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Popular Local Customs | Other Local Customs Tips | All Tips (21) One of my big pet peeves is watching travelers drink nothing but Coke when on the road when they could try lots of local beverages at a fraction of the price. If a poor kid from Africa came over to the states for the first time, I’d be all for him trying his first ever Coca Cola but that is quite a different story. Actually, it’s not. You are in a foreign country so why not try something local? Many people are afraid to try anything not served in a can as they figure it will be full of local water and thus impure. This might be the case in some instances but not necessarily so and it should not lead to such paranoia that you are unwilling to sometimes take a chance. Sugar cane drinks are sold in any Third World Country warm enough to grow the heavenly stalks. The cane is pushed into a grinder and the resultant nectar is a naturally sweet juice. In Hoi An, they mixed this with the juice from kumquats, a smaller version of an orange. This concoction was positively addictive and slurping them down while on the river front was a lot cheaper and authentic then sitting in some backpacker café having an over-priced Coke. Actually, they were too cheap. We had six of them for 18,000 dong (a little over a dollar) and had a tough time sleeping that night we were so amped up on the sugar! Leave a Comment
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Squatting is a way of life in my Third World countries and Vietnam is no exception. Though this habit probably began out of necessity of not having anything to sit on, it is probably a healthy alternative to our more sedentary lifestyle. Women especially are seen in what seems an uncomfortable position for hours on end. I found the ones out on the boats especially graceful. Leave a Comment
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Local women have a novel way to carry their wares and it is amazing to see these small women carry what must be equal or greater than their weight on their narrow but strong shoulders. By counterbalancing two baskets on either end of a bamboo pole, they manage to carry what otherwise might be unmanageable. Leave a Comment
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Okay, I admit it. I actually paid to take this woman’s photo. I’m sure I’m not the first nor last one to do it either. She had the quintessential look and she knew it. She actually solicited it and I couldn’t resist. It was cheap, much more so than the air ticket to her homeland. I normally refrain from this as it breeds a new form of begging that should not be encouraged. Leave a Comment
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With your Old Town admission ticket not only get to walk the timeless streets of Hoi An’s Old Town but you get to visit a number of other attractions. These range from old timber homes to various ethnic meeting places of Hoi An’s colorful past. Another feature is a display of local handcrafts as well as a concert of traditional local music. This is located on Nguyen Thai Hoc, right in the heart of the Old Town. The music is quite interesting and worth taking the time to enjoy. It’s free with your entrance anyway. Leave a Comment
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Hoi An is the place to let locval tailors make what you want.
They take the size, you choose the pattern and you can come come back the next day.
A silk shirt costs 5 US$ (without pattern), or 7 with.
Cotton shirts costs 5 US$ Leave a Comment
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The toilets on this beach are just bamboo walls without any protection from mosquitoes or exterior and interior noises.
Well, I neede them badly because I must have eaten something that wanted constantly to find its way out Leave a Comment
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Everywhere on the streets you see sign (from the Communist Party) about how to increase your health.
To us it looks old fashioned but maybe it helps there Leave a Comment
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It's common for the hotel front desk to ask for your passport. They will hold onto it until you check out. It made me a little nervous at first but I got used to it. Leave a Comment
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It's common for the hotel front desk to ask for your passport. They will hold onto it until you check out. It made me a little nervous at first but I got used to it. Leave a Comment
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Thanh Nien Road Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An, Vietnam - Dong An Beach Hotel
05 Cua Dai (formerly Dong An Beach Hotel), Hoi An, Vietnam - PALM GARDEN BEACH
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1 Pham Hong Thai Street, Hoi An, Vietnam - Ancient House Resort
61 Cua Dai Street Quang Nam Province, Hoi An, Vietnam
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