Vater's observations on the human condition as he experiences it firsthand travelling along the less tourist-beaten paths of South and Southeast Asia, result in a frank yet evocative account of life in the region away from the world of glossy brochures. Vater's observations on the human condition as he experiences it firsthand travelling along the less tourist-beaten paths of South and Southeast Asia, result in a frank yet evocative account of life in the region away from the world of glossy brochures. Vater records and reports the remarkable experiences and encounters