
Gia-na-dai
American expat in Vietnam
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About me
American, Single
Lives in Th脿nh Pho Quy Nhon, B矛nh Dinh
Speaks English Wolof some Spanish, French, Thai, Vietnamese
Registration: 12 February 2019
Problems with joints, lungs and liver. by mdanick
Hello. I want to come to Nha Trang to relax and live for a while. I have problems with joints, lungs and liver. Could you please recommend clinics and give me guidance on prices? Or does it make sence to go to Vietnam with these problems?
Just my two cents worth: perceived difference in leg length could be caused by structural imbalance in the skeletal system. I mean the pelvis is tilted and the so the spine is crooked to compensate, et cetera. A good massage therapist could correct ... Read More
Motorbike License- Hard to get for Foreigners. by Silvertail26
It is illegal to ride a bike over 50cc's without a valid Vietnam Motorbike License. The laws have changed, I believe because of the amount of motorcycle accidents by Foreigners over recent years. You, until recently, were able to go through a ...
"obey the laws.." ? What laws are they? Do you know anyone who knows any driving laws? Seriously, thanks for the input and info. When the time comes - after I get a new visa, after I get a new passport to put the visas in, I will try to ... Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Hey Mark, A new question for you. Do you - or anyone on this forum - know where I can buy cigars in Quy Nhon? I have done Google searches and found a couple luxury hotels with fine wine and cuban cigars. I feel inhibited about going to such places ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam - Acne, is it just me? by Gia-na-dai
Hello - this is not about the teen-age acne thing we went through in high school. This is about the break-outs on my back and neck and shoulders since I came to this country the end of Feb., this year. Last time I experienced this was - not in ...
Thanks for the input guys. Shingles I went through a couple years ago. The VA hospital in Phoenix was on it right away. It turned out to be not as horrible as I feared -suicide did come to mind; as I believed it could re-occur- but the medicine ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam - Acne, is it just me? by Gia-na-dai
Hello - this is not about the teen-age acne thing we went through in high school. This is about the break-outs on my back and neck and shoulders since I came to this country the end of Feb., this year. Last time I experienced this was - not in ...
Thanks for the tip, O.B. Bac si da lieu. Got it. I am not thinking stress - seems I am always stressed at any given time. But I wanted to bring this up to learn if this was a common thing for ex-pats here - and so had to do with the environment. Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam - Acne, is it just me?
Hello - this is not about the teen-age acne thing we went through in high school. This is about the break-outs on my back and neck and shoulders since I came to this country the end of Feb., this year. Last time I experienced this was - not in ... Read More
Visa / Border run by def1412
I have a one year tourist visa which I got from the VN consulate in Houston, TX. When I arrived in June, it was stamped that it was permitted to remain until December. I went to England in October and the stamp I have now is for January 22,2019. ...
Hello Charma. Just read this post and I would like to ask you for some more clarification, details about this visa I am with you up to the point where you come back across to Viet Nam and go to the Immigration Post. That is at the border, right? ... Read More
How is Quy Nhon as a place to live as a retiree by Dennis Thomas
Hi everyone new member here Retired 65 from USA been living in the Philippines last 4 yrs. My pension is 1400 usd a month. I find I must live in the smaller providence cities here, cant afford Cebu or Manila, that have more to offer. ...
Hey, O.B. Reading this at 1:30 p.m.. Going out momentarily for lunch. So, now you are in Q.N. I am getting a dinner arranged - for me and maybe for 1 or 2 or 4 more people - things get complicated - at the Sisters Restaurant. It is Italian and a ... Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Just finished editing out that reply - now I see you responded to the original reply. Think I'll quit while I am ahead. Have a nice day. Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Quy Hoa. Yes. Not .... Xoa I meant to say I was looking at Quy Hoa as a potential place for me to stay. Went there with friends; someone knows someone who might have a place to rent to me. I do get lost in Quy Nhon: I find the Google maps on my ... Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Yeah, found the KFC. But I still get lost in Quy Nhon - twice today. Looking now at Quy Xoa - Ghenh Rang for more permanent place. Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Hey thanks, THIGV. I give it a shot this morning. Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Thanks Good_Man. I have found the Highland place and it is about the only coffee shop so far that I know of where I can get a plain, simple cup of black coffee --- without ice.... without milk .... and sometimes in a cup, sometimes full. I have ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Hey out there. I am in Quy Nhon. Been here a week and I am still lost. I have a decent-enough room in a small hotel near the beach, am renting a small Honda that runs, though no one has been taking care of maintenance on it and trying to study ...
Thanks. I should keep that in mind Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Hey out there. I am in Quy Nhon. Been here a week and I am still lost. I have a decent-enough room in a small hotel near the beach, am renting a small Honda that runs, though no one has been taking care of maintenance on it and trying to study ...
Wow ! You said a lot. I guess I don't know what a PM is. I assumed it meant a personal email message - I have not received any messages in my email from anyone in this forum. I just now checked the two threads you cited and neither of them is ... Read More
Expat presence in Quy Nhon by QuidProQuo
How鈥檚 the expat population in this city? Anyone here currently beating out in this neck of the woods?
Where in Quy Nhon can I get a map of the city? Where can I buy a real cup of coffee ? Can you recommend a trustworthy place to rent a scooter that has insurance coverage? Thanks Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam
Hey out there. I am in Quy Nhon. Been here a week and I am still lost. I have a decent-enough room in a small hotel near the beach, am renting a small Honda that runs, though no one has been taking care of maintenance on it and trying to study ... Read More
How is Quy Nhon as a place to live as a retiree by Dennis Thomas
Hi everyone new member here Retired 65 from USA been living in the Philippines last 4 yrs. My pension is 1400 usd a month. I find I must live in the smaller providence cities here, cant afford Cebu or Manila, that have more to offer. ...
Hey Good_Man, I have been in Quy Nhon a week, in a small hotel, renting a small Honda, trying to get something from the online Vietnamese language courses. Things have changed since I was in V.N. 50 years ago - that was I Corps, near Da Nang. Even ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
In Quy Nhon - for a week now. At decent enough hotel near the beach, renting a Honda 110, studying Vietnamese online. Are you back from N.Y.? Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Hey Workplace....., March 1st. Finally in Quy Nhon, showered, jet-lagged: from flying out of Chiang Mai to Saigon, to the bus, to the visa counter, to wait, to the p.p. control and to lost and found for my carry-on suitcase thing that they made me ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Hello Workplacestars Not sure if you are saying you are in V.N. now. I got my online visa app. today and printed it out so if I can make the arrangements I will fly in to Da Nang the end of Feb. If you have the time to meet up, in March ? I would ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Fair enough OceanBeach. I have received my online form for Viet visa today. So will plan on making reservations to fly in - to Da Nang from Chiang Mai if I can get this arranged - for the 28 Feb. As for visit vs staying - I have found fate ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats Read More