Bangkok Podcast 44: Christopher G. Moore

If you've even a passing interest in living in Thailand, you've likely heard of the recent changes to the Kingdom's work permit laws - the legal requirements of being employed here there are written i...

7 Aug 201824min

This week your intrepid hosts discuss all manner of rail travel in Bangkok and beyond, and the role that the train system plays in Thai society. For most foreigners rail is a convenient alternative, b...

31 Jul 201831min

What do you do if the culture you grew up in isn't your own - or even your parents'? You adapt, dammit, and become what's known as a Third Culture Kid, or TCK, if you're cool. Ed interviews his recent...

24 Jul 201839min

On this episode, Master Yoda Biker Greg counsels young padawan Ed in the ways of biking in Bangkok, focusing either on the casual rider looking for some exercise or adventure, the commuter looking for...

17 Jul 201830min

Have you ever seen those little kids walking around a temple dressed as monks? Well guess what - they ARE monks! Sort of. Mostly. Well, probably more than you are, anyway. Definitely more than we are....

10 Jul 201833min

As all expats know, Bangkok is a gigantic, sprawling metropolis, but it does contain dozens of identifiable neighborhoods, each with its own personality, vibe, and reasons to go (or not to go) for a v...

3 Jul 201827min

In a culture where most people have seen ghosts, visit fortune tellers, and where questioning authority is kind of, sort of, not really cool, critical thinking may seem like a foreign concept. However...

26 Jun 201833min

Something a little different this week - a host swap! Greg is joined by co-host Scott Coates, one of his oldest friends in Thailand. Scott co-hosts the Talk Travel Asia podcast with Trevor Ranges, and...

19 Jun 201831min