• TRAVEL

  Legend of the falls

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 28/02/2013

  » When it comes to mountain biking, getting there is not just half the fun; it's every bit a part of the excitement! And that proved true again last Sunday when I revisited Pha Sawan waterfalls in Thong Pha Phum, Kanchanaburi.

• OPINION

  Art is to conceal concealer

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 07/03/2013

  » It may be none of my business, but something has been disturbing me in recent years. Virtually everywhere I go these days, I see so many women, from salary earners to high school students, wearing make-up. However, I believe more than half of them have no need to cover their faces with cosmetics.

• TRAVEL

  Nakhon Si Thammarat is a place for all seasons

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/10/2012

  » Mention Nakhon Si Thammarat and the image of the province's most revered Phra Borommathat pagoda would pop up in the mind of many Thais. That, perhaps, is followed by the famous sat duen sip ceremony, the grand event in which locals gather to make merit for their deceased relatives; nang talung shadow puppets; manorah folk performance and many more.

• TRAVEL

  Rain no damper for bikers in Rayong

  Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/09/2012

  » The city of Rayong on the eastern seaboard is often associated with industries and their environmental side effects. However, not everybody knows that Rayong boasts almost as many mountain bike trails as industrial estates. And the one I'm going to tell you about will definitely make you envy the bikers who live there!

• TRAVEL

  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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