Woo so excited for you! We’ve got one or two more vlogs for Ho Chi Minh coming out soon! But it’s such a great place and you’ll enjoy it for sure! Hopefully you’ll be lucky enough for venture to other cities as well?!
The tea bag hack 👍 hope the cleaner doesn't catch you 😅 I'm off to saigon for November. So looking forward to it. Visiting friends. Such a friendly place ❤
Leaving in 5 days to spend a month in vietnam! Can't wait. Thanks for the great video. In one of the most coffee diverse countries in the world, it is sacrilegious to go to a cafe that serves coffee in a plastic cup. Wink. Don't use the tea bag! Just turn off the air conditioner. Friendly reminder...Regardless of who's paying for it, just turn off the air conditioner for the 5, 8, 10 hours that you're gone. It'll take 5 minutes for the place to cool down when you get back.
For coffee drinkers yes Vietnam is amazing!!! We often won’t do the tea bag AC thing but that particular day was extremely humid and the room has no insulation so we left it on at a higher temp but just to keep air circulating and to dehumidify the room to prevent mold. Plus we had something we were charging and it wouldn’t charge unless there was something inserted.
@@ChiusTravel Ahhhh...hehe. Perfect. Sometimes it helps just to have a little AC to take the edge off. I will be thinking about your words while in the boiling Vietnam heat next month.
I was recommended to stay at the same hotel and area, and that is how I found this video! This vlog is super resourceful and thank you very much for sharing. Can you share your thoughts on sleeping and A/C?
That’s great! It’s a good hotel! We definitely keep AC on when sleeping. We don’t like hotels super cold though but need air to be running otherwise it gets very stuffy since it’s a humid city.
@@ChiusTravel Thank you so much! Sorry I should have clarified. I meant sleeping noise level in the hotel and if the A/C is good in there. Most likely I'll be booking.
You just got to have a lot of faith and confidence to know that they will not hit you as long as you just keep walking forward at a steady pace! Good luck haha! It may take a couple tries to feel comfortable, but you'll get there :) Enjoy your trip!
Hello guys, Great video ! Is it easy to take a Grab from HCMC airport to District 1 ? What was the price ? What about the cost for a Taxi ? Thank you so much
Great video, really helpful! We will be there in 6 weeks! Were you charged a fee to add your middle name to your ticket? I too have not added my middle name on one of our flights!
Have a great trip! You’re going to love it here! We plan to post a couple more vlogs soon for Ho Chi Minh so maybe more inspiration to prepare you for your awesome trip!
Very clean city. My advice to travellers: food, drinks, ride are cheap so make sure u have smaller bills. Typical banh mih would cost at least 20K and coffee about at least 15K.
If you check at 3:09 we mention the name of the hotel. It’s also in the description. The room rates change all the time so I recommend checking agoda or Expedia for pricing.
Nice vid! Would be visiting HCMC next month, well 2nd visit actually but didnt managed to visit some of the places that you went to. Now i definitely do!
Yeah so if you have a hotel room where it requires you to keep the room key card in the slot for electricity, you can insert something else and leave it in there to keep the electricity running. So the hotel provided tea bags and we were able to fit the teabag in the slot so we can leave the room with our key card and keep electricity running so the air conditioning won't shut off. Hope that makes sense!
@@joeawkyou’re not wrong 😅 that is true wasting electricity :/ but we do keep it at a higher temp for aircon. Main reason is we don’t want to come back to a hot humid room and we needed some things to keep charging
@@ChiusTraveldid you purchase your SIM card at the airport? Or in advance.? I heard there are fake viettel kiosks at the airport. How did you know the first kiosk that you were going to was not the right one?
@@hsingluwe bought it in advance via Klook.com! Definitely recommend that to be safe. But the reason why we knew the first one was not the right one is because the lady there told us to go to the one on the other side.
Oh, if you see Phuc Long - all you go to order is tea. Their tea is the next level and will hit you up. If you want to try coffee, go to Highland, Trung Nguyen,… For us, Vietnamese dont go to Phuc Long for coffee 😅
U guy should eat vn foods it not pizza. Or fast foods.vn foods the best to try when u come in there. Then u guys know how is healthy and takes vn foods. You guys will have experiences.The fast foods u guys ate often in America ready.
We agree with you but we do like to compare the food we have already too. You should check out our other vlog which shows us eating more local cuisine :)
I am shell shocked and upset to see how high the R/T Airfare has gone up and no slowing it down in sight. Can no longer afford it. Looks like an expensive hotel. Dinner looks yummy. How was the Coke compared to Singapore????? Did you not like Bui Vien?? (( that is my main reason for coming )) Outstanding 1ST 2 Days.
It’s so expensive these days :( but hopefully airfare will stabilize when flying becomes more common and normal again! Hotel was actually fairly reasonable especially considering New Year’s Eve weekend. I remember it being more reasonable than the airfare that’s for sure. Coke was much better there than Singapore 😛! Bui Vien was a bit too crowded for our taste BUT would say we’d enjoy it more with a group of friends rather than just us as a couple we think. Got one more vlog coming out for our final day in HCM!
