fred2796
Australian looking for information about Vietnam
Forum posts
37
Contacts
2
About me
Australian
Speaks English Tieng Viet mot chut.
Registration: 01 August 2021
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
well, as previously mentioned, in a moment of complete madness/stupidity, they let/encouraged thousands upon thousands of people go in packed crowds to the supermarket before a strict lock-down too late then the damage had been done - permitted and ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
**** Read More
Motorcycle?
Just to be clear I have rode motorcycles before and let my motorcycle license lapse. Ever try riding a motorcycle in the winter in Canada during a snow storm? lmaoPlease get it reinstated without fail before moving. Trust me on this. I'm ... Read More
information on motorcycle? by nscprez
I am looking for some information on motorcycles since I am 6'3" and weigh about 205 lbs. Are Honda Goldwings or something similar available in Saigon as I want to do some travelling around Vietnam when it opens up? What's the cost of ...
Over here a 50cc scooter like a Honda Scoopy or Vision type is the same size and shape as a 125cc Honda Vision scooter unless you buy a moped looking type. I find it very hard to imagine a non licence holder buying a Goldwing and jumping on it and ... Read More
information on motorcycle? by nscprez
I am looking for some information on motorcycles since I am 6'3" and weigh about 205 lbs. Are Honda Goldwings or something similar available in Saigon as I want to do some travelling around Vietnam when it opens up? What's the cost of ...
I can only imagine a 6'3" man weighing 205 lbs driving a 50cc lmaoOver here a 50cc scooter like a Honda Scoopy or Vision type is the same size and shape as a 125cc Honda Vision scooter unless you buy a moped looking type. I find it very ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
*** Read More
USA to spend 1.2 billion on new embassy. by Guest2023
What a waste of money, well done! [url=https://tuoitrenews.vn/news/politics/20210826/us-to-build-12bn-new-embassy-compound-in-hanoi/62788.html]Han Oi embassy[/url]
the corruption & related extravagance of the US Govt & military-industrial cabal where taps can cost $UA1,000 is well documented this hardly rates, albeit $US1bill still buys a lot whether in US or here (of course re cost, i imagine that ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
@Can Tho Cai Rang two local Vinmarts re-open today. prices down to almost normal Hien says. local market closed so v little fruit & veg. hv some locals come around. Hien is ordering some things like prawns from locals online as far as i can ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
@budman. if you have money in US, RIA service will still do same cash delivery service as HAI HA in AU (i believe) ... but that depends if you in/near major town i suspect PS what is your location now? PPS we can bring beer (and food) to ward CP ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
Can Tho lotte mart is now opening. I went there last week and there are full of goods, including food. I think you can ask locals for a ticket that you can use for buying food purpose. It's a lot easier to live there than in Ho Chi Minh city ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
Their stupidity is now causing everyone to be locked down longer, every time they wander out for a stroll and chat they may bring covid into our street then it will spread and cause more lock-down.... as i was saying to JG, the govt totally lost the ... Read More
looking for a job
Thank you all, you are so kind. I've heard about 2 weeks more of isolation in Can Tho, do not know the end of that pandemic :(Pm Sentyes, Hien tells me ANOTHER two weeks of lock-down in CT. not sure just how that is going to work with empty ... Read More
New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi, It's hard to live there due to the pandemic these days even for a resident, do you still stay in Cantho now?sorry. this somewhat dysfunctional system needs you to use the 'quote' option to reply to a particular post/response, ie. ... Read More
Divorce (two foreigners living in HCMC) by Sunandmoon
Hello, Can anybody please direct me on what I need to do if we want to file for a divorce if we are two foreigners who just moved to HCMC? It is mutually agreed on and we have a legalized marriage certificate from elsewhere. Any advice would be ...
.... you come to VN together as a (married) couple, and then immediately decide to get a divorce? weird, but, well, one can speculate about that. I would suggest, even w/o all CB details, that some other arrangement other than divorce would be far ... Read More
New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2021 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi, It's hard to live there due to the pandemic these days even for a resident, do you still stay in Cantho now?sorry. this somewhat dysfunctional system needs you to use the 'quote' option to reply to a particular post/response, ie. ... Read More
looking for a job
xin chao em tieng Anh interesting. if you wrote that message in original English, your English already sounds pretty good indeed. we currently live in TP Can Tho, although not in the centre, and co-incidentally, as it happens, have a keen ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
Well with people going out as they fancy and the grab for food from Friday I think there is going to be a HUGE spike in next few days, with influx of military medical people hopefully the city is equiped if there is. I agree with Jigar boy the days ... Read More
Bank advice - AUD to VND by mlehdey
Hello, We are Australian and are awaiting for a 2 year work permit approval , requested by a University in Saigon, for my husband. We have been advised there will be a two week delay. Given the CV19 situation I am sceptical, but have my fingers ...
1. Open a Global HSBC account in AUD and VND in both Australia & Vietnam. 2. Transfer AUD funds into your hsbc a/c 3. Open a WISE account in AUD and VND 4. Transfer AUD funds from HSBC into your WISE a/c 5. Convert AUD into VND as needed in your ... Read More
Transferring Money to Vietnam by International MD
Hi everyone, In my research I read about the American Express' Bluebird card which allows one to put money on it without a bank account for purchases. Is American Express widely accepted in HCMC (is. grocery stores, shops, restaurants, etc) ...
I've used both u.k. bank issued visa and mastercard at Lotte Mart (which is one of the major supermarkets here in Vietnam). Not tried Amex. The reason I say U.K issued is because when I tried to link one of these debit or credit cards with Grab ... Read More
Transferring Money to Vietnam by International MD
Hi everyone, In my research I read about the American Express' Bluebird card which allows one to put money on it without a bank account for purchases. Is American Express widely accepted in HCMC (is. grocery stores, shops, restaurants, etc) ...
