Hello all!
I will be in Ho Chi Minh between 23 May - 26 May (4 nights) and I havent been there since 1998! Would be very grateful if anyone could help me to reply to following questions:
- Does anyone know if there will be any live show (like music) during that period (23/5-26/7)? Show with famous artist as Quang Le, Minh Tuyet, The Son etc (or maybe they only sing in US?). Smaller artists is OK too. I want to experience how it is to go to a live show in Vietnam. Where can I buy the tickets then?
- A friend of mine bought a karaoke machine with lots of music from PARIS BY NIGHT in US last year. Can I buy this kind of machine in Ho Chi Minh too? The sound have to be original, no midi, no fake voices. Only original. A machine with 30 000 of vietnamese song or something and some thousands of english (vietnamese is more important). I want to bring it home to Sweden. The more music from PARIS BY NIGHT the better.
- I also looking for original dvds (karaoke) of PARIS BY NIGHT (no fakes please), anyone know where I can find it? Does Ho Chi Minh have a PARIS BY NIGHT store or something?
- Does Ho Chi Minh have any kind of outlet? Like Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Michael Kors etc. Is it really real bags or all only fake?
- Im also looking for books about feng shui.... in vietnamese. Does it even exist? Where can I find Ho Chi Minhs biggest book store? I want to buy it to my mum and teach her about feng shui.
- I love to travel but hate to book hotel. So many to choose and it makes me so confused... A friend of mine in Sweden told me to book hotel at Distict 1 because it is more safe. Any recomendation of good hotel there? Im not picky, as long as its clean Im satisfied.
- Is there anything I should NOT buy from Vietnam? Like, some items is forbidden to leave Vietnam. Example fake dvd, fake bags, dried shark fin, duck eggs etc. I heard that some items I have to pay money under the table to the inspector at the airport if I want to pass for departure... If I got catch... Its not that I want to buy fake things, Im just curious what these inspector are looking after. I remember in 1998 (I was 12) that my friend have to pay under the table when we wanted to depart. But I dont remember why, because it was 15 years ago.
Since my stay is quite short, and I will go there alone, I wonder if anyone have time to show me around. A few hours will do too, or just for lunch/dinner and talk. I dont have any friends there. I do have relatives but I dont know them.
Im turning 28 this year, speak vietnamese and chinese (tien tieu, cantonese and understand mandarin). Born in Sweden and love to travel alone around the world to discover new things. My best destination is ICELAND and my dream is to visit Antarctica before I die. Im leaving for Tokyo within one week before heading to Ho Chi Minh so I appreciate it a lot for a few comments (took only 10 days for vacation).
Thanks in advance and have an awesome day/night!