David Robinson Talks Heritage and Creativity on the Chao Phraya River [Season 4, Episode 50]

Greg interviews David Robinson, co-founder of the Creative
District Foundation, which promotes the mighty Chao Phraya River
community for tourism and cultural purposes through the excellent
website Bangkok River, which provides
resources, history, and insight into the communities that line
it.


But before all this happened, David - a former resident of
Sydney and London - felt the neighborhoods around the river in
Bangkok were under-utilized and under-developed. (Greg and Ed
wholeheartedly agree.) He decided that Bangkok needed an
organization that united all the varied groups that had an
interest in promoting these areas and BAM - Bangkok River
Partners was formed. 


Greg and David discuss the unique neighborhoods along the
river, noting how the communities often vary by common profession
or craft, while David also points to their great ethnic
diversity. Both guys riff on the controlled craziness of Bangkok
culture and the extent to which neighborhoods along the river
exemplify this fact. 


Last, David details the concept of the 'Creative District'
a stretch of neighborhoods particularly packed with religious and
artistic sites that has become a tourist attraction in Bangkok.
There are great things planned for Bangkok, and the Chao Phraya
River will play a central role far into the future. 


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