The Grand Duke Hotel was only being used as a quarantine centre for those already in Cambodia displaying signs and symptoms or confirmed.
Separate quarantine facilities are being used for those arriving from abroad if deemed quarantine is necessary
Post by PSD_Kiwi » Mon May 18, 2020 10:22 pm
The Grand Duke Hotel was only being used as a quarantine centre for those already in Cambodia displaying signs and symptoms or confirmed.
Post by Bong Burgundy » Tue May 19, 2020 2:38 am
Post by kungfufighter » Tue May 19, 2020 6:53 am
Are you saying I don't know shit from shinola?
Post by logos » Tue May 19, 2020 7:31 am
Life is so unfair. LL must be one of those nasty Tories.kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 6:53 amAre you saying I don't know shit from shinola?
It's insane the amount of back-slapping that goes on around here. Especially when I edited my post before you made your comment.
Post by kungfufighter » Tue May 19, 2020 11:21 am
No, nothing to do with Lucan. That's just his gnarly wit. I'm talking about all the backslappers.logos wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 7:31 amLife is so unfair. LL must be one of those nasty Tories.kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 6:53 amAre you saying I don't know shit from shinola?
It's insane the amount of back-slapping that goes on around here. Especially when I edited my post before you made your comment.
Post by Starving Pelican » Tue May 19, 2020 12:08 pm
Nothing to do with Lucan? So why did you specifically quote his comment when going on your tragic little rant?kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 11:21 amNo, nothing to do with Lucan. That's just his gnarly wit. I'm talking about all the backslappers.logos wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 7:31 amLife is so unfair. LL must be one of those nasty Tories.kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 6:53 amAre you saying I don't know shit from shinola?
It's insane the amount of back-slapping that goes on around here. Especially when I edited my post before you made your comment.
Post by TonyFtLaud » Thu May 21, 2020 4:53 am
Post by 88 » Thu May 21, 2020 6:25 am
It's like a photo, or the printed word in general--everything looks & sounds more interesting.kungfufighter wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 6:53 amAre you saying I don't know shit from shinola?
It's insane the amount of back-slapping that goes on around here. Especially when I edited my post before you made your comment.
Angry old expat RL buddies with local's kids syndrome I expect.
Post by Guest » Thu May 21, 2020 7:55 am
Post by Alexandra » Thu May 21, 2020 10:25 am
The ban was lifted yesterday, May 20. When the May 18 post you quoted was written it was still in place.TonyFtLaud wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 4:53 amThe title of this post says The ban on people entering from Iran, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and USA has been lifted. The article linked specifically states "
No entry to anyone travelling from or with a passport from;
USA
Spain
Italy
Germany
France
Iran
Which is it?
Post by StuartC » Thu May 21, 2020 10:42 am
Post by Alexandra » Sun May 31, 2020 8:10 pm
Hello group. I just arrived in PP after being away for 9 weeks and wanted to share my experience. On May 28, I flew from Denver to LAX on Southwest. LAX to Seoul, Seoul to PP on Asiana Airlines. In LAX, they checked my passport and visa, my negative Covid test document, and my health insurance document before I could check in. Both airports in LAX and Seoul were ghost towns. The business class lounge at LAX was closed. The flight itself was very routine and wasn’t as empty as you may think. From Seoul to PP, mostly Cambodians and a handful of foreigners with about a dozen Koreans. In total, about 100-120 people.
Upon arrival in PP (about 11pm), we were guided downstairs to the immigration area. The visa office was closed and everyone should have known that. I heard some dude didn’t have a visa and expected to get one upon arrival—this guy was not seen later in our group. Anyways, my documents were checked (visa, Covid test result, and health insurance) and was directed to the immigration officer who did the same. He kept my passport and said it would be returned later. I then proceeded to collect my luggage as everyone else. From here, we all got on a bus with our suitcases and were taken to a facility just 5 minutes from the airport (it was actually on the airport premises I believe). This is the facility that someone mentioned on a previous post. Imagine a high school gym that is converted for homeless people during a natural disaster. There were cots laid out in an organized fashion. Out back, there were port-a-potties with flushing toilets. This was not a nice facility. It was about 12:30am when we got to this facility. Each cot had a small pillow and a blanket (wrapped in plastic). It was air-conditioned, and very bright. There were moderate amount of mosquitos. It was also very loud in there because every noise anyone made was echoed throughout —great acoustics for a concert but not for sleeping.
Next morning, breakfast was given out at around 7am. Cambodian food (rice with chicken and pork).
The Korean association in PP brought Korean food for the Korean nationals both breakfast and lunch—a huge THANKS to them. At around 10:30am, we were finally tested for the Covid. Our passports were returned to us during this process. Then we waited around all day. The facility was very hot with lots of flys and gnats. It was very unpleasant.
At around 7:30pm, someone came and made an announcement where everyone cheered and started packing their bags. When I asked, they said everyone tested negative so we can leave to our respective residences. Walked out the gate with my luggage.
Called a tuktuk on GrabApp and came to my apartment.
My thoughts and complaints:
First off, I’m thankful to be back and I don’t want to offend any Cambodians who could easily say “if you don’t like it here, get the f*ck out”. Again, I’m thankful they opened for US nationals to come back.
1–WiFi was not working.
2–why didn’t they test us upon arrival? If they had, results would have been back in the morning the next day and would have saved about 10 hours of sitting around. I’m sure they have their reasons but not the best use of time.
3–Communication was terrible. And one of the most frustrating parts of the whole thing. I wish they had a hand-out (in English) outlining what will happen next and the timeline of everything. I was prepared enough by information sent to me by my Cambodian friend and colleague but information upon arrival and during the process would have been very helpful.
4–no instructions were given when we were released. My understanding (because of my friend) is that I am now on a 14 day home quarantine and that I will need to be tested again in 13 days. But no one has said anything to that effect. I’m not even sure about the “rules” of home quarantine. Or where am I to go to get tested again.
Anyways, this was experience and thoughts of my trip. If you are planning to come to PP, I would recommend that you wait a little longer and see if the process improves with time. With that said, I doubt things will change anytime soon. If you must come or really want to come, just be prepared mentally for the next 24 hours upon arrival. For me personally, I found it difficult because of a lack of information, the heat in the facility, and the bugs flying around. And after traveling for 24 hours, everything seems that much more painful. Let me know if you have any quesionts—I’ll be happy to answer.