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  • This is the street full of tourists also it was where Sinh Cafe and TM Brothers' office located. If you are travelling on your own as backpackers, this is the place. Buy your 'OPEN bus ticket' here. If you have been to Khao San Road of Bangkok, this street is the Saigon version of it with more bikes and peoples. Those guesthouses are inside these two rolls of shophouses, it's only a 6 feet wide alley walking like a labyrinth, once you are inside the alley, they atmosphere change into very local peoples' lifestyle with voices of baby crying, screaming, eating and...walking deeper again we can see some small signboard of guesthouse from these local houses, yeah that's what we want, knock on ther door, ring the bell, tell them you want a room. Average prices are U$6 to 10 for a room to fit in 3 of us with air-con and bathroom, woow! tha't how we enjoy Saigon.

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  • all the bicycles. when we went the country was only just opening up for tourists. there were bicycles everywhere.

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    Transportation: Give Enough Time To Get to your Location
    Getting from one place to another is not as smooth sailing. You will need to leave early and give yourself enough time to get to your destination, especially if you're catching your flight or making your way to the tour agency for a day trip.

    Even the buses, on a clear stretch of road, seemed to travel about 40-60 km/h.

    So stay calm, and let not the traffic fluster you.


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    Transportation: CYCLO TOUR
    Take a cyclo tour in the city. It gives you a whole different perspective of what does all this trafic means. The motorized vehicle drivers realy respects those cyclo drivers and give them right of way even when the trafic lights mean something else. Make sure you put a cover on your mouth and nose. It's realy different from just walking on the curbs

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    Transportation: Touchdown to HCMC
    Coming out of the airport in Ho Chi Minh, you will be surpised with the droves of local Vietnamese waiting for their new guests and loved ones coming back to their land, flowers in tow. They are a loving and hospitable people, with smiles in their faces, welcoming you to their land.
    As we walked out of the exit area, taxi drivers started to ask us, in a language still foreign to us, for a ride to the city, to the apartment where we will be living for her stay here in Vietnam. One taxi driver offered 10 USD for the trip, but good thing we were instructed to ask for abt 4-5USD for the trip, I politely turned down his offer, then asked the next taxi driver. I asked 5 dollars for the ride, and he politely obliged, which I thought then was a good deal already.As the taxi drove out of the airport and into the city, we were suprised to see so many bikes on the road, and quickly realized that it is their form of transport, from the old trusty bicycle.
    Like any other Asian country I have gone to, Ho Chi Minh was not any different. The roads are quite good, not too many potholes, and you could see many small stores selling their wares on the side of the road. We also saw a Jollibee store in one of the small malls they have here, and of course, San Miguel Beer ads. I felt a feeling of pride to see our local brands venturing into other countries, and able to penetrate their market here. - mmss

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    Transportation: Transport to town from Airport
    Have you noticed how many people are waiting to meet an incoming aircraft? They wait for you to get out but hardly would allow you to pass, and if you should knock them with your luggage, god forbid, frowns are in order..
    immediately, approached by taxi drivers or their agents. It is five dollars to town, but viets pay much less, by the meter it is about 40 000 dongs less than three dollars...

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    Transportation: From the Airport to your hotel
    I suggest to go out of Tan Son Nhat Airport and look for the taxis lining up at front. Most of the taxis are in white color and they're called Meter Taxis. Some drivers would offer you immediately after stepping out of the airport but they charge too much.

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    Transportation: Take a Motorbike to Save Loot and Get There Fast
    Unfortunately one of the best modes of transportation that I discovered late in my trip was hiring people to transport you on the back of their motorbikes. Not only do you get to your destination a lot quicker than a taxi since the driver can weave in and out of traffic, but its far less too. Also its a heck of a lot of fun to feel the wind blow through your hair while zooming down the street on the back of one of these machines. If you wear contacts though, I advise not to take this mode of transportation because you do get a lot of dust in your eyes while traveling, unless you wear sunglasses.

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    Transportation: Book Flights When You Get There
    You will find that you will save tons of money if you wait to book your flights once you are in Vietnam for travel within the country. The tickets were hundreds of dollars cheaper. Just make sure you go to a reputable agency like the Sinh Cafe or Vietnam Airlines itself. For example, I booked a flight from HCM City to Quy Nhon. In the US the price would have been $88 US one way. In HCM City the price was $33 US one way.

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