Welcome to Teak & Tales, your podcast for river cruising in Southeast Asia. From local culture to life onboard, we explore the people, places, and stories that define the region.
As one of the 2025 Pandaw Blog Competition Winners, we sit down with Jayne Seagrave to discuss her experience as a solo traveler and what she learned sailing the Ganges River in India. Read Jayne's full blog article at https://www.pandaw.com/blog/cruise/mornings-all-mine-on-the-ganges-river-cruise
This podcast is hosted by Cassidy Newman and the Pandaw marketing team. If you're interested in being featured on the podcast, please reach out to marketing@pandaw.com.
Welcome to Teak & Tales, your podcast for river cruising in Southeast Asia. From local culture to life onboard, we explore the people, places, and stories that define the region.
In this episode, we speak with Mayurima Kakati from Salaam Baalak Trust about the impact of their City Walk Program, a guided walking tour through the streets of Delhi led by young adults who formerly lived on those very streets. Mayurima shares how the program offers visitors a deeper, more human perspective on life in the city, but also empowers youth with communication skills, confidence, and opportunities for long-term growth.
If you're interested in being featured on the podcast, please reach out to marketing@pandaw.com.
Welcome to Teak & Tales, your podcast for river cruising in Southeast Asia. From local culture to life onboard, we explore the people, places, and stories that define the region.
In this episode, we're joined by Stuart Hickman, Country Manager at Pandaw Cruises. With over a decade of experience spanning Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, India, and Vietnam, Stuart shares insights from his time on the rivers and recounts how his journey began in the ship’s galley as a chef.
If you're interested in being featured on the podcast, please reach out to marketing@pandaw.com.
Welcome to Teak & Tales, your podcast for river cruising in Southeast Asia. From local culture to life onboard, we explore the people, places, and stories that define the region.
As one of the 2025 Pandaw Blog Competition winners, we sit down with Richard Smith-Morgan to discuss his experience on the Classic Mekong. From the quiet kindness of strangers to reflecting on the simple yet powerful values of food, shelter, and family, Richard shares the moments that stayed with him long after disembarkation.
Read Richard's blog article at: www.pandaw.com/blog/cruise/reflections-on-a-week-in-november-down-the-mekong-with-pandaw-river-cruises
If you're interested in being featured on the podcast, please reach out to marketing@pandaw.com.
Welcome to Teak & Tales, your podcast for river cruising in Southeast Asia. From local culture to life onboard, we explore the people, places, and stories that define the region.
Ock Pop Tok, meaning East meets West in Lao, was co-founded by Joanna (Jo) Smith over 25 years ago. We sit down with her to discuss their goal of keeping the textile traditions of Laos alive and how the team built a social enterprise business to make an impact on the local community around Luang Prabang.
If you're interested in being featured on the podcast, please reach out to marketing@pandaw.com.
Welcome to Teak & Tales, your podcast for river cruising in Southeast Asia. From local culture to life onboard, we explore the people, places, and stories that define the region.
As Pandaw Cruises begins its 30th year of operations, we sit down with CEO and Founder Paul Strachan to explore his journey into the cruise business. In this conversation, he shares the biggest highs and lows of leading the company through its mission of introducing tourists to Asia at a time when no other cruise line was operating in this region.
If you're interested in being featured on the podcast, please reach out to marketing@pandaw.com.