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Destination Saigon :

1741759498

9781741759495

b748999

Destination Saigon :

[Book]

adventures in Vietnam /

Walter Mason.

Crows Nest, NSW :

Allen & Unwin,

2010.

xiv, 255 pages :

map ;

20 cm

"Inspired living."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255).

Monks and movie stars -- Hairdressers and seamstresses -- Consuming the corpse fruit -- Telling lies about Confucius -- Jasper prayer beads -- Latin quarter -- Mystical Hanoi -- When cheap isn't cheerful -- The towers of Binh Dinh -- Ice cream in Quy Nhon -- Fish, beer and bananas -- The Can Tho feast of asking -- Don't pay the ferryman's wife -- Crazy delta dancing -- Dad's place on the Mekong -- Feeding the chickens -- Grandmother's secret -- Tay Ninh Oi! -- Cao Dai -- Dressing up -- Off to see the black lady -- Feng shui and flower arranging -- The furniture-breaking demon -- Forgotten ancestors -- Hello kitty -- Tattooed dragon -- Losing hope in Hue -- Our Lady of La Vang -- Cinnamon city -- Perfume river -- Gentle mother -- Mr. Buddha -- Begrudging compassion -- Gas masks and goggles -- The hermit on the hill -- Pastel pink and porcelain -- Patron saint of hairdressers -- Café society -- Familiar spies -- Trysts and dubious treats -- Salted plums -- Escape to Mui Ne -- An invitation to party in the old market -- Fishermen's karaoke -- The big Buddha of Phan Thiet -- In police custody in Tra Vinh -- Homeward bound.

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

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