• TRAVEL

  Thailand: Great destination for filming

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/03/2015

  » Three centuries before the birth of Christ, Alexander the Great of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia launched a successful military campaign to expand his power eastward, conquering Egypt, Babylonia, Persia and many more along the way as well as beyond. In Thailand's northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, at a site next to the Moon River, his name still prevails. There, you can also find Macedonian-style armour and weapons, actually an entire military camp, on display.

• OPINION

  Now boarding: flights to pre-war zones

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/09/2014

  » Forget Ebola.

• TRAVEL

  Natural born killers

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/02/2021

  » 'That's a peacock mantis," said Wissarut Sukhaket as he saw me observing a dull-looking little fellow in a nursery box at the Tropical Insect Sanctuary in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district. "Want to know why it got such a name?"

• TRAVEL

  Hidden in plain sight

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 28/01/2021

  » After a month of closure due to the recent Covid-19 surge, the history-rich Phyathai Palace is set to reopen in February.

• LIFE

  Happy trails are here again

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/06/2020

  » The legendary Club11 mountain bike track, the only of its kind in the Thai capital, is reopened and renamed.

• LIFE

  Resplendent renovation

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/02/2020

  » During the past four years, if you entered Wat Ratchabophit Sathit Maha Simaram, you would find scaffolding here and there. The lengthy renovation was to ensure the royal temple built by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) would be in its full glory not just during its 150th-anniversary celebration, which took place recently, but also for years, or another century, to come.

• LIFE

  Not what it seems

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 01/08/2019

  » As you can see on the map, Klong Yai district is a narrow strip of land that extends from the main part of Trat province. Flanked by the Gulf of Thailand on one side and the mountains of western Cambodia on the other, it doesn't look like a place where much has happened.

• THAILAND

  Timeless treasures

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/04/2019

  » Like every time I went to Si Sa Ket, I dropped by Khao Phra Wihan National Park again on my latest visit to the northeastern province. As always, the sunrise at Pha Mo E Daeng, the cliff that is one of the park's top attractions, was a refreshing sight. During the rest of the trip, however, I came to realise that Si Sa Ket has much more to offer than Khao Phra Wihan.

• THAILAND

  Vietnam's up and coming destinations

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/03/2019

  » Unlike Hanoi, Sapa, Danang, Hue, Hoi An, Dalat, Mui Ne and Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang (pronounced ya jang) is not a familiar name for Thai travellers. But with a direct air link between Bangkok and this Vietnamese city, recently introduced by Bangkok Airways and soon to be followed suit by another airline, that is about to change.

• LIFE

  A hidden gem in Bangkok's heart

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/01/2019

  » Notorious for murky water, Klong Saen Saeb is obviously not the most beautiful canal in Bangkok. But a visit to a short section of this historical waterway may make you see it in a very different light.

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