Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan

Thailand’s travel rhythms come from the southwest monsoon, which brings rain and cloud from mid-May to September, and the dry northeast monsoon from November to mid-March. The podcast follows those rhythms by staying in one place until it makes sense, then moving somewhere connected to it. Her route runs from Bangkok’s dense centre to the Khorat Plateau in the east, then up to Chiang Mai in the north and down to the southern isthmus around Songkla. Each of these areas has its own climate and language mix, and the show treats them as places to learn, not sights to tick off. As the monsoon shifts, the show returns to places at different times of year. A street in Chon Buri, a market outside Samut Prakan, a temple in Chiang Mai: each revisit adds another layer to what she knows. The show accumulates understanding slowly, the way living somewhere does. Ploy Siriwan lives in Thailand and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Ploy is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Thailand #ThailandTravel #SoutheastAsia #Bangkok #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/thailand/

  1. 2d ago

    Elephants, Teak Houses, and the Monsoon Green of Lampang

    Day four in Lampang. I visit the Thai Elephant Conservation Center, explore the Burmese-influenced teak architecture of Baan Sao Nak, and navigate the humid heat with a cold coffee from Arabus Experience. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Thailand: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Thailand guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 34 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Lampang, Thailand. Places in this episode: Thai Elephant Conservation Center, Baan Sao Nak, Arabus Experience cafe, Kad Kong Ta walking street, Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao Suchadaram, The CoCo, Dhanabadee Ceramic Museum. Covered: Wildlife conservation, Teak architecture, Cost of living, Cafe culture, Street markets, Visa logistics. Chapters:00:00 Thai Elephant Conservation Center01:14 Baan Sao Nak03:57 Arabus Experience cafe06:15 Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao Suchadaram A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #LampangThailand #ThaiElephantConservationCenter #NorthernThailandTravel #MonsoonSeasonThailand #LannaArchitecture #BaanSaoNak #ThaiCeramics #DhanabadeeMuseum #ExpatLifeThailand #LampangFood #GaengHanglay #KadKongTaMarket #TravelOnABudget #SustainableTourism #ElephantSanctuary #ThailandVisaTips #LampangGuide #SlowTravelThailand https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/thailand/

    Elephants, Teak Houses, and the Monsoon Green of Lampang
  2. 5d ago

    Horse Carriages and the Monsoon Valley

    Ploy arrives in Lampang after a rainy bus journey north from Sukhothai. She settles into her guesthouse, explores the old town's teak shophouses, and eats her first bowl of khao soi in the city famous for it, all while the monsoon keeps the mountain-ringed valley cool and green. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Thailand: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Thailand guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 31 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Lampang, Thailand. Places in this episode: The Riverside Guest House, Talat Gao, Wiang Nuea, Kad Kong Ta, Crema Cafe Lampang, The CoCo, Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao Suchadaram, Wang River. Covered: Arrival and first impressions of Lampang, Northern Thai food (khao soi, gaeng hanglay), Budget accommodation and costs in Lampang, Lampang history and old town atmosphere, Visa extension and TM30 registration practicalities, Planning visits to Wat Phra That Lampang Luang and Elephant Center. Chapters:00:00 The Riverside Guest House01:34 Wiang Nuea02:49 Kad Kong Ta04:02 Wat Phra Kaew Don Tao Suchadaram05:15 Restaurant interior06:25 Guesthouse room rain A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #Lampang #LampangThailand #NorthernThailand #ThailandTravel #VisitThailand #KhaoSoi #LannaCulture #ThailandPodcast #TravelThailand #MonsoonSeason #HorseCarriage #WatPhraThatLampangLuang #ThaiFood #SlowTravel #SoutheastAsia #ThailandGuide https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/thailand/

