Traveling in Thailand during the time of Covid
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 1:03 am
Decided to go away for a few days despite the actual situation, needed a change. Thought some of you might want to know what's happening when going to some places.
Wednesday 2nd of June we drove all the way to Khanom, not a single control.
At the entrance of Khanom there was a big tent across the road and temperature was checked. The same happens when you go in to Donsak, only on the way in. At 11h30 everyone disappears, probably for lunch break.
On Saturday 5th we went to Koh Phangan as, at Donsak pier, we were told there was no problem. But when we disembarked it was another story.
First we parked the car and queued to enter a room where the body temperature is taken. Following this we needed to go in another queue, there was 3 lanes, one for people coming from a red zone, a middle one for those coming from none red zone and a 3rd one (?).
We said we came from Khanom and were directed to the middle lane. After a very long wait in the heat came our turn and there big problem, we were in the wrong queue and had to go in the red zone lane, Nakhon Si Thammarat is red zone.
We were told we have to quarantine for up to 14 days and are not allowed to get out of the resort but could leave the island before the 14 days were up.
After heaps of papers were filled (Thailand way of course) and a phone call to the resort to make sure we had a room booked we were allowed to go. It was also said that somebody would come and check us every day.
The following 4 days all I had was a phone call from the hospital: " how are you today? - Fine - Ok goodbye" nothing asked about my husband, no visit at the hotel.
Left Wednesday drove all the way back to Cha Am, not a single control.
Wednesday 2nd of June we drove all the way to Khanom, not a single control.
At the entrance of Khanom there was a big tent across the road and temperature was checked. The same happens when you go in to Donsak, only on the way in. At 11h30 everyone disappears, probably for lunch break.
On Saturday 5th we went to Koh Phangan as, at Donsak pier, we were told there was no problem. But when we disembarked it was another story.
First we parked the car and queued to enter a room where the body temperature is taken. Following this we needed to go in another queue, there was 3 lanes, one for people coming from a red zone, a middle one for those coming from none red zone and a 3rd one (?).
We said we came from Khanom and were directed to the middle lane. After a very long wait in the heat came our turn and there big problem, we were in the wrong queue and had to go in the red zone lane, Nakhon Si Thammarat is red zone.
We were told we have to quarantine for up to 14 days and are not allowed to get out of the resort but could leave the island before the 14 days were up.
After heaps of papers were filled (Thailand way of course) and a phone call to the resort to make sure we had a room booked we were allowed to go. It was also said that somebody would come and check us every day.
The following 4 days all I had was a phone call from the hospital: " how are you today? - Fine - Ok goodbye" nothing asked about my husband, no visit at the hotel.
Left Wednesday drove all the way back to Cha Am, not a single control.
Along with tables no further away, than if I had been sitting across from her, maybe 1/3 meter further away. I could literally reach over and touch her, without stretching. Surprised they didn't make us get a 'twin beds' room. 
why bother, then to top it off, reaches over touches me, while placing colored sticker on my shirt, and now we are face to face ... WTF, again, why bother.
but I'm not surprised you didn't see a sole on the beach as they tend to live on the seabed with SpongeBob Square pants 
