Ayutthaya was the capital city of ancient Siam and the center of the Ayutthaya kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767. King Ramathibodi I of the Uthong dynasty founded the capital city and later brought the city of Sukothai into the kingdom. Within those four centuries the nation of Siam prospered in a Golden Age …
Category: Southeast Asia
Exploits in Southeast Asia
Adaptation
As the burning sun rises into the Asian sky the temperature once again rises to 100F in Bangkok. I have been here for just about three weeks and am beginning to feel comfortable with the city and my language skills are improving everyday. Yesterday I gave directions to some Russian tourists and now I can …
Victory Monument
I have finally settled in to my accommodation in Bangkok. I am now located at Victory Monument which is a short skytrain ride from Chulalongkorn University. The room has a breathtaking view and is located in a rather "Thai" part of town. There are few farang and I have found myself mingling with more and …
Pee Sak
My first week at Chulalongkorn can be characterized by the awkward feeling of being foreign and the air burned into my lungs from taking a motorcycle nearly across all of Bangkok every morning. George's dad, Kevin, is an ex-pat and has been living in Thailand for at least seven years. He was nice enough to …
Newark, Detriot, Tokyo, Bangkok. This was my path. I had always wanted to go to Tokyo and in a few hours I would be making my first stop there.14 hours after I left Newark I landed in Narita airport. Ten minutes prior to landing I was informed that a typhoon in China had caused my …
Justin Calderón 