Gebrauchsanweisung für Vietnam, Laos und Kambodscha

Delicate women in conical hats and monks in saffron robes; white cattle and fragrant street food stalls by the roadside; bizarre rock formations and the most famous temples in the world: Southeast Asia enchants. The author shares how he learned a completely new sense of time from Laotians; how in Vietnam Chinese and French heritage, communist and economic ambition casually harmonize; about life in Cambodia with legends, beggars, and hungry house spirits; about the Mekong as a lifeline, 40-hour bus rides over winding roads, and the daily moped madness in Phnom Penh. He searches for Graham Greene in Saigon, reveals why the rainy season is much better than its reputation, and what the smile of Asians truly means.