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RE: costs
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 22, 2013
Maybe the OP is one of those very low cost travellers

Re: Dont eat dog meat when in Vietnam
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 22, 2013
The one thing that irks me about dog meat trade here in VN is the stealing of peoples pets. The d...

Re: Dont eat dog meat when in Vietnam
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 22, 2013
Very few tourists eat dog meat, most dog restaurants are not in tourist areas. You wont stop the ...

RE: Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 22, 2013
Yes just been reading about that. Dont forget Hun Sen's family selling native timbers.

RE: costs
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 21, 2013
Viet Nam has a very bad record with bus crashes, me I prefer the train as its more relaxing and y...

RE: Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 21, 2013
Yeah, greed is a horrible thing and some people there just want more and more money.

Re: costs
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 21, 2013
Did you find the smaller towns in Sri Lanka cheaper then in the major cities and towns. Where in ...

RE: Special Birthday Activities in Siem Reap
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 19, 2013
Ultralight and Cambodia dont seem to go well together.

RE: Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 19, 2013
No need to leave, just see the world as it is, not through rose coloured glasses.Sounds like your...

Re: Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 19, 2013
I would like to here what Kelvin has to say,lol.

RE: Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 19, 2013
Well Norm the problem in Nha Trang is its a gang of thugs and the cops dont come out after 9pm, t...

RE: Motorbike rental/3 week trip in Vietnam
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 18, 2013
What is PI.

Re: Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 18, 2013
Yes Norm, but if you read the daily newspapers here you will see its been happening a lot in Nha ...

Nha Trang
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 18, 2013
Nha Trang seems to be in the news of late for all the wrong reasons.

http://www.thanhniennews....

RE: Vietnam resort town police vow crackdown on foreign tourists driving withou
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 18, 2013
Cant agree with that, politicians are usually the most disliked.

Re: Vietnam payment of visa stamp
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 18, 2013
Why dont you get it before you leave and no they dont take credit cards.

Re: Vietnam resort town police vow crackdown on foreign tourists driving withou
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
Well the helmet law after 9pm here in Vung Tau is thrown out the window, the cops are just nowher...

RE: Vietnam resort town police vow crackdown on foreign tourists driving withou
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
Could say the same thing about the locals, most just shouldnt be on the road as you know.

Re: language lessons
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
Ralph, you mentioned that dirty word, Chinese.

RE: Vietnam resort town police vow crackdown on foreign tourists driving withou
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
There are a lot less tourists then there are local drivers, I would rather risk dealing with the ...