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03-25-2009, 09:07 AM
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Hey I did it no problem :P
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03-25-2009, 09:11 AM
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#27 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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you have to go to the villages. so beautiful. and the people are soooo much nicer. saigon is just like vancouver. kinda boring, IMO. nha trang is nice, but A LOT of scammers. if you're not travelling with someone local who you know well, you will get jipped left and right. there's a beach called phan thit. it's way nicer than nga trang and so much less populated. dai lat is a really cool city. being that it's higher up, the climate is a lot cooler than other areas. don't take the big tourist buses. hop on one of those little taxi buses that the locals use. just give the kids candy. the begging is actually so much less than it was years ago. i think they made it illegal.
it's such an amazing country. such a contrast of beauty and poverty
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03-25-2009, 09:13 AM
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#28 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane  try crossing the street here and you will understand why renting a scooter in this city IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. | don't drive a scooter yourself. someone may try and hit you and take money
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03-25-2009, 09:13 AM
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#29 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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I still havent been to vietnam in the 27 years of my existence. I think I'll go next year
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03-25-2009, 09:28 AM
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#30 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane and old vietnamese people walking around with d3x's giving me the look of death. | STAY AWAY FROM MY CAMERA!!! 
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03-25-2009, 09:34 AM
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#31 | | 無敵
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o_O scared to go out at night? that's the best time to go out!
Tons of food and things to eat ^^
It's so freaking hot during the day.
I'd stay away from the scooter if you're not used to it, streets are dangerous there. =P
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03-25-2009, 10:47 AM
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#32 | | Media Officer / MOD
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sounds like top gear goes to vietnam
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03-25-2009, 11:47 AM
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#33 | | I don't get it
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Originally Posted by hotjoint I still havent been to vietnam in the 27 years of my existence. I think I'll go next year |
damn man, me too. i'd like it to be the first thing i do once i finish school.
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03-25-2009, 11:57 AM
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#34 | | Willing to sell a family member for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by for the nguyen! damn man, me too. i'd like it to be the first thing i do once i finish school. | haha nice, my parents go every year and they invite me to go but im too lazy  | |
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03-25-2009, 02:35 PM
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#35 | | ESKETIT
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i took like 8 gigs of video/pics when i went in the summer.. dident upload my cock fighting videos or anything yet LOL
but those napkins the kids are trying to sellyou im sure are lottery tickets. i woulden't be suprised if you bought a couple of those lottery things cause its nearly impossible to avoid lol
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03-25-2009, 04:18 PM
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#36 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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I'm in Thailand this week and then Vietnam next neek! Yeah supafly send some peeps to take me out! RS meet! lol. The best thing i packed on this trip so far is my own supply of All bran! lifesaver!
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03-25-2009, 04:23 PM
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#37 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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I go there every 2-3 years but relatives go there twice a year during new year and summer. Street people there thought I was handicap when they saw me standing at 6'2 lol. meh I bet those mosquitoes are waiting for my import bloods!
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03-25-2009, 04:49 PM
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#38 | | God of Unce
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Go do what Jeremy Clarkson and them do? 
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03-25-2009, 04:53 PM
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lol rainstorm.
alright im up.
Going to behn tan, and checking out reunification palace.
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03-25-2009, 05:44 PM
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#40 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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03-25-2009, 06:04 PM
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#41 | | Banned By Establishment
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hey tall tony. I'm the white guy that got a visa from you about 2 weeks ago.
anyways  
anyways the vietnamese lunch lady calls (google lunch lady, vietnam) and you will understand.
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03-25-2009, 06:18 PM
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#42 | | God of Unce
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^ Wow, nice pictures!
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03-25-2009, 06:51 PM
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#43 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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damn id very much like to visit vietnam would love to see any more pics u have to share
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03-25-2009, 08:22 PM
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#44 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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I'm going in may. ill be in hai phong, ca mau and saigon
any pointers on what to see/do there??
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03-25-2009, 08:24 PM
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#45 | | God of Unce
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^ Eat.
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03-25-2009, 08:24 PM
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#46 | | Banned By Establishment
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AVOID ALL VIETNAMESE PEOPLE. MAILIHN AND SAIGONTOURIST REMEMBER THESE NAMES. ONLY TAKE THEM.
or negotiate with the xe om, i like it the best.
also when shopping general rule of thumb is 75% off. Also they girls are very push and flirty.
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03-25-2009, 08:28 PM
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#47 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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what is mailihn and siagontourist? taxis?
do they speak any english well in saigon?
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03-25-2009, 08:29 PM
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im also getting alot of vietnamese people coming up to me taking pictures. they say its because im tall and have a muscular body.
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03-25-2009, 08:32 PM
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#49 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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hahah wtf
they are sooo gonna rob you
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03-25-2009, 08:34 PM
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#50 | | Banned By Establishment
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Originally Posted by Drizzt Do'Urden what is mailihn and siagontourist? taxis?
do they speak any english well in saigon? | if they speak english is a scam usually.
also wear sunglasses. Alot of girls will try to look into your eyes, It's a tactic they use.
And they will grab you and pull you into their shops.
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