😅 thanks. We use a free royalty free music site and the selections are slim, but I think ever since this vlog our song choices have been getting a little better for newer vlogs 😂
Immigration is shocking the guards don’t talk..just wave hands while there on their phones.. you need a cast iron stomach buying food. Shopping centres the safest
Ahhh i’m going to Vietnam a few months so this was so helpful! Thank you!!
Woo so excited for you! We’ve got one or two more vlogs for Ho Chi Minh coming out soon! But it’s such a great place and you’ll enjoy it for sure! Hopefully you’ll be lucky enough for venture to other cities as well?!
Ah amazing!! I’ll defo keep an eye out for those :) thanks for all the tips along the way with the currencies/buying a sim! x
The tea bag hack 👍 hope the cleaner doesn't catch you 😅 I'm off to saigon for November. So looking forward to it. Visiting friends. Such a friendly place ❤
😅 I don’t think they did. Or they just didn’t care haha. But enjoy your time in Saigon!!!
Thank you for sharing your moments.
Thanks for this informative video, guys 🎉❤🎉
we just posted our Ho Chi Minh vlog, we will definitely stay at the hotel you stayed at! Lol ours was a insta vs reality moment 🥲🥲🥲🥲
Oh nooo! I’m sorry to hear. But hopefully the rest of the trip will be epic!!
Quite a useful tip for putting a tea bag inside to keep AC running while you're outside! Like your video and you get a new fan🥰
Haha thanks!! Glad to hear you enjoy the stuff! And yes a great tip indeed ;)
good vid... have taken good notes. Thanks
Thanks! Feel free to drop us any questions you might have!
You guys are so lucky to be a 2 hours flight away from Vietnam. It would take at least 20 hours for me
That was us a few years ago! But one of the biggest reasons we moved to Southeast Asia was easier access to travel in this region!
20 hours for me also but it's worth every minute. Wonderful country
just arrived a few days ago... took 17 hours.
Leaving in 5 days to spend a month in vietnam! Can't wait. Thanks for the great video.
In one of the most coffee diverse countries in the world, it is sacrilegious to go to a cafe that serves coffee in a plastic cup. Wink.
Don't use the tea bag! Just turn off the air conditioner.
Friendly reminder...Regardless of who's paying for it, just turn off the air conditioner for the 5, 8, 10 hours that you're gone. It'll take 5 minutes for the place to cool down when you get back.
For coffee drinkers yes Vietnam is amazing!!!
We often won’t do the tea bag AC thing but that particular day was extremely humid and the room has no insulation so we left it on at a higher temp but just to keep air circulating and to dehumidify the room to prevent mold. Plus we had something we were charging and it wouldn’t charge unless there was something inserted.
@@ChiusTravel Ahhhh...hehe. Perfect. Sometimes it helps just to have a little AC to take the edge off.
I will be thinking about your words while in the boiling Vietnam heat next month.
You’re gonna have an amazing time!! Enjoy!!!
Woowww very nice vlog! 🫶❤️
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I was recommended to stay at the same hotel and area, and that is how I found this video! This vlog is super resourceful and thank you very much for sharing. Can you share your thoughts on sleeping and A/C?
That’s great! It’s a good hotel! We definitely keep AC on when sleeping. We don’t like hotels super cold though but need air to be running otherwise it gets very stuffy since it’s a humid city.
@@ChiusTravel Thank you so much! Sorry I should have clarified. I meant sleeping noise level in the hotel and if the A/C is good in there. Most likely I'll be booking.
@byalexmedia7682 ah! We were facing the back side so it was pretty quiet at night! And yes, AC is good!
@@ChiusTravel thank-you so much for being so resourceful
Excited to go to Saigon in a few months. What's your best tip about crossing the streets? lol
You just got to have a lot of faith and confidence to know that they will not hit you as long as you just keep walking forward at a steady pace! Good luck haha! It may take a couple tries to feel comfortable, but you'll get there :)
Enjoy your trip!
@@ChiusTravel lol will keep this in mind. Thank you!
a little bird told me it's your birthday. go shorty!
☺️ thanks! Harry’s bday was June 4 buttttt Chantal is celebrating hers next week July 3!!!
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Nice!
the new haircut does look Vietnamese. I dunno what's the secret sauce behind it tho. haha
What is the hotel name you stay in district 1 ho chi minh
We mentioned it in the video 😊 it’s called Liberty Hotel
Vietnam is cool as
We love it! Won’t be our last time that’s for sure
Hello guys,
Great video !
Is it easy to take a Grab from HCMC airport to District 1 ?
What was the price ?
What about the cost for a Taxi ?
Thank you so much
Check out 2:47 in our video. We took a Grab to District 1 for about 107k VND (6 SGD)
Great video, really helpful! We will be there in 6 weeks! Were you charged a fee to add your middle name to your ticket? I too have not added my middle name on one of our flights!
Thanks! And nope! She just quickly changed it for me. But she did hassle me for not doing it initially. Moving forward I’ll just be adding it in hehe
Have a great trip! You’re going to love it here! We plan to post a couple more vlogs soon for Ho Chi Minh so maybe more inspiration to prepare you for your awesome trip!
