Return to Vietnam
Moderator
Join Date: Jul 1997
Location: Europe
Posts: 3,228
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Moderators, don't delete the replies of the ignorant. Just let them hang themselves publicly!!
If anyone wants down to earth information on the place then I would suggest that contacting Slasher would be your best bet. He's lived there for years through good times and bad and is well know for calling a spade a f****ng shovel when an honest and forthright opinion is needed.
Have a great trip.
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Dhaka
Posts: 9
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Don't be put off. Vietnam is a wonderful place and gets better every year.
I lived there (Haiphong and Hanoi) for two and a half years until April 2002 and recently made a return visit.
Try to include Hanoi in your travels - one the best Asian cities. Excellent food, good hotels and reasonable prices. Don't miss Halong Bay
You will find a very warm and genuine welcome. Only in small towns was I asked "where do you come from?"
You need to be "street wise" in Ho Chi Minh. Take care there.
Check the weather. The north tends to follow the Hong Kong/South China weather pattern and the south the Thai/Cambodian systems.
If you would like any further information contact me by e-mail.
You will have a great time.
I lived there (Haiphong and Hanoi) for two and a half years until April 2002 and recently made a return visit.
Try to include Hanoi in your travels - one the best Asian cities. Excellent food, good hotels and reasonable prices. Don't miss Halong Bay
You will find a very warm and genuine welcome. Only in small towns was I asked "where do you come from?"
You need to be "street wise" in Ho Chi Minh. Take care there.
Check the weather. The north tends to follow the Hong Kong/South China weather pattern and the south the Thai/Cambodian systems.
If you would like any further information contact me by e-mail.
You will have a great time.
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: "como todo buen piloto... mujeriego y borracho"
Posts: 2,005
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Never been to Vietnam but certainly wanted to go there when I was relatively close, in the PR of China. My Chinese friends were horrified (not much love across the border).
At the risk of my stating the already known, I've found Lonely Planet guidebooks to be indispensable for independent travel-- I am sure that most of your questions and curiosities would be answered there-- although on the SEL thing, I highly doubt you'll be able to get something.
At the risk of my stating the already known, I've found Lonely Planet guidebooks to be indispensable for independent travel-- I am sure that most of your questions and curiosities would be answered there-- although on the SEL thing, I highly doubt you'll be able to get something.
