@linhmartin
Australian expat in Vietnam
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About me
Australian
Lives in Vung Tàu, Bà Ria-Vun
Registration: 15 June 2016
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Looking to meet people in Can Tho City by edemits
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some people to have a chat, go for a drink or a walk... in Can Tho City. I will be moving there next week and don't know anybody in the city yet. I am a student from Belgium (23 y/o) and I'm coming to ...
G'day Wild_1: how pleasant to find someone with the same opinion about some of the posters on this site as myself! :) You've been in Can Tho for a long time now (unless you made it to Ecuador and back in the meantime?), so perhaps you ... Read More
Con dao island by linhmartin
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ...
I'll let CB respond re quoted Six Senses prices, but can say we found many cheaper hotels online. Whether they're available or not is another matter - the CD Express apparently has no trouble filling more than 500 seats per trip! The ... Read More
Con dao island by linhmartin
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ...
By way of a "Postscript", I thought perhaps worthwhile mentioning for anyone interested in the Con Dao Express hydrofoil service that it was booked out "months ago" for the May Day holiday by tourist groups from further north ... Read More
Con dao island by linhmartin
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ...
Thanks OB, all good stuff but maybe a bit difficult for us - our 6yo niece won't be able to see above the walls below the windows on either upper or middle seating decks, and not too sure about moving around the cabin/s from a safety perspective ... Read More
Con dao island by linhmartin
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ...
Thanks CB - but I can assure you that we're not Six Senses people, at least not in the travelling budget sense, anyway :) Read More
Con dao island by linhmartin
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ...
Thanks CB - makes a refreshing change, I must say (for someone like me who was living in Nha Trang before it had any real roads and now you can't find the roads anyway, because they're full of tourists!!!). I've had some advice from a ... Read More
Con dao island by linhmartin
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ...
Thanks. Two of our VN rels have opted out of the trip already because they're worried about seasickness - even though it's a hydrofoil and theoretically(!) should be smooth sailing. Does anyone know any good midrange hotels near the beach, ... Read More
Con dao island
My VN wife and I are planning to take our 6yo niece for a short holiday on Con Dao, travelling on the new Con Dao express hydrofoil from Vung Tau end-April/early-May (school holidays). Grateful for any early clues about good seats on the hydrofoil ... Read More
Visa exemption certificate by davidoz
I am an Australian citizen currently residing in Nha Trang.I am married to a vietnamese national and have a VEC. I am looking for up to date info about extensions.I was last out of the country, 3/2018 and have received 2- 6 month extensions which ...
Sure thing - entirely your choice. I've found many expats willing to argue the toss about the value or otherwise of keeping 'residency for tax purposes' - but it's invariably because they don't realise that we all have our own ... Read More
Visa exemption certificate by davidoz
I am an Australian citizen currently residing in Nha Trang.I am married to a vietnamese national and have a VEC. I am looking for up to date info about extensions.I was last out of the country, 3/2018 and have received 2- 6 month extensions which ...
It's quite possible that changes have taken place since I decided to go for a temporary resident permit many years ago, so please don't take this comment as gospel. I just wanted to let you know that I fortunately mentioned my intention to ... Read More
Looking to meet people in Can Tho City by edemits
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some people to have a chat, go for a drink or a walk... in Can Tho City. I will be moving there next week and don't know anybody in the city yet. I am a student from Belgium (23 y/o) and I'm coming to ...
Because I was trying to close the 'off topic' down by putting it into correct historical context - sorry you couldn't see that. But don't worry, I've provided three venues where Eva can hopefully meet some expats and/or locals, ... Read More
Looking to meet people in Can Tho City by edemits
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some people to have a chat, go for a drink or a walk... in Can Tho City. I will be moving there next week and don't know anybody in the city yet. I am a student from Belgium (23 y/o) and I'm coming to ...
I must be walking down the wrong streets because no-one's 'stared' at me in anything but a nice welcoming way since way back in those dark, early days after đổi mới ("renewal") in 1986, when US soldiers and ... Read More
Looking to meet people in Can Tho City by edemits
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some people to have a chat, go for a drink or a walk... in Can Tho City. I will be moving there next week and don't know anybody in the city yet. I am a student from Belgium (23 y/o) and I'm coming to ...
G'day AP - I guess you're referring to my comments, since you highlighted the last sentence. I first worked in VN in 1991, returning frequently over the following decade for work-related trips. I married a Vietnamese and have lived in ... Read More
Looking to meet people in Can Tho City by edemits
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some people to have a chat, go for a drink or a walk... in Can Tho City. I will be moving there next week and don't know anybody in the city yet. I am a student from Belgium (23 y/o) and I'm coming to ...
I wonder if those who worry about 'laughing' and/or 'finger pointing' understand that Vietnamese often laugh to cover the fact they're nervous or embarrassed (usually but not always because they can't speak English or the ... Read More
Looking to meet people in Can Tho City by edemits
Hello everyone! I'm looking for some people to have a chat, go for a drink or a walk... in Can Tho City. I will be moving there next week and don't know anybody in the city yet. I am a student from Belgium (23 y/o) and I'm coming to ...
Wow - that's never been my experience! I've always found the locals extremely friendly and eager to help strangers to their city. "View others as you wish to be viewed." Read More