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i’m from Australia. What should we bring besides the usual clothes, toiletries, ug spray, ect??
You can pack light, as most weighty things are available at a fraction of the price in S.E. Asia. You can pick up some really good bargains, particularly in clothing and electronics,
What you will need to bring or to consider buying there….
Bath Soap : Manufactured soap quality in S.E. Asia is not so good. You can buy Aussie made soaps there, but are over priced.
Medicines and Pharmacy items: You can buy many pharmacy only products in Vietnam without a prescription that you would need in Australia. If you need ventolin for asthma, no prescription and about $4.
Insect Repellent: Don’t take an aerosol type, but rather the cream type. You can buy insect repellents in S.E. Asia, but for the quality stuff, you will pay often more than you would in Australia. Also, some of the local products are questionable. (Like the warning label saying that prolonged contact with skin could be harmful. Huh ??)’ Feminine hygene products can be both expensive and not always readily available. For your major prescription items, bring them from Australia and keep a copy of the prescription with you as you pass through customs to avoid delays and embarrassment. Be aware that the same health/quality controls and drug approvals in S.E. Asia are no where near close to that of Australia. For example, when I sustained an injury in Saigon, the hospital gave me pain killers. They use to make me hallucinate and other problems. I stopped taking them and had a few left which I just forgot about. When I arranged to see my GP in Australia, I had found the few left over tablets and showed them to the Doctor, as I needed a strong pain killer (tore and severed the ligaments and tendons in my knee). The doctor said I was lucky not to get grief by Australian customs, as the particular pain killer in Australia is dispensed one tablet at a time and only in a hospital as they were morhine and opium based !!
Contraception items can be hard to find, and for the non-Asian guys, condoms that fit can sometimes be impossible to find.
Travelers Diarrea. Enough can not be said about the water quality risks. In Saigon, I saw workers digging a trench to fix a leaking water mains. Both the water mains and the sewerage pipes were clay and buried side by side in the same trench. E-coli is common in tap water. Avoid un-bottled water (including ice in drinks and salads that may have been rinsed under the tap). If you get what is called the Saigon Squirts, while there are treatments like Imodioum and other pharmacy items, the absolute best you can do is swallow a couple junket tablets. (Junket tablets can be bought in woolies or coles in Oz. They are used to make a milk based desert. What they due is coagulate inside you stopping the squirts within the hour and does not make you feel bloated or cramped like Imodium does.)
ANTISEPTIC CREAM: Bring a tube of antiseptic cream to apply to any cuts and scrapes you might get, particularly your feet. Even the most minor abrasions to the feet can become seriously infected from harmful bacteria and parasites found in the wet ground, particularly in Cambodia. (Their garbage collection and disposal techniques leave much to be desired)
CURRENCY:
Small denomination US dollars go far in Vietnam and Cambodia. You will get more bargain/haggling powers with US currency than the local notes.
CAMBODIA – for clothes
At the Scottish Market, you can buy "factory seconds" genuine Levis Jeans for as little as $8USD a pair. Some have obvious imperfections, while others you really have to study to find them. For example, on one pair I bought, a belt loop was stitched on at a very slight angle. On another, the parallel stitching down the leg deviated in a few spots, but only by a couple millimetres.
Also silk ties for $2 each.
VIETNAM – for electronics
In down town Ho Chi Minh, go to department store called the Tax Store. You can get quality name brand DVD players, camera, TV’s, Computers, Laptops etc for about 30% less than you would pay in Australia. You can also buy lithium batteries for cameras at a fraction of the price you would pay in Australia.
VIETNAM – for clothes
Name brand shirts for just a couple dollars (most will be fakes.. eg. Ralph Lauren). You can get very fine quality silk clothing for very reasonable prices. Pure silk shirts from $8 upwards.
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Hanoi (Vietnamese: Hà Nội, Hán Tự: 河内) pronunciation (help·info), estimated population 6.232.940 (2008) [1], is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. From 1010 until 1802, with a few brief interruptions, it was the political centre of an independent Vietnam. It was eclipsed by Huế during the Nguyen Dynasty as the capital of Vietnam, but Hanoi served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1954. From 1954 to 1976, it was the capital of North Vietnam.
