Thread: Hanoi - Live Report!

Originally Posted by Whiteshiva

I think you weren't supposed to photograph bridges and airports, but nobody seemed to give a toss.

how the world changed, these days it's in the west (in the US even more) where you can't photograph bridges and airports or any government building for that matter. Just like Burma.

Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

hy is there a sculpture of what looks like an old Edsel?

Dunno.

Originally Posted by ceburat

Are your movements restricted there or are you allowed to go whereever you want?

No, Vietnam is more liberal than the US, so you can go wherever you want.

Originally Posted by Roc

Did you get me any coffee big boy?

No. I couldn't remember if you used beans or ground coffee, so I got neither.

Are the women tasty?

^yea yea MtD.. the wimin ..

Some were very tasty, some were mingers. Same everywhere, I guess.

Cool thread. How do costs compare to Thailand re all day taxi, accommodation and food?

Originally Posted by Jon

How do costs compare to Thailand re all day taxi, accommodation and food?

I think the taxis are pretty cheap, but the only meter taxi that I went in was paid by someone else, so I've no idea how much. I think someone mentioned $1 per km. I had a private car with a guide and a driver; that was $88. Not the cheapest way to do it, but I don't mind sacrificing a bit of money to further educate the rabble on TD.

My hotel cost $45 a night, and was excellent. Compared with some of the tatty places you get in Bangkok for that money, I think it compares favourably.

I think food also costs a similar amount to Bangkok, but the Vietnamese don't manage to fuck things up like some Thai places do. A couple of people thought the meal at Bobby Chinn's was too expensive. If your idea of good food is eating on the street, then you're going to be ignorant about what good food really is.

Any suggestions as to where to go next, would be appreciated. Maybe Macao?

Is the food spicy in VM? I once had salmon in some sort of Vietnamese red curry that was delicious.

Some Vietnamese I met on a plaen was telling me the food in the south is spicy like thai food while that in the north is not.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Any suggestions as to where to go next, would be appreciated. Maybe Macao?

Leave that place alone!

A very rude country built on gambling - pop over to HK, much better.

^ HK is OK, but if you haven't been to Beijing yet I would certinly go there before the Olympics. As it is they've now got a fucking Starbucks on every corner.

For a 3-4 day trip though, I really liked Beijing - the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Tienman Square, and of course Great Wall.

One thing I noticed about Beijing though was that prices were not cheap, which I had expected. They were very comparable with Thailand

Originally Posted by MeMock

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Any suggestions as to where to go next, would be appreciated. Maybe Macao?

Leave that place alone!

A very rude country built on gambling - pop over to HK, much better.

A tad moralistic and judgmental generalization MM? What's OZ built on? Crims?

Macao is a great place, great food (and I don't like casinos) been there more than once and looking forward going again, so MtD go for it ... and HK is but a hydrofoil ride away and China borders Macao (need a visa though).

I've been to Hong Kong. It nearly bankrupted me!

Macao looks favourite, but China is appealing. I want to do the Silk Road, but my boss might get a bit funny if I took a month off work.

I've not had a proper look at Singapore, Jakarta or KL yet; just waiting for an invite...

Originally Posted by in4zip

Originally Posted by MeMock

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Any suggestions as to where to go next, would be appreciated. Maybe Macao?

Leave that place alone!

A very rude country built on gambling - pop over to HK, much better.

A tad moralistic and judgmental generalization MM? What's OZ built on? Crims?

well it aint built on gambling thats for sure which is all that macau has going for it

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I've not had a proper look at Singapore, Jakarta or KL yet; just waiting for an invite...

KL is good for a look. Beer is a little expensive and the traffic is awful downtown. People seem to be friendlier than here in Phuket. And the Petronas Towers are quite spectacular, especially at night, like something from sci-fi.

Go to Sarawak or Saba and look at orangtungs.

I've been trying to go for a few years but have always put it off

^ I think I've had enough of looking at Danbo.

^^
I like 33 in a can.

But usually drink Tiger, here.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Any suggestions as to where to go next, would be appreciated. Maybe Macao?

Jakarta.

Been Macau - interesting place in that it is dead boring cos everyone is at the casino's, plenty of russian, thai and flipper whores there also.

found one non-whore niteclub - was literally empty before 4.00am - bloody mental time to START going out!

If only I had a mate in Jakarta...

Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

I've not had a proper look at Singapore, Jakarta or KL yet; just waiting for an invite...

KL is good for a look. Beer is a little expensive and the traffic is awful downtown. People seem to be friendlier than here in Phuket. And the Petronas Towers are quite spectacular, especially at night, like something from sci-fi.

I agree with you KL is good, been twice in two years & going back again in April to see the F1 second year running, got a great package deal with Air Asia.
Not as cheap as BKK & Thailand, but nice & clean & generally people appear pretty frendly.
Petronas Towers very impressive, specially at night, last two times I've been overlooking the twin towers, although diffrent hotel this year still got the same view so I understand?

Originally Posted by MeMock

Originally Posted by in4zip

Originally Posted by MeMock

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Any suggestions as to where to go next, would be appreciated. Maybe Macao?

Leave that place alone!

A very rude country built on gambling - pop over to HK, much better.

A tad moralistic and judgmental generalization MM? What's OZ built on? Crims?

well it aint built on gambling thats for sure which is all that macau has going for it

ah c'mon MM,
that aint foking fair,
the Makakians(sp?) were also well known as excellent stolen car recyclers