“. . . Prasat Phanom Rung, an Angkor temple dedicated to Shiva, the trinity god of destruction. It seemed appropriate enough for a shrine atop an extinct volcano.”

“Ban Chiang is important as it serves as proof of a Bronze Age culture in a region formerly thought technologically backward at the time.”

“Its city walls hug the River Kwae and house a shrine to those bodhisattvas, the benevolent enlightened ones . . .”

“The ruins of Lopburi are unique from most ancient sites that I had visited to this point. The modern town has been built up literally on top of and around the existing ruins.”

“Local legends tell of a Golden Age that once existed . . . throwing off the shackles of the Khmer Empire, one Thai kingdom stood strong, independent, and united . . . and it is credited as being the beginning of true Thai history.”

“. . . little lore exists about any legendary founding and histories of Kamphaeng Phet. There is a style distinctive from Sukhothai, particularly in its Buddha statues . . .”

“. . . renowned as one of the most spectacular in the region. Prasat Preah Vihear . . . is atop a 500 meter cliff looking south out over the jungles of Cambodia.”

“I had been led here from a satellite photo indicative of many abandoned Dvaravati sites throughout Thailand: a rounded island artificially created by a moat in the landscape.”