Luang Prabang Plans to Attract 4 Million Tourists by 2025 The province’s five-year tourism plan hopes to attract 4 million tourists by 2025. Currently, at its midway point, Luang Prabang has... Read more
Phu Kho Noi ready for tourists as rains restore greenery damaged by fires. Phu Kho Noi mountaintop, a popular viewpoint for enjoying the famous sea of mist, has once again turned green follo... Read more
Wiang Kaen district by the Mekong will host the 2022 ASEAN Flower shower @ Kaeng Pha Dai from 30 December 2022 – 3 January 2023. In addition to a magnificent flower display, there will... Read more
India-Myanmar Cross-Border Bus Service to Operate Soon By Zarni Mann & Myat Pyae Phyo 20 February 2020 Mandalay – The long-awaited bus service to cross the India-Myanmar border through I... Read more
In the silly season rush Ducati was rumoured to be chasing new riders for their team, after failing yet again to capture the MotoGP Championship title. Their star rider Dovi has finish... Read more
The 3rd edition GTR Golden Triangle map has been released & will be on sale from 15th February 2020. From overseas you can mail order a copy here For mail order in Thailand please email... Read more
Route 118 the main artery linking Chiang Mai & Chiang Rai cities has been undergoing some painful, slow road improvements for a few years now. The original section dug up has now been co... Read more
Maps seemed to be everywhere in 2013, a trend I like to think we encouraged along with August’s 40 maps that explain the world. Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding... Read more
Thailand Century Bicycle Tour 30 July-2 Agust 15 Kanchanaburi Thailand Cycling Tour Challenge 2017 – Ratchaburi. Thailand Cycling Tour Challenge is hosted by Tourism Authority of Thailand. I... Read more
2017 Nat Festivals Myanmar 26-31 July 2017 Shwe Kyun Pin Nat Pwe Mingun, Mandalay 31 July – 7 August 2017 Taung Byone Nat Frestival, Taoung Byone, Mandalay 15-21 August Amapura, Mandal... Read more
Laos Prepares for Visit Laos Year 2018 (KPL) Laos is preparing to launch the “Visit Laos Year 2018” to promote the tourism industry and attract a greater inflow of foreign visitors. “The Vis... Read more
WORLD NEWS | Sun Jun 18, 2017 | 11:18pm EDT China issues security alert in Laos after national shot dead China’s embassy in Laos has issued a safety warning to its citizens there after... Read more
The GT Rider forum now has a new VDO section for riders to upload their favourite riding & touring VDOs. Goran from Phuket has already started a series of the best biking roads & you... Read more
Our apologies for the inconveniences, sluggish performance and connection errors of late. As well as trying to redesign the site so it is fully “mobile friendly” to comply with G... Read more
The 5th Edition GT Rider Laos map is out now 20th April 2012. The new map has much more detailed city maps, tens of kms of new tracks & roads; plus 2 new elevation profiles for Route 1C:... Read more
Listed on the GT Rider motorcycle touring forum www.gt-rider.com/thailand-motorcycle-forum/threads/27211-Chinese-New-Years plus here https://www.gt-rider.com/touring-information-overview/tra... Read more
There is now an excellent list of Vietnam festivals on the GT Rider forum at: https://www.gt-rider.com/se-asia-motorcycling/threads/vietnam-festivals.8644/ Read more
The Bua Thong Festival is 1st November to 13th December, and the festival part is a slight exaggeration… Known in Thailand as Bua Thong, the Mexican sunflowers bloom with a reckless ab... Read more
This year’s celebration of the end of the Buddhist Lent (Rain’s Retreat) festival was not marred by the rain. The town’s population is approximately 5000 and it looked like... Read more
Early on the morning of Saturday 2nd October, a large group of approximately 1000 Buddhist monks gathered in central Chiang Rai city. This organsed event was to collect alms (gifts of food e... Read more
The list of Legal International Border Crossings between Thailand – Laos – Vietnam has been updated on GT Rider at https://www.gt-rider.com/touring-information-overview/s-e-asian... Read more
GT Rider now has two accurate GPS maps for sale 1. North Thailand / The Golden Triangle 2. Laos. More info is available here https://www.gt-rider.com/maps-of-thailand-laos-maps Read more
GT Rider now has a limited amount of riding gear for rent via Mr Mechanic Mesh Jacket: 500 Baht Minimum 10 Days. After 10 days 40 baht a day. Damaged beyond repair replacement value 5,000 ba... Read more
GT Rider has a new photo gallery up for the amazing Phi Ta Khon festival in Dan Sai, Loei province. The gallery is at https://www.gt-rider.com/gallery/thailand/phi-ta-khon-festival Read more
There’s a new Vietnam photo gallery up from David Unkovich’s recent bike ride from Chiang Mai to Hanoi & back. A full trip report is also in the Vietnam section of the GT Rid... Read more
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