WW11. Fragmentation and nationalistic tendencies are now rearing up in some countries. The accpted norm for many maintained ove the last 75 odd years is slowly coming apart , it will take great effort politically to keep the lid on some countries.

Having flown around 44,300 km across Asia, Australia and Europe over the past 6 months, air travel is pretty much back to normal. Flights are available with choices of carriers and destinations are open without overbearing vaccine related mandates. Outwith the seasonal peaks, in general, air fares haven't been too terrible. Most airports have taken the Covid down-time to totally rework their check-in facilities and some have totally reinvented their across-terminal security protocols. This results in a one-time, fast and efficient security screening on arrival that means you don't have the same OTT nonsense with hand-carry screening and body scanners when departing.

The only common detrimental trend I have witnessed is slower baggage handling and delivery services.

[jackspratt]

I hope everyone on The Map - contributors and lurkers alike - enjoys a happy, prosperous, and most importantly, healthy, 2023.

[Earnest]

How kind, thank very much.

[mak]

CNN wishes Bangkok, Taiwan a HNY.

[tamada]

^ Maybe it's MCOT that's geographically challenged?