vietnam guide thread 3

[yby2476]

ah, kasi nga 6 hrs from HCM to PP, then another 6 hrs from HCM to SR...mahirap nga yata kung 2 lang kayo, tapos taxi...hinde rin naman sa nananakot pero yung daanan kasi dun sis, patag naman, kaso, madilim siya pag umabot na ng around 6pm, maagang nagli-lights off ang mga tao sa cambodia yata...at walang katao-tao sa kalsada...

yes, may tv naman sis...pero expect mo na sing-along yung ipapakita dun...and cambodian sing along...when we went there, minsan lang sila nagpalabas ng movie, hollywood movie (tom cruise starrer), kaya mas ok na may dala ka na lang sariling entertainment...joke ko nga, sana dinala ko yung binili kong korean dvd sa vietnam, eh di natapos namin yung kdrama in 12 hrs...:-) and yes, may snacks naman...we took the mekong express...sabi ng ibang mga taga-sisses natin dito, medyo expensive daw ang mekong yata...di ko na alam, pero kasi recommended bus kasi siya...

[barefoot_taka]

medyo expensive nga mekong express bus pero safe naman kasi. sabi ng tuktuk driver namin sa PP yung ibang bus daw nahohold-up kasi namimick-up pa ng pasahero on the way. sa mekong kasi hindi na.

[yby2476]

oo nga walang pick-up, pick-up sa mekong express diba? so may ganun drama din pala yung ibang bus...yung mekong parang victory liner natin yata...

[barefoot_taka]

^ kahit na di puno ang bus di na sila nangunguha ng pasahero on the way. 

[candyzire]

anybody here nakatry na sa Xuan Mai hotel? feedbacks please

[Mr.Punch]

Question, yung mga bus ba ng Mekong na papunta ng Cambodia merong restroom sa loob?

[barefoot_taka]

^yes meron

[Mr.Punch]

Bich Duyen na talaga ako.  Si Chanh lang ang may tiyaga mangulit sa akin sa lahat ng ni-email ko na hostel, hehe.  Sana sundin niya yung Mekong Express request ko.  Parang ayoko ng ibang bus line papuntang SR.

[yby2476]

si chanh, ang one of the best...di ko makakalimutan yung binaunan niya kami ng saging at bread papunta namin sa cambodia...:-) and ofcourse, hinatid niya kami sa bus terminal kahit parang 5 mins walk lang siya sa bich duyen...:-) and nakapantulog pa siya nun ha? :-)

tapos nung bumalik kami ng vietnam from cambodia,inakyat niya yung mga bagahe namin sa 5th flr, kasi yung dati namin room, eh na-occupy na ng ibang guests...:-)  truly, one man show talaga siya...taga-buhat, taga-luto, taga-hatid, taga-palit ng pera, taga-arranged ng mga bus rides...lahat-lahat na...:-)

[barefoot_taka]

^nakakatuwa naman si mr.chanh. di kami sa bich duyen nun kasi fully booked na sila eh. pero i wanted to stay there because of him 

[yby2476]

yes sis, kaya nga sa mga blogs sa internet at yung sites, sinasabi na : Chanh is the man...:-) sayang nga, at nakalimutan namin magpa-picture...:-) kung babalik ulit kami sa saigon, sa kanya pa rin kami magpapa-booked...nung 2009 nga, yung mga late dec ng 2009, may mga bali-balita sa mga internet blogs, na lilipat or rather pina-pirate daw siya ng mga ibang hotels...tapos sabi nila, kung saan si chanh, pupunta sila...kami din...:-)

buti na lang sa bich duyen pa rin siya...:-)

[foruiz]

Luan Vu sana ako pero dahil diyan mukhang I might consider Bich Duyen

[Mr.Punch]

Yung water puppet show, iisang venue lang ba yun or maraming pagpipilian?

[aMz]

Ok talaga Bich Duyen aside from Chanh malinis ang rooms nila eh.   kung pwede lang 24 hours on duty si Chanh. Suplado kasi ang alternate niya na young guy. Parang laging galit.

[mama squeak!]

Ladies, please keep to the topic. Any chatty posts will be automatically deleted. Thanks for your cooperation.

[Mr.Punch]

^ I see that you've singled out this and the Cambodia thread with that particular warning.  Can you please clarify what "chatty" is supposed to mean?  maybe provide an example of what a "chatty" post is supposed to look like and alongside it's "non-chatty" version so we can see the difference?

(I'm speaking from the point of view of somebody who has been "watched", "moderated" and "muted" a few times before and without any explanation at all despite my inquiries, so I'd appreciate a clarification on this new rule.)

[mama squeak!]

^Hi Mr. Punch, I don't know what gave you the impression that this and the Cambodia thread were singled out but if you care to visit the other threads you can see that similar reminders were given out.

Let's try to keep the board informative and relevant to all by keeping it clutter free. Thank you.

[Mr.Punch]

^ Edited.  Sent a PM instead.

[purpleish]

mga sissy's medyo rush ang aking question kasi paalis na parents ko nitong sunday by 11pm..ask ko lang kung meron nakakaalam sa inyo kung saan yung location na ito:

D10-07 Conic Dong Nam A Apartment, Binh Chanh District

kung ok kaya ang location and kung safe ang lugar, nag google ako, ang lumabas parang meron den halos mga pinoy ang nakatira? I'm thinking kung i-book ko sila sa Nguyen Khang Saigon Hotel??

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mga sis ok kaya itey

Manila-Vietnam
- Departure: November 20: 11pm (Manila)
- Arrival: November 21: 12:30am (HCM)

* sa time na madaling araw saan kaya sila pwedeng tumambay kung 7am pa ang alis ng bus?

Day #1:
- c/o The Sinh Tourist, travel to SR

Day #2:
- Tour Cambodia c/o ng agency (since medyo nasa early 60's parents ko kaya need ng guide)

Day #3:
- Travel back to Saigon

Day #4:
- Cu Chi Tunnel & City Tour (c/o Sinh)
- kung may time pa pwede mag last minute shopping

Day #5: (halos madaling araw)
Vietnam-Manila
- Departure: November 25: 1:00am (HCM)
- Arrival: November 25: 4:30am (Manila)

** pa suggest na lang kung ano man mga sissy's thanks

[barefoot_taka]

^jampacked ang sked ng parents mo sis. talagang maximized ang vacation days nila ah. 
don't know where they can stay during those hours of waiting for their bus to SR. They can stay sa airport pero parang I remember reading here before na nagko-close ang airport nila pag madaling-araw (not sure ha...backread na lang) They can maybe stay at Sinh while waiting?
The shopping siguro can be done on the night of day 3 if they're not too tired. Night market na lang sila. Baka kasi magahol na sa time if yung shopping eh sa day 4 pa may cuchi tour at city tour pa sila nun. And at night punta na sila ng airport nyan.