    Horse Carriages and the Monsoon Valley
  3. Aug 29

    Street Art, Monsoon Light, and a Last Sukhothai Bike Ride

    On her final full day in Sukhothai Thani, Ploy cycles the ancient park under monsoon clouds, checks out the new street-art festival in Sawankhalok, visits a hilltop temple, and closes the loop on her stay with noodles, coffee, and a flooded riverside walk. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Thailand: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Thailand guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 29 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Sukhothai Thani, Thailand. Places in this episode: At Home Sukhothai, Sukhothai night market, Yom River, Buddhist votive tablets learning center, Commune คอมมูน, Wat Saphan Hin, Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, Lom&fon kitchen. Covered: Sukhothai local food, Wat Saphan Hin and west zone, Buddhist votive tablets, Sangkhalok ceramics, Monsoon practicalities, Sukhothai park and town logistics. Chapters:00:00 At Home Sukhothai02:25 Yom River03:49 Wat Mahathat05:01 Wat Saphan Hin06:39 Ramkhamhaeng National Museum08:14 Ruins at dusk, birdsong, still water A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #Sukhothai #SukhothaiThailand #ThailandTravel #SukhothaiHistoricalPark #WatSaphanHin #SangkhalokCeramics #MonsoonThailand #RainySeasonTravel #ThailandCycling #SukhothaiNoodles #StreetArtSawankhalok #YomRiver #ThailandHistory #AncientCapital #SlowTravelThailand #ThaiFood #SukhothaiOldTown #UNESCOThailand https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/thailand/

    Street Art, Monsoon Light, and a Last Sukhothai Bike Ride
  4. Aug 28

    Rain, Ruins, and Raw Lotus

    On day seven in Sukhothai, I cycle through the ancient park in the drizzle, watch a monk craft lotus urns, and eat som tam and khao phan at a local market. I also check in on the receding flood and the preparations for Sawankhalok's street-art festival. ☕ Enjoying the show? Help keep every episode free — buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Plan your trip to Thailand: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full Thailand guide → Some links are affiliate links. Episode 28 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Sukhothai Thani, Thailand. Places in this episode: Sukhothai Historical Park, Wat Mahathat, Wat Si Chum, Ramkhamhaeng National Museum, At Home Sukhothai, A Million Delicious Meals, Sawankhalok. Covered: Sukhothai Historical Park cycling, Local street food, Ramkhamhaeng museum visit, Budget accommodation, Flood recovery and festival, Rainy season atmosphere. Chapters:00:00 Wat Mahathat01:40 Wat Si Chum02:58 Ramkhamhaeng National Museum03:58 At Home Sukhothai05:09 A Million Delicious Meals06:29 Night village A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps. #Sukhothai #SukhothaiHistoricalPark #ThailandTravel #RainySeasonThailand #SukhothaiFood #SomTam #KhaoPhan #WatMahathat #WatSiChum #RamkhamhaengMuseum #SangkhalokCeramics #FloodRecovery #StreetArtFestival #Sawankhalok #BudgetTravel #ThailandGuide #CycleThailand https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/thailand/

    Rain, Ruins, and Raw Lotus

About

Thailand’s travel rhythms come from the southwest monsoon, which brings rain and cloud from mid-May to September, and the dry northeast monsoon from November to mid-March. The podcast follows those rhythms by staying in one place until it makes sense, then moving somewhere connected to it. Her route runs from Bangkok’s dense centre to the Khorat Plateau in the east, then up to Chiang Mai in the north and down to the southern isthmus around Songkla. Each of these areas has its own climate and language mix, and the show treats them as places to learn, not sights to tick off. As the monsoon shifts, the show returns to places at different times of year. A street in Chon Buri, a market outside Samut Prakan, a temple in Chiang Mai: each revisit adds another layer to what she knows. The show accumulates understanding slowly, the way living somewhere does. Ploy Siriwan lives in Thailand and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Ploy is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement. A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers. ☕ Enjoying the show? These episodes are free and stay that way because listeners chip in — if a coffee's worth it, support the journey: buymeacoffee.com/paris2tokyo Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next. #Thailand #ThailandTravel #SoutheastAsia #Bangkok #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/thailand/

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