Comments on: How To Move To Saigon

By: Bob and Claire Rogers

Bob and Claire Rogers — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:08:38 +0000

I enjoy your site, but disagree with one thing. Do not suggest cycling the coast. It’s not that it is dangerous, but it has been ruined by dollar throwing cyclists on guided tours. We have cycled about 6,000 miles in Asia (independently), and the coast of Vietnam was the worst for, “Dolla, dolla, dolla!” in a very insistent tone. The mountains and the Mekong Delta are a much better bet. We’ve just returned from SE Asia. Loved all of it BUT the coast of Vietnam. Go to Laos or Cambodia and stick to mountains and delta for Vietnam. The people are great, but greed ruins the central coast.

Loved Saigon (most people there called it Saigon to us). My wife was born there.

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By: Notes on Running out of Money | LunarTravel.net

Notes on Running out of Money | LunarTravel.net — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:01:41 +0000

[...] It was decided that the problem was likely isolated to Chau Dok and that I should try an ATM in Saigon, 6 hours away. We left that afternoon. If we stayed a night in Chau Dok, we might not have had enough money left to eat and buy two $5 tickets to Saigon. [...]

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By: Tim Patterson

Tim Patterson — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 18:50:43 +0000

Thanks for the tip, Christophe, I’ll check out Bright Homes.

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By: Christophe

Christophe — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:52:08 +0000

Hi,

I’m living in Saigon for 10 years already, i rented few houses, and tried few real estate agencies, local vietnamese comapnies, “Viet-kieu” companies. If you intend to relocate in Ho Chi Minh city and if you need to find a house or a villa, i recommend you Brighthomevietnam, they don’t take any fee for showing properties, they deal directly with the owner if you rent the house or apartment and they are working everyday to find new houses suitable for foreigners. Then let’s lake a look at their website at http://www.brighthomevietnam.com . A lot of properties and their services are good.

Kate, i don’t know if it’s possible but you should insert this useful address in your article

Christophe

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By: Calvin Nguyen

Calvin Nguyen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:14:12 +0000

So Kate, how are the vietnamese mens treating you over there?

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By: Hal

Hal — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:15:26 +0000

Wow, reading this totally brought back the feeling of being there, although my visit was only for a couple days. I really wanna go back!