- It's in your
best interests not to drink the tap water, especially after flooding!
- Dress
modestly and appropriately when visiting local dwellings and religious
sites, etc.
- Leave your
valuables behind before a night out on the town, or going to the beach.
- When crossing
the road, especially in Ho
Chi Minh city, always
keep looking to the left and right and walk slowly!
- Do not offer
money directly to minority people - instead donate to a local charity or
offer a small gift, such as pens.
- Try at least
once the delicious, local street food.
- Always ask
permission first before taking photographs, especially in minority
areas.
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- Sleeping out
on deck on a boat in Halong
Bay
- Ordering
custom-made clothes from the local tailor shop
- Taking a slow
cyclo ride through the French Quarter of old Saigon
- Eating pho ga (chicken noodle soup) at a
street side noodle stalls.
- Watching the
traditional water - puppet performance in Hanoi.
- Experience
the full moon festivities in the ancient town of Hoi An.
- Drinking
rice-wine in the minority villages of the north
- Taking a boat
along Hue's
Huong (Perfume) River, visiting the Royal Mausoleums.
- Overnight in
a homestay in the Mekong Delta's riverside orchards.
- Bartering for
a bargain at Saigon's
largest market, Ben Thanh Market
- Taking a
stroll through Hanoi's
Old Quarters.
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