Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam

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Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam

Author: Erika Warmbrunn
Binding: Hardcover
Published: 01 March, 2001
ISBN: 0898866847

$16.47


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Where the Pavement Ends: One Womans Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China Vietnam

Where the Pavement Ends: One Woman's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China & Vietnam
by: Erika Warmbrunn

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.4 / 5.0

A Pageturner!:

I enjoyed this book and oftentimes found the narrative absorbing. I was astonished by the contrasts particularly between Mongolia, with its frigid weather, expansive plains and childlike adults, and Vietnam, with its tropical beaches and aggressive, war-weary toddlers! Attention to detail really enlivened the book. I particularly liked the linguistic asides and descriptions of different foods. I always looked forward to the pictures, although I sorely missed a photo of Beijing. The chapter about the... more info

A Travelogue to the Unknown:

I found so much interesting firsthand information about Mongolia, China, and VietNam in this interesting book and for that I am grateful to the author.

I did feel, not far into the book, that she was rather impetuous in her decision to take this 5,000 mile journey and was not very well-prepared at all. Right away, trying to cross the border into Mongolia was an issue for her and something that I thought she should have found out about beforehand. She also made some serious safety mistakes, as when she was... more info

I'm not Lance:

The good news is, I really liked this book. The bad news is that when I finished it I quit my job, sold the house, drained my IRA and bought a bicycle.

If you have ever traveled in the third world and experienced the mixed emotions of being a rich American in a poor country you will recognize yourself in this story. From the priceless experiences she has with people who let her into their homes and into their worlds, to those who have had much more experience with wealthy Western travelers and make their... more info


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