Going to Vietnam and Cambordia
 

tips anyone? Im going to Ho Chi Minh, Phnom Penh and Hanoi....

Is it possible to get a local tour guide there? Is there any must visit party place?

i wasn't there, but heard many stories abouth nothern vietnam...they don't like white people over there that much :) and they like to rip off tourist without smile ;)...tourist business is well developed there though....

have fun man

why didnt they like white man?

Look at hisory &think..........especially one nation.....but they can't recognize it, so they don't like all white people ;-)

we need to educate them tat that one nation is full of chocolate, brown n yellow people... dont they watch south park or simpsons?

cambodia was a much more happening place back when pol pot ran the joint
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-KTsXHXMkJA

probably because the white man killed millions of their people and have been shitting on that region for well over a hundred years.

Sha la la, sha la la la...

i've been to Cambodia twice. i recommend checking out the infamous S-21 prison tour: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuol_Sleng_Genocide_Museum as well, hiring someone to take you to a military base to shoot machine guns. quite the experience and it's a 10 minute drive on a tuk-tuk. if you are going to be there for more than a couple of days, i highly recommend taking a trip to Angkor Wat, the temples are incredible.

and watch your back lol.

get a ladyboy for me :)

I lived in Cambodia for a few months. Siam reap is pretty cool but full of tourist. Ankor wat is cool if you dig ruins... Hope your not working there - Cambo is not the most work conducive atmosphere. Head to Poipet for a real taste of sin :)

What do you want to know exactly?

How much time will be in each?

You have a budget?

You want girls? Drugs?

Phnom Penh is not woth it at all (unless you are really interested in the khmer rouge genocide), spend some extra days at siem reap instead or some days in halong bay or hoian (in vietnam). enjoy, i love vietnam and cambodia :thumbsup

I don't know, and to each their own, but I absolutely hated Hanoi. Here's one of many reasons why:



I'm the type of guy who likes to walk the streets, especially when I hit a new country, but that was a little unpleasant in Hanoi. People selling shit on the street can be a little aggressive too, or at least moreso than in Thailand. People would follow me for 6 blocks before giving up. Had a nice hotel booked in the old quarter for 4 nights, but only lasted 2, before I just went to the airport and hopped on the first flight to Thailand.

Siam Reap's a cool little city though, and the temples are awesome. I found Cambodians to be extraordinarily nice, and a very genuine nice too. Not a "i'll be nice, so I can hopefully get a big tip" nice, but genuinely great people. I guess that's what a couple decades of war with some genocide thrown in does to your country. You can tell, they just want peace now, and don't want any fighting.

Did this tour last July. Impressive to say the least.

Also went to Vietnam and I liked both countries a lot. Friendly people and cheap. Don't be the idiot tourist and you will be good. More people trying to rip me off in 3 days of Bangkok than 3 weeks Vietnam/cambodia.

Here some pics http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...5&id=638856678

I want to visit to try their Thai sticks

have fun!

It could pretty cold now in Hanoi...

Angkor! Go to Angkor. Whatever your plans, modify them to go to Angkor. Day 1, go and marvel. Just hang out at the different ruins. Day 2, eat a happy pizza then go marvel at the places you didn't make it to on day 1.

Dude, everywhere they like to rip off tourists without smile ;)

I would love to see Vietnam, hope one day I will have money for such trip.

just came back from Vietnam. attention paxum and payoneer cards works only with half of the ATMs overthere, so always have some cash with you.
we were only in north vietnam and it was really nice to travel the countryside on rented motorbikes - dont move from city to city every other day, stay rather in one place, rent a motorbike and travel around the countryside...

Dont the girls do good yum yum down there in Cambodia? Saw it in a documentary.

no, in other asian countries they do it with smile :1orglaugh

Great pics Roald!

What was the highlight of your trip?

Many highlights tbh.

Ankor Wat is amazing and for sure a must do. S-21 is a highlight as in you gotte do it if you want to know the history of the country a bit and what the people have been through.

The whole Mekong Delta area is great too, going through the floating markets is a great way to meet the locals. Don't take the tourists boats though ;)))

Think this was one of the better trips I did sofar :2 cents: