Escaping Bangkok

Writer Adrian Simon today takes us on a trip back In time to when his Dad was arrested in Thailand for drug trafficking. His is a gripping insight into growing up the son of an international drug trafficker. For some, a calling in life comes with little choice. For Adrian, it began with the incarceration of his father, Warren Fellows, who was arrested for smuggling heroin. Spared the executioner’s aim, Warren was sentenced to life inside one of the worst prisons on the planet. Twelve years later, he was granted  a King’s pardon. A free, but very broken man. Upon his return, Warren penned the bestselling memoir. The Damage Done, [https://www.amazon.com.au/damage-done-warren-fellows/dp/1742613446/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=utf8&qid=1663111569&sr=1-2] one of Australia’s most successful books, reaching millions across the globe. Adrian has penned his own account of this time. His biography Milkblood is the story of his mother’s trials and tribulations. These collected experiences and many more, have led Adrian into the fields of writing and public speaking. Using these as vehicles, he has been able to reach a wide audience, enlightening, as well as entertaining with stories from his childhood and early adulthood (as chronicled in {Milk-Blood: A Father's Choice, the Family's Price [https://www.amazon.com.au/Milk-Blood-Fathers-Choice-Familys-Price/dp/1925786307/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1663111436&sr=8-2]}. Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PgNnVQyy66CEBu6xi5Edue5zBdzNViMktZuFHUQSudo9W769vNmh4zix9ghAfLCSl&id=106483635528546], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@escapingbangkok?_t=8XPulPVgKMT&_r=1] and Instagram @EscapingBangkok. This is where you will find our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwOHgYhvu3csoXJM2ed_yw] channel. Lisa can be found on Twitter @lisapodcasts. Produced by Podspot Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In 1996, admitted serial smuggler David McMillan aka McVillain made an audacious escape from a Thai prison, a feat no westerner had ever achieved. The former child star was just out of a stint in the notorious Australian jail Pentridge when he found himself on death row in Klong Prem Prison, Bangkok, Thailand. He had to get out and fast before he was executed. Being locked up abroad required him to exercise all his street smarts. The jail, known as the Bangkok Hilton, is a nightmarish, seething mass of human misery and is regarded as one of the worst in the world. David describes his experience in Klong Prem as: “it is a place where 600 foreigners wait and rot among the 12,000 inmates. Amid the tragic, ruthless, and forgotten, one man (David McMillan) resolves to do what no other has done: escape.” His story is incredible as he takes the listener through every step of his hazardous disappearance from Klong Prem. “Two Weeks Before My Execution By Machine Gun, I Abandoned 20 Earlier Escape Plans — And Got Out The Traditional Way: Over The Wall,” he said. “The Major Problem Was There Were 11 Walls,” For more, visit David’s YouTube channel. [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjxjl8n4-pyC0Lro_zewFg] Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PgNnVQyy66CEBu6xi5Edue5zBdzNViMktZuFHUQSudo9W769vNmh4zix9ghAfLCSl&id=106483635528546], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@escapingbangkok?_t=8XPulPVgKMT&_r=1] and Instagram @EscapingBangkok. This is where you will find our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwOHgYhvu3csoXJM2ed_yw] channel. Lisa can be found on Twitter @lisapodcasts. Produced by Podspot Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Towards the end of the 20th century, police accelerated their attempts to find Lisa Marie Smith, no doubt pushed by the Thai government. Officials there had lost face when she disappeared & were determined to settle the score. This is the final chapter of her story, where you will hear how Lisa, now aged almost 40, has found love. And again she is not far from trouble, but this time it is not of her own doing. Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Gift us your support here for exclusive content and behind the scenes work. You can also support Escaping Bangkok on Buy Me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/escapingbangkok]. Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PgNnVQyy66CEBu6xi5Edue5zBdzNViMktZuFHUQSudo9W769vNmh4zix9ghAfLCSl&id=106483635528546], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@escapingbangkok?_t=8XPulPVgKMT&_r=1] and Instagram @EscapingBangkok. This is where you will find our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwOHgYhvu3csoXJM2ed_yw] channel. Lisa can be found on Twitter @lisapodcasts. Produced by Podspot Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Gift us your support here for exclusive content and behind the scenes work. You can also support Escaping Bangkok on Buy Me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/escapingbangkok]. Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Links: Episode transcript [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/blog/banged-up-abroad/] Hotel K [https://www.booktopia.com.au/hotel-k-kathryn-bonella/book/9781529404463.html] The Invisible Man [http://www.citywalker.net.au/2011/04/lisa-marie-smith.html?m=1] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Lisa Marie Smith is escaping Thailand after five months in the prison hellhole known as the Bangkok Hilton. She is leaving Thailand on bail using her Australian passport and likely vows to never return to the Land of Smiles. As her international flight makes its way out of Thai airspace, she’s finally free of the Bangkok Hilton. Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Gift us your support here for exclusive content and behind the scenes work. You can also support Escaping Bangkok on Buy Me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/escapingbangkok]. Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PgNnVQyy66CEBu6xi5Edue5zBdzNViMktZuFHUQSudo9W769vNmh4zix9ghAfLCSl&id=106483635528546], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@escapingbangkok?_t=8XPulPVgKMT&_r=1] and Instagram @EscapingBangkok. This is where you will find our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwOHgYhvu3csoXJM2ed_yw] channel. Lisa can be found on Twitter @lisapodcasts. Produced by Podspot Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Gift us your support here for exclusive content and behind the scenes work. You can also support Escaping Bangkok on Buy Me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/escapingbangkok]. Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Links: Episode transcript [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-lisa-marie-smith/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Twenty-year-old Lisa Marie Smith, the only child of an insurance millionaire, is arrested and thrown into a putrid Thai prison. For five torturous months, she is detained Bangkok’s Klong Prem women's prison. This is the story of how she survived the prison known as the Bangkok Hilton. From the backpacker district, to the islands of Greece, and the Guinness-soaked streets of Dublin’s party zone, this is a tale of great fortune and extremely bad luck. Keep in touch and leave us a voice message [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/]with questions or feedback. Gift us your support here for exclusive content and behind the scenes work. You can also support Escaping Bangkok on Buy Me a Coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/escapingbangkok]. Please rate and review Escaping Bangkok on Apple Podcasts. Join us on Facebook [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02PgNnVQyy66CEBu6xi5Edue5zBdzNViMktZuFHUQSudo9W769vNmh4zix9ghAfLCSl&id=106483635528546], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@escapingbangkok?_t=8XPulPVgKMT&_r=1] and Instagram @EscapingBangkok. This is our YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChwOHgYhvu3csoXJM2ed_yw] channel. Lisa can be found on Twitter @lisapodcasts. Produced by Podspot [https://www.thepodspot.com.au] Links: Episode transcript [https://www.escapingbangkok.com/blog/the-bangkok-hilton/] Behind the Walls A Look Into Thailand’s Prison Systrm After the Coup [https://idpc.net/publications/2019/02/behind-the-walls-a-look-at-conditions-in-thailand-s-prisons-after-the-coup] UPI report [https://www.upi.com/amp/Archives/1996/02/14/Thais-arrest-UK-woman-on-drug-charges/7650824274000/]on Lisa’s 1996 Arrest Support us at Escaping Bangkok: www.escapingbangkok.com [http://www.escapingbangkok.com/] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.