Good Morning Vietnam!!!!!!

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[Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
edited July 2009 in The Clubhouse
In 24 hours, I will be on flight to Vietnam, my 4th visit. My flight will be flying to Japan, before reaching the final destination, hope all goes well amid the tensions in that part of the world. I am all packed and ready to go. Damn this excitement!!

Halen
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited June 2009
    as long as you dont stray into N Korean airspace all will be fine ;)
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  • potee
    potee Posts: 610
    edited June 2009
    halenhoang wrote: »
    In 24 hours, I will be on flight to Vietnam, my 4th visit. My flight will be flying to Japan, before reaching the final destination, hope all goes well amid the tensions in that part of the world. I am all packed and ready to go. Damn this excitement!!

    Halen

    Please go to Saigon and say hi to all the girls for me. Oh!! they must be old ladies now. I sure wish I could go with you I really liked that place.

    Good Luck potee
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited June 2009
    good luck. last time my mom went she cut her trip short. she had become "americanized" and by that i'm referring to the weather. she said it was TOO DAMNED HUMID!

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited June 2009
    Enjoy your trip,, I'd love to go back and spend some time there.
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  • bruss
    bruss Posts: 1,039
    edited June 2009
    i will be going before my time here is complete
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited June 2009
    I will be taking a lot of pictures and recording a lot of videos. Every time I go back, the country changes for the better. I primarily stay in the south and have yet to venture to the north where the capital is. In Saigon, there is actually an american community, very interesting conversing with them. They live there now and their vietnamese is actually superior to mine. It is amazing how much the country could change within 10 years. I will try to post pictures throughout my stay and hopefully somehow get the videos on youtube. The video part maybe a challenge for me, I am recording in HD.
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  • fossy
    fossy Posts: 1,378
    edited June 2009
    Have fun ... looking forward to the pics
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2009
    Have fun!! Looking forward to the pics.
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited June 2009
    G.I., you want love long time?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited June 2009
    And the journey begins...

    Halen
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited June 2009
    Enjoy the trip, I've been all over the world myself. You're in for some freaking awesome excitement. Stop through Okinawa on your way back and have a drink with me.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited June 2009
    Hey, you could wander south . . . I'm moving around Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore this summer for work. I know some good audio shops around here with great Usher gear and some seriously excellent sounding Italian brands.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    Well, I am back in the States. The trip ended before I even realized. A little over three weeks time and it went by in a flash. I had such a great time, words can not begin to describe. I will be posting pics very soon. Damn, I love that country!!

    Halen
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Good to hear you had a nice time...a friend of mine teaches English in Vietnam...he's had a great time there! If I have time I may consider a side trip there during the next year or so.

    We're waiting for the pics...? And Welcome back!

    cnh
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  • gtu2004
    gtu2004 Posts: 620
    edited July 2009
    glad you enjoy seeing your origin, fellow brother :)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    Yeah, I took several thousand pictures. Saigon, is so crowded now, but damn the food and coffee is great! It has changed a lot since the last time I was there several years ago. The live music scene which were performed at coffee and tea night clubs was awesome. The shopping at high end stores (though I did not buy) was nice, I just went to know what it was like. The food at the fancier places were ridiculously expensive. My favorite areas to eat where the ones located along the streets. The scenery of the country side and beach resorts are breathtakingly beautiful, as are the women!

    I am uploading some photos as I write this.

    Halen
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited July 2009
    Have a family friend who spend half the year in Vietnam because he said cost of living is so much lower over there....especially now that he's retired.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    Okay, the pictures are loaded, some of them. Enjoy!!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8052536@N08/

    Halen
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    what does it cost in airline fees and other expenses for the 3-4 weeks ?

    did you use a travel agency or was it all self planned.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    The airlines fees depend on the time that you go, such as christmas, asian new years, or summer time. The flight fees could range from 800-1600 and that is through travel agency. You could have a great time with around $2000, which includes hotel, food, etc... If you like to live a little large, no matter how much you bring will not be enough. Cars cost on average 2-3 times more then here in the States, however the streets are crowded with brand new Lexus, BMW's, Mercedes... And a few Bentley's!

    Halen
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    That is true, the cost of living in Vietnam is low, just not as low as it was a few years ago. I have yet to go to north vietnam, next trip for sure!!

    Halen
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    out of the three weeks
    how much time was on the flights and at the airports waiting.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    The amount of time to get to vietnam in total was 22 hours. I flew JAL, Japan Airlines from DFW. 13 hours from Dallas to Japan, layover for couple hours, then 6 hours to Vietnam. However, you take take different Airlines, seems China Air has the cutest stewards for eye candy!! So, of the three weeks, it takes two days total to and from. I normally go for 5 weeks, but this time, time was limited.

    I still have many many more pics of the other cities. The link I posted was only for Nha Trang City, Phan Thiet, and Mui Ne.

    Halen
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited July 2009
    Nice pics, Halen. Reminds me of Bali.


    soooooo, where the girls pics? ;)
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  • Norm Apter
    Norm Apter Posts: 1,036
    edited July 2009
    Great looking photos! Looks almost paradise like -- which is just amazing considering the long wars for several decades. Lately I've been obssessed with Vietnam's history and in particular U.S. involvement there from the late 50s to the 70s.

    I have one question in particular. Did you travel out to see any villages in the countryside (I didn't see too many pics)? I see that you've gone back before and I would be interested to hear how village life has or has not been transformed after the government began liberalizing the economy. Finally, aside from bars named "Good Morning Vietnam" was there any evidence at all that you could see of a long war being fought there (it sure doesn't look like it from your photos)?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    Norm,

    Yes, I spent time out in the country side. I still have a lot of relatives in Vietnam, all over Vietnam actually. I am not old enough to tell you the difference of pre-war and post-war Vietnam. The country side is the most pristine areas of the country. The two largest cities are Hanoi out north and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) of the south. The effects of the war on the land itself does not seem to exist anymore, however the use of agent orange could be seen. It devastated many many people in that country, and the generation after that(deformed people).

    Then again, every country has its problems and corruptions....

    Halen
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Great shots!

    I can also understand the historian's questions above. It's good to see historians in the last decade or so have honed in on the idea of "local histories". Something other fields have been aware for some time. Probably a matter of the greater numbers and growing areas of specialization. We too, have learned our 'share' from historians so I suppose it's cross-fertilization! Although if I remember correctly both of us are more China boys than not?

    On the Chinese side of course. Regionalism reigns supreme and where you are and how close you are to the market reform areas does much to describe your prosperity or it's opposite (as a peasant). Something you don't hear much in our media or on the other side for that matter! The Great Chinese Miracle?

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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    the photo album is amazing.

    There were not many people in the pictures ?

    the beaches are not crowded at all. maybe it was too cold to swim...
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    I tried to leave out pictures of the people I was with. The beach water was cool, however many of the areas that I went to were private beaches free of the tourist stuff. So, you will not see a lot of people there for privacy. The other beaches that I went to were to crowded and for security measures, did not bring out my camera.

    Halen
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,394
    edited July 2009
    NotaSuv wrote: »
    as long as you dont stray into N Korean airspace all will be fine ;)

    I must admit, I was nervous on my trip through Japan to and from....

    Halen
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