Traveled to Thailand for 4 days and 3 nights after a long time for a business meeting.
When Japanese people go abroad, they are often asked to "go abroad."Many countries do not require a VISA. However, it is difficult for some people in other countries to get it, and the situation differs from country to country.
This time, we planned to gather in Japan for a meeting, but changed the meeting place "because we could not obtain a Japanese VISA". We chose to gather in Thailand, which was easy for all of us to get to. Due to VISA, people from Southeast Asia can easily go to Thailand and Singapore, which play the role of a hub. People from neighboring countries are familiar with the country, often visiting for medical treatment and checkups.
Hospitals in Singapore are expensive to treat, so people from neighboring countries use hospitals in Thailand. Bangkok is often a case of Transit, and it has been three years since I have been outside the airport.
The cab from the airport was a British MG electric car, now a Chinese company, but in our generation, British lightweight convertibles such as MG's T.A.B Midget were the stuff of longing. In the past, cabs were mostly Corolla derivatives, the sole domain of Japanese cars, but times are certainly changing. Payment can be made in cash, but you are given a QR code. The same goes for restaurant menus and payment. It is a little hard for me, an analog generation person. Young people from neighboring Myanmar are pouring into the country to escape conscription.
It is said that there are about 5 million people. The city is full of young people, and unlike Japan, it is very lively. According to a Myanmarese who is studying at a university in Thailand, he speaks only English and Myanmarese. He said he will go to an American university after graduation because he will be drafted if he returns to his home country.
There were a lot of crowds and most people were not wearing masks, and I wasn't either, but I still felt a little unsafe. The corona has not ended, but is spreading. During the day it was 36 degrees Celsius, and when I checked with Japan that day, it was 26 degrees Celsius, a difference of 10 degrees.
Although the time difference was only two hours, I felt tired, and upon returning home, I had to rest for two days due to a sore throat and coughing. Fortunately, my stay in Japan was short, so I was able to make it through with over-the-counter medicines. I recommend that young people, but people of a certain age, purchase both overseas travel insurance. This is especially essential when going to a country with high treatment costs for a long period of time.
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