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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 ...

Re: train Saigon to Hanoi
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
Point to point tickets are the norm.

Re: language lessons
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 16, 2013
Maybe you need to learn how to use Google

http://vlstudies.com/

http://www.vietnameselangua...

Re: Halomg Bay and decent digs (not the archealogical type0
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
If your talking about Ha Long city, well there is no backpacker area and its really not a nice ci...

RE: Vietnamese wedding protocol
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
I think break even is the most common scenario.

RE: Vietnam resort town police vow crackdown on foreign tourists driving withou
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
Just another PR excercise by the police to show the people they are serious about getting those t...

RE: Stamping fee for visa on arrival - do they give change?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
Well you can bring some small USD from your home country, that will get you by for the first day.

Re: dual currency rate system??
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 14, 2013
Banks now offer a good rate comparible to money changers, gold shops still offer the best value i...

RE: Vietnam resort town police vow crackdown on foreign tourists driving withou
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 13, 2013
Be nice if the cops went to the high schools and got all the kids who are riding motorbikes to sc...

Re: Stamping fee for visa on arrival - do they give change?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 13, 2013
Bring smaller notes, thats a no brainer. Dont change money at the airport, its a terrible rate. W...