Destination Saigon : adventures in Vietnam /
Mason, Walter.
Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin,
2010.
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-255).
"Inspired living."
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.
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.
Mason, Walter