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BL
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| Record Number
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994629
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b748999
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| Main Entry
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Mason, Walter.
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| Title & Author
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Destination Saigon : : adventures in Vietnam /\ Walter Mason.
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| Publication Statement
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Crows Nest, NSW :: Allen & Unwin,, 2010.
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| Page. NO
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xiv, 255 pages :: map ;; 20 cm
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| ISBN
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1741759498
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: 9781741759495
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| Notes
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"Inspired living."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255).
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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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Mason, Walter-- Travel-- Vietnam.
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Mason, Walter.
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Mason, Walter - Journeys - Vietnam.
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Travellers - Vietnam.
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Vietnam - Description and travel.
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Travel.
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Vietnam, Description and travel.
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Vietnam.
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| Dewey Classification
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915.970444
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| LC Classification
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DS556.39.M37 2010
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