Vietnam

[Berebo]

Thanks for the reply. pero kaya ba ang 7 days to cover SR-PP-HCM-Halong-Hanoi? exclusive yung oct 2 na Manila-SR at Oct 10 Hanoi-Manila. At mgplane from HCM-Hanoi.

Yung Mekong river cruise, one day din ba? Kaya ba pgsabayin ang Cu Chi at Mekong?

'di kami nakapunta ng Halong at Hanoi pero sa tingin ko mabibitin ka ng 1 day diyan at Mas maganda kung di mo masyado compress yung time mo kase sobrang mapapagod ka.

'di rin kami nag mekong pero ang cu chi tunnel namin na halfday 8:30AM - 12:00NN. 1.5hrs max time of travel from Pham Ngu Lao -> Cu Chi Tunnel

[ohsing]

1st day: http://divigirl.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/day-1-vietnam/

2nd to 12th day: under construction

[Rumdumb]

What is the earliest bus/train going to Mui Ne from Ho Chi Minh?

[josaidamaer08]

just sharing my trip (1st batch - Hanoi)

halong bay - kayaking <3



inside the Hang Dau Go Cave



Hoan Kiem Lake at night.. super walking distance lang yung hotel namin dito.



at the war museum



catholic cathedral of hanoi



Le-Nin monument



Pagoda



Vietnam Museum of Ethnology



outside the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology



water puppet show

[josaidamaer08]

just sharing my trip (2nd batch - Ho Chi Minh)

People's Committee Hall - Ho Chi Minh Park


Cathedral of Notre-Dame... it's like you're in France ♥


Woman's Museum


war museum


ben thanh market


Mekong




biking around the floating village

[riCannabis]

just sharing my trip (2nd batch - Ho Chi Minh)


Mekong
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Nice photos!

[josaidamaer08]

Nice photos!

Thanks!

[magnum_motoki]

pa advice naman...

Kaya ba mag day trip sa angkor *** or PP from HCM? tentative flight kase is Friday night, so dating nun Sat na ng madaling araw tapos flight back is monday ng 1:00am...
thanks in advance.

[magnum_motoki]

pa advice naman...

Kaya ba mag day trip sa angkor *** or PP from HCM? tentative flight kase is Friday night, so dating nun Sat na ng madaling araw tapos flight back is monday ng 1:00am...
thanks in advance.

Sirs, pa advice please...
pwede po ba na we arrive in HCM at 1am tapos tour na , then night bus to siem reap, kase I'm thinking of flying back to manila from siem reap.thanks

[greenlaser]

Sirs, pa advice please...
pwede po ba na we arrive in HCM at 1am tapos tour na , then night bus to siem reap, kase I'm thinking of flying back to manila from siem reap.thanks

Your trip is too short to squeeze in everything, halos 2 days lang yun....obviously not enough!

2 days is barely enough for HCM alone and you are wishing to go to Siem Reap (to see Angkor ***) within that very limited time....Mapapagod ka lang nyan!

Best if your just enjoy HCM within that period.

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Napadaan lang.............I'm now living and working here in Vietnam by the way.....pero bago pa rin lang ako dito

[purpleheadd07]

pa advice naman...

Kaya ba mag day trip sa angkor *** or PP from HCM? tentative flight kase is Friday night, so dating nun Sat na ng madaling araw tapos flight back is monday ng 1:00am...
thanks in advance.

bus from HCM to Siem Reap takes 13 hours one way.

so if you arrive saturday am, HCM tour ng saturday morning till pm, ganun ba?

pwede naman yan kaso city tour lang talaga yan.

night bus kayo ng saturday night at dadating ng SR ng umaga, skip niyo na ang PP kasi wala din naman gaanong makita dun.

for sure di niyo na maabutan ang sunrise tour so direcho tour upon check in, pwede na nga ata di na kayo mag hotel, lol. tour na agad.

and then fly out of SR to Manila Monday ng madaling araw. OMG, nakakapagod.

[magnum_motoki]

haha, yung nga pansin ko, ayaw ko kase umabsent.haha
Thank you po :-)

[josaidamaer08]

pa advice naman...

Kaya ba mag day trip sa angkor *** or PP from HCM? tentative flight kase is Friday night, so dating nun Sat na ng madaling araw tapos flight back is monday ng 1:00am...
thanks in advance.

magagahol kayo sa oras, sobrang iksi ng oras niyo.. if kaya niyo walang pahinga kasi maghapon-magdamag kayong nasa byahe & tours, eh di go!

