Destination Saigon : adventures in Vietnam / Walter Mason.

ISBN:

9781741759495

Título:

Autor:

Mason, Walter G.

Autor personal:

Mason, Walter G.

Información de la publicación:

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Inspired Living, 2010.

Descripción física:

xiv, 255 p. : map ; 20 cm.

Término geográfico:

Vietnam -- Cross-cultural studies.

Vietnam -- Description and travel.

Vietnam -- Guidebooks.

Formato:

Libros

Fecha de publicación:

2010

WAIT_PUBINFO:

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Inspired Living, 2010.

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Encuadernado con estos títulos

Get a taste of the real Vietnam and its people on a sometimes funny, always fascinating journey from the bustling cities to out of the way villages, into Buddhist monasteries and along the Mekong - a real delight for armchair travellers and those contemplating their own adventure.

Notas del autor

Walter, a former bookseller is well known in industry, has several blogs, and is a popular figure on the speaking circuit. He's a brilliant raconteur, good media talent, and has a strong eye for the quirky.

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Library Journal Review

From the heat and crowds to the exotic foods to the kindness of residents, Australian writer Mason gives readers an engrossing glimpse of a modern, poverty-stricken, mysterious Vietnam. He weaves his tales of traveling around the country and meeting eccentric individuals, including Buddhist monks, nuns, hairdressers, cafe dwellers, boat/taxi drivers, and their relatives with humor, dignity, and a great deal of love for the places and people he has come to know. Although this book is based on a three-month trip, Mason gives his adventures in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), Hanoi, and beyond (and the people that he shared them with) a history based on his previous visits, which allows him to portray a Vietnam that few Westerners will ever experience. VERDICT Armchair travelers as well as all readers interested in Vietnam or Buddhism will love this delightful book. Highly recommended.-Melissa Aho, Univ. of Minnesota Lib., Minneapolis (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.