Joe
@LuckyRat
American expat in Vietnam
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About me
American
Lives in Saigon
Speaks English
Registration: 20 January 2014
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Meditation cushions by LuckyRat
I'm looking to purchase some meditation cushions. A zafu and zabuton would be great, but I have no idea where to acquire them at a low price. They look like ...
I didn't find any. I'm sure you could hire someone to make some, somehow. Apparently everyone here never meditates, or just does it on the floor. Read More
Meditation cushions
I'm looking to purchase some meditation cushions. A zafu and zabuton would be great, but I have no idea where to acquire them at a low price. They look like ... Read More
Best cream in town for road rash by LuckyRat
What is it? Where do I get it? Just 10 days after arriving I'm already getting in trouble! My motorbike slipped on some sand and I landed on my hands. One of them got pretty torn up. Back at home I would just use some Neosporin. A pharmacy here ...
Yes, we did talk before. Thank you for the link and the offer to help me acquire it. I appreciate it. I saw your message earlier, but I think it was a bit too late to bother ordering it. Hopefully someone else can find the link and order it as soon ... Read More
Staring by Jquinoq
:mad: why do vnese stare so much? I walk in D1 and it seems so many eyes are in me, I notice people just watch me walk by and follow with their head turning, so now I've started to yell " amigo" which is Spanish for friend, every time I see someone ...
I don't think I'm constantly stared at, but I welcome the staring. I fit in better that way. I think one time a couple years ago I was caught looking at the same person 3 times within maybe 5 minutes. Oops. :) Read More
Best cream in town for road rash
What is it? Where do I get it? Just 10 days after arriving I'm already getting in trouble! My motorbike slipped on some sand and I landed on my hands. One of them got pretty torn up. Back at home I would just use some Neosporin. A pharmacy here ... Read More
Why do foreigners avoid eye contact with other foreigners? by I do believe
I often sit in a cafe on De Tham street and see foreigners/tourists walking up and down the street all studiously avoiding eye contact with other foreigners. We all want our own space and I don't really care if somebody looks at me or not but it ...
I've noticed this a little bit. I think I will go out of my way to get in their faces from now on. :) I don't know about other foreigners, but I've noticed that Americans can be really uptight. Not the kind of people I want to know anyway. I was ... Read More
visa on arrival by MarkinNam
with all these e comapanies advertising " visa on arrival" has any one travelling from Australia to Viet Nam, heard of a knock back (refusal at the airport) The embassy in Aus has posted some company names , who they do not endorse
I had some trouble ordering with hotels-in-vietnam. They couldn't process my credit card, then asked me to email it! I wasn't cool with that, so I tried to send it via paypal. The transaction wouldn't complete when using the paypal through their ... Read More
visa on arrival by MarkinNam
with all these e comapanies advertising " visa on arrival" has any one travelling from Australia to Viet Nam, heard of a knock back (refusal at the airport) The embassy in Aus has posted some company names , who they do not endorse
Thank you very much for your efforts, Happy8888!! I think I will go with hotels-in-vietnam Read More
visa on arrival by MarkinNam
with all these e comapanies advertising " visa on arrival" has any one travelling from Australia to Viet Nam, heard of a knock back (refusal at the airport) The embassy in Aus has posted some company names , who they do not endorse
On another site someone recommended hotels-in-vietnam.com or vietnamvisapro.com Does anyone have experience with these being reputable? Read More
visa on arrival by MarkinNam
with all these e comapanies advertising " visa on arrival" has any one travelling from Australia to Viet Nam, heard of a knock back (refusal at the airport) The embassy in Aus has posted some company names , who they do not endorse
I have used myvietnamvisa dot com 3 times in the past for friends and family to come over from the US. I have never had any problems with them. They also send a pdf of the form you need to fill out at the airport so you can have everything filled ... Read More