Don't use Hotel for Laundry
by neurochic
If you are traveling on a budget, you will find many places especially in backpacker's row that will wash your clothes. My husband and I would get several loads of laundry washed and dried for a couple of US dollars. This is a fraction of the cost of what they charge in the hotels.
HCMC Central Post Office
by 34N118W
You'll most certainly want to send postcards home to friends and family while in HCMC. You can find the Buu Dien (post office) at 2 Cong Xa Paris, next to the Notre Dame Cathedral. It's also one of the city's finest examples of French Colonial Architecture.
Cruising
by Unknownsu
No matter what day of the week it is, Vietnamese teenagers and adults alike love to cruise the town on a cool Saigon night making the traffic more hectic than it already is. During the evening hours in Saigon, watch as literally hundreds and thousands of locals hop on their bikes and set off to the happening places around town, settle down at a nearby park to be with loved ones or just taking the family out on a after dinner outing.
Around Da Lat
by muddybok
You can easily get a rider service and go around Da Lat area to explore some country side and tribal villages.
Chicken Village which is about 20KM away from Da Lat town is one of those great spot to meet locals, taking picture of tribal kids and shop for some local crafts. Remember to get your rider to tell you one of those very touching love stories that had been passed down for generations by villagers of the Chicken Village.
Click Da Lat for detailed tour around the area.
Ben Than Market
by hassan_abu about Clothes
Knock-off Ralph Lauren shirts in teeming Ben Thanh market can be had for less than D79,500 (US$5).
The exchange rate is around US$1=D15, 900 though taxis and shops will round it off to US$1=D15, 000