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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - is it easy to move around on your own? |
Travel Info Is it safe to travel without tour guide? What language do they speak? Can they speak English, Mandarin or dialect? Which hotel would you recommend which is near shopping area? Is transport convenient? Can you also recommend some popular places of interest? How's the weather ? What is the exchange rate now? Travel Tips I'm from Vietnam and I can make sure that it's one of the safest countries in this world, LOL. We speak Vietnamese. When you meet anybody, say "Xin Chao" (means "Hi" in Vietnamese). Or even say "Hello" is okey. They will understand, LOL. Except the language barrier, it's really easy to hang around and enjoy our everyday life. You can take taxi or cylo. And for shopping, go to Dimond Mall. Dont worry about the weather and exchange rate. You can change USD to VND in the airport so that it may be easier for you to spend later, otherwises use 1USD instead of 100USD. Hope you will have a great trip. Many thanks for asking. Others Mandarin? Are you thinkin of goin there? Me too! But maybe in late September. I have no clue too.. Maybe you can help me out when u get some answers here! Thanks! HCMC is very easy to move around but it's quite big. When I was there I picked a few places out, got a taxi there, then walked around the neighborhood. I found it quite safe but, as you would in any other city, use your common sense. Shopping isn't very big there, it's a poor country so they don't have a lot of money to spend on luxuries. The food is great....make sure you try Pho (Beef noodle soup). Transport isn't great, but you can hire a Cyclo there for a couple of dollars (it's a bike with a seat in front for you to sit on, the driver cycles behind you). The people that deal with tourists speak English (not very well), otherwise they speak Vietnamese (Mandarin is spoken by Chinese people). I'd recommend you pick up a copy of the Lonely Planet guide to Vietnam to get a good idea of where to go. My best tip: Bring LOTS of US$1 bills. They are really handy for paying taxis etc and are more welcome than the local currency. Enjoy your trip there, I loved it and I'll go back. Vietnam is ruled by communist party. You know what is communist and how they cause trouble to the world. Just think of North Korea and Cuba. Though Vietnam is opened to outside world today for money, you still should be careful when traveling in the country. I believe Vietnam people are good to contact with. HCMC is a safe city. U can move around easily in this city. But u'd better go by cyclo. It's quiet cheap and if u wanna know more 'bout the city, it's the best transportation. By the way, communist party has nothing to do with it It is perfectly safe in HCM City. They speak Vietnamese, of course, hardly any French these days. Most tourism operators can manage English. Stay in the Phan Ngu Lao district if you are going for low-budget, self-travel and tourist-friendly facilities like hotels. Transport is convenient. You can take buses around. Cyclos too. Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels outside the city and the Mekong River Delta. Sign up at Phan Ngu Lao. The weather is hot and humid there right now. Have USD handy, especially in small notes. |
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