Just arrived in Buriram

[konaboy]

My family of 5 drove from Pathum Thani with many bins and luggage in our 2 pu trucks. We are moving. Another large truck has all our furniture and left earlier to storage. Well tarped for rain. 6hours on the road. No road blocks.

Arrived around 6pm and headed to the hospital for our tests. I went thru Q in BKK in June and was tested 4 times from entry until release.

This time the Buriram hospital was VERY serious. Filled out multiple papers and all the personnel was well protected. My farang charge was 600 BT. In talking to the nurse I was told Thai's were free. I noticed my wife was passing several 1000 Baht notes thru the cashier window. Later she told me Thai's had to also pay? Interesting. No one has said anything about further tests.

It took several hours to get everyone tested. Our 2 dogs went to stay with a friend. We went to eat at the market and my wife said not to talk

out loud about our journey, since we were not cleared yet. 

We next had to go to Temple to clear for something like immigration?

By now it was 9 pm. Everyone at the Temple was asleep. Some were Q there. After several photos of our IDs and PP and filling out and signing several papers in Thai we were released to go to our hotel to Q for 14 days. We began getting Texted from Buriram hospital that we all were negative. 10:30pm now. Arrived at hotel and lift was out of order!! WE were placed on the 3rd floor! 

We began to bring up our bags and bins. Some very heavy. For some reason we were halted half way and told to stay in our room now. We didn't have all our stuff yet!!

 Myself and Wife and 11 yr old son in one room and 20 yr old stepson and girlfriend next door. A long table and security tape at eye level were placed across our front door! We fortunately, were able to order food thru the family and not all meals from local restaurants. We cannot go out.

We have 11 days to go.

 

[buick]

may i ask your vaccination status ?  i'm being told by the amari hotel people that i'm free to come and go as i please as long as i have proof of vaccination status.  i'm planning to fly to buriram next week assuming nok air sticks with their current schedule, it seems to change by the day.

 

oddly, the amari also wants to see my ASQ bkk papers even though that was completed in late july.

 

i have a feeling a representative from buriram hospital will be at the airport to meet all arriving passengers.  so we'll see how that goes, their rules may differ from those at amari and i'll be locked up or re-board the plane back to bkk.

[Ralf001]

Why did you bring bins ?

[worgeordie]

39 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Why did you bring bins ?

I would guess to keep their stuff dry on the back of the pick up trucks,

it is the rainy season.

regards worgeordie

[MrJ2U]

Interesting report.

 

Hows the hotel?

 

I remember staying in Burriram years ago.  They were just beginning to build a Big C.

That was big deal.

 

I bet it sure has changed-and for the better!

 

Good luck!

Edited September 8, 2021 by MrJ2U

[TimBKK]

53 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Why did you bring bins ?

Asking the important questions ????

[buick]

13 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

I remember staying in Burriram years ago.  They were just beginning to build a Big C.

That was big deal.

that was years and years ago.  they added a Robinson's with tops market and quite a few restaurants about 5 years ago.  now two 'hot spots' in the city, Big C and Robinson. 

[konaboy]

I am vaccinated with 2 shots of Phizer. Nobody cared. I know some people avoid all this and just melt into the town. but hospital has you on a QR code. Driving in, the town looked open and many shopping spots.

The bins were for rain and moving large quantities of stuff. We are moving here.

[konaboy]

correction-I paid 1100BT for test

Thais paid 600BT

[hotandsticky]

1 hour ago, buick said:

that was years and years ago.  they added a Robinson's with tops market and quite a few restaurants about 5 years ago.  now two 'hot spots' in the city, Big C and Robinson. 

 

 

You forget MAKRO.

 

 

Try finding a decent size Lotus's though.

[konaboy]

Hotel Zell   clean- no food, only water.

Makro was large.

[kevc]

8 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

You forget MAKRO.

 

 

Try finding a decent size Lotus's though.

40 minutes down the road in Nang Rong.

[LogicThai]

9 hours ago, buick said:

that was years and years ago.  they added a Robinson's with tops market and quite a few restaurants about 5 years ago.  now two 'hot spots' in the city, Big C and Robinson. 

Plus a cluster of eateries and a McDonald's at the Buriram United F.C.. Chang Arena stadium. Conveniently, there is also a branch of the Immigration office behind the McDonalds.

On the same strip as Makro, BigC and Robinson, there is a HomePro, with a few more shops and eateries. All in all, Buriram seems to have developed into quite a well-rounded city. 

[hotandsticky]

11 hours ago, kevc said:

40 minutes down the road in Nang Rong.

 

 

Just think about that comment...........................Nang Rong (+Prakhonchai which is even closer) has Lotus's but Buriram doesn't.

[JayBird]

They let you go to the market to eat, and then go to quarantine?

