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by Karin Muller (Author) "Long ago, I used to fall asleep to my mother's bedtime stories of Africa..." (more)
Key Phrases: soup shop, permission papers, homemade whiskey, Youth League, Cuc Phuong, Tonkinese Alps (more...)
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For seven months Karin Muller traversed Vietnam--sometimes by motorbike, often by foot--covering 6,400 miles from the Mekong Delta to the Chinese border. Along the way she survives 52 motorbike breakdowns, 14 arrests, and one awful bout with scurvy. She plants rice with farmers, saves a few leopard cubs from the black market, learns to drive a passenger train, and gets to know a lot of people on her Ho Chi Minh Trail trek. Told honestly and humorously, the culture, pace, land, scents, problems, and beauties of Vietnam are evoked as Muller and Vietnam interact. Snippets of letters home (like "I traded some of my antihistamines for Tampax yesterday. What a relief" and "Am I really blood type A? It's important") highlight the details, while the strong narrative holds them together. Her pictures are excellent, the story riveting, and the writing a pleasure--good reading for a flight to Asia or a day at the beach. --Stephanie Gold --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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For 7 months Karin Muller traversed Vietnam and reveals honestly and humorously, the culture, pace, land, scents, problems, and beauties of Vietnam.


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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot (March 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0762702575
  • ISBN-13: 978-0762702572
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars 30 customer reviews (30 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #796,800 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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First Sentence:
Long ago, I used to fall asleep to my mother's bedtime stories of Africa. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soup shop, permission papers, homemade whiskey, unhusked rice, animal market
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Youth League, Cuc Phuong, Tonkinese Alps, Buon Ma Thout, Lao Cai, Peace Corps, Anh Lac, Anh Thuy, Dien Bien Phu, Yen Bai, Nha Trang, Central Highlands, Mai Chau, Mekong Delta, Southeast Asia, Khe Sanh, Kim Cafe, South Vietnam, Thanh Hoa
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