hotticket Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 hotels... party places.. souvenirs... transpo infos.. best buys.. tips.. anything that could contribute for a good vacation.. Quote Link to comment
hotticket Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 went to vietnam and cambodia last week. share ko lang coz u myt be interested on this getaway. departed mnl to saigon via cebupac flt 5j751 around 11pm and arrive ho chi minh city (saigon) 12mn (vietnam time), we are ahead of 1hr sa present time nila dun. stayed first at departure area of the airport coz wil get the 1st bust trip to phnom penh, kingdom of cambodia ng 6am, terminals opened at 5am. kung bakit sa departure area kami kz its much cheaper ang cab fare compare dun sa arrival area. 7$ ang bayad sa taxi from the airport and would take 20-30mins to the city. conversion ng USD to vietnam dong is 1$ = 17400 dong. its better to change ur money sa airport and use the dong kesa sa dollar kasi mas makakamura ka though USD e tanggap na tanggap nila. at around 6am, we boarded Sapaco Bus, its the most recommended bus line na nagtatravel from saigon to phnom penh, fare is 12USD. it would take 2hrs from saigon to the border of cambodia. wala nga lang sistema yung immigration ng vietnam dun so approx mga 1hr kami sa border bago na process at dumiretso na sa immigration ng cambodia. mas maayos dun kaya while waiting for the passport eh tuloy na stop over to take our lunch. just in case di mo magustuhan ang foods kasi mejo maaalat at maaanghang yung nga luto nila its better to bring foods na gusto niyo sa trip. its better pa din to change ur money to cambodian riel (1$ = 4000 riel), dun sa border pwede naman magpalit. from the border it would take 4 -5hrs more before makarating sa phnom penh. sa phnom penh madali maghanap ng hotel, ung budget hotel nila, my hot & cold bath, ac, and other service would cost around 15$ -20$. dun kami nagstay sa town view hotel, single room is 15$ per day, clean, nice and secure yung place. dami mapupuntahan sa city like the royal palace, mag casino sa nagaworld, kumain ng streetfoods sa downtown, bumili ng souvenirs sa russian market.. hotels could recommend naman ng mapupuntahan, mejo nga lang mahirap makipag usap ng ingles kasi para silang ngongo mag ingles.afetr 3 days at cambodia e we went back to vietnam. from pangulaw street, kung san kami ibinaba ng bus eh dun matatagpuan ang sandamukal na hotel sa saigon. rate are from 10$ -100$ depende sa trip. saigon is a nice city, sarap makipagbaratan sa ben thanh market, kumain ng street foods at gumala. ingat lang sa pagtawid kasi sa dami ng motor dun eh baka ma side sweep. they have this bad traffic rules kasi motorcycles there are like snakes, singit lang ng singit. we avail ng tours nila, kadalasan kasi ng mga hotels dun e they have tour packages like the cu chi tunnel, mekong delta river, floating market.. rates are from 5$ to as much as 25$ depende sa trip. daming turista sa saigon kala ko nga europe eh.if you guys are planning on this kind of trip, pm me. myt giv u more tips. this is also the same post that i made sa cambodia. Quote Link to comment
Halcyon Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Ho Chi Minh City is everything I imagined it to be, or maybe even better. This bustling capital is packed with interesting characters and fascinating sights. I stayed at Lan Lan Hotel 1, which is right across the Reunification Palace and a few blocks away from Ben Thanh Market and Rong Vang Theatre – Home of the Water Puppet Show. The Notre Dame de Saigon and the Central Post Office are also nearby. By the way, there's a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf fronting Notre Dame. It's a good spot to put your feet up and people watch. At night, the vibe changes from chill to sexy. There's just something about nights in Saigon that excites me. So vibrant and so full of life clad in flamboyant neon lights. I guess the heat is really on in Saigon. I'd go back in a heartbeat. Quote Link to comment
icarus_05 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 we went here last december... stayed at a&em hotel which is near the ben tahn area. we were able to visit most of the tourist spot. best part ng stay namin ay yung night market street food sa ben tahn. sarap mag food trip dun.. =) sana next na balik sa ho chi minh, ako na lang mag isa, dami pwede dun.. halos lahat chinita and petite..hahaha Quote Link to comment
azagtoth Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 i was here last week, stayed at Park Royal hotel near the airport. Saigon is a busy place just like Manila. last month i was in Nha Trang province, great resorts, esp. VINPEARL. nice beach walk along the city. Not so much nightlife but the beach is superb. Now i am at Vung Tau province, lots of nightlife Quote Link to comment
