mitsmaak
Canadian expat in Vietnam
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Canadian, Single
Lives in Saigon
Registration: 28 April 2016
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Moving Danang > Saigon by mitsmaak
Hi All,I am moving from Danang to Saigon and am looking for a company that will transport safely and with some degree of care my belongings. Does anyone have any recommendations?Very much appreciated.
@Aidan in HCMC Thanks for your reply. Interesting thought about J&T . I will unload at MyStorage in Saigon so I prefer to keep it to 1 or 2 loads as they inventory on arrival. I will hit up some of the real estate people that I have had contact ... Read More
Moving Danang > Saigon by mitsmaak
Hi All,I am moving from Danang to Saigon and am looking for a company that will transport safely and with some degree of care my belongings. Does anyone have any recommendations?Very much appreciated.
@OceanBeach92107 To be more clear: All will be in boxes except a set of 6 dining chairs. Currently occupies about 15m3 in my storage space. I will need to collect a few boxes from my current apartment as well. But all in boxes and nothing unusually ... Read More
Moving Danang > Saigon
Hi All,I am moving from Danang to Saigon and am looking for a company that will transport safely and with some degree of care my belongings. Does anyone have any recommendations?Very much appreciated. Read More
Zoophobic? Might want to reconsider Vietnam as your expat destination by Aidan in HCMC
Though I don't consider myself to suffer from zoophobia, here are a few instances where I would have preferred to not have been exposed to some of VN's fauna.Motoring from D7 to D1 in Saigon one afternoon, I was about halfway through D4 when I ...
@Aidan in HCMC You mentioned T.P. Thai Nguyen. Are you referring to the one north of Hanoi? Centipedes - The bites range from a bad bee sting level to feels like the affected area is on fire for a few days. This can be really bad for the elderly and ... Read More
Spiders by Missjodi
Am moving to DaNang Dec or Jan. Doing my research,getting prepared and such. I'd like a real answer on what to expect regarding the spider thing vietnam. Not much of a backpacker will do most of my living in western style apts in the larger ...
@Aidan in HCMC I definitely exercise caution. Sounds like you got something similar to a brown recluse. I have heard horror stories about those types of bites. Curious what sort of treatment worked. Read More
Spiders by Missjodi
Am moving to DaNang Dec or Jan. Doing my research,getting prepared and such. I'd like a real answer on what to expect regarding the spider thing vietnam. Not much of a backpacker will do most of my living in western style apts in the larger ...
@Missjodi I have mostly stayed between the 3 major cities. I observe spiders infrequently. I can say that there are some cobwebs in my apartment but I have not physically observed a spider in at least a month. Sounds like you might have ... Read More
Tax service for US returns by Yes006508
Hi, I'm an US expat living in Vietnam. Can someone recommend a tax service in the HCMC area who can assist me in preparing my personal US tax returns. Thanks
It really depends on what level of complexity your finances might have. You can do a Brave search for <us expat tax services> which will turn up several options and you might find some of the discussion in reddit of interest. If you have ... Read More
Long Thanh Airport by Silverado84
Does anyone know when flights are being routed to this new airport? It's going to be a long commute from Long Thanh into HCMC with the traffic congestion and all. Hope they got decent rest stops along the way.
This is not a long drive. In fact the new airport should be convenient to both Saigon and Vung Tau. Rest stops do not exist along roadways in vietnam. There are some places where there are businesses that cater to roadside stops for trucks and ... Read More
Aruba drivers license question by edbettina
When getting an Aruban drivers license 1 of the requirements is to have your US drivers license Apistilled. Do the Apostille have to come from the state of the US drivers license. I am told as long as it is a valid US Apostille, that is ok.
@edbettina I saw your post. My understanding is that the State AG is typically in charge of issuing apostilles. Most of the services are just charging you to ship your documents to their agent in your state and then they walk them to the appropriate ... Read More
Anyone in Vung Tau? by rentonglenn
Anyone in Vung Tau? I currently live in Washington State US When Visa's start been issued I plan to go there.
I always enjoy your posts. When I was working in the outlying areas. I found that the only sim w acceptable performance was viettel. My understanding is that it is a subsidiary of the VN army and all the other providers are essentially purchasing ... Read More
Wise Validation
Hi, Anyone had to deal with Wise's Address verification.I don't have any of the documents that they requested. Was wandering if anyone had heard of a workaround or method that is different than the standard options? Read More
Old men with young Vietnamese wives/girlfriends by pathixon48
How is it working out?
@OceanBeach92107 Sounds like you have been reading about Nikola Tesla! LOL Read More
Rent and electricity increase by MarkinNam
Hi all, is anyone seeing huge increases in these areas? Eg; $550/ month to $750/ month AUD.
@MarkinNam I'm not sure exactly what you got there. It'd be more useful if you knew the electric bill in vnd. We were paying 3500 vnd/kwh, then 3800 but now everyone is charging 4000 vnd/kwh which is a 14% difference. The most recent increase in ... Read More
Old men with young Vietnamese wives/girlfriends by pathixon48
How is it working out?
@OceanBeach92107 Do you mean that they鈥檙e homosexuals or just hanging out to make connections?I was propositioned by a gay prostitute near one of the tall hotels. I was on my evening walk and was rather surprised. I frequently am bothered by ... Read More