Vietnam

[ekardo]

Doing my own stuffs here haha

envy..no need to work and can spend time there..

 

[Dead Pirate Roberts]

envy..no need to work and can spend time there..

Got work la but it’s my own small business.
Enough for my quality of life here.
better then stuck in the rat race back in sg

 

[Henabi]

No free roaming. Just that i have many lines in my family (total 6). Using the new promo share plan, its only cost $40 for main line and each additional line at $1 more only.

I been to hanoi once but more than 30 times in hcmc. i found hcmc more backwards. Hanoi is more city-like like singapore. I dont see homeless ppl on the street or street vendors.

Hcmc is more hectic-like. Quite a few homeless on the streets and many street vendors.

Enjoy your trip.

Hanoi have homeless people… just that we don’t see them around hoan kiem cuz its tourist area

 

[Henabi]

Stayed in hcmc for few years and I don’t find the city backwards leh. Maybe my expectations are lower.
Earn SGD and spend vnd very good life here.
My quality of life here much higher and better

This i agree… earn USD/SGD and spend vnd

 

[Irenicus]

Anyone can advise itinerary for Hanoi and Halong Bay? I will be there for 5 days in November.

My plan is to go to Train Street, Night Market, Hanoi Opera House, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Temple, and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Any other places of interest that I should go?

Halong Bay take the 1 day tour should be enough?

Is it advisable to go Sapa as well?

 

[beanstalk6]

Anyone can advise itinerary for Hanoi and Halong Bay? I will be there for 5 days in November.

My plan is to go to Train Street, Night Market, Hanoi Opera House, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Temple, and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Any other places of interest that I should go?

Halong Bay take the 1 day tour should be enough?

Is it advisable to go Sapa as well?

I advise for the 2 day tour to Halong Bay so you can stay overnight on the vessel berthed at the bay. With this, Sapa is out of the question and in any case, take your time with Hanoi.

 

[Irenicus]

I advise for the 2 day tour to Halong Bay so you can stay overnight at the bay berthed on the vessel. With this, Sapa is out of the question and in any case, take your time with Hanoi.

I was thinking about going for a 1 day tour of Halong Bay. Any difference with staying overnight?

 

[bberry]

I advise for the 2 day tour to Halong Bay so you can stay overnight at the bay berthed on the vessel. With this, Sapa is out of the question and in any case, take your time with Hanoi.

any suggestions of cruise to take for 2D1N with good food?

 

[beanstalk6]

I was thinking about going for a 1 day tour of Halong Bay. Any difference with staying overnight?

The difference is a memorable experience of staying the night at sea in the bay under the stars and rising to the sunrise the following morning. Perhaps you do not mind forgoing this for a tight itinerary that brings you back to Hanoi on the same day (evening) you set out.

 

[paladin]

I was thinking about going for a 1 day tour of Halong Bay. Any difference with staying overnight?

If you are there with wife or gf, staying overnight is recommended. If you are bringing young children, not recommended as nothing much to do at night except to fish for squid, which hardly bite. From what I know, the rooms are not cheap, not very large and do not have triple beds.

e.g , I slayed one night with my wife. Very romantic and nice buffet Celebrating Halloween on the cruise. However, I will be bringing my son to HLB next year Nov and I told my wife I will not stay overnight unless I can find a triple room on promotion price,

 

[paladin]

Anyone can advise itinerary for Hanoi and Halong Bay? I will be there for 5 days in November.

My plan is to go to Train Street, Night Market, Hanoi Opera House, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Temple, and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Any other places of intethat I should go?

Halong Bay take the 1 day tour should be enough?

Is it advisable to go Sapa as well?

5 days, you can skip Sapa, not feasible as travelling alone will take 5hrs one way. 2 ways will be 10 hours.

old quarters night market only available on weekends.

you can catch water puppet show at Hanoi, the water pond bigger than HCM.

highly recommend museum of ethnology - many village huts from various provinces over Vietnam

can also consider Temple of Literature.

 

[ekardo]

anyone know if withdrawing $ in Vietnam got extra charges?

 

[Rxgn]

anyone know if withdrawing $ in Vietnam got extra charges?

Trust atm card

Tpbank no fee, max 5million dong per transaction
Scb (saigon bank) no fee

The rest of bank all got fee

 

[ekardo]

Trust atm card

Tpbank no fee, max 5million dong per transaction
Scb (saigon bank) no fee

The rest of bank all got fee

Thanks. Then I don't have to change so much.

 

[Dead Pirate Roberts]

Using Revolut and UOB mightyfx here.
if u want to withdraw more use techombank up to 20m if I remember correctly

 

[paladin]

Mid autumn festival on 29 Sept….from 26 to 29 Sept is the best time go visit Hoi An, provided no typhoon.

actually I wonder, how does Vietnamese mooncakes taste like? Anyone tried before? What’s the price like?

 

[ahjunlah]

anyone know if withdrawing $ in Vietnam got extra charges?

Youtrip $400/mth withdrawal also no fee.

Usually when iPhone launch, i see many Vietnamese camping outside telco to purchase at premium price. Is it true that the mobile device in Vn is more costly?

 

[ekardo]

Youtrip $400/mth withdrawal also no fee.

Usually when iPhone launch, i see many Vietnamese camping outside telco to purchase at premium price. Is it true that the mobile device in Vn is more costly?

Youtrip no fee for withdrawal doesn’t mean local bank doesn’t charge a fee.

 

[explorerX]

Mid autumn festival on 29 Sept….from 26 to 29 Sept is the best time go visit Hoi An, provided no typhoon.

actually I wonder, how does Vietnamese mooncakes taste like? Anyone tried before? What’s the price like?

Tried once, very good but forgotten the brand which my customers said is very popular. U can always buy 1 to try first. Bakery Lien Hoa chain stores not bad too.

Now super lelong B1F1 even got B1F2. Prices up quite a lot compared to before covid.

 

[Dead Pirate Roberts]

Youtrip $400/mth withdrawal also no fee.

Usually when iPhone launch, i see many Vietnamese camping outside telco to purchase at premium price. Is it true that the mobile device in Vn is more costly?

yes electronice devices brand new costs much more in VN due to import taxes.
its funny when some samsung phones made in vietnam, but much more expensive in vietnam itself.

Youtrip no fee for withdrawal doesn’t mean local bank doesn’t charge a fee.

use TPbank lor. no charges.