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For this week\\u2019s episode we\\u2019re heading back over to Southeast Asia as\\xa0we catch up with Nikki in Bangkok, Thailand where she meets an incredible woman called Nok.

Nok is a rarity, a Thai woman who started her own tourism business and made a great success of it. She comes from humble beginnings, a rural farming community in Isaan where she jokes she never grew because her mum had to go back to working the fields soon after she was born and her grandmother fed her on Carnation as a milk substitute. As a result, she claims that both her younger siblings are much bigger than her! Nevertheless, Nok has made a big impact in her own way. She started as a guide for an internationally owned cycle tour company that is very big across SE Asia, before eventually breaking away to start her own tours with just four bikes.

Before the Pandemic, she had grown to have 50 bikes and a team of five guides working for her. However, the pandemic was tough, with little to no financial cushion, she had to return to Isaan to live with her elderly parents. But\\u2026now she\'s back!

Nok is a bundle of energy who always goes the extra mile and Low Season Traveller is happy to support her. Nikki took part in her \\u201cBack Streets of Bangkok\\u201d tour as part of her Low Season Adventure and managed to find a relatively quiet corner of Bangkok to chat afterwards....

And you can learn more about Nok and her brilliant tours by visiting https://www.justnoktours.com/ - it\\u2019s definitely on our bucketlist for our next visit to Bangkok!

But That\\u2019s our show for this week. Thanks as always, for your company, and if you enjoyed this podcast, please do leave us a positive rating and review on your podcast app and also don\\u2019t forget to follow us on\\xa0Facebook,\\xa0Instagram\\xa0and\\xa0LinkedIn\\xa0to be the first to hear our latest low season stories, articles and guides.

Have a great week wherever you are and remember that travel is always better and fairer for the planet, the local communities and you the travellers, when it\\u2019s without the crowds\\u2026