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7 items found for "vietnam"

  • don't get hanoi'd by my vietnopsis

    TU LONG BAY - Dotted with jagged limestone islands, surrounded by emerald sea, Halong Bay is one of Vietnam's Don't drink the tap water in Vietnam. Strictly bottled water only. Vietnamese Dong comes in denominations ranging from 200 to 500,000. Violent crime is rare in Vietnam, but snatch-and-grabs/pick-pocketing does happen, so be vigilant. #hanoi #vietnam #northvietnam #halongbay #baitulongbay #trainstreet #asia #southeastasia #redriver #grab

  • two days in the city with two names

    the non-communist South Vietnam (backed by the United States), in the Vietnam War (known as the 'America War' in Vietnam). The war ended in 1975, when North Vietnam captured Saigon. In order to combat better-supplied American and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War, the Viet The most common way to say 'cheers' in Vietnam is 'yoooooooo'.

  • 2019 travels

    After quickly passing through BKK, I went on to meet a friend in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for a couple It was 34°C (93°F) in Vietnam and then only 4°C (39°F) in Riga, Latvia, when I landed, two days after I decided to go with some girlfriends to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Laos and back to Vietnam (north this time easterneurope #naples #florida #bangkok #thailand #bkk #asia #southeastasia #hochiminhcity #saigon #vietnam

  • booze-banned brunch in bangkok

    On Friday evening (15th March 2019) I decided I fancied a trip to Vietnam that weekend. It ended up taking more than 3-hours, but my Vietnamese visa was approved at 4:16am on Saturday. Chi Minh City (with a long layover in Bangkok), packed and headed to an internet cafe to print off my Vietnamese Next stop: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (just as the alcohol ban was lifted)!

  • hong kong left me wonton more

    *CHOM CHOM: Located in Hong Kong's Soho district, this is a great choice for Vietnamese fare, inspired

  • mini, but mighty, montenegro

    The intended route was London to Vienna to Podgorica. However, a delay out of Heathrow resulted in a missed connection in Vienna, which then had us rerouted The configuration of the airplane from Vienna to Istanbul was your typical single aisle, with three rows

  • austria, slovenia & slovakia road trip

    We began our road trip in Vienna. We quickly learned that Monday nights are sleepy in Vienna. That night was stayed at the Vienna Hilton. We had to get up at 6:50am in order to make it to Vienna airport, return the car and get to our flights Be prepared to be surrounded by smokers, especially in Vienna.

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