The city is located on the right bank of the Red River. Hanoi is located at 21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.85°E / 21.033; 105.85Coordinates: 21°2′N 105°51′E / 21.033°N 105.85°E / 21.033; 105.85, 1760 km (1094 mi) north of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly called Saigon.
On May 29 2008, it was decided that Ha Tay province, Vinh Phuc’s Me Linh district and 4 communes of Luong Son district, Hoa Binh is merged into the metropolitan area of Hanoi from August 1 2008[2]. Hanoi’s total area increased to 334,470 hectares divided into 29 subdivisions[3] with the new population being 6,232,940[3]. The Hanoi Capital Region (Vietnamese: Vùng Thủ Đô Hà Nội), a metropolitan area covering Hanoi and 6 surrounding provinces under planning will have an area of 13,436 square kilometers with a population of 15 million by 2020[4]. October 2010 will officially mark 1000 years of the establishment of the city.
As the capital of Vietnam for almost a thousand years, Hanoi is considered to be the cultural centre of Vietnam, where every dynasty has left behind their imprint. Even though some relics have not survived through wars and time, the city still has many interesting cultural and historic monuments for visitors and residents alike. Even when the nation’s capital moved to Hue under the Nguyen dynasty in 1802, the city of Hanoi continued to flourish, especially after the French took control in 1888 and modeled the city’s architecture to their tastes, lending an important aesthetic to the city’s rich stylistic heritage. The city boasts more than 1,000 years of history, and that of the past few hundred years has been well preserved.[10]
Hanoi hosts more cultural sites than any city in Vietnam, including over 600 pagodas and temples.[11]
The Old Quarter, near Hoan Kiem lake, has the original street layout and architecture of old Hanoi. At the beginning of the 20th century the city consisted of only about 36 streets, most of which are now part of the old quarter. Each street then had merchants and households specialized in a particular trade, such as silk traders, jewellery, etc. The street names nowadays still reflect these specializations, although few of them remain exclusively in their original commerce. The area is famous for its small artisans and merchants, including many silk shops. Local cuisine specialties as well as several clubs and bars can be found here also. A night market (near Đồng Xuân market) in the heart of the district opens for business every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening with a variety of clothing, souvenirs and food.
Some others prominent places are: The Temple of Literature (Văn Miếu), site of the oldest university in Vietnam 1070; One Pillar Pagoda (Chùa Một Cột); Flag Tower of Hanoi (Cột cờ Hà Nội). In 2004, a massive part of the 900 year old citadel was discovered in central Hanoi, near the site of Ba Dinh square. [12]
A city between the rivers, built from lowland, Hanoi has many scenic lakes and sometime is called “city of lakes”. Among its lakes, the most famous are Hoan Kiem Lake, West Lake, Halais Lake (Hồ Thiền Quang) in Vietnamese), and Bay Mau Lake. West Lake (Hồ Tây) is a popular place for people to spend time. It is the largest lake in Hanoi and there are many temples in the area. There are small boats for hire and a floating restaurant.
Under French rule, as an administrative centre for the French colony of Indochina, the French colonial architecture style became dominant, many examples remain today: the tree-lined boulevards (e.g. Phan Dinh Phung street), The Grand Opera House, The State Bank of Vietnam (formerly The Bank of Indochina), The Presidential Palace (formerly Place of The Governor-General of French Indochina), the cathédrale St-Joseph, and historic hotel Sofitel Metropole.
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Sapa is a mountainous province of Lao Cai, where there are many landscapes and set to different cultural traditions in Vietnam. Some of the main festivals of the people Sapa: Association of Fatty Cao Meng, Festival “Click Song” and “Do Song” of the Dao, the association’s forests Pooc Giay, you come and enjoy with me, thanks (^ _ ^)
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thinking of going to Laos, but via somewhere else – any recommendations? Which one is more welcomint to tourists, which one is easier to get around, which has the nicer food, scenery etc?
Very tough choice – both Vietnam and Cambodia are wonderful to visit. Overall, I think Cambodia would be easier to get around, the people are more open and friendly. And if you do your research it has many things to offer. On the other hand, Vietnam is very interesting but it may be harder to navigate. Choose either – you cant go wrong.
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