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We stopped vaccinating for smallpox in the west 50 years ago because the disease was erradicated.
Lesser developed countries stopped vaccinating much later than the west.
In Thailand I have seen quite a few younger people with the typical smallpox vaccine scar.
This vaccine works a lifetime and should at least strongly protect against monkeypox.

Ergo.
1. If you are older and still got this vaccine, you really should not worry at all.
2. If (I have no info how many younger people Thailand are innoculated) a decent amount of sexworkers/civilians in Thailand got innoculated, chance of getting infected is very very low when mongering.

As far as I know, Thailand has gotten very few monkeypox cases. Seeing this disease is pretty visible, I don't think there has been a huge underreported outbreak. I read they have 4 cases of which 2 are foreign nationals.

If you come into contact with someone who has obvious blisters, go to the hospital and get vaccinated. The vaccines tend to still have effect when taken after the moment of (possible) infection.

This looking like a nasty little forker. Certainly worthy of conversation considering it’s preference of spreading.

At the time I booked, I looked at them all, 
non-stop and 1 stop.
Some 1 stop flights were cheaper but over 30 hours to get there, so that wasn't going to happen.
And some while looking cheaper when you went into the booking it was for carry-on baggage only, so by the time you added checked baggage and seat selection that wasn't going to happen.
Then a lot of flights got ignored due to flight take-off and landing times being no good for my personal situation. 
So my booking with Cathay ticks most of my boxes, good take-off and landing times both ways, seat selection was free, I also have hand luggage and 2 checked baggage of 23 kg which is a surprise. 
At the time of booking it was £750. Price now for the same dates and ticket, £920. I booked at the right time it seems.

A new hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 11, the place looks quite nice. They opened this month, and have some great deals for people coming in the next month or two.
BTW, in response to an email query, they indicate that they are guest-friendly, asking only that guests leave ID at the front desk.
https://www.airahotelbangkok.com

Fair question,and gets asked a lot.
How far will I have to walk back at the end of the night?
I always recommend to watch this Youtuber's vids. on the Sukhumvit sois . You can see the real distance you'll have to walk from Sukhumvit to your hotel in real life.
Soi 29 on this vid:
Soi 11:
 

Not sure where you consider “Sukhumvit area” but if you take the BTS to Chit Lom and go to CentralWorld there’s an OWNDAYS store there. Glasses are very cheap but excellent, they’ll do a free eye test and they’re ready to pick up in half an hour.
Would absolutely recommend. 

I lived in an apartment building on Soi 10 several winters ago about ten minutes walk from CIB and this was before CIB relocated there. The only place in that area near CIB was Lollipops. Further down the Soi, there is nothing going on and just a few small hotels and one or two restaurants near the beginning on the Soi. It’s only advantage is its proximity to the parks at end of Soi. Unfortunately, the cool venue in Chavit Park closed after Covid and it’s now slated for a large condo and commercial space, which is oh so sorely needed in Bangkok…
At least the location is discrete for punters. Unlikely, you will run into anyone you know there unless they are in the area for the same reason. 

We get it

My room did have a full length mirror placed next to the desk. I didn’t mind it at all as I was able to ogle Ice (ex CIB) from all angles thanks to its placement in the room.

No swimming pool to relax during the day sadly. Ibis on Soi 4 does have a rooftop pool and is closer to the action.

Well, I used my credit. 
My booking used all of the £560 and had to top it up by £176.
But prices now are much higher so happy with that.
At least the credit is used. See how this flight goes and who knows, I might use them again.

All I know is if they fly it out of LAX, it's guaranteed to arrive late at its destination even if it flies at the speed of light. 

Agree with Taas and Ropey.
White Temple is spectacular esthetically but hollow spiritually. 
 
Would it be possible to get a taxi straight from the airport to temple and then back to the airport? Yes, half an hour max between Chiang Rai airport and White Temple.
How many hours would i need? 1 Hour taxi + 1 Hour visit max. 
If there are other things that are a must to see or do while in Chiang Rai . Maybe im missing something else?  
1 day you have time to visit the Black Temple : Baan Dam Museum. Unconventional, weird and touristic too.

And then you'll be able to spend some time in Chiang Rai. There was a cats bar, very nice, last time I visited.
 
The Gold Triangle and its opium museums is about 60 kms/1 hour drive away from Chiang Rai.
You can do all that in a day if you are well organized.
Many flights to come back to Bangkok in the evening and go straight to CIB or Why Not for a quiet night with Angels to end this spiritual day in a good note.  
 
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That's exactly what happened to me. They gave me an antigen test kit at the airport when I arrived but no instructions on where or how to report the results, therefore I never reported anything. Nobody said a word about it afterward. It's proof that even Thai health officials think the 5 day test is a pointless waste of time. 

I might be in the minority here but I was never asked or told either at the airport or at my hotel when checking in for my Day 1 Test and Go to upload the Morchana app. 
Regardless throughout my trip for my own safety and the safety of others I took a few self administered ATK tests. They are readily available at 7/11 and others Family Mart for 50-100 Bhts.
Luckily for me and for my trip companions none of them came back positive.

I might be in the minority here but I was never asked or told either at the airport or at my hotel when checking in for my Day 1 Test and Go to upload the Morchana app. 
Regardless throughout my trip for my own safety and the safety of others I took a few self administered ATK tests. They are readily available at 7/11 and others Family Mart for 50-100 Bhts.
Luckily for me and for my trip companions none of them came back positive.

So I booked with them.
So far no problems.
Took a while to get the Thailand pass and the rest of the documents but I got them now. 
So am all done and just waiting for wheels up at Heathrow.

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/airasia-to-launch-new-ride-hailing-platform-in-thailand-expand-digital-businesses-in-asean

Yes thankfully. Ibis Styles is closer to Why Not Bar and Ibis 4 is closer to Chaos 9. Like you said not far at all from each other. 

My room did have a full length mirror placed next to the desk. I didn’t mind it at all as I was able to ogle Ice (ex CIB) from all angles thanks to its placement in the room.

When did they add a pool ? I’ve stayed ibis Soi 4 half a dozen times though not for a long while now.

They are less than one minute walking distance between them. You’d have been ok 

I am not sure as It was my first stay at Ibis Styles. Per a review of the hotel below it opened in 2018:
Ibis styles Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok opened in October 2018 which makes it one of the newest hotels in Bangkok city. Hotel is part of Accor hotel’s “two-in-one hotel concept” which means that there is also another hotel in the same building (in this case Novotel Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok).
They have a small infinity pool on the rooftop but it is decent enough to chill and catch some sun in the daytime.

I am not sure as It was my first stay at Ibis Styles. Per a review of the hotel below it opened in 2018:
Ibis styles Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok opened in October 2018 which makes it one of the newest hotels in Bangkok city. Hotel is part of Accor hotel’s “two-in-one hotel concept” which means that there is also another hotel in the same building (in this case Novotel Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok).
They have a small infinity pool on the rooftop but it is decent enough to chill and catch some sun in the daytime.

I am not sure as It was my first stay at Ibis Styles. Per a review of the hotel below it opened in 2018:
Ibis styles Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok opened in October 2018 which makes it one of the newest hotels in Bangkok city. Hotel is part of Accor hotel’s “two-in-one hotel concept” which means that there is also another hotel in the same building (in this case Novotel Sukhumvit 4 Bangkok).
They have a small infinity pool on the rooftop but it is decent enough to chill and catch some sun in the daytime.