The Lonely Planet authors pay a great deal of attention to the local culture and try to understand a country on its own terms. They are mainly aimed at independent travelers who want to get a way from the ordinary sights. All of these guidebooks feature maps and illustrations. This easy to follow cookbook showcases some of the more unusual ingredients and cooking techniques of the Vietnamese, highlighted by beautiful color photographs. Other features include a brief history of the Vietnamese culinary culture, and look at Vietnamese kitchens.
Guides provide great insight into a countries customs, attitudes and behaviors.
They offer helpful advice for travelers on topics such as language, food and etiquette. This is a valuable reference book for travelers going to Vietnam for the first time. On her travels she learns to drive a passenger train, plant rice with local farmers, and saves leopard kittens from being sold on the black market. When Heaven and Earth Changed Places is the powerful memoir of Le Ly Hayslip, who at the age of 12 was recruited by the Viet Cong. After suffering through terrible war experiences, she fled to America, returning home to Vietnam 20 years later, to make peace with her past.