I used my passport and the address for the Hotel I was staying in on Pham Ngu Lao in Saigon to Open my account in Sacom Bank...........in fact they opened two accounts for me, one for Vietnam Dong and one for US dollars, and gave me a ... Read More
Savings Stuck in Vietnamese Bank by mikedylan2001
As I am stuck outside Vietnam and can't get in and my money is in a Vietnamese bank and I don't have access to online banking or the app because they changed all the systems after I left do I have any options to get access to my money? Or do ...
PS @katkann if the money is your "hard earned savings", then you should be able to take that documentation to the bank to be able to approve transfer out. i gather the main reason for all this is to verify legitimate earning source eg ... Read More
Savings Stuck in Vietnamese Bank by mikedylan2001
As I am stuck outside Vietnam and can't get in and my money is in a Vietnamese bank and I don't have access to online banking or the app because they changed all the systems after I left do I have any options to get access to my money? Or do ...
in my discussions with TW, i eventually discovered that they were pretty useless to me here (in VN) ... basically for teh reasons above. ie they talk a good story until you read the fine print about their actual service limitations (which is ... Read More
Bank advice - AUD to VND by mlehdey
Hello, We are Australian and are awaiting for a 2 year work permit approval , requested by a University in Saigon, for my husband. We have been advised there will be a two week delay. Given the CV19 situation I am sceptical, but have my fingers ...
depending on the amount of superannuation you receive you could open an ING account and just have the superannuation paid into it and use your Australian cards here. I have been doing it for 2 years and it works well. 1. VN Bank fees to use ATM = ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
... as i hv said elsewhere, this AU Govt is blatantly in your face racist. that is why Vietnamese never get off the temporary visa queue. the promised PV is simply a mirage that is forever in the distance. the queue keeps getting longer and the ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
this i couldn't copy the text, so i actually retyped by hand ... but it was just posted in FB by Julian Hill MP. "Under the Liberals, it takes on average 43.6 months for a partner visa to be processed for someone from Afghanistan. Yet ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
here i cut and pasted the text directly from the source .... @karenandrewsmp From 593 in March 2021 to 1,957 in June 2021, 1,000 more time bound expiring PMVs in 3 months without clearing the backlog of approved visas! Refunding of application fees ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
i was prev going to comment more, but here is a news item i just cane across. in fact, i will add two relevant. (oh if the 'rules/system here allow of course. btw, just what is the sense of policing every link? what does achieve?) forget it. ... Read More
Travelling Out of Vietnam as an Expat by afrost
Hi, I'm an expat living in HCMC and since we are all confined to our homes, I was exploring the possibility of travelling back to switzerland to go live with my paents and work from home there just for the time that covid calms down here. My ...
Didn't mean to create that kind of reaction guys :D And by the way it wouldn't be to take a vacation it would be to work from home from switzerland instead of here where I'm all alone in a small apartment. Even more it is really ... Read More
Help with packing by debbiekirk
Dear Expat.com....I am new to this forum as I am going to take up an eight month teaching contract in September in Ho Chi Minh City. (Am so excited). I will have limited luggage allowance. Would you suggest packing many warm clothes? Also, any ...
Filters don't remove ammonia, arsenic and other heavy metals, they are insufficient for tap water in Vietnam.that really does depend on the type/quality of filter. AB says 5-stage so i suspect that takes care of most everything. in AU, i had a 3 ... Read More
Help with packing by debbiekirk
Dear Expat.com....I am new to this forum as I am going to take up an eight month teaching contract in September in Ho Chi Minh City. (Am so excited). I will have limited luggage allowance. Would you suggest packing many warm clothes? Also, any ...
Filters don't remove ammonia, arsenic and other heavy metals, they are insufficient for tap water in Vietnam.that really does depend on the type/quality of filter. AB says 5-stage so i suspect that takes care of most everything. in AU, i had a 3 ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
interesting. very strange. so you have this long history of sponsorship so i don't know why you ask us. and i don't quite understand if you are AU resident why AU Govt not let you travel freely (apart from virus now)? (as mentioned in ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
No discount here either.... Just been nosing at other apartments, Da Nang for the same size and number of room so have in D2 is less than half the price.. walking distance to the beach toomr garbutt sir, if it is not too personal, for comparison, ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
Ours discounted 35% in March before the hard lockdown, we are due to pay today maybe she will go further, it is good to see that owners are understanding that some people now have no job or no way of generating income.Mine increased it 27% in June, ... Read More
DAILY LIFE IN VIETNAM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-2021 by goodolboy
Day 4 self imposed isolation in apartment :- Today the lock down seems to be taking effect Q 12 Tan Thoi Nhat . All big coffee shops, BBQ etc now closed, Some small coffee shops & street eating places still open. Most Supermarkets & street ...
Husband was out riding the bike this afternoon, sticking to the order to stay within one's ward. Upon return, he said the entire 6km area between Back Beach and Front Beach -- oceanview and inland streets -- was completely empty and eerily ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ... Read More
Migrating to Australia by veenaga
My husband (Vietnamese) and I (Australian) are looking at him migrating to Adelaide South Australia. My husband is in Hanoi whilst I am back in Australia for the last 2 years. Due to the enormous cost of the visa process we are now ready to ...
Why bother with an agent who will likely charge more. Just make an appointment at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam. Agents on the whole are pretty dodgy here, any whiff of a chance to make a few hundred extra bucks and they do it.The embassy will ... Read More