Last week I placed an order via the app, and just after confirming the skies opened up. I felt really bad but the app does not allow for cancelling. When my driver arrived, he deliver my food (still dry) and I pulled out a 20k bill to hand him (~20% of the order).

The driver stared at me confused for a while before i pointed at the sky, to which he jumped off his bike and gave me a handshake and bow. I honestly could have done without the handshake, but i was going to wash my hands before eating anyway, however i was blown away by his reaction.

Was my tip out of the ordinary? It seemed like common courtesy but i know locals are divided on the topic and are worried of becoming the next America with school sh**tings and everything.

How much do you tip a driver when they travel through the heavy rain?

Hi, I want to do the 4 day ha giang loop with an easy Rider. I’m looking for a small group max 6 people, travelers in their late 20s/30s. Has anyone done it with Dragon Team? Or any other recommendations?

Hi! My fiancé has those old video games from Vietnam that originally belonged to his father, but they lost the console a long time ago. I’d love to surprise him by finding and buying the console as a gift. Does anyone happen to know what it’s called or where I might be able to find one? I’d really appreciate any help! 😊

i recorded some people singing and playing this song and would like to knos what its about as it is a very fond memory of me and my family's trip to Vietnam

Looking to get a tummy tuck and liposuction in Vietnam next year. Anyone had this done there? Any recommendations?

Thanks 🙏

This pop up hu tieu/mi/nui opens in the eves to late at night.

Highly recommend the nui.

No address, but hope you can recognize the surroundings. And if you do, please share with the group.

u/Veer_Akuma let me know how you like it!

Hi everyone,
Im looking to rent an apartment in Bac Ninh for around 2-3 months. Where do I find available apartments for rent? That will rent out an apartment to a tourist.

Will appreciate tips and suggestions about this matter as well.

Thanks.

Excerpt: Ho Chi Minh City is quickly becoming a shopping hotspot, thanks to a booming fashion scene that has been promoted widely on TikTok and Instagram as both affordable and accessible.

Chloe, a 22-year-old traveler from Australia, arrived on Tran Quang Dieu Street at the end of September with an empty suitcase and spent nearly US$800 in a single afternoon on clothes.

She planned to stay in Vietnam for a few weeks before returning home, saying: “I was inspired by a TikToker who came here with an empty suitcase just to fill it by shopping here.”

“The clothing quality is incredible, and everything is so cheap it feels surreal. It is like paradise for me.”

Recently, Ho Chi Minh City earned a spot among the 50 most attractive shopping destinations globally in a ranking by Travel and Tour World, a leading Indian travel publication.

Hello!

I’m travelling from Australia to VN. I am Vietnamese and can speak the language, after some recommendations for resorts/ hotels to stay in Da nang? We are travelling in August.

Also open to other location recommendations, unsure what the weather is doing during this time.

We have 2 young kids, 5 and 4yo, somewhere with a breakfast, pool, kids acitvies etc but we also love to go markets and where the locals eat.

With family coming we would need 3BR, or a hotel with adjoining rooms or something like that.

Any recommendations?!

i plan on going to vietnam with a friend, and we want to update our closets and sell a few items to help pay back the trip. we're students trying our best to be able to afford a little trip, and bring back cute afforable items :). please PLEASE someone even dm me privately to help find a cheaper wholesaler to help us. i'd be endlessly grateful (wishing good karma).

Hi!

We (28F and 30M) are going to VietNam and we are planning to do the Tu Lan tour with Oxalis. I was really enthusiastic at first, but now I am having second thoughts as it seems to be dangerous.

Can you please share your experience?

Also, any advices and recommendations are welcome, we will spend 2 weeks, starting in Hanoi and going south.

Thanks!!

Theres a guide to tipping in Vietnam now? People in her comments were supporting tipping..

Hi! I posted about this a few days ago, but have some more questions regarding paperwork. I’m relocating from Hanoi to HCMC via VietJet - all my cats paperwork is European. She has an EU pet passport and proof of rabies and ISO microchip from Ireland. But when I originally entered Vietnam, I wasn’t given any import paperwork for her - they just let me through. Now that I’m trying to go with her on an airplane to HCMC, I’m worried they’ll be confused as to why there’s no paperwork from Vietnam.

I called VietJet and they said her current paperwork is fine, but I’m nervous bc you never know who will be at the checkin desk. I made an appointment to get a travel health certificate at the regional health office one day before I travel, but then my vet told me I need to go to the Hanoi fisheries department for a domestic travel cert?

Well I went there today, and it was a guy with dogs in a private house yelling at me to leave, lol. I asked some nearby businesses where this address was, and they all said it was that guys house, so I just left.

Basically, do you think I’ll be fine with her EU paperwork and a travel cert from the regional vet? Has anyone travelled domestically with pets from Europe? Thanks!

We flew into HCMC a few nights ago and noticed these bright orange rectangles about 15 minutes before landing, anybody know what they are?

I'm a parent here and got fed up with digging through PDFs and Facebook threads to compare school fees, so I built a free directory: Vietnam School Scout. It covers 89 international and bilingual schools in HCMC, Hanoi, Da Nang and more, with published fees by stage, curriculum, language of instruction and district, plus a few practical guides on things like transfers, EAL and school buses.

It's early and I'd love honest feedback from people who've been through this:

• What info did you struggle to find when choosing a school?
• Is anything missing or wrong for a school you know?

No ads and no sign-up. I'm just trying to make it useful. Thanks!

Need them for my visa :) thanks!

Thoughts?

https://news.tuoitre.vn/vietnam-ministry-proposes-online-learning-traffic-curbs-amid-severe-air-pollution-risk-103261019215837065.htm