Do NOT make these mistakes in HO CHI MINH CITY | Vietnam Travel Guide

Allow me to put some light on finding fish and prawns with their head on: to find n select fresh fish n prawns the head must be intact. To select fish we would look at the gills, the redder the better . For pawns the head must be intact and firm.

Sounds nice 😊

Not only Hanoi or HCM city but next time you should go to South ofHCM city likeCanTho, Phu Quoc or Cetral VNlike DaNang, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Hue city. Good luck

Chào mừng các bạn đã tới Việt Nam!Các bạn là niểm vinh hạnh cùa đẩt nước chúng tôi! Chúc các bạn hành trình nhiều niềm vui và hạnh phúc....

Thank you for sharing these excellent videos! I wholeheartedly agree with the valuable information you provide from each district. Your dedication in creating and sharing these videos is truly appreciated. It's a tremendous help for those planning to visit Saigon, Vietnam. We are following you now 🙂

Sorry, can't stop myself: First world people concerned about third world 'traffic' 😀

Yeah Vietnam is indeed an interesting place. Especially after Japan.. your heads must have been absolutely spinning. How was the air quality in Hanoi when you were there? Some of the days I was in the region I thought the apocalypse had happened and was half expecting people to drop dead in the street. The air quality was unlike anything I had ever seen.

Did you get anything stolen in Vietnam? Victim of any SCAMS in this “wonderful” country? Next time try Thailand!

Absolutely come back for another visit. I went in March 2023 and will be coming back again this coming March after Japan. This will be my 4th trip to Viet Nam in the past 10 years and felt like I have not seen a fraction of what it has to offer. You will need at least a month to really hit just some (not all) of the most popular sites. Keep in mind that different regions can have different weather patterns, food and traditions. Even their pronunciation and slang change so much it sounds like different languages. Of all the cities, Ho Chi Minh city (aka Saigon) would be my least favorite. If you must, then stay outside of district 1. Most businesses inside district 1 have moved out in the last few years due to high rent and congestion. My top 3 places not to miss in Viet Nam would be Hoi An, Ninh Binh (Tam Coc), and Fansipan (in that order). Hope you have a chance to come back for another visit soon.

Happy New Year! Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers you are killing it!! I love watching your adventures, Safe Travels!

Thanks for tips

Việt Nam là một quốc gia có nhiều vùng miền cùng với phong cảnh thiên nhiên đẹp , nhiều thức ăn ngon hợp khẩu vị rất xứng đáng tham quan hưởng thu với chi phí bình dân . Người dân cũng thân thiện với sinh hoạt sống sôi nổi có trực tự an ninh

Great tips!

Thanks for the update and all the inside info that i needed.
I am just early planning to visit Vietnam late this yr. Thanks to you guys I won't be making same mistake that u guys made.

Thanks for featuring our '3 Coolest Neighborhoods' tour in the video! We're glad that you had a good time exploring those areas. Yeah, Saigon is not as easy to walk around compared to Ha Noi, which makes it a bit tough to take it slow and enjoy the city at your own pace, the city definitely needs a better public transport system. The Mekong Delta and Cu Chi tunnels are awesome to check out, and Central Vietnam has a lot of cool diversity. Let us know when you're planning your next trip, and we'd love to give you some tips to make the most of your time here. Have a great time in Cambodia!

Why not stay longer? Just curious. Thanks for sharing. I would like to visit. Not sure I could cross the street.

Also it was beautiful days in Saigon city

It is large country and there are so many different regions. i personally find central and northern areas to be my favorites. Da Nang, Hue, Dalat, Tam Cuc, ect ect. Go back, you'll love it. I also agree with you regarding tours. But frankly the scooter tours are great, and safer than you think.

Train, train, train, bus, bus, bus was our way of seeing Vietnam from Saigon to Hanoi and most parts in-between. We never take guided tours. Research, research, research we spent a month in country.

Hoi An is probably a place you would love. I believe Brian and Carrie visited and did a nice video on this city and a sweet 3day cruise in the area.

Hard to imagine a bigger contrast than Japan and Vietnam. Yea D3 is a nice area and there's the huge AEON mall and it's enormous food court.
I've visited Vietnam about 7 times and lived in HCMC for a year. I used to drive to the language center on an electric scooter. It's tough to die in traffic because you really don't get much speed on but super easy to get injured. Vietnam is one of those countries where you need some airspeed before you get there. Just dropping in and rolling with it is the hard way to go.
You could have flown to Da Lat and taken a bus to Bao Loc where they grow flowers, tea and coffee. Booking through a Vietnamese tour agency can get you all over the country but the government requires them to parade you through every stone carving, jewelry, and bamboo underwear factory (yes, bamboo underwear).

I'm sorry your trip wasn't all it could have been. I hope you'll give it a second chance.

Love the tips and the honesty. Btw, I got the travel scale based on your suggestion. It says to keep it level, but that is impossible in a suitcase. What have been your experiences traveling with it? District 3 it will be for me! Interesting about the cooler weather too. thx u

Well, this will be interesting. We are staying in almost the exact same location where you stayed in HCMC 😂. We will only be there there for a few days after we leave Chiang Mai so we'll try to make the best of it before we return to Thailand for our epic journey south to Malaysia and Indonesia. We have the same issue with travel planning that you described. We just don't have the time to deep dive on every location, and sometimes you just need time to rest and recover. We are currently doing that in Chiang Mai which has a totally different vibe - much more relaxed.

We discovered that hotels in Vietnam may be a better value as they all seem to offer complimentary breakfast which has been really quite good. We are actually planning to return to Vietnam later this year and will probably use hotels rather than Airbnb simply because they have been more convenient.

Thanks for sharing all these tips. They are definitely helping us and validating much of what we have learned during our time in Vietnam. Taking a tour is definitely a great way to learn a new city, however, we will be skipping the motor bikes. We are both too risk averse.

Best of luck. Maybe we'll see you on the road.

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Great video….thanks for telling the truth.

I think you should go back. We loved it. We spent 12 days, split to 3N in HCMC, then 2N in Hanoi (we flew up there) did a1N Halong Bay cruise (defo worth it!!). Then overnight train to Da Nang (DO NOT RECOMMEND!!) with 1N in Hue and 4N in Hoi An. It was a fabulous trip and i think we can tick it off, but I'd happily return to see further north and then over to Cambodia.... I do a lot of research before any travels, so we knew what we wanted to see and do before arriving - saves lots of time. Although i usually agree about doing a tour, we didn't for any of our trip and discovered some gems.

I’m saving this video for future reference! Thanks. Very interesting and common themes for full time travel. Selecting an Airbnb is a gamble for the first visit everywhere. It looked like the weather was a little more comfortable than some times of the year.

We visited Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, HoiAnn, and DaNang and would return, especially would like to check out the south. Love the coffee culture. Thanks for the good tips about the tour and best neighborhood in HCMC. A favorite memory is sitting on a 2nd story balcony at a coffee shop and watching the traffic below. I remember when crossing the streets we would cross with others (safety in numbers) and were warned to keep moving forward - don't step backward as the oncoming traffic will see you go around you. I would like to plan a SE Asia trip for a year from now. Happy New Year to you both!

Traveling in China, I often said that road signs, signals, and crosswalks were SUGGESTIONS! Heck, lanes were SUGGESTIONS! Two marked lanes and three cars across with mere inches between cars! 😂 You have to have balls of steel to drive in Asia!

HOWDY from the winter storm of Wisconsin! Wish I was with y’all!