Author Topic: vietnam guide thread 3 (Read 97600 times)

wanderlust2011 · « **Reply #380 on:** September 15, 2011, 09:46:22 pm »

Hi mga sis, may nakapagstay na ba dito: http://hotels-in-vietnam.com/hotels/Dalat/crazyhouse_hotel.html

any feedback? dyan namin gusto magstay ni hubby, also, doable ba ang over night trip to Da Lat? We'll be coming from HCMC.

TIA.

Gladz31842 · « **Reply #381 on:** September 16, 2011, 10:31:24 am »

^my friends have stayed there and ok naman daw sis..Dalat is 8hrs away from HCMC by bus, meron night trip. mas hahaba pa daw if day trip...
Dalat is like Baguio sa atin

wanderlust2011 · « **Reply #382 on:** September 16, 2011, 12:03:31 pm »

thanks sis Gladz.

foruiz · « **Reply #383 on:** September 26, 2011, 01:47:07 pm »

too bad i won't be going to Hue next year...kulang na sa time kasi...Sa Luan Vu siguro kami stay...

southpaw · « **Reply #384 on:** October 09, 2011, 10:12:47 am »

For those of you who entered Ho Chi Minh from Siem Reap, which bus did you take? How long is the stop over sa border? And from the bus terminal, let's say if I take SAPACO, how do i go to the back packer's area?

yby2476 · « **Reply #385 on:** October 09, 2011, 03:39:49 pm »

sis kami we took the mekong bus line...atleast give 30mins sa stop over sa border, depende kasi kung marami kayong papapasok, kung nagkataon na marami, mga ganyan 30mins to 45 mins...pero mabilis lang naman yun...usually kinukuha na lang ng konduktor yung passport mo, then tatawagin na lang yung name mo...pero you have to lined up pa rin...kasi titingnan ka ng immigration officer...yung mekong bus line kasi mismong back packer's area ang terminal eh...

southpaw · « **Reply #386 on:** October 10, 2011, 12:13:03 am »

Thanks, sis yby2476!

Follow up questions pa ulit. Maganda naman ba yung bus ng Mekong, comfy seats? Yan kasi yun pinaka dreaded part ko sa travel na ito, 8-10 hours na nakaupo lang. Sakit sa butt nun!

hehe. And how long is the travel pa from the border to back packer's area?

I've also read somewhere that the exchange rate is better at the airport pa daw kesa sa downtown proper. Since mag-bus lang ako, will you be able to recommend a money exchange sa Pham Ngu Lao near the bus terminal or Bich Duyen? Nagpapalit nga siguro si Mr. Chanh pero baka naman super baba ng rate kapag sa hotel mismo nagpapalit.

scrapbookjunkie · « **Reply #387 on:** October 10, 2011, 08:25:05 am »

sis, ako na sasagot. kapatid ko sai yby2476 at kasama ako kung pumunta cambodia. yes, ok naman yung seats, parang victory liner. at yes again, masakit sa butt after 10 hours! From HCM, 3 hours yata, then another 3 hours to PP, then 5-6 hours to SR. Estimate lang yan. Sa sobrang tagal ng biyahe, hindi ko na matandaan.

Ang natantaan ko, they serve AM and afternoon snacks sa bus. And prepare for non-stop Vietnamese and Cambodian karaoke on board!

Naku, if you bring peso, wala gaano palitan sa pham ngu lao area. Nagpapapalit kami nun kay Chanh.

yby2476 · « **Reply #388 on:** October 10, 2011, 08:40:53 am »

^^tama yung sis ko, sis paw, magdala ka na lang ng US dollar...mahirap maghanap ng forex na may peso diyan sa vietnam and sa cambodia...

southpaw · « **Reply #389 on:** October 10, 2011, 10:00:51 am »

Wow! Blood sisters pala kayong dalawa?

And pareho kayong gala ha!

Naku, sisses, what I meant was palit from Dollar to Dong nga pala, di ko pala nalinaw. I work abroad so hindi masyado problema ang sourcing ng dollar kase pag umuuwi ako Pinas, dollar talaga dala ko. I'll make sure na nga lang na maraming small notes (tig 1USD) para sa Cambodia leg.

So kayo ke Chanh na lang kayo nagpalit ng USD nyo to VND? Ok naman rate nya?

foruiz · « **Reply #390 on:** October 10, 2011, 12:20:19 pm »

I will be riding Mekong Express too, from backreading it seems to be the most decent of the buses. It has higher prices too. Tama may stewardess pa daw ang ME?

