vietnam
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- forcetwelve
was thinking of japan for xmas, but the $ is bad so it's vietnam now.
tips/spots/highlights?
- uberdesigner0
avoid aids
- MisterMonk0
HOT ORGIES SEX!
Love those taboo strip clubs and massage parlours
good food unlike those 24hrs Pho noddles placeBut I still Japan is the greatest spot to be for holiday next is France
- forcetwelve0
this is going well so far
- Louis0
I found that northern Vietnam was nice than the south in general. Ha Long Bay and Sapa Valley are both definately must sees. Hanoi is really nice also as far as asian cities go.
Further south, the countryside around Hue is really beatiful. Hoi An is also a cute town although it's really touristy. I would skip Na Trang because it basically looked like a shitty asian Miami to me. You'll find the best beaches of Vietnam in Mui Ne. Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) is really big and quite stressful, although there are some nice parks here and there.
Have fun! It's a beautiful country and super easy/cheap to travel too.
- thanks louisforcetwelve
- I second Louis's recos. Sapa and Ha Long especially.nikdaum
- instrmntl0
Just came back from Japan. I'd say if you can swing it, go there.
- uberdesigner0
try some cobra's blood
- uberdesigner0
the differences between vietnam and japan are great. one is nearly a third world country and the other is the world's second largest economy. Go to japan.
- Nairn0
Japan's Viet Nam now?
- ukit0
Vietnam must be the only place on Earth where you automatically think of the war, instead the actual country. Which is sad.
- X2moldero
- i thought this was going to be some vet rant.andrewwwahlin
- forcetwelve0
it's not about japan so let's move on. let's discuss vietnam
- akoni0
don't eat any pho with meat you can't pronounce
- LIoyd0
don't forget the ladyboys.
i hear JNR luvs'em!
- dog eared. nextforcetwelve
- I thought that was thailand...TheBIueOne
- lolcanuck
- MrT0
Vietnam is awesome, but nothing like Japan so it's a different holiday rather than an alternative.
Louis speaks the truth. The old quarter of Hanoi is excellent, get ready for Bia Hoi (fresh beer (not Buweiser)) every day around 5pm.
Hoi An is very touristy but it's beautiful and you can get clothes tailored for not many $$$.
- _me_0
don't look at the menu - just point at what someone else is having and say you'll have that. all their food is awesome if you don't look at a menu.
- neverblink0
Halong Bay: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal…
- pango0
be careful going to brothel in vietnam.especially if you look like a joe. (they call american joe)
lot's of people got robbed there. I have a friend who is Vietnamese, even he got robbed.
- DCDesigns0
I have been there twice for work. I haven't been able to see much of the country, but I have been to Hanoi. It is great! Go to Bobby Chin's for dinner, it is amazing!
Be prepared, the traffic in Vietnam is CRAZY!
- GeorgesII0
I love how this thread turned into sexual tourism advices,
* my "friend" go robbed ..
- VanDerFull0
Saigon was mindblowing, it was like landing in a video game. And yes, the traffic is like nothing else. If you have the time, buy an open bus ticket, very cheap and great way to meet locals.
- yea, the open bus ticket from Hanoi to Saigon cost me like 23$ with as many stops as I wantedLouis
- dbloc0
my dad went there once.