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Stuart McDonald from Travelfish on Tourism Recovery in Thailand Through Visas, Backpackers...and Weed? [S7.E15]
This is Part 2 of our interview with Stuart MacDonald, Asian tourism expert and founder of , arguably the best single resource for traveling in Southeast Asia. In this half of the interview, Greg, Ed and Stu revisit the tricky topic of...
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April 16, 2024
Stuart McDonald from Travelfish on Tourism Recovery in Thailand Through Visas, Backpackers...and Weed? [S7.E15]
This is Part 2 of our interview with Stuart MacDonald, Asian tourism expert and founder of , arguably the best single resource for traveling in Southeast Asia. In this half of the interview, Greg, Ed and Stu revisit the tric…
![Stuart from Travelfish Talks How (and how not) to Help Tourism Recover Sustainably [S7.E14]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2Ff%2Fe%2Ff%2F8%2Ffef8e1cf050e46f588c4a68c3ddbc4f2%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_14_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=80d4f7374a64d092aa822f55c1537ac7 "Stuart from Travelfish Talks How (and how not) to Help Tourism Recover Sustainably [S7.E14]"){kind=logo}
April 9, 2024
Stuart from Travelfish Talks How (and how not) to Help Tourism Recover Sustainably [S7.E14]
Greg and Ed interview their old friend Stuart of , master of all things travel and tourism in Southeast Asia. Greg begins by reading a quote from an article on the weird duality of tourism: by sacralizing a location, tourism…
![Bangkok History Highlight: 20 Years Later - Looking Back at the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami [S7.E13]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2F1%2Fb%2F6%2F1%2F1b619cbf921e190388c4a68c3ddbc4f2%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_13_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=520e6de84f46791dd87fd3436fb4bb92 "Bangkok History Highlight: 20 Years Later - Looking Back at the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami [S7.E13]"){kind=logo}
April 2, 2024
Bangkok History Highlight: 20 Years Later - Looking Back at the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami [S7.E13]
In a twist on our history episodes, Greg and Ed revisit the devastating tsunami of 2004. Greg begins with a thorough summary of the event, which begins with an absolutely massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatra that caus…
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March 26, 2024
AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on the Complicated Issue of Racism in Thailand [S7.E12]
This is Part 2 of Greg and Ed’s interview with Ron Weaver, otherwise known as on social media. Ron begins Part 2 by directly addressing his experience as a black man in Thailand. He carefully explains his preference for liv…
![AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on Mastering Thai…and Social Media [S7.E11]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2F0%2F5%2F3%2F3%2F0533bcf2da464fcd88c4a68c3ddbc4f2%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_11_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=ffa57dc6565cbbdebd3f11611457423f "AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on Mastering Thai…and Social Media [S7.E11]"){kind=logo}
March 19, 2024
AmericanThaiGuy Ron Weaver on Mastering Thai…and Social Media [S7.E11]
Greg and Ed interview Ron Weaver, aka ,’ on his life as an expat in Thailand as well as his excellent Thai language skills. Ron begins by waxing rhapsodically about his first visits to Thailand, when he fell in love with the…
![Foreigners Acting Badly: What Does it Take to Push Thais Over the Edge? [S7.E10]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2F4%2F7%2F0%2Fc%2F470cb82167a6b90ae5bbc093207a2619%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_10_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=8a04b7a10225c02753135f08f27b3e62 "Foreigners Acting Badly: What Does it Take to Push Thais Over the Edge? [S7.E10]"){kind=logo}
March 12, 2024
Foreigners Acting Badly: What Does it Take to Push Thais Over the Edge? [S7.E10]
Greg and Ed discuss the Thai temperament and what exactly causes Thais to occasionally blow their collective lids. Greg uses the recent example of a Swiss expat who kicked a Thai woman in the back, allegedly because she was …
![Our Friend Mookie Could Raise Her Kids Anywhere. So Why Thailand? [S7.E9]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2Ff%2Fb%2Fd%2F2%2Ffbd268b2de5194a6e5bbc093207a2619%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_9_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=5af41931f7c42591a10dfdbe77644df9 "Our Friend Mookie Could Raise Her Kids Anywhere. So Why Thailand? [S7.E9]"){kind=logo}
March 5, 2024
Our Friend Mookie Could Raise Her Kids Anywhere. So Why Thailand? [S7.E9]
Ed interviews his former student Mookie about her experience studying in the U.K. and her later choice to move her family back from the U.K. to Thailand. The two old friends begin reminiscing about Ed’s university program an…
![Ahh, Memories... Greg and Ed Discuss Those Vivid Early Bangkok Days [S7.E8]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2F7%2F2%2F9%2F3%2F72939186cb94f6c688c4a68c3ddbc4f2%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_8_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=ed9bb8892be4b1cd00f7351af42ef648 "Ahh, Memories... Greg and Ed Discuss Those Vivid Early Bangkok Days [S7.E8]"){kind=logo}
Feb. 27, 2024
Ahh, Memories... Greg and Ed Discuss Those Vivid Early Bangkok Days [S7.E8]
Getting a bit nostalgic after listening to Tay-Tay’s latest album, Greg and Ed reminisce about their respective first year’s in Bangkok by recounting their most vivid early memories, something that’s unique for everyone but …
![Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 2 [S7.E7]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2F2%2Fa%2Fb%2F8%2F2ab8d9eb3dd1afca88c4a68c3ddbc4f2%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_7_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=2024effc56ec8c6cab799d74722b0c53 "Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 2 [S7.E7]"){kind=logo}
Feb. 20, 2024
Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 2 [S7.E7]
This is Part 2 of Ed’s interview with friend and expat extraordinaire David Cluck. The guys pick up where they left off, discussing the holy grail: living in Thailand but making a Western salary. David explains how he began …
![Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 1 [S7.E6]](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.libsyn.com%2Fp%2Fassets%2F6%2Ff%2Ff%2F1%2F6ff1265331df64d288c4a68c3ddbc4f2%2FBKP7_EP_LOGO_6_big.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=28d35e8a7036914c5762266d88c345e8 "Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 1 [S7.E6]"){kind=logo}
Feb. 13, 2024
Adventures in Filmmaking With Expat Extraordinaire David Cluck - Part 1 [S7.E6]
Ed interviews David Cluck, a Bangkok-based filmmaker, friend of the podcast and bona-fide “interesting expat”. The guys begin talking about their mutual love of Thailand, but then go back to the beginning to hear about David…
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