road to mekong is a pleasantly addictive read the book is a travelogue written by piya bahadur about a road trip she took across 6 countriesas the cover shows the book is about 4 women who went on an adventure on their bikes piya bahadur is one of the women and she tells the true tale of how 4 women left their jobs and families for 56 days to take this incredible trip the journey started in hyderabad went through the east indian coast and northeastern india then crossing the border to myanmar then thailand laos and vietnam along the river mekong and ending in cambodia in the book she tells of their travels what inspired this trip and how they each agreed to go for it while its clear the journey affected all the women immensely the book isnt heavy on emotions focussing more on the journey and the present the language is beautiful flowing simple and you feel youre on the ride with them with descriptions of places not often visited observations on culture and anecdotes of several interesting meetings all described with almost a lyrical language this book is a delight to read its especially a good gift for those who enjoy travel or road trips or those who have been contemplating such a trip for a while but cant seem to find the time