traveled by plane, bus, bed-bus, motorcycle, bicycle and boat ;
1 boat cruise;
1 cooking class and some new recipes 😉
1 blue Chinese lamp bought as a souvenir 🙂
No scarfs bought this time 🙁
What I liked MOST
The food. I LOVED Vietnamese food;
Kind people;
Good prices for backpackers;
It is very easy to travel around;
What I liked LEAST
Too many tourists (and tourists stalkers);
The weather. I was not lucky with it (no blue skies 🙁 )
Motorbikes everywhere. Crazy traffic. The pollution;
Not as exotic as its neighbor countries.
Useful Information :
Domestic flights are very cheap, especially if you book them in advance, and save you many travel hours on the road;
Vietnamese charge you at the beginning 3 times the real price just because you are a tourist. Negotiate, negotiate and negotiate everything;
It seems there is a general overbooking problem with night buses so do some research on forums before buying something and “fight” if necessary to get what you booked at the departure time;
Vietnam is a very touristy destination so if you are heading to its main destinations, especially in important dates, book well in advance.
