Vietnam info

Amazing 2 and a bit weeks, absolutely loved it all, apart from the hospital visit. The people are so friendly, smiley and seem very happy. Some general info:

Water - cheap and often provided by tours, boats, grabs etc plus usually get 2 bottles in hotels rooms which are often replaced each day, so bought a lot less than expected.

Coconuts v cheap, v tasty and available everywhere.

Money:
Some bookings hotels took payment before arrival. For those that didn't generally added 3% to pay by credit card.
Withdrew money from a few ATMs with no issues. Used Starling account card which charges no fee and tried to find ATMs with no fee. Small charge in Phu Quoc but we had limited options.
QR codes are everywhere and easy to use with Moreta app. Think charges 1.5% fee but so easy to use it's worth it. Can pay for hotels, restaurants etc.

Language is hard to speak but we learnt a few basic phrases and it made all the people super happy as they said very few people try anything. They are very happy to teach new phrases.

Travel:
We used Grab app as much as we could because it's easy, super quick and priced is set. Also paid straight from credit card so don't have to worry about having cash.Read more