jasoncapecod
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has anyone ever visited? any advice?
Vietnam
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Patrick
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It’s pretty far to go skiing. Much smaller than Big Snow. New Jersey is much closer.
jamesdeluxe
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Vietnam is the one country in southeast Asia that I really want to visit, although I agree with Sbooker about the hot and humid part.
jasoncapecod
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going in Nov "dry season" we'll see about that.. I have read over 100 books about the war..
Patrick
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has anyone ever visited? any advi
All kidding aside, I have a good friend that did Vietnam in a longer trip thru SE Asia in April. He really enjoyed it and a lot of hidden gems that we don’t really hear about.It’s pretty far to go skiing. Much smaller than Big Snow. New Jersey is much closer.
You’ll no doubt do a tour to the tunnels then?
jasoncapecod
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This place looks uniquely interesting:
en.wikipedia.org
Hang Sơn Đoòng - Wikipedia
ChrisC
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I thought everyone while in Vietnam takes a couple day cruise in Hạ Long Bay.
Scenery looks outstanding!
jasoncapecod
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oops forgot to write that too.. just one day cruise..also spending 2 nights in HK..It just works out that way with the flights
jimk
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Family member went there on business one year ago. Took a number of colorful, tropical photos.
Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon):
Nha Trang beach about 250 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City
Nha Trang again:
EMSC
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Never been to Vietnam so can't contribute much to this thread, but I highly recommend also checking out Thailand in SE Asia... Fascinating place.
We were in Thailand much of November 2016. We spent a few days in Laos and also visited Angkor Wat in Cambodia. My feeling is that both Thailand and Vietnam (where we have not been) are worth 2 weeks minimum so hard to do on the same trip.
Care to comment on the weather you experienced in that November?
Fairly cooperative. The only time with a lot of rain was when were were on a Mekong River boat for a couple of days. Northern Thailand is already cooling off some in the evenings. The mornings were reasonably comfortable for tourist activities even farther south, though we would usually get into the hotel pools in late afternoon.
jasoncapecod
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i'm sure you are correct...We are traveling with our daughters 27&30. Yeah I know we are a bit crazy..We are at the mercy of their vacation schedules. I would like to go to thailand,but my youngest has been twice..
@jasoncapecod are you going after the election?
jasoncapecod
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funny you mention that...It is a real concern of mine to be over there if the orange one is elected..
We were having lunch in Luang Prabang, Laos when the 2016 election results were called, early in that trip.
I do not being questioned about the election by our guides in Laos, Cambodia or Thailand over the next 3+ weeks. We do get occasional queries when we are in Europe, and as I mentioned before by the guide Malcolm in Johannesburg.
I do not being questioned about the election by our guides in Laos, Cambodia or Thailand over the next 3+ weeks. We do get occasional queries when we are in Europe, and as I mentioned before by the guide Malcolm in Johannesburg.