Paris is a city of contrasting districts and wide boulevards, bisected by the seine river, crowned by the hill of Montmartre and adorned with one of the most photographed structures in Europe: The Eiffel tower. The City of Paris gets … Continue reading →

Bangkok was a small trading post on a bank of Chao Phraya River until it became the capital of old Siam in 1768 during the Ayutthaya Kingdom. The capital was destroyed during the Burmese invasion but Siamese dominance returned shortly, … Continue reading →

Hong Kong means ‘Fragrant Harbor’ in the local Cantonese dialect, this collection of islands and inlets at the mouth of the Pearl River was the location of the first encounters between British sailors and Chinese fishermen. The area encompassing Hong … Continue reading →

Delhi, known locally as Dilli, has been continuously inhabited for over 5000 years, built and rebuilt over 11 times during its long history, New Delhi India is currently the second most populous city in India with over 15 million inhabitants. … Continue reading →

Manila was a prosperous sultanate that had enjoyed close trading ties with China and other Asian trading nations for many centuries by the time the Spanish arrived in 1570. The sultan initially agreed to trade with the Spanish but declined … Continue reading →