Vietnam & Cambodia

[TANK0700]

Anyone been to Vietnam & Cambodia, like most things nowadays i post on here for words of wisdom (expect when Gypsy replies that is :-0)) anyway, Pam and I have made the decision and are heading here round the end of August early September, never been and don?t know many that have. so am looking for any info you can throw at me please.

 

[americanexpress]

Not been myself, but if I was going I would look on trip adviser first and then go and buy a lonely planet guide or similar.

i will try to post a link for a m8s son who has travelled there extensively and kept a detailed blog.

She actually thought she was going to lose him to Cambodia, he enjoyed it so much

 

[TANK0700]

So that?s it, no ones been or heard anything good or bad, i cant believe that? As most of you have an opinion on everything. ;-0))p0pc0rn41

 

[Vinterceptor]

My Niece and her fella went there for a while during the eastern leg of their trip, they reckoned it was brilliant, they did some fairly detailed write ups in their blog which might be of use to ya? ... The Vietnam/Cambodia bit is near the bottom of the list as it was quite early on in the tour.

 

[firebladetrev]

My Fiancee's niece is on a thailand / vietnam and cambodia tour as we speak. From the comments she has put to her mum and sisters both vietnam and cambodia are amazing places and as safe as other places as long as you do not stray into certain areas. But thats normal for all places even in more civilised places like the states and indeed uk.

 

[Rheumatoid]

great cheap bag offs in Hanoi

R.

 

[Rolfy Dave]

I seem to remember the yanks going into vietnam a while ago...

Ask Obama if he has any recommendations... But if there's a bang on the door, dont answer it8rfl@

Rolfy
:beer:

 

[andyBeaker]

Son and his girlfriend did them as part of a bigger trip in their gap year - absoluely loved them@tu*

 

[Geoff James]

Jennie and I were in Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore for most of March. Loved Vietnam with a passion. I can also tell you a bit about Cambodia too.

Have a look at these photos and write-ups first (links below) and I'm happy to answer any questions you might have afterwards.

Cheers,

Geoff

http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/03/g-excellent-asian-adventure-part1.html

http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/03/g-excellent-asian-adventure-part-2.html

http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/04/g-excellent-asian-adventure-part-3.html

http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/04/g-excellent-asian-adventure-part-4.html

http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/04/g-excellent-asian-adventure-part-5.html

http://geoffjames.blogspot.com/2011/04/g-excellent-asian-adventure-final.html

 

[TANK0700]

Geoff,
Fantastic write up and thank you for posting, we are off to the travel agents later to have a look and price up so fingers crossed. @tu*

 

[Jono]

Geoff,
Fantastic write up and thank you for posting, we are off to the travel agents later to have a look and price up so fingers crossed. @tu*

Plan it yourself, far cheaper than going thru travel agents.
We planned both our trips to Thailand over the tinternet, no problems at all and cheaper and more satisfying than travel agents....unless your just going for ideas :dunno:
we are looking at going to Vietnam, huge country, just have to pick where you want to see. My mates just come back I'll get some info off him.

 

[Geoff James]

Geoff,
Fantastic write up and thank you for posting, we are off to the travel agents later to have a look and price up so fingers crossed. @tu*

No worries. Check the rainfall pattern for when you plan to go as it might well be the rainy season. We went on a limited numbers tour (just 4 of us actually). The reason we did this was that although the major items were all planned for us, it gave us flexibility and time to do our own thing too. We used Active Asia which is an NZ-based company with offices in Vietnam so they have people on the ground. Can't speak highly enough of them and we've done a lot of travelling. At some stage, we'll go back and do the N-W highlands and the Mekong Delta. We simply ran out of time this time round.

If you want any more info, just send me an email - it's on the blog.

Geoff