Mutually possible current destination country to meet in?

[D&D&Dk1 9]

5 hours ago, top_secret said:

Yea,  don't try Mexico.  That was a big mistake.  Most Filipinas couldn't even get a visa.  But my wife did have a valid visa for Mexico, we attempted a couple of weeks vacation in Cancun, she got deported on arrival without being given a reason and a shocking level of hostility from Mexican Immigration, threatened and pressured into signing some Spanish language deportation order she couldn't even read, left me standing there waiting for her without any news where she disappeared, so we regrouped, went to Brazil which was very friendly to Filipino passports and had an awesome vacation in Rio De Janeiro instead of Cancun.  Wont be trying Mexico again. 

That's absolutely atrocious. Have you considered filing a complaint with the Mexican consulate. I mean it probably won't do jack because it's Mexico but that is some over the top reprehensible behavior coming from immigration officials.

 

We were seriously considering traveling to Mexico as a family several months ago but nixed that idea after I sent an e-mail to the consulate here in Manila asking if it would be easier for her to obtain a visa if she was traveling with 2 U.S. citizens...one being her child. The Mexican consulate's response was more or less that it didn't matter.

 

However Mexico seems to have no problem being a happy waystation for every other illegal central and south American, caribbean, middle eastern, cartel mule, etc.. passing through Mexico to stroll across the U.S. border. Go figure.

 

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[top_secret 2,424]

54 minutes ago, D&D&Dk1 said:

That's absolutely atrocious. Have you considered filing a complaint with the Mexican consulate. I mean it probably won't do jack because it's Mexico but that is some over the top reprehensible behavior coming from immigration officials.

 

The Mexican Embassy in Manila was actually really friendly before the trip.  No apparent problem with them.  But I can say with the highest level of certainty that their collogues in Mexico City could care less about the Mexican Embassy in Manila.

 

 

[Joe Kano 327]

I was watching this guy, and it seems as if many places in Asia are still hard to enter 

 

Which Asian Countries Are Open For Travel and Future Plans for Opening - YouTube

[Joe Kano 327]

23 hours ago, Oregontripper said:

Thanks folks.

 

Might just be a time for patience - per usual - and await freedom to visit the Philippines,  our preference anyways.

 

 

Additionally, being locked up in a Manila hotel is of little interest... Fingers crossed.

 

Good Luck to all.

 

Patience is gonna be the key, I suspect they will open up in the next 6 months for tourism.  Partially due to Presidential Election in May 2020.

 

As of now the Philippines is the joke of the world in their handling of the pandemic, but don't worry now the Philippines is shifting to control mode, Elections are coming, they want the SHEEP controlled.

[John & Rose 7,239]

Thailand's sandbox (Phuket Island) is probably the best option close to Manila.  Costa Rica seems good too but getting there is a challenge for filipinos.

[Oregontripper 0]

Appreciate the inputs here.

 

Anything new?

 

Mentions of Thailand's Phuket... Is there a specific reason why there  or is that just the tourist spot? Or possibly that's the open tourist spot?

[Kby175 115]

They have setup a sandbox for tourists to travel so they could re-open.

 

https://www.thaiembassy.com/travel-to-thailand/no-quarantine-phuket-sandbox-plan

[Oregontripper 0]

1 hour ago, Kby175 said:

They have setup a sandbox for tourists to travel so they could re-open.

 

https://www.thaiembassy.com/travel-to-thailand/no-quarantine-phuket-sandbox-plan

OMG, all that. Thanks.

 

What a multi-layered CF, LOL

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31 minutes ago, Oregontripper said:

OMG, all that. Thanks.

 

What a multi-layered CF, LOL

The Philippines is actually tossing this idea around and opening up Lapu-Lapu in Cebu using this model, I am not sure how serious they are about it.  I can see them re-opening between March - June 2022.