Would be hilarious if they keep sending Steven to new countries under the VTL scheme and this turns into a travel series

As a Singaporean living in Germany 🇩🇪, need to highlight about PCR test price in airport and in cities. Results within 90mins cost €199, within 6hrs cost €139, within 12hrs cost €99 and within 24hrs cost €69. Steven used the 35mins one in airport when is most expensive €240 .

the whole of sg is envious right now

As Steven grows older he is showing the true talent that he is... this goes to show that hard work pays and eventually your time to shine will come.

Super love Steve chia and his series! Keep it coming!

Thanks for doing this CNA, kudos to Steve for taking one for the team and sharing your experience with us!

I found this channel by accident and I had to subscribe after watching the documentaries with Steven. They are really well made and he is an excellent host! I watch them all with much delight even if I live in Norway :-D

Thanks steve for sacrificing your september holidays so that we have quality content!

👍👍👍🥰Well done CNA! Excellent work. Love to watch your programmes.

Love your documentaries :D I remember him from the boba episode. So hilarious XD

Thank you for this very helpful video! 👍

Amazing! So envious! Hopefully new routes open up 😊

My favourite show and my favourite host.. thanks for always providing insides to many different topics..

Very informative program. Just what I'm looking for. Thank you.

Thanks for sharing your experiences and insights, Steven and the CNA team! My wife and I are traveling to Germany next Monday

That’s way very expensive especially the pcr tests. I travelled to Europe last month but didn’t go through so much hassles. Paid only €49 for pcr test on my return flight. Upon landing in Dubai, the pcr is free for all ( tourists and residents) and result came in under 3.5 hours.

Welcome back home!! I believed u had a good time in Munich thanks for sharing a great video abt LVT n also seeing ppl in Germany are well n fine.

Traveling During the Pandemic - you have a new tv show, Steven!

Steven and Diana are the reasons why I’m watching talking point.

Honestly, quite enjoy Steven's videos. I'm also super jealous that he managed to get at least a sliver of a taste of what Oktoberfest is like in Munich... I've always wanted to go and gorge myself on roast pork and beer and be sick for like 3 days from too much food and waay too much booze..

23:06 Genuine feeling!!!!

For travelling to the US, depending on the state self quarantine is not mandatory there, so there's kind of a half-VTL.

woah, the cost and test itself is quite high, just like the Thailand holiday scheme. unless you really need to be reunited with your closed ones overseas. the whole process can be anxiety-inducing & nerve wrecking. especially when waiting for the results.

the worry of being infected with COVID and can't come back to SG without ur love ones with u would be a real concern for any traveller. Congratz the team for coming back safely!

6:43 "Huh, busy night!" I chuckled. Lol.

Very useful information. 👍👍

Cool its like a preview of future travelling

This is so cool. Also good product placement :)

Thanks for sharing your experiences traveling during COVID, its very different than traveling before and we need all the advices.

Very helpful information for those wanting to travel soon!

Thanks for the info, I was wondering for sure. It's so expensive tho, wonder if there's a better way to streamline travel

Excellent informative video

Wow. It's really expensive to travel during the pandemic, which cost $2k excluding accommodation and food. And to tolerate getting swabbed for so many times. Guess probably it would be more worthwhile to travel after the pandemic but will have to wait a longgggg time.

great and fun job u got

Thank you for this episode! I needed this first hand info. Planning my Europe vacay. 👍🏻

Good information

Best Job Ever!

Good for him.. his life is soooooo normal

will be funny if he tested positive when departing from germany

This is a very insightful and informative documentary as I’m planning to go to Germany this December for holidays.

So technically at the moment, travelling is for people that have buckets of money to spend. Test here Test there.... A price to pay ...for now....

Cheers 🍻 🍻 🍻 Oktoberfest Munich is amazing ❤

Nice vid!

When Steven got shocked that the test only takes 35 mins.. and the guy at the counter just rolls his eyes at his over-the-top fake surprised reaction.. cos we all know that was just a way for the German guy to explain how they don't need a lab now cos of advanced tech.

this is nice. we get to see how other parts of the world are living now.

It sure looks wonderful when most of us like myself love travelling but there's a price to pay. Look at the additional charges to pay for this and that, you get frighten by it.

To be honest, I was amazed with the beer size!

QUESTION: I've got a Sinovac Vaccine and if I wanted to travel to Germany and I know its not under the Recommended Vaccine list, how will i enter or what is the possible way or solution in entering Germany?

so what happens if you test positive for the flight back?

Thank you so much for this helpful video! From the additional logistics of COVID tastings, cost, and risk of infection, looks like 2022 will be another domestic travel year. And an opportunity to save $$$$!

That is too much work (and too many tests) for a single trip. Maybe this crisis is giving us a lesson, to slow down and enjoy the solitude or the company of our immediate family, relatives, friends and the simple, local destinations.

how much he spend from his overall trip all the test accommodation and etc

Wow, 5 PCRs in total. The cheapest I could find on google in Singapore costs $128. Including GST, that's roughly rounded up to $140. Multiplied by 5, that's $700. I don't think spending $700 just on testing is worth it.

