Ho Chi Minh City General Tips by TravelChick67

Favorite Thing: Most of the vendors we ran across really like you to pay in US dollars. It appears that US dollars are in fact, the underground currency around Vietnam. I would be careful about exchanging too much cash for Vietnamese Dong as it is useless (and worthless) outside of Vietnam.

Now, that doesn't mean it isn't fun to get some. How often do you get to hold 20,000 of any kind of money! LOL

But, make your exchanges in small amounts so if you get stuck with a few dong, it won't be more than a few dollars worth.


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