Air Asia are running their cheap flights from Oz again ($99 one way to KL), so I jagged my lot ready for another 6 week stint next year.
This time , I think I would like to do a couple of weeks in Vietnam, with Sabah (KK) and Penang, but after reading some of the post here it seems the tout, scam, begger bit is a bit out of hand.
Is this a fair and correct observation?
What sort of scale would you put it at? As a comparison, I just got back from 5 weeks KL, Penang and areas in between and had no issue whatsoever, and 2 weeks in Phuket.
The week in Patong were a friggin nightmare with the continual spruikers and touts for anything and everything, whereas the second week out and about with a car were somewhat more enjoyable, but still rated low compared to the more laid back Malaysian experience.
Do you think Vietnam would be more "intense" than the Phuket/Patong experience or less?
As an indicator, Air Asia flies into Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi and we were wanting to see Halong Bay, some beach and some city, but dont want to have to be "On Guard" fending of touts continualy like Patong.
Your thoughts please.