One Night in Bangkok Travel Podcast
HumorSamfunnFasten your seat belt for a wild ride into the craziest travel stories from around the world that never made it into the guidebooks! Everyone has that one crazy travel story. You know, that one you’ve told a million times at the pub with your mates and perhaps some strangers over a beer... whether it’s getting lost, a brush with death, a holiday fling with a hot foreigner, that time you experimented with something new or perhaps you went looking for a good time and ending up finding yourself instead. Now you can enjoy all of them in one place (minus the pub hangover). The world’s your oyster; cabin crew - get ready for take-off! TELL US your story: tellus@onenightinbkk.com or HIT US UP on Instagram: @onenightinbkkpodcast
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- The Christmas Miracle! (00:25:10)
Who doesnt love a true Christmas Miracle?! We bring you a tale of a room full of Santas, a traveller turned VIP club gatekeeper, a strip club and a surprise miracle in the City of Angels all rolled into one. Merry Christmas from your Ho Ho Hos!Special thanks to our guest on this special surprise episode, two years on - Joe!If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and th...
- Travel Lotto: Tales & tidbits (01:00:43)
Every travel adventure should have at least one good story and this week, we put this theory to the test with a game of Travel Lotto. Our guest this week is sharing snippets from all over the world as we roam across the globe from Lollapalooza in Chicago to Finland, Siberia and everywhere in between.Special thanks to our guest this week - Caleb!If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 1...
- Travel & Las Vegas: Who's bad? (01:01:17)
What happens in Vegas… will probably end up on this podcast! We visit Sin City this week and these stories have it all. Strap yourself in for limos, hookers, parties and a taser. Viva Las Vegas!Special thanks to our guests this week - Schmick & Snakebite!If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy ...
- BONUS: Solo travel & hostel myths debunked (00:36:41)
How do you make sure your solo trip is even better than travelling with your mates? Charlie & Sav share their tips after recent solo adventures to Portugal and Spain. We cover what you should think about when choosing a hostel and debunk the common myths and fears that might be holding you back.Download the Hostelworld app or click here If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is ...
- Travel & CCTV: Titanic boiler room and a Chinese IV drip (00:54:23)
When you’re living your best travel life, how far is too far? It’s probably when you need CCTV footage to fill in the blanks. This week, we travel to China for the first time to learn why our guest never drinks whiskey. Plus, Charlie shares her story of how she ended up waving goodbye to a bus full of co-workers in Madrid.Special thanks to our guest this week - Annie!If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a f...
- Travel & drugs: Cocaine is a hell of a drug (01:00:05)
There’s no doubt that travel makes dreams come true. But what if your dream is to make your own cocaine? We’re heading back to Colombia this week to hear all about “the special tour” that makes this guest’s ultimate dream come true.Special thanks to our guest this week - Bobby V!Read more about the “special tour” hereIf you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this hel...
- Travel & trekking: Kokoda Track - Part 2 (01:16:57)
The best travel memories come from outside your comfort zone and Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Track will almost certainly tick this box. We’re talking 96km of trekking over 8 days in hot, humid weather across steep jungle terrain. This week we are bringing you Part 2 where Sav tells us all about this life-changing pilgrimage with the help of some of her friends.Special thanks to our guests this week - Lex & Eric!Sav did her trek with the incredible @on_track_expeditions - you can check ...
- Travel & trekking: Kokoda Track - Part 1 (00:44:27)
The best travel memories come from outside your comfort zone and Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Track will almost certainly tick this box. We’re talking 96km of trekking over 8 days in hot, humid weather across steep jungle terrain. Over the next 2 weeks, Sav tells us all about this life-changing pilgrimage with the help of some of her friends.Special thanks to our guest this week - Lummy!Sav did her trek with the incredible @on_track_expeditions - you can check out their website here for all of y...
