Bored Expats: Getting Your Groove Back in Bangkok [Season 3, Episode 51]

Bangkok is a giant, chaotic, constantly evolving
megalopolis. But guess what? If you live here long enough, you'll
get bored. Happens to everybody. You'll lose your groove and get
stuck in a rut. So what to do? Greg and Ed give their best advice
as long term expats, focusing mainly on relocating to a lesser
known, more Thai parts of the city. With a quick introduction
interview by Greg's buddy Dom, who recently had his attitude
changed by moving across town, the boys recount moving to new
neighborhoods themselves - Ed to Rachada and later Thonburi, and
Greg to Chinatown - and reinvigorating their Bangkok experience.
 


Greg then goes into detail about three unheralded parts of
the city - the area along Chan Road, Bang Ko Laem on the far end
of Rama III Road, and the Dusit/Nakhon Chai Si area on the
Northern end of Samsen Road (see a map
here). Each of these has easy access into
Bangkok, but retain a unique Thainess that would present a great
adventure for any farang. Ed puts in a vote for Bang Kachao, the
green lung of Bangkok, a near island in the middle of the Chao
Praya that is like no other part of the city.


The boys conclude with some advice for those not ready to
make a big move: a lot of times we think we know our own
neighborhoods, when in fact there's plenty to explore right
around the corner. A little curiosity and a lot of Google go a
long way!


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