#Latepost
#April2014
Continuing this post Vietnam Part II
Went back to Ho Chi Minh / Hanoi and spent the rest of my holiday at this city.
Arrived in Hanoi almost evening and directly searched for a hostel around district 1 for backpacker. I got one, at Thien Hong. My rules for searching for the hostel are price is number one, clean, wifi, toilet inside. And for Thien Hong the price and the room was very good. Pay for about VND 180.000 / $8 at that time.
After took a bath, I went outside to have dinner, took a night walk around the district, and scrolled around the city. Anyway, the hostel location was in a small alley, full of middle-low home residences. But I like this feeling, I felt like i'm in Indonesia because the people are nice. I love talking to the chef, and she was very nice.
I ate sticky rice, a super delicious food I have ever eaten in Vietnam hahaha. After that, I walked near Hanoi famous building to see a night market. Took a pict with the roving police, bought a coconut drink from a lovely women, met Mr Phi and my aiesec friend, and at 11pm went back to the hostel because I was so tired and sleepy.
The next day,
I moved to another hostel because my room has no longer empty (booked by another visitor), and I got one at Mimi Backpacker Hostel, my favorite hostel in Saigon. The price around $7 and include breakfast. The family owner was verrry humble! the hostel was clean, and with wifi. Aaand the owner has a grandchild and he is supa cuteeeee >.<
Done check-in, I asked people where can I rent a motorbike, because I wanted to go around city and visit some places in Hanoi. I got one motorbike, yay!
"Did you know that Vietnam’s roads are amongst the most dangerous in the world with more than 14,000 deaths per year caused by traffic accidents? According to Ho Chi Minh City reporter and regular motorcycle commuter Nghiem Cuong, if you can get a handle for traffic in Vietnam, you can manage anywhere.
“If you can drive a car or bike in Vietnam, you can drive anywhere in the world,” Mr Cuong says. The first thing to understand that it moves like water in a stream around a stone. The trick is not to do anything erratic - stopping is just as dangerous as moving too quickly. Vietnamese people are used to slowly moving around pedestrians so any unexpected movements may make things difficult for everyone."
My Last Day in Vietnam
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| At bus station, waiting for a bus to airport |
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| See you when I see you again, Vietnam! |
Arrived in SG for transit, hello again SG!
| Vietnam Trip 5days/4nights | ||
| USD | Rp | |
| Flight jkt-vietnam-jkt | $170 | 1700000 |
| Hostel Hideout / 1 night | $6 | 60000 |
| Thien Hong Guesthouse / 1 night | $8 | 80000 |
| Mimi Backpacker Hostel / 1 night | $7 | 70000 |
| Guest House in Mui Ne / 1 night | $9 | 90000 |
| Rent jeep in Mui Ne 5 hours | $12 | 120000 |
| 4 tourism places in Mui Ne | $2 | 20000 |
| Bus Hanoi-Mui Ne-Hanoi | $10 | 10000 |
| Rent Motorbike | $5 | 50000 |
| Meals 4 days, each $5 | $20 | 200000 |
| Total Expenses | 2400000 | |
| Expense exclude flight ticket | 700000 | |
| Consider 1USD = 10k at that time | ||
Look, I just spent less than 3 million rupiah for a very good trip to Vietnam!
I was the happiest kid aliveeeee :'D
***KC
