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  • LIFE

    Digital nomads blog around Thailand

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 30/07/2019

    » What will happen if young international bloggers get the chance to experience community-based tourism in Thailand? To find out, the Thailand Village Academy project was recently launched.

  • OPINION

    A time for giving

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/01/2019

    » 'Please don't post them," I told my wife as I saw her taking pictures of me and my sister on New Year's Eve. It was a family activity and I have no time for social media drama. People's attitudes differ. Some might be supportive, others can be nasty.

  • TRAVEL

    When you're smiling …

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/01/2021

    » Pak Phanang is around 35km east of Nakhon Si Thammarat city, covering both sides of the final section of the town's namesake river that runs from south to north, draining into a gulf that also shares the same name.

  • TRAVEL

    Pedalling back in time

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/09/2017

    » The coastal town of Sichon is 60km north of downtown Nakhon Si Thammarat. The first time I heard this name was 35 years ago when I was 14. I must admit that back then I didn't know much about places beyond the Bang Rak-Sathon area where I grew up, let alone distant parts of the country. But like virtually every teenager of my generation, I "knew" Sichon. That's because a famous music duo of those days named their band after this otherwise unknown town in the South.

  • TRAVEL

    Where monsoon is awesome

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/05/2020

    » Bucket-list ideas for the first half of September from Pongpet Mekloy's archive.

  • LIFE

    When you're free to move about the country

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/05/2020

    » It's going to be a while before we find out whether or not the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, the mass scrambles for alcoholic beverages, and the exodus over the recent long weekend will reverse the trend of the pandemic control in Thailand that seems to be going well. Let's hope they won't. At the same time, let's not forget that in many parts of this small world, the Covid-19 situation is still not getting any better.

  • TRAVEL

    Silver getaways

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/09/2020

    » Nobody is too old to learn and travelling is a great way to do so. With this in mind, 16 villages across the nation together with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and several other agencies have recently launched the "Our Lovely Countryside: Silver Age 5.0" campaign aimed at offering senior travellers chances to enjoy new experiences in rural areas.

  • LIFE

    At the crossroads of history

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/09/2019

    » The ancient city of Ayutthaya was surrounded by rivers -- the Lop Buri on the north side, the Pa Sak on the east side and the Chao Phraya on the remaining sides. South of the city island, known in Thai as Koh Muang, the Pa Sak merges with the Chao Phraya at the point where the latter makes a southward turn, away from Koh Muang.

  • TRAVEL

    The long and the short of it

    Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/01/2018

    » 'Normally, how many kilometres do you bike?" This is one of the questions people often ask me when they learn that I like to cycle. And the most exact answer I could come up with would be: "It depends."

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