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Freightdog wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 11:31 am
Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:59 am Hey man chill ... I only know what I saw with my own two eyes… = my memory
All of which are proving increasingly unreliable
May i suggest you apply this liberally...
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hanno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:34 am
Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:27 am Tet in Vietnam is great ... flowers everywhere ... just a damn good vibe ... and traffic is a breeze.
Every mode of transport is packed to the rafters, ticket prices quadruple, popular destinations are completely overcrowded, and everything is shut down. And the flower markets are BEFORE Tet. Don't speak if you don't know what you are talking about.
Yes, it's definitely a very bad time to be traveling domestically.

However, I think he must be referring to traffic in Sài Gòn, which empties out considerably as millions return to their hometowns, which causes the massive crowds on public transport and the roads heading out of town. The result is that the big city gets relatively quiet.
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sigmoid wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:19 pm
hanno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:34 am
Fridaywithmateo wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:27 am Tet in Vietnam is great ... flowers everywhere ... just a damn good vibe ... and traffic is a breeze.
Every mode of transport is packed to the rafters, ticket prices quadruple, popular destinations are completely overcrowded, and everything is shut down. And the flower markets are BEFORE Tet. Don't speak if you don't know what you are talking about.
Yes, it's definitely a very bad time to be traveling domestically.

However, I think he must be referring to traffic in Sài Gòn, which empties out considerably as millions return to their hometowns, which causes the massive crowds on public transport and the roads heading out of town. The result is that the big city gets relatively quiet.
Sure, the cities are dead (though not as dead as they used to be), which makes it a really bad time to be there.
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hanno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:31 pm
Sure, the cities are dead (though not as dead as they used to be), which makes it a really bad time to be there.
Unless you live in Vũng Tàu, which gets well packed during the extended holiday immediately following the three days of Tết.
At that time, it's a good time to be most anywhere else.
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sigmoid wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:15 pm
hanno wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:31 pm
Sure, the cities are dead (though not as dead as they used to be), which makes it a really bad time to be there.
Unless you live in Vũng Tàu, which gets well packed during the extended holiday immediately following the three days of Tết.
At that time, it's a good time to be most anywhere else.
And Sa Pa. And Ha Tien. And HA Long. And Da Nang. And, and and. Many of my VN friends do not do the whole traditional Tet thing anymore, they had for a holiday.
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The past few weekends in Vung Tau have been relatively quiet as the "Saigon crowd" which usually arrive en masse are saving themselves for the Tet holidays. Trying to travel in country by any means, especially at the start and end of Tet, is sheer bedlam.
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Thanks guys.

I'll plan my schedule either to be in Saigon or, more likely, Cambodia.
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