Sparring with Charlie
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Sparring with Charlie

Motorbiking down the Ho Chi Minh TrailBy Christopher HuntNarrated by Grover Gardner
Length8h 38m

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When Christopher Hunt set off in search of Vietnam's notorious Ho Chi Minh Trail, he hardly expected to end up on a rickety, Russian-made motorcycle navigating 5,000 kilometers of paths rarely traveled by tourists and on roads missing from maps. Hunt left the United States expecting to explore the 1,700-kilometer highway that was once the supply route for the North Vietnamese Army. He soon found himself roaming the Vietnamese countryside in need of help and direction. In the process, he found that being an American in Vietnam conjured constant reminders of the past and encountered a country and a people poised precariously between the ancient and the modern. With adventure, wit, and an eye for the absurd, Hunt goes beyond the newspaper headlines and myths about Vietnam to capture the color and complexity of Vietnam today.

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Rating★★★ 3.4 (160)
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GenreTravel
Length8 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byGrover Gardner
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 8, 2008
LanguageEnglish
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