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A slice of China in Isan
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 01/12/2016
» Udon Thani, the most economically bustling city of the upper Northeast, is blessed with three public parks: Nong Prachak, Nong Bua and Nong Sim. Each of them was named after the lake that forms the core of the park; all of them are nice for cycling.
New track offers more thrills than spills
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/11/2016
» Hua Hin's Khao Hin Lek Fai is currently a mountain biking hot spot. Last week, the hill played host to round three of the Thailand Enduro Series. Next month it will be the venue of the final race of the Thailand Gravity Series. But this district of Prachuap Khiri Khan has more to offer than downhill tracks. There's also a new cross-country trail that is worth checking out.
Jurassic Park vs the weekend warrior
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/11/2016
» How far have you ever travelled on your bicycle? Today let's go even farther. I'll take you all the way to the age of ancient reptiles.
An emerging track in an emerging nation
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/11/2016
» Hanoi boasts a long list of must-do activities and must-see sites: the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Dong Xuan Market, museums, lakes and more. Recently, however, on my very first visit to the Vietnamese capital, I skipped them all.
An ecological approach
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/09/2016
» Tens of thousands of people visited Pa Sak Chonlasit Dam each year; the dam site in Lop Buri's Phatthana Nikhom district is one of the province's tourism hot spots. However, not many of them know that the magnificent view of the dam and the lake behind it can also be appreciated from over 400m above sea level.
Racing down the BMX track
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 22/09/2016
» In August 2014 when I first visited the then newly opened Bung Makham Thet-Bung Sakae Ngam Sam Duen public park on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok, I was told that in the next few months a BMX track, the first in the capital, would be added. A year passed but the planned BMX facility didn't materialise.
Hittin' the curves
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/09/2016
» The long wait is over. With the Thailand Gravity Series (TGS) kicking off this weekend, downhill mountain bikers all over the Kingdom, elite and average alike, are hungry for action. The first of this year's four-race series will take place at Khao Phra, an otherwise unknown hill for people outside of Suphan Buri's Doem Bang Nang Buat district.
Scaling new heights
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 08/09/2016
» Like many provinces that line the Thai side of the Mekong, Nong Khai is blessed with a host of lovable attractions. Today let's explore two of Nong Khai's lesser known, yet no less charming, districts: Si Chiang Mai and Sang Khom.
Rocking and rolling
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 01/09/2016
» Quite a while ago on my first visit to the Hin Chang Si lookout point in Khon Kaen, I promised myself I would come back on a bike. The mountain road was not too long or too steep for me to climb and the magnificent vista of the reservoir of Ubolratana Dam down below would definitely be a sweet reward.
The fine art of coasting
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/08/2016
» I've seen the coastal area at the top of the Gulf of Thailand from an airplane window so many times, but it was only recently that I got to check it out up-close on two wheels.