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
The initial preview of a new GT Riders Google Map is now viewable… Its aimed at serving multiple purposes; Providing a centralised, geographically correct resource for GT Riders recomm... Read more
We are upgrading the Forum to the latest version – phpBB 3 – so some interruptions to access may occur over the next day or two. As part of this process, we are planing to enable... Read more
The annual garden show is held between Christmas and New Year, and attracts huge crowds of visitors from far and wide. Previously, its been located at the Chiang Mai Beach (Pattaya Noi) area... Read more
The 4th edition of the Mae Hong Son Loop map has now been printed in Bangkok with delivery scheduled for Chiang Mai late on Monday 21st December 2009. The new map has 1. The topo shaded in 2... Read more
Khow Paansa – or Buddhist Lent – is a time when monks renew their commitment to follow the precepts of Buddhism. For the three months of the Rainy Season, monks generally remain... Read more
A new photo gallery for the Chiang Mai ToyRide is up at https://www.gt-rider.com/gallery/chiang-mai-toy-ride The Chiang Mai Toy Ride has been going for 2 years with one main annual fund rais... Read more
JANUARY 2009 17 Jan Nagas Poker. Sri Racha (1000 Baht entry??) 17 Jan Thung Song. Nakon Si Thammarat 24 Jan Ratchaburi 30-31 Jan Lopburi FEBRUARY 2009 6-7 Feb Udon Thani 13-1... Read more
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