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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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Lord Shiva awaits
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/05/2012
» Once upon a time in a town called Mahabalipuram, a group of royally-commissioned sculptors were working on a big boulder at the foot of a hill. As they were meticulously chiselling out one tiny bit after another from the rock surface, Lord Shiva, with a cobra around his chest and a trident in one of his hands, gradually appeared.
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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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School's out ... for biking
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 24/05/2012
» How many schools or colleges in Thailand do you think teach biking in their physical education classes?
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A nice diversion off Khao E-to
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/07/2012
» Like a lot of mountain-bikers in Thailand, you probably have been to Khao E-to, one of the Kingdom's favourite MTB playgrounds in Prachin Buri. But I bet you have never heard of this new fun trail I'm about to tell you about. And it's just half-an-hour's drive from Khao E-to!
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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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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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Night riders
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 27/09/2012
» If you've fallen in love with mountain biking, it's not unusual to feel as happy and excited as going out on a date every time you get the chance to take your bike out on the trails. And if spending time with your sweetheart after sunset is more sensational than during daytime, riding when the sunlight is out is not much different.
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Off and racing
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/11/2012
» How old is too old to take part in a sporting competition as an athlete?
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Heading for the hills
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/12/2012
» As is usual at this time of year, hundreds of thousands of people are packing _ with some already hitting the road _ for holidays in the mountains of the North. The cool weather and captivating scenery of the highlands are among the main motivations. But those alone may not be enough to make such a journey really special.
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