Re: fx i have read somewhere that there is a jewelry store along DL Le Loi that gives good rates...

scrapbookjunkie · « **Reply #391 on:** October 10, 2011, 12:44:43 pm »

Quote from: southpaw on October 10, 2011, 10:00:51 am

Wow! Blood sisters pala kayong dalawa? And pareho kayong gala ha!

Naku, sisses, what I meant was palit from Dollar to Dong nga pala, di ko pala nalinaw. I work abroad so hindi masyado problema ang sourcing ng dollar kase pag umuuwi ako Pinas, dollar talaga dala ko. I'll make sure na nga lang na maraming small notes (tig 1USD) para sa Cambodia leg.

So kayo ke Chanh na lang kayo nagpalit ng USD nyo to VND? Ok naman rate nya?

they accept USD as payment, sis. kahit sa mga small stores. may dala kasi kaming USD and PhP. So yung PhP pinapalitan namin kay Chanh ng VND tapos yung USD, pinapalitan din ng VND and yung loose dollars, yun pinangbayad na namin sa kanila. mas type nila yung USD kaysa VND, yun yung impression na nakuha ko.

Sa Cambodia, mas mabenta ang $1!

southpaw · « **Reply #392 on:** October 10, 2011, 11:23:18 pm »

^sis, parang mas type ko magpapalit ng USD to VND kase "i wanna be a millionaire, so freaking bad..."

Dong millionaire that is!

sis foruiz, saan yan DL Le Loi ? Pardon my ignorance pero street name ba yan? How do I get there?

thanks sa feedback ninyong 2.

yby2476 · « **Reply #393 on:** October 11, 2011, 09:07:07 am »

^ang alam ko, yung le loi eh isang main street sa vietnam...malapit lang din sa mga bus terminal sis...i mean, malapit din sa backpacker's area, correct me if im wrong sis foruiz...

@sis foruiz-yes may parang steward ang mekong express...ang sarap ng meryenda diyan...:-) just be ready lang dun sa walang kamatayan na sing-along cambodian karaoke nila...:-)

scrapbookjunkie · « **Reply #394 on:** October 11, 2011, 10:40:37 am »

Quote from: southpaw on October 10, 2011, 11:23:18 pm

^sis, parang mas type ko magpapalit ng USD to VND kase "i wanna be a millionaire, so freaking bad..." Dong millionaire that is!

sis foruiz, saan yan DL Le Loi ? Pardon my ignorance pero street name ba yan? How do I get there?

thanks sa feedback ninyong 2.

Le Loi!!! parang street sya malapit sa ben thanh. natatandaan ko, naglakad kami dyan kasi hinahanap namin yung jollibee na hindi namin makita kita.

huit · « **Reply #395 on:** October 11, 2011, 04:11:01 pm »

malapit lang yan sa Ben Than and Pham Ngu Lao...walking distance lang. grab a map, kami nung naglakad lang kame naalala ko street na hehe

southpaw · « **Reply #396 on:** October 12, 2011, 01:08:50 am »

^right! I guess this interactive map will help me.

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/map/google_map_Ho_Chi_Minh_City.htm

May Jollibee din pala sa Vietnam?

yby2476 · « **Reply #397 on:** October 12, 2011, 08:41:25 am »

hay naku sis southpaw, yang jollibee na yan, sumakit ang paa namin sa kakahanap sa kanya...there's one around reunification palace, pero di namin makita-kita...tapos nung pumunta kami ng cambodia, yung dinaanan ng bus, may nakita kami, kaso malayo siya place ng hotel namin, basta super layo, pero isip namin, pag di namin makita yung jollibee around reunification eh pupuntahan na lang namin yung nakita namin na yun nga, parang nasa district 3 kami, nasa district 1 siya, parang ganun eh...

then on our last day yata, hay naku, dun kami, talagang sineryoso na hanapin si jollibee...sumakit talaga yung paa namin, kaya pala di namin makita-kita kasi nasa dulo siya ng isang street, as in, parang malapit na sa dead end...pero malapit lang talaga siya sa reunification palace...aigoo talaga...kaya nung nakita namin, tuwang-tuwa kami...:-) too think na hinde kami maka-jollibee dito sa pinas ha? :-)

southpaw · « **Reply #398 on:** October 12, 2011, 10:19:43 am »

^hahaha! eh baket nga ba kayo todo hanap sa jollibee, sis? nacurious lang ba kayo and you want to find out if it tastes the same as in Manila? or nagsawa ba kayo sa Vietnamese food? or bigla lang kayo nag crave while in HCMC?

huit · « **Reply #399 on:** October 12, 2011, 12:20:45 pm »

2x namin nakita jollibee. medyo dulo n nga ng District 1. Ano lasa ng Jollibee dun? hehe

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