oscartamaguchiblackface Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I liked visiting the Cu chi Tunnels near Ho Chi Minh City. I tried going down one of those tunnels but immediately turned back because I got claustrophobic. I admire the way the Vietnamese guerrilas used their ingenuity in fighting the Americans. I also admire Ho Chi Minh who rejected the examples set by Mao Tse Tung, Stalin, and Pol Pot. Unlike these mass murderers, Ho Chi Minh did not murder his own people. As a matter of fact, he refused to live in the lavish presidential palace in Hanoi but preferred to live on a simple house built on stilts because he wanted to be one with his people. Unfortunately for him, he was a very heavy smoker. There are photos of him holding a cigarette while awarding something to a young girl. Many of his photos show him holding a cigarette. He passed away in 1969 from lung cancer. Too bad he didn't live to see the day his country would be unified. Quote Link to comment
borantu Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Experienced being a millionaire there... $100 = VD1.7M Quote Link to comment
jtaq Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Lots of people there ride motorcycles...even the ladies. The Viet ladies in Saigon are hot! Lots of people up late at night at Ben Thanh market. Quote Link to comment
sonnyt111 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Lots of people there ride motorcycles...even the ladies. The Viet ladies in Saigon are hot! Lots of people up late at night at Ben Thanh market. I think the main means of transportation in Vietnam is the motorcycle. It's so difficult just crossing the road. There are just too many. Parang walang government control. There also doesn't seem to be any type or form of traffic enforcement. There doesn't seem to be any traffic rules there. But the amazing this is not once did I see a single accident!! Quote Link to comment
Saito88 Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 Any reco kung saan my happy ending dito? How much? Tips? Quote Link to comment
CutYouUp Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Guys any reco here? Heard massages are really "GOOD" and they give "FULL SERVICE". Quote Link to comment
alphaqomega Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 sobra mura dito mga tours, get the all-in tours, including guide, transpo, hotels, transfers, meals, sightseeing entrance tickets etc etc...4 of us rode an Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van w/ guide during our whole stay...yun nga lang ang INIT!!!! Quote Link to comment
oscartamaguchiblackface Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Experienced being a millionaire there... $100 = VD1.7MMy brother gave his wife 10,000 Vietnamese Dong and told her to go on a shopping spree. His wife, exclaimed "ang generous naman ng asawa ko", not realizing that 10,000 dong is the equivalent of only a few pesos. When I first arrived in Vietnam, an old woman on the street was begging and I gave her 2,000 dong. She just looked at the money and smiled at me sarcastically. Ewan ko siguro parang P2 lang ata yung halaga noon. Quote Link to comment
oscartamaguchiblackface Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 sobra mura dito mga tours, get the all-in tours, including guide, transpo, hotels, transfers, meals, sightseeing entrance tickets etc etc...4 of us rode an Mercedes Benz Sprinter Van w/ guide during our whole stay...yun nga lang ang INIT!!!!Visited Vietnam late last year. Manila - Ho Chi Minh - Hanoi. We caught our connecting flight from Hanoi at Ho Chi Minh. We had to cross over from the international terminal to the domestic terminal with our luggage on street level (where taxis were). Despite being in late December, we were sweating because of the heat. When we arrived in Hanoi, it was so cold. The weather discrepancy between the two main cities of Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh in South Vietnam and Hanoi in North Vietnam) is so great. It's like going from Manila during the summer season to Baguio during the cold season. Flight from Ho Chi Minh to Hanoi is 1 hour 45 minutes or like going from Manila to Hong Kong. Quote Link to comment
azagtoth Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Any reco kung saan my happy ending dito? How much? Tips? marami d2. sa saigon plng solve ka na. madami mps na with es. meron din naman na spakol lng. sakay ka lng sa motorbike tapos sabihin mo gus2 mo ng BOOM BOOM! alam na nung driver yun. average rate: 500,000-700,000 VD Quote Link to comment
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