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.
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Bueng Kan Day Five: Wet Market Smoke and Bridge Shadows
Ploy Siriwan navigates the morning wet market in Mueang Bueng Kan, discusses the impact of recent floods on local prices, and reflects on the new border bridge while enjoying a quiet coffee.
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Episode 71 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Bueng Kan, Thailand.
Places in this episode: Mueang Bueng Kan, Ban Nong Mu School, Brews House, Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, Wat Luangpho Phra Yai, The Wisdom Residence, Bueng Kan Provincial Bus Terminal.
Covered: Bueng Kan Wet Market Prices, Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge Logistics, Cost of Living Breakdown, Visa Extension Preparation, Local Cafe Culture.
Chapters:
00:00 Mueang Bueng Kan
04:05 Wat Luangpho Phra Yai
07:00 Street
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
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9 Oct 2026
Bueng Kan Day Four: Sunrise, Stairs and River Smoke
Day four in Thailand's newest province. I climb the seven-tier wooden walkways at Wat Phu Tok before dawn, hike the serpent-rock caves of Phu Langka, and navigate the quiet riverside life of Bueng Kan.
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Episode 70 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Bueng Kan, Thailand.
Places in this episode: Wat Phu Tok, Naka Cave, Tham Nakha, Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, Ban Don Yom, Pakxan, Bulikhamxay, Hin Sam Wan.
Covered: Wat Phu Tok Climb, Naka Cave Hike, Border Bridge Logistics, Accommodation Costs, Naga Fireball Festival, Flood Monitoring.
Chapters:
00:00 River
01:11 Wat Phu Tok
03:07 Naka Cave
06:20 The Wisdom Residence
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8 Oct 2026
Bueng Kan Morning: Rubber Hills and River Smoke
Day three in Thailand's newest province. I walk the rubber-country back roads, eat at a riverside market, and explain why the new bridge changes everything.
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Episode 69 of Thailand Travel Podcast with Ploy Siriwan. Ploy Siriwan is in Bueng Kan, Thailand.
Places in this episode: Brews House - บรูว์ส เฮาส์, Botanica Cafe&Bistro, Kasikornbank, Wat Phu Tok, Hin Sam Wan Recreation Forest, Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, Bueng Kan Immigration, Si Wilai District.
Covered: Bueng Kan Infrastructure, Border Crossing Logistics, Local Food Costs, Religious Sites, Nature Walks.
Chapters:
00:00 Brews House - บรูว์ส เฮาส์
02:35 Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge
06:04 Wat Phu Tok
08:45 Park
A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#BuengKan #ThailandTravel #MekongRiver #IsanFood #BorderLife #ThaiNewProvince #WatPhuTok #HinSamWan #RubberCountry #NagaFireball #SlowTravel #ExpatLife #LaosBorder #AutumnInThailand #TravelTips #BudgetTravel #ThaiCoffee #RiverViews
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