Vung Tau Beach, Rex Hotel, Local Girls, Fried Crab, Fruit, Travel Vietnam Ep2

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Travel Vietnam Ep(2/10). Vung Tau City is the port capital of Ba Rịa–Vung Tau Province, on a peninsula in southern Vietnam. Once a French colonial town, it’s now a popular seaside resort that draws visitors from Ho Chi Minh City, who arrive by hydrofoil. Locals often go to relax for the weekend. Only about 1.5 hours by Hydrofoil Fast Ferry boat from Saigon (HCMC). Its a great place to visit. Re-released 2015 with bonus footage, more helpful location details, travel tips, and better audio and music. My apologies for the shaky camera and phone footage when my primary camera died. I was still learning about making videos when I originally shot this in 2013. My equipment and technique has greatly improved in my more recent videos. Please subscribe to B Adventures on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/c/badventures B Adventures Facebook Page for latest updates. https://www.facebook.com/BAdventuresAU Exploring Vung Tau beach, food, and met some nice locals. Unfortunately Rex Hotel, Vung Tau, had very bad customer service and rude staff while I was there. I do not recommend that hotel. Travel Tips: Your hotel must get a copy of your passport and travel visa by law. English was not common at all, even in the touristy District 1. Good idea to learn some basic words in Vietnamese like: Hello, thank you, No, friend, etc. Get your hotel reception staff to organise taxis, tours, and advice on fair prices. Most hotels have small local maps and cards in English, so you can use them communicate with taxi drivers. Traffic may seem hectic and chaotic, but they make it work. When you cross the road on foot, do it slowly and traffic will avoid you. If you run, traffic cannot predict you, so may hit you. HCMC is the government name of the city, the locals still call it Saigon. Many shops, maps, and even travel bookings will say Saigon. When shopping at markets, try negotiate 1/4 (25%) the seller's price. Then negotiate and barter from there. Eg if its priced VD1000K offer VD250K. Most sellers at Ben Than Market tried ripping me off on clothes and souvenirs. Do a lap or check out a few vendors first to compare prices. The average basic worker earns VD 200K a day. So tipping VD 40-50K is pretty generous. I found the locals very conservative / traditional. They were often camera shy, and would even hide. Many businesses would not allow camera use on their premises, or they get very upset. Locals were also scared of undercover police (eg being camera shy). Police in general are known for being tough on crime and having zero tolerance. I have permission to use this music from the following artist, and credited below: Del Sound - Toxic Base https://soundcloud.com/no-copyright-music-2/del-toxic-bass https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDelsound https://instagram.com/del_sound/ https://twitter.com/Del_Sound http://delsound.tumblr.com/ Travel Vietnam series, Vietnamese culture, Viet, travel guide, documentary, vlog, video blog, video blogger, vlogging, blogging, hotels, accommodation, explorer, exploring, travel tips, travel advice, food, comedy, wanderlust, things to do, tourist attractions, activities.