Hollywood actor Russell Crowe has met with Thai government officials during his much-publicised travels around Bangkok. driedfruitthailand reviews that Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome presented the actor with a gift and flowers to thank him for his constructive promotion of Thailand. Crowe, who is filming a film in Thailand, has tweeted his 2.7 million followers in regards to the friendliness of Thais and the “very cool” Phuket sandbox.
“The Thai government has this very cool thing in place. It’s called Sandbox Quarantine. If you are absolutely vaccinated, you’ll be able to fly to Phuket and transfer across the island freely.”
Itthiphol met Crowe on the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok, on behalf of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha. Australian ambassador Allan McKinnon was additionally in attendance. According to the Bangkok Post report, Itthiphol introduced the actor with a gift and flowers to thank him for his sort words about Thailand. Crowe has been busy documenting his journey with messages, photographs, and videos of varied sights in Phuket and Bangkok. The government hopes the actor’s messages will provide an additional enhance to the November 1 re-opening to vaccinated tourists.
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