Vietnam

[rachaelh]

Where do i go if i touch down at 8.20am in saigon?

look for local tours for the next day.
go visit museums (war remnants/ reunification palace)
water puppet show

 

[audiovideo]

Where do i go if i touch down at 8.20am in saigon?

. what's your plan in HCM??

 

[idrinkecoke]

. what's your plan in HCM??

Dong Khoi Street
Bitexco Financial Tower
Saigon Central Post Office
Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica
Diamond Plaza
Independence Palace
War Remnants Museum
Saigon Opera House
Vincom Center B Shopping Mall
Saigon Square
Ben Thanh Market

Some of places open quite early, maybe i can visit before my check in. I should split the places into two days?

 

[idrinkecoke]

Where can i buy souvenirs cheap without much bargain?

 

[acrosbug]

Recommend all good new hotel in hcm. only usd42 per night with free breakfast.
sg owner john live there with his vietnam wife. i just return to sg. so happy to stay there!! location 30min from airport, walking distance to vivo shopping mall and lotsa cafes nearby. use uber for taxi.
Hotel L' Odéon
Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City

 

[cherlynisin]

Recommend all good new hotel in hcm. only usd42 per night with free breakfast.
sg owner john live there with his vietnam wife. i just return to sg. so happy to stay there!! location 30min from airport, walking distance to vivo shopping mall and lotsa cafes nearby. use uber for taxi.
Hotel L' Odéon
Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City

great info, thanks!

 

[invisible999]

BTW, where one can buy vietnamese coffee, here in Singapore with a normal price?

 

[Desmond_]

BTW, where one can buy vietnamese coffee, here in Singapore with a normal price?

which brand?

 

[idrinkecoke]

Which brand of vietnam instant coffee is good?

 

[grapewall]

Which brand of vietnam instant coffee is good?

The lelong shop call Valu$, do sells Viet 3 in 1 coffee.. don't know the name... red colour one..

 

[beanstalk6]

NTUC sells the G7 Ca Phe Hoa Tan. I was not impressed by it.

 

[koala2004]

NTUC sells the G7 Ca Phe Hoa Tan. I was not impressed by it.

Must buy G7 in Vietnam, not here, taste different. Any case, drink fresh one there the best. not 3-in-1.

 

[invisible999]

which brand?

I wish I could remember, but when I was there the one we had had distant chocolate flavor. I am talking about ground coffee.

 

[Villas-Boas]

Now all the flights to Hanoi quite ex eh..

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[audiovideo]

Recommend all good new hotel in hcm. only usd42 per night with free breakfast.
sg owner john live there with his vietnam wife. i just return to sg. so happy to stay there!! location 30min from airport, walking distance to vivo shopping mall and lotsa cafes nearby. use uber for taxi.
Hotel L' Odéon
Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City

Can I check in with my vietbu to share same room?
aka girl-friendly?

got bathtub boh? agoda pics like no have

 

[audiovideo]

Now all the flights to Hanoi quite ex eh..

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took SIA back in May. Around $270 .... delayed in booking else can get around $200. chose a sit in the middle column, and the whole row 4 seats only me ... very satisfy trip back on A330.

 

[BlackCube]

Nothing to bai one lo

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[beanstalk6]

It's cheap to get paintings done. Commission a potrait of yourself

 

[audiovideo]

what things to buy in HCMC?.. going tml.

staying at blue diamond hotel.

if you gona stay with a vietbu GF, this hotel is no longer girl-friendly.
kana charge USD15 for some crap excuse. Anyway I know the "culture", so just pay otherwise may force to book an extra room.

if you like fried lotus seed, this is buy-able inside Ben Thanh market
1kg should be S$30+ ... go around compare price first .

always forgot to take note how much from airport to Ben Thanh. Should be around 150k dong?

 

[grapewall]

Data Sim Card:
Mobifone: Extreme left end of airport ... ard how much?

Cab to take: Vinasun or Mai Linh ...airport to Ben Thanh Market ard how much arz?

I got a vittel sim card with 50k dong value for abt 160k dong. Mobifone shld be same,but Mobifone can only last 3 months. Don't get con into getting very expensive cards. I saw some stalls selling to sinkies for 290k.

Cab to Ben Thanh cost around 400k. You will encounter traffic jams. Might as well take bus instead. Half hour, cost only 10k I think.

10k is around 60 cents.