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tampa_shawn   
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness


Real Name: Shawn
Lives In: Tampa, US
Member Since: Oct 16, 2000
VT Rank: 822

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Tampa_Shawn Visits Vietnam

by tampa_shawn - last update: Jun 23, 2008

Vietnam – Gets my vote for the Top Travel Destination in 2003

Now is the perfect time to visit Vietnam. The tourist infrastructure is in place so tourists have easy access to transportation, hotels, restaurants and bathroom facilities and while at the same time being still uncorrupted by tourism.

The country is amazingly different and exotic. It’s an inexpensive destination to visit. The land is lush and beautiful. The Vietnamese people themselves are absolutely charming.

Its also an amazingly safe place to travel…even for single American women!

Friends if your not looking for travel tips you'll find the most interesting pictures and stories under my travelogue pages and in the Local Custom travel tips
Hanoi in Temple of Lit

BEST OF TAMPA_SHAWN IN VIETNAM

If your mainly interested in seeing my pictures you may want to look at
my SHUTTERFLY SCRAPBOOK

http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b35fb30a05ea

STORIES OF MY TRIP ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE WEBSITE...be sure to note that I did a web page with travelogues, tips etc on most of the major cities in Vietnam. Here are a few favorites:

+ The Point and Eat Game - Eating Eyeballs, Snakes and Dogs!???
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/17ba6/169bcf/2/

+ Exotic Vietnamese Customs
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/17ba6/7fc/a/

+ My Trip Highlights (I am still working on writing these and linking them to the various pages)
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/17ba6/7fc/4/

+ The Sights and Sounds of Saigon at Night
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/17ba6/167100/5/

IF YOU ARE A VIETNAM VET or like me a child of a Vet you will enjoy looking at the following pages...

+ Dad's Vietnam 1968 - 1969
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/3f034/#TL

+ The Hanoi Hilton, Communist Propaganda
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/tt/42423/#TL

+ Saigon, Still here after all these years
http://www.virtualtourist.com/m/17ba6/167100/
Halong Bay
The website has tons of pictures and is ready to view, but since I just got back from Vietnam at the end of Nov 2003 I am still actively writing up stories and editing spelling etc. So look now and also come back later so you can see the new info.

I have built pages for all the major cities so look at my TRAVEL PAGES to see all the pictures and stories

> Add to your Custom Travel Guide [What's This?]

Pros:"Beautiful country, wonderful people, a great experience"
Cons:"Its a long plane ride from the US"
In A Nutshell:"Go Now...Go Soon...Before it changes"
tampa_shawn's Vietnam Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 8 - Photos: 8
 
Restaurants
Tips: 2 - Photos: 2
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
 
Transportation
Tips: 4 - Photos: 4
Local Customs
Tips: 19 - Photos: 18
 
Packing Lists
Tips: 6 - Photos: 6
Shopping
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips
Tips: 3 - Photos: 3

tampa_shawn's Vietnam Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
Dad's Vietnam.... 1968 to 19691969 8
Outdoor Food MarketsOctober, 2003 8
On the Road Again....Vietnamese IngenuityNovember, 2003 8
How Many People are on that Motorbike!?!?!?!November, 2003 8
Communist Propoganda....Government BillboardsNovember, 2003 14

Comments for tampa_shawn about Vietnam
magor65 Sat Feb 2, 2008 20:41 UTC
 Wonderful pages on Vietnam. I especially enjoyed your local customs tips. Hope to try pho while in Vietnam in a couple of weeks.
percy961 Wed Sep 1, 2004 04:19 UTC
 Great photo and informative Travelogue.
Yubert Thu Feb 19, 2004 00:01 UTC
 Got to agree with MCharlton. Very good info and tips, and excellent t-log pics!
mcharlton Thu Dec 18, 2003 05:03 UTC
 WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOB ON THIS SIGHT A GREAT INFORMATION. TERRIFIC JOB.
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