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Chaweng Beach Walk - What is Chaweng Beach Like Right Now - August 22 2022

A walk down Chaweng Beach on Koh Samui in August 2022, showing how the island is recovering after COVID as tourist numbers climb.

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Dave walks Chaweng Beach on Koh Samui in an episode titled August 22, 2022, documenting the beachfront and signs of tourism returning during that period.

Walking Chaweng Beach

This video is exactly what the title promises: a nice walk down Chaweng Beach on the island of Koh Samui in Thailand. Chaweng is the most famous and busiest beach on the island, and Dave lets the scenery do the talking, giving viewers a ground level look at the sand, the water, and the beachfront as it was in late August 2022.

Recovery After COVID

Dave describes signs of returning tourism during this beach walk. He also mentions a visitor-number estimate he had heard, but the notes do not provide a source for that figure.

A Dated Beach Walk

This episode records Chaweng Beach on the date named in the title: August 22, 2022. It belongs in the island’s reopening history and can be compared with later walks on the channel.

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