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A sight to behold
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/01/2012
» Not every flower appeals to both men and women but those of the wild Himalayan cherry, which Thais call Nang Phya Sua Khrong, are undoubtedly among the few.
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Creature (dis)comforts of going solo
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/03/2012
» Before I took up mountain biking about a decade ago, trekking was my passion. I'd been to quite a number of natural sites across the Kingdom and knew that some would be fun destinations to return to one day with my bike. Kadangla waterfall in Phetchaburi province was one such place.
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Tinker Bell to the rescue
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 22/03/2012
» <span style="font-weight:bolder; font-size: 22px; margin-top: 10px;">D</span>ownhill mountain biking may not sound like a healthy thing to do for a middle-aged man. But a lot of downhillers I've met are 40 and over. We're no Peter Pans, that fairy tale boy who is forever young, I know. But we just have no choice. Even if the sport had existed when we were in our teen years, we wouldn't have been able to afford it.
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Exhilarating descent for mountain bikers
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/05/2012
» A meeting on Sunday afternoon may not sound exciting to everybody. But for almost 80 downhill mountain bikers from across the country, the meeting last Sunday at Khao Yai Da in Rayong made their hearts thump days before it took place.
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Rollers a good substitute in rainy season
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/06/2012
» The monsoon season is back and will soon be in full swing. This is definitely not the favourite time of year for cyclists in this tropical country. Rains usually mean no riding.
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Hues of Hokkaido
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 02/08/2012
» Two years ago I visited Hokkaido for the first time. The northern island of Japan was virtually all white, covered with snow which attracted hordes of winter sports lovers from over the world. I was there again last week. This time it's summer, the season when Hokkaido's amazing array of colours is most vividly exposed.
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Good things come in small packages
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/09/2012
» Covering less than 60km2, Chalerm Rattanakosin National Park in Kanchanaburi province is one of the Kingdom's tiniest. Yet, this is a case where the term "small is beautiful" is obviously an understatement. Small can be awesome.
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Following the Buddha's footprints
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/09/2012
» Maybe you didn't notice. Or maybe you haven't heard about it at all. But last week there was a small report in the Thai media about the discovery of a Buddha's footprint in Lampang said to date back to the Dvaravati Period more than 1000 years ago.
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Ethnic crossroads
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/02/2013
» Kazakhstan is not a totally unfamiliar name to the average Thai, since it is occasionally mentioned in news reports, especially those concerning sports. One of the republics of the former Soviet Union, it is now the ninth largest country in the world with a land area five times that of Thailand's. It is a major oil exporter and thus one of the most prosperous countries in Central Asia.
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Guiding spirits
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 28/03/2013
» Phu Toei National Park was newly designated when I visited it the first time about 15 or so years ago.
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