On this return visit, however, the Royal Mansour has offered me a new way of seeing Casablaca’s vitality.

In the Amansara library, I came across a history of Cambodian architecture. The author noted that Ta Prohm is preserved by a principle of “maintenance as found”—only the most minimal structural support is provided, with no attempt at reconstruction. It is not merely a conservation technique, but a philosophical stance:…

The 1950s and ’60s were, in retrospect, the golden age of postcolonial Cambodia. The horrors yet to come had not descended upon this land; the old elegance of Indochina still lingered in the rhythms of everyday life. As William Shawcross once wrote in Sideshow, it was “a land of pastoral…

During my journey in Sri Lanka, I devoted my journey entirely to the southwestern seaboard. From Galle to Weligama, these are the waters where the Indian Ocean surges with its fiercest energy.

As once the most luxurious and expensive hotel in Beijing, how did the Xitan Hotel establish its cosmopolitan identity amidst the mountains and forests?

Visiting Hendra Hadiprana’s legacy on his homeland: Tanah Gajah and Dua Dari.