Lucky man for him while enjoying and get paid too .

wow. so many obstacles. but with the current circumstance, it can't be helped

May I know if I would need to get quarantine in SG back from Germany if I have not stayed more than 21 days in Germany?

Do you need a Covid vaccine and quarantine if you are coming from the US?

So, what will happen if the PCR test return as Positive before the flight back to Singapore? What will be the advice from the German Health authority? Put on Quarantine or hospitalize? Steve never ask leh..

Anybody knows which travel insurance provider mentioned in the video and which Steven has selected?

Oh god, so many swab tests to do in SG if you were to leave and come back to Singapore. In this video, they say that Germany has saliva test. How effective is this saliva test?

so nice you can travel

Anyone know how I can get Covid 19 vaccine certificate for my 13-year-old daughter?

High quality content. Keep it up.

Can't believe 1 year later, travelling is so much different now. 😁

I think this is a bonus that CNA gave you and you are able to drink on the job. 😁 After seeing their beer 🍺, our look like it's kids size.😅

Very well done and likeable guy

Het gets a pcr test prior the flight, another pcr upon arrival and 2 more after that. Id rather stay home then!

Definitely worth it if company paid

So travelling overseas in this time and age is more for the wealthy who can spend bucketloads to pay for tests, potential quarantining when you come back etc. Travelling is never going to be the same ever again. I don't understand why the airlines don't package the PCR tests and travel insurance as an additional charge over the ticket fare. They would anyways have to keep a conservative fare, and won't have a very high charge for tests and insurance too. Getting tests done from clinics outside might actually be more expensive in a sense since they charge differently for faster results. for example- Singapore to Germany via Singapore Airlines, with 950$ for the airfare and another 300-400$ for tests and insurance. That seems way more affordable and straightforward, rather than liaising with multiple parties for tests, insurance and airfare. It feels like capitalizing on the name of the pandemic and infection to do more tests. What are the self-testing kits for then, and why can't they be used as proof of +ve/-ve tests? If they are not reliable and trustable for international travel, then have they just been released to increase public trust in the local system of testing?

Super duper

Steve, you spent less than 21 days in Germany, but still entitled for VTL and no quarantine upon back to Sg?

Great video content. Good to let Singaporeans be aware of what is available in terms of locations and money wise. End state, for those who wants to travel, just take note that travelling now is not as cheap as it used to be. If cost is an issue, do explore saving up or exploring Singapore. There are always choices available. Question is; which choice are you looking at?

Why can people visit Denmark where the covid cases are climbing, instead of Indonesia where the cases are dropping?

Wah Steve, u r in time for Germany’s Oktoberfest ! 🍺🍺🍻🍻🍖🍗😋😋

Wonderful video #swarupasm

Out of all the place he went to Germany the country I left for good, exactly for those reason.

Last time go airport earlier to submit tax refund cos of the queue in some airports....think next time got queue for PCR test when more people start to travel

This shows that technology is a double-edged sword, better weapons=more devastating kills, better transportation=easy spreading of virus, better computer=now everyone has to fill in thousand of online forms. In conclusion, technology is the most convenient and most inconvenient human invention ever.

Hey what... You get into the newspaper for going to Germany! It used to be that you had to go to the moon to get into the newspaper...

Wow

Kevin Khoo please prepare for arrival

Woohoo Mauritius!

Come to Cleveland, Ohio. Less red tape and more affordable.

Nice, great german beer

I thought Pf said it is highly effective against infection? Then why does Spore need to conduct 3 PCR tests for returning Singaporeans? Isn't that contradicting their statements that the vaccine is 'highly effective'?

Presenter stay in landed?, mediacorp has a really high pay :)

Steven, is the freshly brewed Oktoberfest beer stronger in ur opinion? =D

too troublesome to travel during the pandemic. i expect most airline companies to be bankrupt by the end

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If I were him I would go to some other country possibly non Europe right now.

So the cameraman also travelled to Germany??

Happiest when I saw mask off!!

AIS kacang is Malaysian

crazy.... never done this with the bird flu or the ebola

Germany vaccination 60%, Malaysia vaccination rate also 60% already. When can allow VTL for Malaysia? Its been closed for 2 years and its really depressing. 82% vaccinated, 98% asymptomatic/mild symptom, yet 2021 is like another year of 2020 only. Why we r still not able to move on?

Lol nice travel

not worth it at this point in time!

Not worth it at all, wait for 6 more months.

my boi steven has them yellow eyes from overworking he needs a rest bros

Doubt the vaccine ID, testing and screening system will go away anytime soon, too much money to be made. Countries relying on tourism (not talking about those in the EU or others) will have to look at alternative ways to grow their economies. The stagnation of travel and tourism might be a good thing overall.