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I launched a Covid Travel App over a weekend. This is how I did it.
I couldn’t find a source to search for country travel restrictions *and* Covid case data in one place. So, I made it.
A little while ago I found myself needing to travel out of Thailand to renew my work permit. Under normal circumstances, I’d love to go on a trip. But, circumstances aren’t normal.
Before Covid, living in Asia was great for traveling. It was easy to book a flight on a Friday morning and be on a beautiful beach that evening, to spend a weekend for a little more than you might spend on a night out in Singapore.
Today, every country in Asia has no-entry or strict travel policies, and most require at least a 14-day costly quarantine period. That left me to research where I can travel safely, minimize, or negate, quarantine, and be able to get back home to Thailand.
The problem.
Where could I go?
I couldn’t find a single source that provided Covid-19 data, safety information, and country-specific travel and Visa requirements.
After spending a day searching through countless websites, and writing a lot of information down, I decided there must be an easier way.
