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Real Name: Xuess
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Warnings Or Dangers: Everybody Pees!
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  • Watch out! The locals, especially the guys, just "do it" anywhere, anyplace. Be prepared to see the sights of guys facing walls and hedges, doing the deed. I had seen one guy doing his deed next to a traffic pole at a busy traffic junction in HCMC, oblivious to the passing human traffic.

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    Warnings Or Dangers: 45 minutes to enter Vietnam
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  • Brace yourself. It took me 45 minutes to clear customs to enter Vietnam. There was only a full queue of 6 persons ahead of me. You have to give the Vietnamese authorities full points for thoroughness. Each counter is manned by 2 officers. The prodecures go something like this: One officer will take a look at one page of your passport, pass it to the 2nd officer to take a look, who will then pass it back to the 1st officer...for every page they deemed important to check. All the while casting glances at you and the occasional scowl. And PRAY do write down the name and address of your lodging (if you had booked ahead) - it just bogged down the queue again if you don't as the officers are very particular about knowing where you will be. So brace yourself for a long wait, just in case....

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    Comments for xuessium about Ho Chi Minh City
    GenuinelyCurious Sun Oct 28, 2007 06:34 UTC
     Good tip on the clearing of customs. I did not have a hotel name, but someone tipped me off to just pull one out of Lonely Planet
    Jomerlion Sat Jun 16, 2007 08:27 UTC
     Hi, glad to find fantastic photography and travel tips on VT, one of the best so far. I will definitely get a taste of Star Apple when I get to HCM.
    Aidy_p Tue May 1, 2007 16:37 UTC
     Great off the Beaten path tips. Cheers
    Mikebb Fri Mar 2, 2007 21:06 UTC
     Hi Xuess, Interesting pages, gave me a good insight into HCMC and local life. Will be visiting Feb'08 and look forward to the experience, thank you.
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