Phuket’s Kalim region sits over a small hill to the immediate north of Patong, the world-famous epicentre of hedonism and decadence on Phuket island. Although it is so close to the immense cashflow of Patong’s buzzing cash-registers, Kalim is a rather down-at-heel suburb populated by many impoverished families…. fisherfolk, odd-jobbers and the unemployed. Now however,…
Singapore Lifts All Health Entry Requirements Returning To Normal
Nearly three years since it first introduced social restrictions as a result of the COVID pandemic, Singapore is joining the ranks of open countries in lifting all entry requirements and reinstating normality at the border. As of today, foreign tourists will no longer be subject to health checks arriving in the famous city-state. Singapore is…
CDC Lowers Health Risk For Travel To Mexico
The CDC has moved Mexico down from its ‘high risk’ for COVID-19 to ‘moderate risk’ as COVID-19 cases drop in Mexico. In addition, the CDC has also decreased the risk of traveling to Belize and Antigua and Barbuda—two other popular destinations for Americans. Mexico remains one of the best destinations for North American tourists. With…
US lifts ‘Travel Health Notice’ for cruising after two years
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has dropped its COVID-19 ‘travel health notice’ warning for cruise ships, two years after the pandemic began. The move is the latest in a series of moves to relax COVID-related restrictions on cruising, and it represents a long-anticipated relief for the cruise industry. “Today’s decision by…
U.S. Issues Special New Health Alert For Mexico
The United States has issued a new special health alert for travel to Mexico for Spring Break. The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) has listed various precautions for all American tourists this year. OSAC says: “Each year, thousands of U.S. citizens visit Mexico during spring break. While the vast majority travel safely, visitors should consider…
Mexico Removes All COVID-19 Entry Requirements Including Health Form
Mexico Returns To 2019 Normality For Visitors Mexico—the world’s most popular travel destination throughout the COVID-19 pandemic—has now dropped all COVID-19 entry requirements as of January 1, 2022. El Salvador was the world’s first nation to drop all COVID-19 entry requirements in November 2021, with Mexico now joining El Salvador as the world’s second nation…
Spain Health Control Form – what is it?
If you are planning on visiting Spain and its countless heart-stirring beaches that dot the nation’s coastline, we’d like to draw your attention to the Spanish Health Control Form — an entry requirement that you might miss, while being lost in your tropical vacation daydreams. Travelers arriving in Spain from abroad, regardless of nationality, age,…
