Co van Kessel, an innovative and adventurous Dutchman, pioneered bicycle tours in Bangkok more than 20 years ago. As a longtime resident and self professed lover of Bangkok, he understood very well the picture of accelerated urban development (grid locked traffic, concrete towers, and chocking pollution) that has plagued the recent image of the city. He also had a hunch that this was not what Bangkok or Thailand was all about.

Making it his goal to re-discover Bangkok, Co spent thousands of hours on his mountain bike exploring the vast network of local streets, alleyways, footpaths and canals between the main urban thoroughfares.

What he found, lurking beneath the facade of modernization, were hidden worlds of peace and tranquility, a picture of the "real" Thai life; remaining unchanged for countless decades.
An identity of a city that is true to the Thai people, yet largely unknown to outsiders.

Whether it is the colorful sights and smells of the local markets, the fascinating life of locals along the canals, or the surprising existence of bountiful green belts, Co discovered the essence of what makes Bangkok one of Asia's most captivating cities.

Since then, it has been his mission to share these discoveries with the rest of the world.