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Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope
Thailand - Rediscovering Bangkok
Season 4
Episode 407
Joseph takes a path less traveled as he explores Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok. During his urban adventure, he wanders the back roads and waterways of old and new Bangkok. He participates in morning Buddhist rituals at a local temple, checks out an up-to-date wellness center, crafts a monk’s alms bowl, roasts Thai coffee and scours a local market for the perfect indigenous ingredients.
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