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 Visions
Of The Wild
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| Fragile
Edge
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A
Lambing Season  In
Ireland
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| Sailing
Back In Time
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 Three
Moons In
Vietnam |
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Boat In Our Baggage
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| Jungle
Islands |
| A
Cat In A Kayak
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| A
Seal In The Family
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| A
Cat Adrift
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| Three
Moons In Vietnam – A
Haphazard Journey by Boat and Bicycle by Maria Coffey, photography by Dag Goering |
Three full moons rose over Vietnam while Maria Coffey and her husband Dag explored the country's spectacular coast from the great Mekong Delta in the south to Halong Bay in the north. Determined to see the 'real' Vietnam, they traveled aboard leaky fishing boats, in tiny sampans and coracles, on rickety bicycles and battered buses. Straying far off the tourist routes, they were dogged by petty officials, hid in small boats to avoid arrest, and encountered wandering spirits and snakes in bottles. Their tough, exhilarating journey carried them through a country in flux between doctrinaire socialism and a free market economy, where ancient traditions continue alongside terrible memories of the 'American War' and where people survive with dignity and humor. Coffey chronicles this haphazard adventure in a frank, engaging and often hilarious style. She movingly portrays an unexpected encounter of the heart, and the forming of an emotional bond which will last for many moons to come. "A faithful and lively account...a must for anyone contemplating a visit to Vietnam." - Yorkshire Post |
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