Books

For those who can't travel themselves, there are some books available which describe in a magnificent and atmospheric way life in Indochina, at one time or another...
An all-time classic: Graham Greene's "The quiet american", a novel set in Saigon around 1950 during the first Indochina war. It's been translated into probably every major language (including catalá), so there's definitely no excuse if someone doesn't know it.
Right now I'm reading "La nuit de dragon" by Norman Lewis, an english journalist who travelled Indochina in the 1950s. The original title is "A dragon apparent", and it's a collection of smaller and larger reportages, written in a vivid and very descriptive way. I don't know whether it's available in other languages. From the same author was published a book about his travels to Burma, don't know the title right now, if one's interested, just feed your search engine with the author's name.
Many years ago I read "Borderlines" by Charles Nichols, a collection of shorter stories about his travels to Thailand... easy and pleasant reading...

It was definitely one of the last true adventures on this planet: in 1985/86 the swedish journalist Bertil Lindner crossed in 18 months northern Burma, starting in India, in Naga Land, and travelling through the lands of ethnic minorities until crossing the Chinese border. The written testimony is "Land of Jade - A journey through insurgent Burma". I must admit, it requires probably some interest in Burma's past and present... but if someone got just that, this is a book not to miss (before I left, I saw a new edition in Altair, Barcelona's travel bookstore).
These are just a very few recommendations, but all of these books are easy literature and definitely worth reading...