French writer and filmmaker Marguerite Duras, at that time 14 years of age, travelled with her mother in 1928 from Cochinchina, today's Vietnam, to their new land concession (often flooded... read more →
French naturalist and explorer M. Henri Mouhot (1826-1861) is credited for the rediscovery of Angkor Wat and the introduction of the temples to the western world. While on his Travels... read more →