Very clean city. My advice to travellers: food, drinks, ride are cheap so make sure u have smaller bills. Typical banh mih would cost at least 20K and coffee about at least 15K.
Biggest note is Dong 500,000 or $20/-
What was the name of this hotel and how much for double room
If you check at 3:09 we mention the name of the hotel. It’s also in the description. The room rates change all the time so I recommend checking agoda or Expedia for pricing.
Nice vid! Would be visiting HCMC next month, well 2nd visit actually but didnt managed to visit some of the places that you went to. Now i definitely do!
I’m sure you still had an awesome time too and probably places you’ve been that we missed and will have to go back for 😉
Was Ho Chi Minh same to travel? What's ur take?
Same? Not sure whatcha mean 😅
They probably meant “safe” not same 😂
Ahh touché. Well in case that’s what they mean, then yes it was very safe!!
How much did you pay for the taxi to get there ? Thx
6.5 Singapore dollars so about 115,500 VND
i did not get the "Tea bag and the air condition" thingy. Mind to explain?
Yeah so if you have a hotel room where it requires you to keep the room key card in the slot for electricity, you can insert something else and leave it in there to keep the electricity running. So the hotel provided tea bags and we were able to fit the teabag in the slot so we can leave the room with our key card and keep electricity running so the air conditioning won't shut off. Hope that makes sense!
@@ChiusTravel oh! I’ve never encountered this event. Thanks.
@@ChiusTravel,
Haha. That's bad advice. Wasting electricity, nevermind that the hotel pays the bill.
@@joeawkyou’re not wrong 😅 that is true wasting electricity :/ but we do keep it at a higher temp for aircon. Main reason is we don’t want to come back to a hot humid room and we needed some things to keep charging
Does your wife have a sister? 😂 best travel energy
hi I think I missed it, but May I know which hotel did you guys stayed in?
Liberty Central Citypoint
@@ChiusTravel Thank you. This is very helpful :)
@@ChiusTraveldid you purchase your SIM card at the airport? Or in advance.? I heard there are fake viettel kiosks at the airport. How did you know the first kiosk that you were going to was not the right one?
@@hsingluwe bought it in advance via Klook.com! Definitely recommend that to be safe. But the reason why we knew the first one was not the right one is because the lady there told us to go to the one on the other side.
@@ChiusTravel thanks! That's helpful. Did you get the Viettel sim or some other company?
Did the ice make you sick?
Nope! We were fine!
Aren't you guys from Singapore? I can't hear a Singlish accent though.
Good catch! We’re transplants living in Singapore! We’re American, so no Singlish accent.
boi veeeeeeeeeen party all night!
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11:25 don't keep the AC running while you're out for hours... that's just so lame.
We leave it at a “reasonable” temperature (at 28 degrees) otherwise the incredibly humid environment can cause mold. Not blasting it at anything cold
hello i’m Curley
Hi Curley!!! Hope you can continue to watch our adventures and to stay in touch :) - Chantal
Oh, if you see Phuc Long - all you go to order is tea. Their tea is the next level and will hit you up.
If you want to try coffee, go to Highland, Trung Nguyen,…
For us, Vietnamese dont go to Phuc Long for coffee 😅
Oh noo!! We need to go back and try their tea then… we had Trung Nguyen on the list but never went.
U guy should eat vn foods it not pizza. Or fast foods.vn foods the best to try when u come in there. Then u guys know how is healthy and takes vn foods. You guys will have experiences.The fast foods u guys ate often in America ready.
We agree with you but we do like to compare the food we have already too. You should check out our other vlog which shows us eating more local cuisine :)
ua-cam.com/video/YZ0JIeb-IMo/v-deo.html do let us know if there was some local food you recommend for us next time we come visit!
I am shell shocked and upset to see how high the R/T Airfare has gone up and no slowing it down in sight. Can no longer afford it. Looks like an expensive hotel. Dinner looks yummy. How was the Coke compared to Singapore????? Did you not like Bui Vien?? (( that is my main reason for coming )) Outstanding 1ST 2 Days.
It’s so expensive these days :( but hopefully airfare will stabilize when flying becomes more common and normal again!
Hotel was actually fairly reasonable especially considering New Year’s Eve weekend. I remember it being more reasonable than the airfare that’s for sure. Coke was much better there than Singapore 😛! Bui Vien was a bit too crowded for our taste BUT would say we’d enjoy it more with a group of friends rather than just us as a couple we think.
Got one more vlog coming out for our final day in HCM!
Great video but crappy background music
😅 thanks. We use a free royalty free music site and the selections are slim, but I think ever since this vlog our song choices have been getting a little better for newer vlogs 😂
Immigration is shocking the guards don’t talk..just wave hands while there on their phones.. you need a cast iron stomach buying food. Shopping centres the safest
I call police to report u. Good luck.😳
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@@ChiusTravel hehehe
helo you like đăng ký ủng hộ kênh bạn nhé ok 😊😊😊
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