- Travel & Covid: A whole new world (01:12:07)
WE’RE BAAAAAACK! Since we last dropped into your ears 3 months ago, we’ve been making the most of a world that is ever so slowly opening back up as vaccination programs continue to roll out. But what’s changed and what does travel look like in 2021? We speak to Cheap Holiday Expert Chelsea for her tips, tricks and predictions while Venny shares his recent journey from the perspective of a repatriating Australian facing a closed border.Special thanks to our guests this week - Chelsea & Ven...
- NEW TRAILER: Season 2 drops 30 June! (00:01:05)
Fasten your seat belt for a wild ride into the craziest travel stories from around the world that never made it into the guidebooks! Everyone has that one crazy travel story. You know, that one you’ve told a million times at the pub with your mates and perhaps some strangers over a beer... whether it’s getting lost, a brush with death, a holiday fling with a hot foreigner, that time you experimented with something new or perhaps you went looking for a good time and ending up findin...
- Blooper Reel: Season One (00:01:12)
Is it a little narcissistic to have a blooper reel? Well, consider that us.SEASON 2 WILL BE DROPPING 30TH JUNE.If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is 100% independent and this helps other travellers find us, plus it gives us all the happy vibes.Oh, and if you have a crazy travel story, tell us about it!TELL US your story: tellus@onenightinbkk.com or HIT US UP on Instagram: @oneni...
- Travel f*ck-ups: Don’t swear at the flight attendant (00:44:46)
What does it take to get kicked off a plane before it takes off? We chat to two sisters this week to find out. Plus, one of our repeat offenders returns with his tale of a cursed bike.Enjoy the SEASON 1 FINALE! We’re taking a short break and we’ll be back in your ears in May with Season 2.Special thanks to our guests this week - Bridgette, Sarah and Joel!If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our po...
- Travel hostels: Two girls, one kayak (01:02:10)
Anyone who has ventured into a backpacker hostel has a tale to tell; this week we travel to the middle of the ocean off the coast of Colombia where Charlie and her friend Mon go to extreme lengths to make sure they can continue their party.Plus, Charlie shares the story of the time she tried to fit in with her new friends working at an Amsterdam hostel (and failed).Find out more about different kinds of hostels here Featured hostels:Casa en El Agua - ColombiaFlying Pig Uptown - AmsterdamSpeci...
- Travel & drugs: Eyes like dinner plates (00:50:20)
What would you do if police stole your money and threatened you at gunpoint? If you would shake their hands, you have something in common with our guest this week. Travel with us to Mexico to hear the full story.Special thanks to our guest this week - Simon!You can listen to our first episode on drugs - Trampoline High & Dracula’s proposition If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, leave a review or simply share it with a friend! Our podcast is...
- Travel journals: A snapshot in time (00:59:03)
You don't see travellers writing in travel journals (or postcards!) too often these days; they've likely been replaced with a smug Instagram post or a braggy Facebook status. But this week, we dig up a first time traveller's travel journal from the 2000s and we’re rewarded with some nostalgic throwbacks.Plus, Charlie opens up her journal once again for another travel romance!Special thanks to our guest this week - Saegi! His podcast is ‘Would an Idiot Do This’ and you can find it on all good ...
- Travel & tattoos: Like stamps in your passport (00:59:53)
Travelling opens your mind, lowers your guard and disintegrates inhibitions; what does this mean when you decide to lean in and get a tattoo? How about after bulk beers when you don't speak the local language? We travel to Cuba and Costa Rica this week to find out.Special thanks to our guests this week - Tim & Tom! You can hear another tattoo story from Bangkok in episode 1 - Travel & Bangkok: The world’s your oyster.If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit F...
- Travel & shit: Bring your own toilet paper (00:54:50)
Any avid traveller can tell you about a time that their bodily functions got in the way of a good time (aka “Bali belly” or “Delhi belly”). No one is safe, not even at the Anzac dawn service in Turkey. We also travel to Japan where a simple night out takes a turn for the worse. If you’re squeamish about poo or vomit, this is your fair warning to skip to the next ep.Special thanks to our guests this week - Joel & Michael!You can hear Joel’s other stories in previous episodes “Travel & ...
