Used this book along side the Footprint Laos guide. Both are better for different areas, both were a bit lacking when you get away from the main areas and some areas were already out of date once you were away from the main centres.
Overall still good. LP books are not as good as they used to be in my opinion but worth carrying.
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Jon Swain relates the fall of Phnom Penh on first hand, the five years of silence and speculation and the stories of many survivors after the liberation. He was there when the airport was closed, he left friends and he knew well the political forces in the area
The book is written in a clear tone, without political or moral opinions, and with a controlled emotion. The narration of the events and the stories of common people give a series of images that left a strong imprint on me. The book is a classic on this period and I recommend it.
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The LP Lao Phrasebook is much more than just a list of phrases to help in tricky situations. The background information usefully supplements any guidebook you may be travelling with and the description of pronunciation, especially of the tones, is user-friendly.
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The LP Lao Phrasebook is much more than just a list of phrases to help in tricky situations. The background information usefully supplements any guidebook you may be travelling with and the description of pronunciation, especially of the tones, is user-friendly.
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The LP Lao Phrasebook is much more than just a list of phrases to help in tricky situations. The background information usefully supplements any guidebook you may be travelling with and the description of pronunciation, especially of the tones, is user-friendly.
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The LP Lao Phrasebook is much more than just a list of phrases to help in tricky situations. The background information usefully supplements any guidebook you may be travelling with and the description of pronunciation, especially of the tones, is user-friendly.
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This is an excellent book, written with a rare skill in marrying together a mixture of facts with honesty, in an engaging, witty, and stylish prose.
The author spent the first eight years of his life growing up in vietnam, before his family emigrated to the states, one family of thousands who escaped across the seas as boat people.
He returns to Vietnam years later, in a bid to find himself and to give his life direction. A life by his own admission had been littered with failures to himself and his family.
He decides to cycle his way practically over most of vietnam and relates his experiences and the people he encounters along the way.
Written with humour throughout, not least the chronic diarrhoea he's been crippled ... Read More:
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Having visited s21 and the killing fields this book is particulary poignant.It captures the human tragedy and makes me think that irrespective of all that goes on in todays society we are lucky enough not to have lived through such a time when life was so cheap.
Read this book of the flight to Phnom Penh for a truly moving experience.
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As a woman I rarelr read prison stories but was amazedto find one in the shop I use. Also, this woman appeared to be innocent until framed by a communistic government for its own ulterior motives. Very disturbing account of her treatment. She was allowed anti-depressives and the Australian ambassador- who up till her arrest had been her personal friend- went through the motions of trying to help her but in reality- although she doesn't like to admit this- did precious little in real terms for her.
Also, the embassy doctor did an avaluation of her health from the back of a jeep- when she came to court he looked through the window and. seeing that her legs hadn't actually been broken, and that she was able to walk, declared her health 'good'. What a clown. How frustrating. ... Read More:
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