Thailand: The Author's Lounge, The Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok. When Siam opened to foreign trade after the signing of the Bowring Treaty the sailors that manned the ships which conveyed this trade though Bangkok required accommodation on shore. To meet this demand, Captain Dyers, an American, and his partner Barnes opened a hotel called the Oriental Hotel. It was the first hotel in Siam. This burnt down in 1865. Several years later, a partnership of Danish captains opened a replacement hotel. The hotel is a favorite of celebrity visitors to Bangkok.

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