Insight into Bangkok's Mobile Street Vendors [Season 3, Episode 26]

Insight into Bangkok's Mobile Street Vendors [Season 3, Episode 26]

Greg interviews Kisnaphol "Keng" Wattanawanyoo, an expert in the informal aspects of urban life, and in the case of Bangkok, the plethora of mobile street vendors.

While Bangkok is in a rush to modernize and clean up its streets, the mobile vendor subculture is alive and well - but for how long? Greg and Keng discuss where these folks come from, where they buy their merch, and explains the informal network they use to keep each other up to date, train new recruits, and mark their territory. Above all, they represent the best of the entrepreneurial nature of Thais, many of whom seem willing to travel long distances to set up their own businesses.

However, Keng points out that the Thai government often takes a more negative view of the informal economy of Bangkok and see it as contributing to the chaos and disorder of the city - despite many (such as construction workers in the rapidly multiplying building projects) relying on them to get affordable, convenient food and supplies.

Plus - Love, Loathe, or Leave - the ubiquitous Bangkok ice cream sandwich.

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Thai Work Permits: What Just Changed? [Season 3, Episode 20]

Thai Work Permits: What Just Changed? [Season 3, Episode 20]

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

Trainspotting: The Past, Present & Future of Rail Travel in Thailand [Season 3, Episode 19]

Trainspotting: The Past, Present & Future of Rail Travel in Thailand [Season 3, Episode 19]

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

Unique Perspectives: Thailand's Third Culture Kids [Season 3, Episode 18]

Unique Perspectives: Thailand's Third Culture Kids [Season 3, Episode 18]

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

The Risks and Rewards of Biking in Bangkok [Season 3, Episode 17]

The Risks and Rewards of Biking in Bangkok [Season 3, Episode 17]

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

Talking With Phra Pandit: What's Up With Buddhist Novices? [Season 3, Episode 16]

Talking With Phra Pandit: What's Up With Buddhist Novices? [Season 3, Episode 16]

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

Neighborhood Focus: Ekkamai [Season 3, Episode 15]

Neighborhood Focus: Ekkamai [Season 3, Episode 15]

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

Teaching Critical Thinking in Thailand [Season 3, Episode 14]

Teaching Critical Thinking in Thailand [Season 3, Episode 14]

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

How Has Bangkok Changed Us? [Season 3, Episode 13]

How Has Bangkok Changed Us? [Season 3, Episode 13]

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

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