cooper1203
Vietnamese citizen
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Registration: 17 December 2022
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Use of maps.me in vietnam by cooper1203
morning all,When i was in hcm in 2017 I used maps.me to navigate round the sites if they were near enough to walk to.聽With my upcoming trip (cant wait) i have downloaded maps.me again and whilst i realise it relies on聽users of open source ...
Thanks all, I have managed to download some google maps for off line use. if i zoom out so that i get more coverage of the bit of the country/city does that alter the level of detail available? Read More
Use of maps.me in vietnam
morning all,When i was in hcm in 2017 I used maps.me to navigate round the sites if they were near enough to walk to.聽With my upcoming trip (cant wait) i have downloaded maps.me again and whilst i realise it relies on聽users of open source ... Read More
when is tet
Stupid question maybe but google and other sources produce about 6 different answers. I think i come into hannoi on the 1st/2nd of feb will i of missed it?many thankscoop Read More
visa waver/exeption by cooper1203
Hi all,I am doing a little bit of a tour of se asia thailand laos vietnam cambodia back to thailand and then borneo. I will be arriving in bangkok on the 22nd of this month and departing bangkok on the 7th march (early hours but the 7th none the ...
?Hi all,I am doing a little bit of a tour of se asia thailand laos vietnam cambodia back to thailand and then borneo. I will be arriving in bangkok on the 22nd of this month and departing bangkok on the 7th march (early hours but the 7th none the ... Read More
visa waver/exeption
Hi all,I am doing a little bit of a tour of se asia thailand laos vietnam cambodia back to thailand and then borneo. I will be arriving in bangkok on the 22nd of this month and departing bangkok on the 7th march (early hours but the 7th none the ... Read More
Pipe tobacco by Malcolmleitrim
I like to smoke a pipe occasionally, not one of the vietnamese bamboo things, but an old fashioned european briar pipe. Does anyone know where I can buy pipe tobacco in Hanoi?
has anyone seen old holborn yellow for sale or could someone tell me what yellow is in vietnamese is please Read More
Pipe tobacco by Malcolmleitrim
I like to smoke a pipe occasionally, not one of the vietnamese bamboo things, but an old fashioned european briar pipe. Does anyone know where I can buy pipe tobacco in Hanoi?
@mpmilestogo Thank you, I was able to get some pipe tobacco in that shop. A strange experience though, he obviously deals more online. When I eventually found the "shop" it was shuttered and seemed to be closed, but when I phoned him the shutters ... Read More
Recommending places to eat. by Wadey
Hi AllGoing back through some old posts I read in 鈥� Off Topic Posts鈥� a response written by Colinoscapee about allowing long term posters a chance to recommend places to eat (11-11-22) Personally I think that this is a great idea. Being ...
I realise that this isnt the just of the thread but rather than starting a new one that may be confused with this one i thought i should post here.Please could someone recomend good places to eat that are reasonably (for vietnam) quiet and i can ... Read More
Paying for visa by cooper1203
I have been advised that when i fly from laos to hannoi there will be a 35usd charge.聽As i am a brit this is expencive as i get far more dong per pound than the usd exchange rate can i pay in dong?
@Aidan in HCMC sorry i messed up its not into vietnam its out of vietnam into cambodia. sorry for the confustion Read More
Paying for visa by cooper1203
I have been advised that when i fly from laos to hannoi there will be a 35usd charge.聽As i am a brit this is expencive as i get far more dong per pound than the usd exchange rate can i pay in dong?
@OceanBeach92107 yes because it was the only way i was able to sign up I am british wantiong to vist vietnam -@cooper1203edit to add i seem to be haveing issues with the forum as the only way i can start a new topic is to sign out then the start new ... Read More
Paying for visa by cooper1203
I have been advised that when i fly from laos to hannoi there will be a 35usd charge.聽As i am a brit this is expencive as i get far more dong per pound than the usd exchange rate can i pay in dong?
@SimCityAT 拢29 = 824,085 vnd$35 = 826,606 vnddifference of 2,521 vnd i realise this is a small amount of money but when coupled with bank charges etc it all adds up expecialy when buying more expencive things. Read More
Paying for visa by cooper1203
I have been advised that when i fly from laos to hannoi there will be a 35usd charge.聽As i am a brit this is expencive as i get far more dong per pound than the usd exchange rate can i pay in dong?
@OceanBeach92107 yes because it was the only way i was able to sign up I am british wantiong to vist vietnam Read More
Buying expensive items in vietnam
When i went to HCM in 2017 i had an issue buying a suit in district 1.聽Having no idea of the cost of fastion names back here in the uk other than google i was pleasently supprised at the apparent price in HMC.聽However i had great dificulty ... Read More
Paying for visa
I have been advised that when i fly from laos to hannoi there will be a 35usd charge.聽As i am a brit this is expencive as i get far more dong per pound than the usd exchange rate can i pay in dong? Read More
vietnam internal flights/visa by cooper1203
Hi all, Not sure if i am doing this right so please move/delete if in the wrong place!! I am flying into Vietnam (Hannoi) from laos with an organised tour. I then leave Vietnam from Ho Chi Minh on a bus into Cambodia on another organised tour 14 ...
@OceanBeach92107 Thanks muchly, Thats a great comfort thank you. I was paniking i had screwed up Read More