some hotels (not all) absolutely require your passport because they have to check the validity of your staying , so they need to check your visa . .
thos is a fact even though dome people here are gonna tell you you don't need it , and your thai drivers licence ( which is true in many cases) is enough ! those people are jerks , yoir driver's licrnce contains no informations about your visa
and yes we've known for 3 years how they make the covid test , surprising some people are still astonished to discover the technik , wonder where they've been living for the past 3 years . and it is nothing new for the burmese immigration to keep your home passport at their border . it's been like this for over 20 years in Tachilek . they usually give it back when you exit their beloved country . in exchange of your passport they give you what is internationaly known under the french word :" laisser passer" . which you'll find in dictionaries of different languages including english
you are just repeting exactly what I said . I just remind you , this topic started from a guy wandering if he could stay a week in MAE SAI . He never named TACHILEK . that's why I said previously it is innacurate ,and evrntually offensive . to mix the two different places .
I don't see why you have to remind me what I said before .
I traveled the world long enough , to never mix two sides of a border
you are treated so !!!🤣🤣🤣😍I've done tens of border runs always traveled by myself , never had any problems . even enjoyed most of them , often a way to travel different routes ...
nowadays people pretend they are travelers , when they are like baby birds not out of their nest yet . it gives teal travelers a lot of fun reading how they are always complaining