Top 10 Lost Cities of 2020 Lost Cities of ThailandTravel Lists

Top 10 Lost Cities of 2020

A year isolated in Thailand, exploring the country’s lesser-known ancient cities from the Ayutthaya, Sukhothai,…

Benjamin Williams30 January 2021

Ancient Vesali: Second Capital of the Rakhine Kingdom Lost Cities of MyanmarMyanmar

Ancient Vesali: Second Capital of the Rakhine Kingdom

Archaeological travel guide to ancient Vesali (Waithali), the second capital of the Rakhine people in…

Benjamin Williams25 January 2021

Top 5 Destinations of 2020 ThailandTravel Lists

Top 5 Destinations of 2020

A year isolated in Thailand, exploring the country's lesser-known ancient cities from the Ayutthaya, Sukhothai,…

Benjamin Williams21 January 2021

Cultural Profile: Rakhine, Buddhist Kingdom of Western Myanmar Cultural IndexMyanmar

Cultural Profile: Rakhine, Buddhist Kingdom of Western Myanmar

A brief history of the Rakhine, an ethnic group from western Myanmar who established a…

Benjamin Williams19 January 2021

Chiang Rai’s Angkor Wat Hot Spring Ruins Curious PlacesThailand

Chiang Rai’s Angkor Wat Hot Spring Ruins

Replica of a Khmer Angkorian temple built as a hot spring resort that was abandoned…

Benjamin Williams16 January 2021

Cultural Profile: Lan Xang, the Empire of Ancient Laos Cultural IndexLaos

Cultural Profile: Lan Xang, the Empire of Ancient Laos

A brief history of the Lan Xang Kingdom, a powerful state growing from Laos to…

Benjamin Williams22 December 2020

Dungeshwari Cave Temple: Where Buddha Starved Himself to Death IndiaLost Cities of IndiaSacred Spaces

Dungeshwari Cave Temple: Where Buddha Starved Himself to Death

Archaeological travel guide to the Dungeshwari (Mahakala) Cave temples in Gaya, India where legend says…

Benjamin Williams11 December 2020

Cultural Profile: Maurya Empire, Uniting Ancient India Cultural IndexIndia

Cultural Profile: Maurya Empire, Uniting Ancient India

A brief history of the Maurya Empire, the first political power to unite the disparate…

Benjamin Williams08 December 2020

Ancient Kanchanaburi: Ruins of Ayutthaya’s Western Outpost Lost Cities of ThailandThailand

Ancient Kanchanaburi: Ruins of Ayutthaya’s Western Outpost

Archaeological travel guide to the fortifications and ruined temples of Ancient Kanchanaburi — a remote…

Benjamin Williams04 December 2020

Cultural Profile: Majapahit, Ruins of Indonesia’s Hindu Precursor Cultural IndexIndonesia

Cultural Profile: Majapahit, Ruins of Indonesia’s Hindu Precursor

A brief history of the Majapahit Empire, an Indianized maritime power based in Java that…

Benjamin Williams30 November 2020

Ancient Doi Suthep: Chiang Mai’s Sacred Mountain Lost Cities of ThailandSacred SpacesThailand

Ancient Doi Suthep: Chiang Mai’s Sacred Mountain

Archaeological travel guide to the ruins and ancient temples of Doi Suthep — a sacred…

Benjamin Williams27 November 2020

Cultural Profile: Mataram Kingdom, Monumental Builders of Ancient Indonesia Cultural IndexIndonesia

Cultural Profile: Mataram Kingdom, Monumental Builders of Ancient Indonesia

A brief history of the Mataram Kingdom, an Indianized state in Central Java that constructed…

Benjamin Williams16 November 2020