One Foot in Laos View Online By Dervla Murphy
| Title | : | One Foot in Laos |
| Author | : | Dervla Murphy |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
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| ISBN | : | 0719559693 |
Nestled between Vietnam to the east, Myanmar and China to the north, Thailand to the west and Cambodia to the south, Laos has long suffered from the depredations of its larger neighbors But the biggest bully in its history was the United States which, starting in 1964, carried on a secret war against Laos By the time of the ceasefire in February 1973, Laos had become t Nestled between Vietnam to the east, Myanmar and China to the north, Thailand to the west and Cambodia to the south, Laos has long suffered from the depredations of its larger neighbors But the biggest bully in its history was the United States which, starting in 1964, carried on a secret war against Laos By the time of the ceasefire in February 1973, Laos had become the most heavily bombed nation in the history of the world.When renowned travel writer Dervla Murphy went to Laos in 1997, she discovered a country that had only just opened its borders to the West What she found was a country where the people kind, gentle, welcoming than compensate for everything that can go wrong But she also discovered that the persisting problems bequeathed by its recent past are tragic and other problems threaten its immediate future A series of chance meetings left her with a profound sense of a beautiful country and a unique culture threatened once again by the extreme pressures of the modern world
about Author
Dervla Murphy is an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books for over 40 years She is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt Ireland to India With a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India Murphy is a famous speaker and writer on Palestinian issues She seeks the dissolution of Israel in its entirety.Murphy normally travels Dervla Murphy is an Irish touring cyclist and author of adventure travel books for over 40 years She is best known for her 1965 book Full Tilt Ireland to India With a Bicycle, about an overland cycling trip through Europe, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India Murphy is a famous speaker and writer on Palestinian issues She seeks the dissolution of Israel in its entirety.Murphy normally travels alone and unaided, without luxuries and depending on the hospitality of local people When not travelling, Murphy lives in Lis, as she has for most of her life 
Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
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In Ethiopia with a Mule
The Ukimwi Road
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Nestled between Vietnam to the east, Myanmar and China to the north, Thailand to the west and Cambodia to the south, Laos has long suffered from the d
Dervla Murphy
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