Considering a brief vacation while still on the other side of the globe, an opportunity arose that seemed intriguing.
Pros: Dirt-cheap airfare international tickets (~40$ for an international round trip total), good vacation hotels and apartment options, have my regional full-vaccination ID documentation, and tickets are still available for a rare reunion tour performance of a band I grew up on and really wanna see live (Genesis).
Cons: It’s the UK and maybe it’s just me but it seems like things there are going worse with each passing day; would need to pay for a $100+ “Day 2” COVID test; if results are delayed, would mess up my return flight; and if positive, would force me to self-quarantine somehow in a foreign country for 14 days on what’s supposed to be a 4/5-day trip.
Legitimate travel concerns in the COVID era, or am I being too paranoid at this stage?