Anatomy
of a Vietnam Adventure
Hitchhiking
Vietnam
7
months
6,400
miles
4,260
dollars
63
lb. backpack
Vietnamese
vocabulary: 1800 words
Transportation:
bicycle, motorbike, train, bus, hitch-hiking, truck, water-buffalo,
horse, fastboat, plane, outrigger, canoe, hiking.
Small
Companions: mosquitoes, bedbugs, spiders, ants,
bees, mites, fleas, stinging centipedes.
Large
Companions: (1) rugged Alaskan, (1) handsome German,
(1) 22" unfriendly eagle, (4) leopard kittens, and (1) infant
endangered gibbon.
Stolen:
one glove, a bottle of shampoo, a liter of gasoline.
Consumed:
429 bowls of soup, 8 pounds of weeds, endless green tea.
Purchased: 23
uncut rubies.
Injuries
and illnesses: 1 punji stake impalement, anemia,
giardia, scurvy, assorted motorcycle burns, split ends.
14
arrests (2 in Cambodia).
1
expulsion (from Vietnam).
4
haircuts (28 cents each).
113
hours on the train
42
hours waiting for rides
52
motorbike breakdowns
RESULT
52
hours of Hi8 footage
1,834
pages of notes
4,644
slides (129 rolls)
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