TY - BOOK AU - Mason,Walter TI - Destination Saigon: : adventures in Vietnam SN - 9781741759495 U1 - 915.970444 PY - 2010/// CY - New South Wales PB - Allen & Unwin KW - Vietnam KW - Description and travel N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-255); 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 ER -