Perfect for enthusiasts of exploration, adventure, and cultural discovery, this book is a testament to the indomitable spirit of those who dare to venture into the unknown.
... Mekong and the Yangtze rivers . In several places the water was spanned by rope bridges . The cables are made of twisted bamboo , and as one end must necessarily be higher than the ... trail for three miles when I DOWN THE MEKONG VALLEY 193.
... Mekong Discovery Trail TRAVEL THE UNSEEN MEKONG The Mekong Discovery Trail is a network of routes running for 180km from Kratie to the border with Laos, taking in some of the least populated and little-seen areas of the Mekong region in ...
... routes are open to the traveler . The most comfortable and consider- ably the cheapest is by the bi - weekly steamer down the Mekong . The alternative route , which is far more interesting , consists in descending the river to Banam , a ...
Author Ngo The Vinh combines his vivid travel notes and collection of photographs with a meticulously researched history of the environmental degradation of the Mekong River.
... trails and your equipment is carried by mules and llamas , which are led by an arriero ( muleteer ) . You are likely to come across the indigenous Aymara people in their stone houses or herding alpacas on the mountain slopes . MEKONG ...
This is the story of the peoples and cultures of the great river, from these obscure beginnings to the emergence of today’s independent nations.
A new chapter brings this edition up to date on recent developments in the region.