Home to Phu Prabhat Historical Park, Chao Pu-Ya Shrine and Ban Chiang National Museum, the Northeastern province of Udon Thani is a great place to explore historic sites at a slower pace. Launched in April, RaRe Explorers - Vintage Bicycle Rental Udonthani (081-913-0606, tinyurl.com/k8cj6fc) offers refurbished vintage bicycles to do just that. You can choose from tour, racing, mountain and city bikes, with rental fees at B20-B50 per hour (with a minimum of two hours) or B240-600 per day, depending on the type of a bicycle you rent. For accommodation, check out the new Baan Rare Guesthouse (042-249-400, www.baanrare.com) next door, which offers contemporary Isaan-style rooms. Rates are B1,000 per night including breakfast. For advance bookings online, it’s B700. If you stay there, you’ll also get discounts on bike rental at B140-360 per day. Helmets are also available for B60 a day.

If relaxing beach holidays are too commonplace for you, you might want try a new service at Aleenta Resort (www.aleenta.com, 032-618-333, 02-514-8112), which offers Harley Davidson transfers from Bangkok. Hop on the beast and enjoy the ride down to Pranburi, stopping off at fishing villages, limestone karsts, national parks or temples like Khao Luang cave temple. Half way to the resort, you can take a break at a beachfront location to enjoy a picnic, with food products from the resort’s 50-rai organic farm, served by Aleenta staff who follow you on the journey. The Harley transfer service costs B12,000 per person for a return trip. Once at the resort, you can enjoy other exciting activities like a paramotor flight over Pranburi and all-terrain vehicle driving. The resort has also expanded to include a neighboring beachfront villa, which comprises three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a full kitchen, a dining room, a balcony and an infinity pool. The rate is B15,000 per villa per night through May 31.