A coworker just returned from vacationing in Greece. He said there are no quarantine requirements, provided you have proof that of full vaccination, and a recent negative COVID test. I don’t suppose other European countries are any different. Hell, Britain is opening back up fully from the pandemic today. Travel is back, baby!
Too bad I have no desire to go to Europe. At least not right now. I yearn to go back to Asia, but sadly quarantine restrictions are still in place in places like Japan and South Korea. The athletes and surrounding cottage industry of people flying to Tokyo right now for the Olympics? They have to quarantine before being let out into the general population.
A population with low vaccination rates. It’s not good at all when Olympic athletes are already catching COVID, even whilst fully vaccinated. The delta variant is no joke, and it is rather shocking to see Japan going forward with the games, despite all the signs pointing to at the very least another prolonged postponement. Remember: the grandstands are going to be empty!
Stubborn pride of Japanese, perhaps? Having the entire world come to your doorsteps, while a global pandemic is still very much happening, can’t be a good thing.
It will certainly delay any relaxation of quarantine requirements for foreign travelers. Good thing I’m not pining for Japan as much as South Korea and Taiwan. Hopefully I will be able to visit either of the latter two countries during Thanksgiving week. More likely it’ll be South Korea as the vaccination program there seems to be going well. Fingers crossed!
Urban decay.