Ayutthaya was the capital of the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, the predecessor of the modern Kingdom of Thailand. Ayutthaya oversaw the Golden Age of Siam, where people from all cultures came to do business. Ayutthaya was a major power in Southeast Asia, unfortunately leading to the envy of its Burmese neighbour. The city was destroyed in […]
Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist temple on Java, Indonesia. At that time, the Indonesian archipelago was ruled by Buddhist and Hindu kingdoms. The temple was then abandoned and covered by jungle, only to be rediscovered in the 19th century. The Dutch East Indies colonial administration and later the Republic of Indonesia undertook a series […]
On the 7th day towards Christmas, we come to Penang, Malaysia. Penang is a state in the northwest of Malaysia, and for long a major seaport. George Town, the historical centre of the state, is known for its multicultural urban landscape that, since 1770s, formed under the British East India Company and British colonial rule. […]
