Podcast highlights:

• 28:02 Daniel's experiences of being a 'white guy' entrepreneur in Thailand back in 1999, from being in a rare club to living locally
• 41:00 The new trend of luxury adventure travel and how it incorporates authentic local experiences
• 54:42 Daniel's advice for listeners thinking about coming to Asia. What does it take to be successful when leaving one world and starting in another?

Podcast notes:

• 00:05 Welcome Daniel Fraser to Asia Tech Podcast Stories, hosted by Graham Brown
• 00:53 Daniel's first time in Asia in 1995 in a student exhange with the Thai Royal Family
• 04:54 Graham's experience when he came to Asia in the summer of 1995
• 07:17 Being neither expat nor tourist - how Daniel's first year in Thailand was a complete immersion in local Thai culture
• 10:23 The second coming. Why did Daniel come back to Asia in 1999?
• 13:49 Why did Daniel take the risk to build a business based on adventure travel and experience travel back in 1999?
• 17:10 Daniel's story of coming back to Thailand in 1999 and the first few years, from oddjobs to tourist visa runs
• 20:08 Thailand is now derisked compared to what it was. What was it like back then to start a business in Thailand as a foreigner?
• 23:33 How did Daniel deal with the 'dark entrepreneurial days', days when he felt like buying a flight ticket and going home?
• 26:08 The fear of failure as a powerful motivator and how publicly stating your intentions will help entrepreneurs
• 28:02 Daniel's experiences of being a 'white guy' entrepreneur in Thailand back in 1999, from being in a rare club to living locally
• 32:23 The tours initially offered by Daniel's adventure travel agency, from unexpectedly popular motorcycle tours to putting millionaires in little guesthouses in Northern Thailand
• 37:10 Travel is about bridging worlds. All of the tours offered in the early days of the business came directly from the life Daniel was living at that time
• 41:00 The new trend of luxury adventure travel and how it incorporates authentic local experiences
• 43:07 Daniel's stint on Thai TV, hosting a travel culture documentary series 'Long Rat Yim' in the Thai language
• 47:05 How did Thai people react to a white guy talking about their culture and their country on TV?
• 49:34 How Asian countries like Thailand are starting to see themselves from a global perspective
• 51:30 All about planning to be lucky and how actually going somewhere would create an energy to seek out opportunities
• 54:42 Daniel's advice for listeners thinking about coming to Asia. What does it take to be successful when leaving one world and starting in another?
• 59:00 Get in touch with Daniel through his travel company Smiling Albino, facebook Daniel B Fraser, or watch him on the Thai TV program 'Long Rat Yim' on Channel 3SD every Sunday evening at 4.30pm