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A temple on the banks of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle. Getty Images
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A statue wears a face mask at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, as a reminder to travellers to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Photo by Romeo Gacad / AFP
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Bangkok is gearing up to open to travellers in October. Unsplash /Marco Nuemberger
Pakasai Resort, Krabi, Thailand.
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Temple spotting in Bangkok City. Photo: Four Seasons
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The Buddhist temple Wat Samphran (Dragon Temple) in Nakhon Pathom, some 40km west of Bangkok. AFP / Mladen Antonov
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A villa at Amanpuri, Phuket.
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Sunrise over Bangkok. Unsplash
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Visitors at the 17th century Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple complex in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok. Photo by Romeo Gacad / AFP
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A vegetable vendor pushes his cart across a street in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit
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Bangkok's tuk-tuks are gearing up for a return of business as the country further opens to incoming foreign tourism. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
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Market shopping in Bangkok. Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP
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Tourists on the beach in Thailand.
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Sunsets, beaches, temples and more await travellers in Thailand as the country extends its reopening.
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Patong Beach, Phuket.Photo by Lauren DeCicca / Getty Images
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The Four Seasons Chiang Mai resort. Photo by Markus Gortz
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A temple on the banks of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle. Getty Images
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A statue wears a face mask at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, as a reminder to travellers to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. Photo by Romeo Gacad / AFP
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Bangkok is gearing up to open to travellers in October. Unsplash /Marco Nuemberger
Pakasai Resort, Krabi, Thailand.
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Temple spotting in Bangkok City. Photo: Four Seasons
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The Buddhist temple Wat Samphran (Dragon Temple) in Nakhon Pathom, some 40km west of Bangkok. AFP / Mladen Antonov
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A villa at Amanpuri, Phuket.
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Sunrise over Bangkok. Unsplash
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Visitors at the 17th century Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple complex in the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, north of Bangkok. Photo by Romeo Gacad / AFP
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A vegetable vendor pushes his cart across a street in China Town in Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo / Sakchai Lalit
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Bangkok's tuk-tuks are gearing up for a return of business as the country further opens to incoming foreign tourism. Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP
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Market shopping in Bangkok. Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP
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Tourists on the beach in Thailand.
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Sunsets, beaches, temples and more await travellers in Thailand as the country extends its reopening.
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Patong Beach, Phuket.Photo by Lauren DeCicca / Getty Images
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The Four Seasons Chiang Mai resort. Photo by Markus Gortz
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A temple on the banks of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle. Getty Images
Bangkok set to reopen to international tourists next month
Thailand's Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Hua Hin could also welcome vaccinated travellers from October 1
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Hayley Skirka
07 September, 2021
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