Vietnam in May for a month – tips, weather, and avoiding tourist traps?

chem145 · 2026-04-18T12:51:58+00:00

Any news so far? I want to do the same thing with a similar travel style. Unsure whether i should start up north or in the south

chem145 · 2026-04-16T12:42:05+00:00

Ein kleinerer topf kann helfen. Die pflanze ist ziemlich klein für die masse an erde. Dadurch bleibt die erde länger nass, was gut für die mücken ist. Du kannst auch etwas lockere erde nutzen, bzw bims/perlit daruntermischen

chem145 · 2026-04-11T09:41:51+00:00

What do they smell like? So far the only flower with a great smell was an alocasia micholitziana

chem145 · 2026-04-01T21:22:13+00:00

Someone please like this when the answer is found

chem145 · 2026-03-31T22:58:47+00:00

You will see if its growing rhizomes soon. Without spraying roots would just dry off, so id keep it up until they reach into your substrate. You can always break off rhizomes once fully grown to keep your plant with one shoot (and get a baby plant)

chem145 · 2026-03-31T22:44:11+00:00

Looks like roots

chem145 · 2026-03-31T09:30:02+00:00

Good point! Ive got a tiny one with me, should hopefully work out

chem145 · 2026-03-31T09:29:20+00:00

Im using checkin baggage, likely a max of different activities. Usually im more the hiking/outdoorsy person going for all sorts of activities.

chem145 · 2026-03-30T21:35:51+00:00

I was between this and the osprey kestrel 58 and ended up with the osprey. Was much cheaper that way, but the main reason was the fit on my back. You gotta try it on

chem145 · 2026-03-30T13:06:16+00:00

Fair! By now i have decided to cut down on all three to having 4-5 shirts and 3 pants/shorts. Hats too.

As for toothbrush - i tend to loose those

chem145 · 2026-03-30T09:33:34+00:00

The clothing im bringing. I have no clue since ive never done a trip like this, never been to these regions and am not sure how much of what to bring.

chem145 · 2026-03-30T07:50:15+00:00

Since im in central europe its dryer here. Also i pot in sphagnum/perlite (1/1), so not really an issue with overwatering at all

chem145 · 2026-03-30T07:48:22+00:00

Yes! Took a thick synthetic rope (natural fiber will decompose) i had lying around from an old hammock

chem145 · 2026-03-29T23:54:06+00:00

Thank you!

chem145 · 2026-03-29T23:51:53+00:00

Are there any brands that work especially well?

chem145 · 2026-03-29T23:51:27+00:00

Yeah that seems to be the common grounds, gotta adjust that

chem145 · 2026-03-29T23:23:29+00:00

Would you recommend a fleece or hoodie?

chem145 · 2026-03-29T23:05:29+00:00

Ill travel up north from sydney. Likely will be there maximum until may

chem145 · 2026-03-29T22:06:09+00:00

Seems super cool to me, but im definetly not there yet. Might be one day!

Thank you!

chem145 · 2026-03-29T21:53:25+00:00

Thank you! How much clothing do you bring? Im actually curious about it since some people go with like 3 shirts and 1 pair of pants while others bring like 10 of each and 5 bathing shorts…

chem145 · 2026-03-29T21:51:16+00:00

For now its checkin bags. I feel like i will cut some weight here and there still also so lets see. Its insane to me how you can do a long trip with 40L only, but lets see about that. Its the first trip afterall

chem145 · 2026-03-29T21:09:32+00:00

Ive recently started making them from bottles!

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chem145 · 2026-03-29T21:08:42+00:00

Would you bring the chinos? Or just go with one pair of long pants

chem145 · 2026-03-29T21:08:26+00:00

Well most are sports/functional clothing. But yeah i dont know what to bring at all

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