An unforgettable helicopter ride: a journey through Cambodia’s ancient wonders
In 2004, Jean Pierre and I embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that would forever etch itself in our memory—a helicopter ride through the North of Cambodia, exploring some of the country’s most breathtaking and historically significant sites. We were with dear friends from Germany Michael and Isabelle Girardet and with our neighbour, archaeologist, Christophe Pottier […]
Discovering the lost temples of Koh Ker in 2004
In February 2004, we embarked on an adventure that would lead us to one of Cambodia’s most enigmatic and lesser-known archaeological sites in those days—Koh Ker. The road was newly opened, making the site accessible to travellers for the first time since 1970. Accompanied by our archaeologist friends, we felt as pioneers exploring this remote […]
Angkor temples in the 1960s
Angkor temples in the 1960’s, a family album My parents met in Montpellier, France, in the early sixties as my father had a scholarship offered by the French government to study Biology. They married three years later and my mother moved to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the week after the wedding in 1964. She was originally […]
