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Greg Jorgensen

About Greg Jorgensen

Greg came to Thailand in 2001 for an extended vacation, and is still here. They can't get rid of him. When he's not bravely sitting at his desk in his day job, Greg likes to explore Bangkok on his bike, find weird new places to eat, and play with his young son, who already speaks Thai way better than him. Greg blogs at Greg to Differ, and podcasts at The Bangkok Podcast.

Bangkok’s Gold Line

January 4, 2021 By Greg Jorgensen Leave a Comment

After many years of waiting, Bangkok’s brand new Gold Line finally opened on December 16 2020, the newest addition to the city’s expanding family of electric train lines. By most estimations, Bangkok will boast around 450km of them by 2025 (subject to the shifting whims of Thai politics). Not bad for a city that, until […]

Filed Under: Railways, Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, gold line, metro, thailand

Chao Phraya Sky Park – Bangkok’s pedestrian garden bridge across the Chao Phraya River

July 6, 2020 By Greg Jorgensen Leave a Comment

There has never been a lack of ambitious civil projects in Bangkok. Often done in an effort to add beauty and/or efficiency to a stagnant area or system, they are usually opened with great fanfare and lots of smiling officials, and then quietly left to die an ignoble death once the hype dies down. Famous […]

Filed Under: Thailand Tagged With: bangkok, bridge, parks, thailand

Ten ways to improve Bangkok

March 11, 2019 By Greg Jorgensen 2 Comments

Ten ways to improve Bangkok

Bangkok has changed a lot since I got here in 2001. Back then the skytrain wasn’t yet 2 years old, and the city’s first subway line was still 3 years off. The capital was littered with rusty remains of office towers, remnants of the 1997 financial crash, and international food options were basically pizza and […]

Filed Under: Thailand Tagged With: bangkok

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