 

 

[EvetsKram]

When I arrived in buriram I was told to stay in my room for 14 days & report daily temp through a line app.  A few days later a bag of raw & dry foods were delivered & on day 11 I was told I could do whatever I wanted

[Guderian]

Tune in tomorrow for another episode of "The Thailight Zone" (cue spooky music), lol.

[EvetsKram]

2 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Just think about that comment...........................Nang Rong (+Prakhonchai which is even closer) has Lotus's but Buriram doesn't.

Lam Plai Mat has a 2 lotuses 

[cyril sneer]

could you not just have driven to Buriram and said nothing?

[Farma]

3 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

could you not just have driven to Buriram and said nothing?

I'm told the local, police, puuyai barns and village volunteers will report new arrivals that bypass quarantine. The police will escort people unwilling to co operate to quarantine facilities.

 

I know this is happening in neighbouring provinces after so many covid cases resulted from new arrivals not quarantining.  

[hotandsticky]

23 minutes ago, EvetsKram said:

Lam Plai Mat has a 2 lotuses 

Big ones...? ????

[jomtienisgood]

On 9/8/2021 at 8:10 PM, Ralf001 said:

Why did you bring bins ?

Because they are clean, nature respecting people.....????????????

[buick]

16 hours ago, LogicThai said:

Plus a cluster of eateries and a McDonald's at the Buriram United F.C.. Chang Arena stadium. Conveniently, there is also a branch of the Immigration office behind the McDonalds.

On the same strip as Makro, BigC and Robinson, there is a HomePro, with a few more shops and eateries. All in all, Buriram seems to have developed into quite a well-rounded city. 

i agree.  the place is much improved since my first visit around 2010.  the S&P restaurant in that cluster of eateries by the arena was one of my go to spots, but it closed.  i've been to home pro, i eat at the MK there as it isn't as crowded as the others in town.  home pro is not a bad spot at all.  i've never been to Makro.

 

as far as travel to buriram goes, i'm really considering a change to the plan.  rather than fly in with nok air and run the airport gaunlet, i'm now planning to book a car service to take me up there one way.  then i will fly back (to bkk).  i trust the amari hotel, they tell me i can show up there and i won't be in quarantine.  but i don't trust what will happen at the airport on arrival. 

 

i did notice that nok air has scheduled flights for every day next month.  so maybe there will be a change to the quarantine rules by then.  right now, flights not going every day and i've seen the schedule change a few times for flights over the next two weeks.

[puchooay]

7 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Just think about that comment...........................Nang Rong (+Prakhonchai which is even closer) has Lotus's but Buriram doesn't.

Not sure on the situation now, I understand Tesco have pulled out or are pulling out of Thailand, but for some time Tesco seem to have decided that they will not locate near to their rivals in the main towns of each province but rather outside. Offering their services to those in smaller districts. Smaller store but, as stand alone supermarkets, a bigger customer base.

 

Nang Rong, Prakhonchai, Satuk all have Tesco Lotus. If you travel around, Issan at least, you will see similar Tesco stores in smallewr district away from the main town of the provinces.

 

 

[hotandsticky]

5 hours ago, puchooay said:

Not sure on the situation now, I understand Tesco have pulled out or are pulling out of Thailand, but for some time Tesco seem to have decided that they will not locate near to their rivals in the main towns of each province but rather outside. Offering their services to those in smaller districts. Smaller store but, as stand alone supermarkets, a bigger customer base.

 

Nang Rong, Prakhonchai, Satuk all have Tesco Lotus. If you travel around, Issan at least, you will see similar Tesco stores in smallewr district away from the main town of the provinces.

 

 

 

Lotus's.????

Edited September 10, 2021 by hotandsticky

[zzaa09]

10 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

could you not just have driven to Buriram and said nothing?

Nothing more charming than excited newbies, huh?

[Upnotover]

7 hours ago, buick said:

the S&P restaurant in that cluster of eateries by the arena was one of my go to spots, but it closed.

That is one of the most depressing statements I have read in years.

[fgmr]

1100 B for Test. Was this a saliva or PCR ?

 

[buick]

11 hours ago, Upnotover said:

That is one of the most depressing statements I have read in years.

that S&P closed or that it was one of my 'go to spots' ??  i think i know the answer !! i hate thai food and rarely touch the stuff.  i didn't come to thailand for the food.  S&P had one dish that i liked.  plus it was air conditioned.  several of the other spots in that compex have no A/C.

 

edit:  here is a good one for you.  i was in cabo san lucas with a bunch of friends.  a real seafood mecca.  i ordered a beef burger !!!  no one could believe it.

Edited September 11, 2021 by buick

[youreavinalaff]

16 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

Lotus's.????

Lotus's what...????

Edited September 11, 2021 by youreavinalaff