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| posted by HKBloke 368 days ago |
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Dropped the Cambodia idea due to cost - what about Vietnam. I have no idea on the Geography. Are there any good beach resorts there yet around the Ho Chi Minh area or do you have to take an internal flight. If staying in Ho Chi Minh any good recomendations on Colonial hotels (do NOT want to use a business hotel).
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| posted by geraldo 368 days ago (edited 368 days ago) |
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always stay in Omni Saigon hotel
nice pool - goodlooking spa (never went that far though) - good 'irish' pub and not too many tourists as there's a famous brand hotel a few hundred meters down the road. Also plus: the JAL crew has their layover there 
Why good? - it's outside of saigon, about 15 mins from the airport. I've learned that wherever you want to go within Saigon, it' s always 20 mins - city center, river, anywhere.
cost me about 100US a night
www.omnisaigonhotel.com
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| posted by puyi 368 days ago |
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hk bloke saigon will be the same its the wet season so rain rain humidity.....as for the beaches they are north of saigon on the coast going up to na trang....there are some small resorts being run that are on the internet....
darren rudd is a sinophile
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| posted by CwbGuy 368 days ago |
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Hkbloke-I would urge you to visit Cambodia, it really is an amazing place and Ankor Wat is not one of the 7 wonders of the world for nothing.
My experiences are now 5 years old and I know development is now rampaging, but of course if you stay in an Aman resort it will be prohibitively expensive. You will also miss out on a lot of the character of the country as well. Stay in a smaller , preferably family run, hotel and you will have a much better experience.
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| posted by DBI 368 days ago |
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I'm in Hanoi right now. Lovely place, very chilled. Unfortunately it's raining now so i'm at a pub getting quietly p**sed.
Vietnam isn't famous for its beaches. The ones i've been to near HCMC weren't that nice.
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| posted by smog 368 days ago (edited 368 days ago) |
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quote:
Originally posted by CwbGuy
Ankor Wat is not one of the 7 wonders of the world
You were doing well up until that point.
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| posted by CwbGuy 368 days ago |
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Has Cambodia really changed that much in 5 years? I had a great time in PP and it was really cheap, ditto AW where there were only a few hotels and good value.
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| posted by HKBloke 368 days ago |
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quote:
Originally posted by CwbGuy
Hkbloke-I would urge you to visit Cambodia, it really is an amazing place and Ankor Wat is not one of the 7 wonders of the world for nothing.
My experiences are now 5 years old and I know development is now rampaging, but of course if you stay in an Aman resort it will be prohibitively expensive. You will also miss out on a lot of the character of the country as well. Stay in a smaller , preferably family run, hotel and you will have a much better experience.
we will go, but not at this time of year. Being quoted 5,5000 hk$ for an economy return to PP !!!!
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| posted by geraldo 368 days ago |
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per person? that's weird - www.dragonair.com gives me 3.5k - depends of course which dates you've selected.
always nice to see a cx monopoly 
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| posted by geraldo 368 days ago |
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here:
Phnom Penh 3,200 10Apr07-12Jul07
30Aug07-30Nov07 0day(s)/ 90day(s)
Phnom Penh 3,420 13Jul07-29Aug07 0day(s)/ 90day(s)
Eco(R)
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| posted by DBI 364 days ago |
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NO Mcs**te, no Starbucks, no KFC here in Hanoi. But wtf is a Nine West and Esprit doing here?!! 
It is HOT HOT HOT here and has been p**sing down for a couple of days. Just want to remind you it is rainy season!
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| posted by DBI 364 days ago |
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Here's a good travel tip: when you go online on a public computer, always remember to log out! There are people out there who would change your MSN signature to 'I shagged a ladyboy, twice" or "I was told I had a small one"....
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