Bangkok is Thailand’s capital and biggest city but it wasn’t always so. Bangkok was preceded by Ayutthaya, the capital of the Thai kingdom of the same name from the mid-14th century to 1767, when it was sacked by the invading Burmese,...
Back when I lived in Beijing, I made a spontaneous decision one week before Chinese New Year to travel to Huangshan, one of China’s most famous mountains. In hindsight, it was a foolish decision and I learned my lesson not to travel to places at the...