Author(s): Linda Laube

Stories / Narrative

Thrown off course by a chance conversation on the Trans-Siberian Express, Lydia Laube, author of "Behind the Veil: An Australian Nurse in Saudi Arabia" and "Slowboat to Mongolia" heads for the hills of South China in search of a passage to Vietnam. Exiting China by pedal power, and entering Vietnam on a motor bike, she careers through the weird and wonderful world of Vietnam to produce this look at a unique landscape and culture. First published 1999.