russianrobert Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 I'm off to Saigon shortly for a week or so and would like to find pubs/bars where i can meet up with expats there for a bit of networking. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaigonDaze Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Here's a few for you. M52 Moon Bar No 5 Bar Phatty's Voodoo Ice Blue Blue Gecko Sheridan's Obrien's Plenty more. Check out these websites for more details. http://wordhcmc.com/ http://www.asialifehcmc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I ince saw a bar when passing by in a taxi that had an Everton Football Club shirt in the window. Somewhere I guess they wold show the EOPL games in each week. Any idea what street it's in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russianrobert Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Thanks for the reply. A bar with an Everton shirt in the window? I bet it's closed down by now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkofdavid2 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 If I travel to Saigon... Is a taxi the only way to travel from the airport to my hotel in the middle of the city? I'd rather take a bus... as taxis may just try to cheat me and/or take me to another hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 If I travel to Saigon... Is a taxi the only way to travel from the airport to my hotel in the middle of the city? I'd rather take a bus... as taxis may just try to cheat me and/or take me to another hotel. There's a fixed price Airport Taxi service, or find a Mai Linh Taxi, they're pretty reliable. Sorry, don't know the costs from airport to downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Ah, guys....It's not Saigon for quite a while now...it's Ho Chi Minh City. Not that I care, but you won't win any prizes with the locals by still calling it Saigon. I noticed the locals didn't change the name of their beer to Ho Chi Minh City Beer? Even in Ha Noi it's still labeled Saigon Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmajor Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 If I travel to Saigon... Is a taxi the only way to travel from the airport to my hotel in the middle of the city? I'd rather take a bus... as taxis may just try to cheat me and/or take me to another hotel. There's a fixed price Airport Taxi service, or find a Mai Linh Taxi, they're pretty reliable. Sorry, don't know the costs from airport to downtown. They also have meter taxis there. You shouldn't pay much more than 100,000. Dong from the airport to the centre of Town (Caravelle hotel for example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Ah, guys....It's not Saigon for quite a while now...it's Ho Chi Minh City. Not that I care, but you won't win any prizes with the locals by still calling it Saigon. I have been in-and-out of Vietnam for about 8 years now and nobody really cares. The locals I have dealt with prefer 2 syllables to 5 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixB Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Ah, guys....It's not Saigon for quite a while now...it's Ho Chi Minh City. Not that I care, but you won't win any prizes with the locals by still calling it Saigon. Most locals prefer to call it Saigon, not HCMC. This was the name 'imposed' on their beloved city. So go with Saigon, nobody will mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaigonDaze Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 "Ah, guys....It's not Saigon for quite a while now...it's Ho Chi Minh City. Not that I care, but you won't win any prizes with the locals by still calling it Saigon." Not sure where you get your information, but many of the locals do still call it Saigon. "If I travel to Saigon... Is a taxi the only way to travel from the airport to my hotel in the middle of the city? I'd rather take a bus... as taxis may just try to cheat me and/or take me to another hotel." The 152 bus will take you to D1 (Pham Ngu Lao) for around 50,000VND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyrex Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 You have to walk over to the Domestic terminal to catch the 152. It should still be 5,000VND, but if you have a big bag it'll be double. All said less than $1 to get you to PNL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 You have to walk over to the Domestic terminal to catch the 152. It should still be 5,000VND, but if you have a big bag it'll be double. All said less than $1 to get you to PNL. Just returned from there a couple of weeks ago. The 152 is 3,000 VND to the Ben Thahn market and you have to pay the same amount again for any baggage that cannot sit on your lap. The Ben Thahn Market area is the place to stay for most expat /tourist stuff. Quite a cool bus ride too. Beware of the motorcycles and HORNS! Remember, the North imposed itself upon the people of the South, they still call it Saigon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Ah, guys....It's not Saigon for quite a while now...it's Ho Chi Minh City. Not that I care, but you won't win any prizes with the locals by still calling it Saigon. Most locals prefer to call it Saigon, not HCMC. This was the name 'imposed' on their beloved city. So go with Saigon, nobody will mind. Correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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