Winter in Khao Lak 2021-2022
When Thailand closed its borders in March 2020 I elected to stay on, imagining that I could sit tight in my little corner of paradise and in a few weeks the Coronavirus epidemic would blow over, life would return to normal and I should be able to travel back to the UK. How wrong I was! When I finally left, in August 2020, most of the world was gripped by what had by then become a deadly pandemic. Thailand fared remarkably well during the initial waves of the pandemic but succumbed to high infection rates in 2021. By the time they nervously experimented with reopening the borders and welcoming back some travellers their once lucrative tourist industry was on its knees. I wasn't sure what to expect as I joined the trickle of visitors returning to the country in November 2021.
Planned Dates
2021-11-20 to 2022-04-06
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Travel in the age of Covid
Friday, November 19, 2021
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Arrival
Sunday, November 21, 2021
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Settling in
Monday, November 22, 2021
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A mostly wet week
Monday, November 29, 2021
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Waiting for the tourists to arrive
Monday, December 06, 2021
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Plenty of sunshine and new arrivals
Monday, December 13, 2021
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Celebrations
Monday, December 20, 2021
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New year
Monday, December 27, 2021
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Things quieten down
Monday, January 03, 2022
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Sue's last week
Monday, January 10, 2022
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A shopping trip and early nights
Monday, January 17, 2022
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Back to school
Monday, January 24, 2022
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A new volunteer and at last............... rain!
Monday, January 31, 2022
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More rain and a new school
Monday, February 07, 2022
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Expelled from school, expelled from the country!
Monday, February 14, 2022
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Back home......sooner than expected!
Monday, February 21, 2022
Khao Lak, Phang-nga, Thailand