Cee Jay

Cee Jay

Founder and writer of heritasian.com, a website dedicated to historical travel and heritage. My background includes a diverse range of experiences, from hospitality and sales to writing and editing. Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand for the past 20 years. My mixed British and Straits Chinese heritage, has shaped my understanding of culture and history, which informs my writing.
Thai green curry with chicken, bamboo shoots, and chilies in a rustic bowl

The Art of Balance: Central Thai Cuisine Heritage

Central Thai cuisine is a refined balance of sweet, salty, sour, and spicy, rooted in the royal courts of Ayutthaya and Bangkok. Shaped by centuries of trade, it features iconic dishes like Tom Yum Gung and Green Curry, emphasising communal dining and fresh, aromatic ingredients.

Heritage hotel index pillar one: antique wooden library door with hidden ventilation

Auditing Architectural Integrity

True material stewardship requires looking past superficial old-world charm to audit a building's physical reality. This technical breakdown of Pillar 1 details the exact architectural parameters used to score structures on raw structural preservation, material choices, and passive environmental layouts.

Heritage Hotel Index: Tablet displays blueprint of historic hotel, a user guide.

User’s Guide to the Heritage Hotel Index (HHI)

Standard travel ratings fail historic properties by prioritizing modern luxury over conservation. This comprehensive user guide introduces the Heritage Hotel Index (HHI), a data-driven, 101-point rubric designed to audit material integrity, narrative depth, and authentic, regional preservation workflows.

Langkawi's barren coastline, a lone figure by the sea under a stormy sky

Langkawi Cultural Heritage Tourism

To design cultural tourism experiences, travel curators must look beyond generic paradise branding. This insight explores how the historical multi-generational isolation of Langkawi, driven by the legendary Mahsuri curse, shatters commercial destination marketing in favor of authentic, redemptive storytelling.

DSLR camera for landscape photography with mountain views.