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Episode 6: A Brief Peek at our Briefs!

Posted on July 29, 2012 by greenriders

A brief peek at our briefs! In episode six, GREEN RIDERS are invited to join Food Tour Malaysia for a late-night feast in all the dark corners of KL. We get to peek into the deliciousness that is Malaysia’s multiculturalism, and witness the greatest pork-soup-fired cover of We Are the World ever. Seriously. Ever. Then … Continue reading »

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This Is A Rubbery! Episode 5

Posted on July 22, 2012 by greenriders

Hands up! This is a rubbery! In episode five, GREEN RIDERS go to the source and find Southeast Asia’s first rubber tree, in Kantang, Thailand. We explore the complex, rubber-made story behind this most common of materials, a story of pestilence, slavery, deep jungles, big dreams, dashed hopes and a whole lot of drippy, white … Continue reading »

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Episode Four – Give me a spare tire, and I’ll build you a playground…

Posted on July 11, 2012 by greenriders

In episode four, GREEN RIDERS are invited to join Peace Corps volunteer Julia Schulteis at Din Udom, the cluster of villages where she works in Krabi province, Thailand. We get to check out an incredible playground, built entirely by the community, out of old tires. After, we cycle a few kilometers to the neighbouring village, … Continue reading »

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Episode Three: Community-Based Tourism and Mangroves

Posted on July 6, 2012 by greenriders

GREEN RIDERS are back in town. Or in the village. Kok Krai village, Krabi province, Thailand to be precise. To learn about the choices the community has made to develop a local ecotourism model, instead of cutting back the mangroves to build resorts like so many villages in the region. We learn abou this project … Continue reading »

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GREEN RIDERS: Malaysia, Day 1

Posted on July 4, 2012 by greenriders

Malaysia is a whole new story. Upon entering the country we were greeted by Akmal, the bicycle man, and his whole crew of 30-some university students who would be joining us as we wheeled our way down South to Singapore. This video is compiled from images from the first half of the first day’s bike. … Continue reading »