- Travel & trouble: San Pedro, cocaine & mattresses (01:01:14)
What would a good adventure be without a little trouble? This week, we travel to Bolivia to the inside of the infamous San Pedro prison. A humble spread brings out a gun in Germany and a girls’ trip to Majorca takes a wild turn when they start to suspect their accommodation might not be above board.Learn more about San Pedro prison:Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine and South America’s Strangest JailWildlands documentary - available on Amazon PrimeInside a Bolivian Prison - ...
- Travel & love: Make the most of it (00:51:11)
All you need is love… and a plane ticket! This week, we travel to Italy for an elopement, where our guest encounters possibly the most accommodating Air BnB hosts you’ll ever meet. Plus, we hear about how a forgotten crypto-currency purchase turns into a Northern Lights proposal. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Special thanks to our guests this week - Robyn and Lex! You can hear all about how travel insurance saved Lex’s life in episode 2 ‘Eat the macaroon before you die’.If you had...
- Travel & the high seas: A different world (00:50:32)
We all know someone who’s worked overseas in a bar… but what’s it like working behind the scenes on a luxury private yacht or a charter cruise? Is it really as dramatic as an episode of Below Deck? This week, we travel to the Mediterranean docks to find out. Think luxury cars, $25,000 tubs of caviar, ladies of the night and a “dark room” complete with blacked-out windows and tarps...Special thanks to our guests this week - James and Brett! You can hear all about Brett’s one night in Bang...
- Travel & connections: Be open-minded (with Hannah Furst) (00:59:47)
What would travel be without the connections that you make along the way? This week, Hannah Furst shares her tale of healing and synchronicity in her favourite place in the world - Koh Phangan in Thailand. Meanwhile, Morgan makes some connections of the more physical nature at Jamaica’s top “clothing-optional” resort.Special thanks to our guests this week - Hannah Furst (@hannahfurst) and Morgan!If you’re not already listening to Hannah’s Single Minded podcast, hurry up and get with the progr...
- Travel & music festivals: Don't drink the piss (00:58:25)
They say music washes away the dust of everyday life from the soul, which makes music and travel the ultimate combo! This week, we go beyond Coachella to Europe, visiting Lollapalooza Berlin and Tomorrowland in Belgium, where some festival-goers get a lot more than they bargained for.Plus, we hear from Ton who tells us how it’s possible to travel back in time and experience New Year’s TWICE! Special thanks to our guests this week - Josh, Mollza and Ton!You can hear about another one of J...
- Travel & culture: Trust the Ayahuasca (00:56:13)
How far would you go to encounter the divine, the infinite and the mysterious? This week, we hear all about the infamous Ayahuasca ceremonies in Peru as well as a cultural ceremony in northern Thailand of a different (unplanned) kind featuring a witch doctor!Special thanks to our guests this week - Louisa and Karrina!Hear more about Ayahuasca ceremonies here:How Ayahuasca Works - Stuff You Should Know If you had a laugh listening to this, we would love for you to hit Follow/Subscribe, l...
- Travel & wildlife: Giddy up! (00:46:07)
They say you should never work with animals (or kids) but what happens when you travel with them? We revisit some crazy wildlife encounters this week including tales of Canadian wolves, an eagle rescue mission, orcas on the hunt, Balinese monkeys and a whale shark washing machine in Mexico. Plus, Charlie relives the time she lied on her horse riding CV in Colombia with hilarious results.Special thanks to our guest this week coming in hot from a dog park in Canada - Christian!If you had a laug...
- Travel mishaps: Don't walk south (00:48:51)
We all have a trip that didn’t quite go to plan; this week, we explore those near-misses that make for the best stories later. Our guests find themselves in hot water despite receiving instructions from an airport arrivals board and a Peruvian tour guide. Plus, Sav remembers how her first group trip in Vietnam almost went horribly wrong, saved by a watchful tuk-tuk driver. Special thanks to our guests this week - Mard Hun and Michael!You can find another Mard Hun adventure in episod...