[greenlaser]

Going to a place just for the sake of 'being there'....that's nothing but a waste of time, money and effort!

You go to a place...you have to 'feel' it...see the sights, hear the sound, even savor the smell, and of course the taste it offers....Literally feeling the place....getting an 'imprint

Alam naman nating lahat yan ano...pero paano magagawa yun kung magpapaka-pagod lang at ang target ay marating lang talaga yung lugar.....Parang tour na pang post lang sa FB baga

[josaidamaer08]

Going to a place just for the sake of 'being there'....that's nothing but a waste of time, money and effort!

You go to a place...you have to 'feel' it...see the sights, hear the sound, even savor the smell, and of course the taste it offers....Literally feeling the place....getting an 'imprint

Alam naman nating lahat yan ano...pero paano magagawa yun kung magpapaka-pagod lang at ang target ay marating lang talaga yung lugar.....Parang tour na pang post lang sa FB baga

i agree!

and gagastos ka na rin lang sa tour eh, aba lubusin mo na!

kesehodang umabsent sa trabaho.. carry na! minsan lang naman

[greenlaser]

i agree!

and gagastos ka na rin lang sa tour eh, aba lubusin mo na!

kesehodang umabsent sa trabaho.. carry na! minsan lang naman

Agree......paglaanan na ng panahon....para relaxing lang yung tour!

VIETNAM has a lot to offer!

I'm here for more than a month, currently living in Can Tho City (around three hours from HCM).

Vietnam is a paradise for food trip-pers, tropical fruits galore, murang-mura ang prutas. Kahit saan ka pumunta nag-kalat ang outdoor cafes, food stalls offering all sorts of noodles, bahn-mi stalls.....street foods galore!

Even for a non-pork eater like me, marami pa ring makakainan...I specially like sea-food lau, pho-bo, all beef-based noodles......just last night I tried goat's meat lau and it was surprisingly good....and very cheap! (Hindi lang talaga nila ako na dare na lagyan ng hilaw na 'balut' yung sabaw habang kumukulo sa hot-pot....yung mga locals, ina-alog muna yung hilaw na balut, para hindi na gumagalaw yung sisiw pag-break nila nung balot, tapos ida-drop nila sa kumukulong sabaw ng lau)

Sa Manila, ang isang bowl ng pho-bo-kho halos 300 pesos, dito equivalent lang ng 70 pesos.....Bumili ako ng rambutan kagabi, halos 25 pesos lang isang kilo.

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Isang pinagtataka ko, bakit yung 'safeguard' na sabon dito kalahati lang presyo kumpara sa nabibili sa Pinas......PERO gawa sa Pilipinas yung available dito ...bat ganun?

[Ryuuji]

Got to visit HCMC last year. I tried couchsurfing rather than the usual tourist-y route para maiba naman.

My host family was nice. Got to tour me around the different Districts and some attractions like the night market, Ben Thanh market, the new tunnel, post office, the cathedral, etc. Sorry, I forgot the names.

The Viets are nice naman in general pero they kept asking me what I think about their country, haha. Kept on pestering me that their socialist govt system works even though I didn't ask them about it in the first place. And every stage has a statue of HCM!

Was able to conquer my fear of their roads because of all the motorbikes, sanayan nga lang. I stayed at a place where the houses were literally just vertical buildings stuck together (I think that was in District 4).

Food's ok. I got to taste their coffee peddled by the street. The beer's great! Buti naman my bro was a beer lover as well. I got to know more about Vietnam over alcohol.

My only gripe about the food was pho with cilantro. Never again!

[greenlaser]

Got to visit HCMC last year. I tried couchsurfing rather than the usual tourist-y route para maiba naman.

My host family was nice. Got to tour me around the different Districts and some attractions like the night market, Ben Thanh market, the new tunnel, post office, the cathedral, etc. Sorry, I forgot the names.

The Viets are nice naman in general pero they kept asking me what I think about their country, haha. Kept on pestering me that their socialist govt system works even though I didn't ask them about it in the first place. And every stage has a statue of HCM!

Was able to conquer my fear of their roads because of all the motorbikes, sanayan nga lang. I stayed at a place where the houses were literally just vertical buildings stuck together (I think that was in District 4).

Food's ok. I got to taste their coffee peddled by the street. The beer's great! Buti naman my bro was a beer lover as well. I got to know more about Vietnam over alcohol.

