January 13, 2023, 14.54:160 local time. Would You, Golan is playing in the headphones, and the drive to Saigon Airport seems like an eternity, even though it's just over 1 kilometers from Mui Ne. If I still feel like DNXNUMX and have the time, I thought it wouldn't hurt to write up the pros and cons of the experience Vietnam.
The first plus - we went directly from Constanta to Saigon, Vietnam
Yes! It is a big plus to be able to depart from an airport only half an hour from home. As I told you before, our little airport is actually a gateway to hundreds of destinations all over the world.
races Turkish from Constanța are designed so that you can connect with New York, Vancouver or Saigon, Vietnam. And even if you have a longer layover, as we did, Istanbul is always a destination to visit.
Totally agree with the new promotion campaign for the metropolis which seems to transform every time we visit. The journey to Vietnam started from Constanța, from...
The people, the food, the hospitality
The string in the intertitle is no accident! For the Vietnamese, food is more than just fuel to function. They revere it, cook it with love and share it with others.
December 31, 12.29 local time. The flight, operated by Vietnam Airlines, takes us, without turbulence so far, to Saigon (Ho Chi Minh), the first city visited in this spectacular country. Hanoi was for us...
When it comes to hospitality, with all the trouble we got at the hotel in Hanoi, I can say that the Vietnamese are hospitable. We drove through Vietnam from south to north, and most of us didn't know what else to do to make us feel better.
Here's what might scare you in Vietnam
First, the traffic! It's terrible! No traffic rules are respected, everything is chaotic and dangerous, and pedestrians are the most exposed to accidents. In the last part of the vacation, I rode the scooter every day, and the few kilometers covered seemed like a real GTA on the streets of Vietnam.
Rats and other animals you can meet even in your hotel room.
Before I get into the description of our experience in Da Nang, I want to share one regret: we wish we could have stayed longer in Hoi An. The ancient city must be felt and…
Continue readingAs for rats, either you get used to seeing them and go on vacation, or you never leave your hotel room. We christened Mitica the one we saw a few times, close to the terrace where we were eating.
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I don't realize if the Vietnamese did any exchange of experience on the coast, during Ceaușescu's time, but they also sometimes add the date and year to the bill. Just kidding! Even though most of the menus are also in English or Russian, the waiters here do not really know foreign languages. Good luck with the pictures in the menus, but even then you are not 100% sure that you will get what you ordered. To avoid unwanted experiences, we adopted the technique of a friend in the group who took photos of everything he ate and at the end we faced the bill with the waiter. On the other hand, and if you get stolen on the note, the amount is small - 100.000 vnd (4 euros).
Don't worry if you don't like seafood or Asian dishes. The Vietnamese love pork, and in areas where the French left their mark, you'll be spoiled for choice.
There are few places where you can pay by card
Even at hotels, the receptionists tried to convince you to pay with cash and kept insisting that you will have to pay more if you use the card. The fact that you will add between 3 and 7% to the final payment amount if you use the electronic system. Only one restaurant in Hoi An accepted my card payment and another in Hanoi, but both with higher than average standards.
Christmas at Hoi An, explosion of color, light, positive energy and aromas
The ancient city of Hoi An is located in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province on the north bank near the mouth of the Thu Bon River. It is heritage...
I made the rest of the payments with cash, taken from ATMs. In some cases, using the ING card I had no commission, another time 2 euros for a withdrawal in local currency in the amount of 50 euros, and with the Revolut card I always had a commission when I took out cash.
And since evasion is in full swing, don't be surprised that there are no labels attached to the products sold. Probably the price is made by the seller after studying the face of the tourist :))
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