Why is it I'm getting so many complaints about Vietnam and the Vietnamese this trip? Except for my encounter with the Poker-21 scammers...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Two bits of advice about Dam Sem water park and a question in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Two bits of advice about Dam Sem water park and a question in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
You need instructions?? Maybe a therapist is more in order ...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Weird stuff that happen to you in other countries: Part II in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Everybody's a literary critic. JakartaBoy, the hớt tóc girls on Bui Vien are just too sad for words. Do they still have opium dens?
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Two bits of advice about Dam Sem water park and a question in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Bambooboy, why do you always think the worst of me? I only ogle in the most discreet, vertebrae-sparing way. No, I got my injuries in the...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Weird stuff that happen to you in other countries: Part II in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Bambooboy, as soon as I typed it, it felt canned, that's why I added the additional claim at the bottom. Since then, I've read a bunch of...
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posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Two bits of advice about Dam Sem water park and a question in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
First of all, if you're in HCMC, visit the Dam Sem water park. Admission is like four dollars and it's great. Even if you are immune to...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Weird stuff that happen to you in other countries: Part II in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I of course played like I believed him but was unwilling to brave Cambodian prisons Why would the Vietnamese put in you a Cambodia...
about 13 hours ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Weird stuff that happen to you in other countries: Part II in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I don't know why I'm disappointed my grifters cribbed so many details from earlier artists but I am. Seriously, how hard would it have...
about 21 hours ago -
posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Weird stuff that happen to you in other countries: Part II in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I was coming out of the Ho Chi Minh museum and the 40-ish Asian lady asked me where I was from. I answered "Hoa Kỳ" as I always to do to...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Backpacking through Asia for a year +, where to go how much do i need? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I want to get off the beaten path as much as possible, immerse myself in as much culture as i can and avoid the western undertone, i know...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietnam - Hanoi to HCMC on motorcycles? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Are you smelling them or raising them? :-)...
5 days ago -
replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Backpacking through Asia for a year +, where to go how much do i need? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
I think it might be possible to retire in SEA with $22,000....
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietnam - Hanoi to HCMC on motorcycles? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
If you are a tourist who has just turned up and need to look at the map a lot: 20-30km/h ...
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietnam - Hanoi to HCMC on motorcycles? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
one stretch was so nice, we did 65 kms in 2 1/2 hour That's 26 km/h, a nice speed for a bicycle. Motorbikes can go considerably faster.
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replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Vietnam - Hanoi to HCMC on motorcycles? in the Asia - South-East Asia Mainland Branch
Yeah, everybody rides a little Honda, either a Win or a Dream. I owned a Minsk but couldn't keep it running....
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