My only gripe about the food was pho with cilantro. Never again!

Yup, ganun usually ang mga apartments dito, like what you said 'literally just vertical buildings stuck together'....Front width of the building is around six meters but the inside length is from 10 to 15 meters, ganun usually ang cut ng properties dito, kaya they tend to maximize space by building it higher (5 levels or higher).

About food, buti na lang gusto ko ang lasa ng cilantro (wansoy or coriander). Yun ang nagbibigay ng kakaibang lasa sa noodles nila, cilantro together with fresh mint leaves and basil....tapos maraming gulay-gulay, sssarrrrap, a bowl of pho-bo...anytime!

Yes, in time you'll get over the fear of crossing their roads with hundreds of motorbikes passing by.....para ka lang nakikipag patintero sa mga motorsiklo. Buti na lang hindi sila ganung kabilis mag-patakbo ng motor. Just don't rush, don't panic, but be alert, dahil di naman sila ganun kabilis magpatakbo ng motor, maiiwasan ka nila habang tumatawid....Di gaya sa atin bigla-bigla na lang sumusulpot ang mga motor ng di mo napapansin agad dahil sa bilis.

[Ryuuji]

Yup, ganun usually ang mga apartments dito, like what you said 'literally just vertical buildings stuck together'....Front width of the building is around six meters but the inside length is from 10 to 15 meters, ganun usually ang cut ng properties dito, kaya they tend to maximize space by building it higher (5 levels or higher).

About food, buti na lang gusto ko ang lasa ng cilantro (wansoy or coriander). Yun ang nagbibigay ng kakaibang lasa sa noodles nila, cilantro together with fresh mint leaves and basil....tapos maraming gulay-gulay, sssarrrrap, a bowl of pho-bo...anytime!

Yes, in time you'll get over the fear of crossing their roads with hundreds of motorbikes passing by.....para ka lang nakikipag patintero sa mga motorsiklo. Buti na lang hindi sila ganung kabilis mag-patakbo ng motor. Just don't rush, don't panic, but be alert, dahil di naman sila ganun kabilis magpatakbo ng motor, maiiwasan ka nila habang tumatawid....Di gaya sa atin bigla-bigla na lang sumusulpot ang mga motor ng di mo napapansin agad dahil sa bilis.

Yep, the first thing I noticed were the houses talaga. Pero ok naman sya. Di naman ako pihikan eh. As long as the basics were provided for, ok na ako. Besides, I was couchsurfing so I had to repeatedly tell myself I was just freeloading.

The first time I ate pho with cilantro, I wasn't able to finish it. I had to make excuses na masama pakiramdam ko. I prefer my noodles without the herbs.

Nagtaka nga ako the first time we had breakfast. My research was confirmed that most Viets don't eat rice for breakfast, noodles lang. And beer! I'm a beer drinker pero I was surprised they started drinking alcohol at that time of the day.

In a way, I'd say mas disciplined ang mga Viets when it comes to motorbike driving. At least, they follow the helmet rule ha.

I was able to go to the Independence Palace nga pala. The place's great. Creepy nga lang when you think that this place was bombed and the inner chambers were quite stuffy. Baka nga may namatay pa dun sa mga secret passageways.

I like Vietnamese fruits as well. Parang may common factor sa mga fruits natin. I especially liked their mango with their salt. Not the regular salt. Yung parang may spices na kulay orange. I forgot to bring some home.

Nagpunta pa nga kami sa night market buti na lang may interpreter ako. I almost bought a 120k dong shirt, yun pala tig-60k lang hahaha. Parang sa Pinas lang din pala.

Are you working in HCMC, greenlaser? How's the expat community there? I only got to chat with a few Caucasian tourists since I was pressed for time and the fact that I didn't really have a full free time for myself since I was being "hosted." I plan to go back soon, probably go to Hanoi this time.

[rodina]

Going to a place just for the sake of 'being there'....that's nothing but a waste of time, money and effort!

You go to a place...you have to 'feel' it...see the sights, hear the sound, even savor the smell, and of course the taste it offers....Literally feeling the place....getting an 'imprint

Alam naman nating lahat yan ano...pero paano magagawa yun kung magpapaka-pagod lang at ang target ay marating lang talaga yung lugar.....Parang tour na pang post lang sa FB baga

So true. May nakasabay ako minsa sa Vientianne-BKK bus. Check na daw ang Laos sa list of countries to visit nila. I asked how many days sila sa VT, sabi nila 1 hour lang daw.