One quick way to get deported from Bangkok? Have your mild-mannered international teacher cover story blown by those meddling kids.
Read MoreForging Ahead or Forgery Ahead?→
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Some days, living in Thailand is like living in paradise. Other times, it’s like the system is conspiring against us. So when an opportunity to screw with the system comes along, one of us is probably going to take it.
Read MoreWhy Is Nick Robertson’s Face Dripping?→
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First we’ll tell you how the French-American War Part Two was almost started in Malaysia. Then you’ll learn why “white tailed” animals aren’t as friendly as they sound. You want real-world travel stories? You got it.
Read MoreS. Bedford Tattoos The Other Cheek →
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There’s no animal products used in animal crackers, but that’s not the case for vegetarian food in Thailand. Go figure. Oh, and if your tattoo artist asks if you’ll act as canvas for some neophyte backpacker who wants to try her hand with the needle, I recommend taking a pass. That’ll make sense once you listen to this episode.
Read MoreAll Your Translations Are Belong To Us→
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Exactly how many Thai governmental functionaries can Evo piss off in one day? About as many licks as it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Tootsie Pop, apparently.
Read MoreWaterfall, Falling Water, Or Just Wet?→
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Our trip to Khao Lak Thailand was a much needed break. Sure, we could have done with less rain, but such is the rainy season in Thailand. Luckily no one drowned. Except for maybe our livers in tequila.
Read MoreThe Panda Plague That Wasn’t→
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OK, OK… it’s possible one of us was a little overzealous on the use of the phrase “panda plague”. (Hey, once a link-baiter…) On this episode, we’ll start telling the story of what really happened when we stayed for five days in Chengdu China as VIP guests of Niccolo Chengdu, an amazing property right in the center of town and a great base to explore the greater Sichuan area.
Read MoreLoren Murphy Shorts The Korean Mafia
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While our unexpected hospital bills are spiraling out of control, Loren is shorting the bill at a restaurant ran by the Korean mafia. Today’s episode is all about poor money decisions, I guess?
Read MoreBusting Out Of The Bus with Grant Baciocco→
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Who has the scarier bus story: rock stars or puppeteers? The former group’s issues are probably self-induced. The latter is more karma. But they retell the story better!
Read MoreEating Pie Through The Tears With Hal Lublin→
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We all make sacrifices when we travel, like our body for the ability to have more stuff, gifts for those we meet along the way, or our very dignity for the taste of sweet, sweet pie.
Read MoreSunny Thaper Beats Off A Monkey→
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What else are you supposed to do when you’ve got a monkey in your bed? Also, we’re betting all the Brexit-backers were real ale fans, not craft beer drinkers.
Read MoreSkin To Win With Jeff Moriarty→
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When you ask someone who’s made a career out of taking of pants to do something crazy in a photo contest, you should not be surprised at his first choice.
Read MoreTraveling Magic with John Lenahan→
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Busking your way around the world sounds like fun. Doing so as a magician sounds harder. Making it your career for decades? That's dedication.
Read MoreGeorge Hrab’s Most Embarrassing Moment→
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Two middle-class white people are forced to spend their last days in the gritty part of America. And one drummer puts his foot all the way in his mouth. Don’t mock the dead, man.
Read MoreUnpopular With The Thais & Tattooing The Pickle
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This show is all about changes. Changes in attitude of the local Thais about one crazy foreigner living in their midsts, and changing attitudes about the tattoo culture of Korea. South, not North. Obviously.
Read MoreShopping For Support & Mexico By Motorhome→
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Coming to Bangkok for a little “retail therapy”? You might want to pack your own sports bra and/or jockstrap. And if you’re driving a huge motorhome through Mexico with your whole family in tow, you really should understand Google Maps’ limitations.
Read MoreMooless Island Life & Bridging the Gap→
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You can get duck feathers but not pork on Koh Yao Yai. And leaping across bridges can be hazardous to your health. Spoiler alert!
Read MoreThailand Takes On SpaceX & Don't Hug The Elk→
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Heatstroke and bad audio quality be damned... the things we do to bring you great travel stories. Bamboo rockets to force the sky god to bring the rain. Hugging it out with an elk. What more do you want in a travel podcast?
Read MoreNo International Incidents & Rocking Mt. Rushmore→
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From buying drugs to trespassing, it sure doesn't seem like we're trying to stay out of overseas prisons as we travel the world. And one mourning family's encounter with Ozzy Osbourne during an iconic US-based road trip shifted their perspective.
Read MoreHapless In Hanoi & Crashing A Polish Wedding→
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What would you pack for a 20-hour trip to Hanoi? No, really. We need to know. Because Evo forgot to pack just about everything. Bonus: How many Polish police officers does it take to clear an accident scene? The punchline is in this week’s episode of The Opportunistic Travelers Podcast.
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