Bali and Angkor: A 1930s Pleasure Trip Looking at Life and Death
Out-of-the-box considerations on Khmer Art and the fall of Angkor.
Books Books Chasses au tigre et a l'éléphant: un hiver au Cambodge / A Winter in Cambodia
One of the first published travel accounts from French explorers at the end of the 19th century, with hunting anecdotes...
Publications Henri Mouhot´s Travels in Siam, Cambodia and Laos, 1858-1860
First edition of Henri Mouhot's famous relation on his journeys through Indochina.
Publications La Route Sacrée/Sacred Road to Angkor
From Phimai (Isan Province, Thailand) to Angkor, 225 km graced by Khmer Temples and ancient buildings.Films Les ruines d'Angkor | Piano & Text
A poetic and musical musing through the ruins of Angkor.
Books Lumieres d'Orient / Eastern Lights
From Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Madurai (South India) and Canton (Guanghzou), an inspiring travelogue towards Angkor, with a magnificient description, and...
Books Poison Arrows: Strange Journey with an Opium Dreamer, Annam, Cambodia, Siam and The Lotos Isle of Bali
A smart feminist in 1935 Angkor. Sensuality, hints to opium-enticed paradises, Bali women: "Asia lifted its curtain at the moonlit...
Links Southeast Asian Kingdoms
A stimulating travel blog looking for ancient kingdoms behind the facade of modernity.
Publications The Land of The White Elephant
The first published account of a visit to Angkor by an American citizen.
Books The Straits of Malacca, Indochina and China
Or Ten Years' Travels, Adventures and Residence Abroad
Books Un pèlerin d'Angkor
One of the most inspired (and inspirational) travelogues on Angkor in the pioneering times.
Books Voyage dans les Royaumes de Siam, de Cambodge et de Laos
Including the famous relation of the January 1860 visit to Angkor site, this edition drew from Mouhot's Diary and previous...
Books Zhou Dagan's "Customs of Cambodia"
Another translation of the most ancient account of the life in Angkor by the Chinese merchant and traveler Zhou Daguan
Books Zhou Daguan's Customs of Cambodia: A New Translation
An English translation of the famous text by Zhou Daguan anchoring it to the 'real' Khmer country (Srok Khmer).