Goodbye to July 2020

Here we are at the end of this month and it's a Goodbye to July 2020. It's partially cloudy and 31C at 10.30am.

First off all, this July was rather nice. Slightly above an average July on Koh Samui I would say. Secondly, we also had plenty of hot and humid days. Partially clouded or blue skies during many days. Thirdly, we also had our share of showers. However, not as much as a typical July can have around our archipelago. In conclusion, a nice July we had.

We had two very long weekends this month. Firstly at the start of the month. Secondly at the end of the month. Both weekends saw an influx in local tourism. The hotels that are actually open, seem to have done good business over these two weekends. It's not replacing the typical July or August busy period. However, given the circumstances, it's a start. For most shops, bars, restaurants, hotels and the like, 2020 is most likely a write off. Let's hope that around December the borders will open up again. This will hopefully allow for a recovery of the local and Thai economy. 

Goodbye to July 2020

Many times I already mentioned on this blog, that plenty of shops, bars, restaurants and the like had to close down. Due to Covid19 and the lack of tourists. Now we can also see the 'unthinkable' happen. Some of the 7-11 franchisees are starting to close down. This 7-11 is located in northern Chaweng. There are a few hotels nearby. However, there's also a Family Mart and a Mini Big C next to it. With the lack of tourists, this particular outlet is not able to survive and closed it's doors. Permanently it seems.

Covid19 still has a grip on the island though. The best we can do is to look forward for better times at the horizon.

Whilst you are here, do 'like' my Koh Samui blog Facebook page and enjoy the beaches around the island or in front of your hotel or resort and get some well deserved rest and a break. That is, once the travel restrictions have been lifted.

As already mentioned in my Facebook page, there are many initiatives around the island for helping Thai and Burmese people with food and other donations.
There are however also plenty of foreigners, Westerners or farangs who have a hard time dealing with no income and bills to pay. If you like this blog, this is a good time to help out and make a donation. If you can, much appreciated! There's a donation button on top of this page.

Camille