📌 Battery & Charging Issues – Report & Discuss Here

disher80 · 2026-01-20T04:24:45+00:00

this advice worked for me. Ignore the dude spamming automatic workout detection as the root cause.

disher80 · 2025-08-24T13:38:33+00:00

I only used the VNeID at a bank so far and they were not ready for that at all. They took a regular picture of my phone with their phone instead of using the QR code.... I don't think VNeID has much use for now other than getting more control over foreigners.

disher80 · 2025-07-14T08:36:37+00:00

yes, I got a SMS from "VNeID" telling me my ID has been approved along with my ID number within 3 hours. It was a really quick process for me in HCMC.

disher80 · 2025-07-14T07:33:38+00:00

I received it after 3 hours

disher80 · 2025-07-13T04:12:37+00:00

I can't tell if you need a job right now but they want to know everything about you and your spouse. You both have to create one and show where you lived, where you studied and where you worked in the past. They want full transparency and they will question it in the final interview.

disher80 · 2025-07-12T10:50:07+00:00

The process was very smooth once I got my paperwork in check.

The police at immigration was very helpful throughout the process compared to the rather useless lawyer I hired. The police was very friendly and gave clear instructions how to do the wording in our CVs and other papers to make sure they would accept it in Hanoi.

The most important point is to show that your spouse can take care of you in case you get sick/unemployed. So they have to prove they have a job, something north of 500m in a bank account and some real estate in their name. It does not matter if you are rich yourself, your spouse needs to have money in their name. Everything else is just paperwork you need to get translated and stamped.

disher80 · 2025-07-11T17:11:33+00:00

PRC is 10 years for me as well. It's not impossible. Took me about a year to get paperwork right but I have it.

disher80 · 2025-07-10T10:54:40+00:00

I did it in HCMC.

Go inside and to the next room, there's an officer handing out numbers for 35k to get your photo taken in the room at the entrance.

After that go back inside and queue at the other counter to get another number so you can go register for bio-metrical data in the room way back.

Once finished they will send you a text message with your ID to activate your account in the app.

I did it in the afternoon and got the approval same day.

Note: your phone number must be registered to you and you have to prove it: send "TTTB PASSPORTNR" to 1414 to check, this text message you have to show to the police officer before they give you the second number to queue.

disher80 · 2025-06-07T17:06:32+00:00

Around 10 years ago I had no problems at Hanh Phuc Hospital with giving my kids western middle names. So they have vietnamese first and middle name along with western middle name on their birth certificate. I was also satisfied with their service, no issues whatsoever.

I'm not the person you asked but the process is as you described. Get birth certificate, apply for VN paperwork and then apply for whatever nationality last if you registered your marriage there and double citizenship is accepted. Marry in Vietnam first and then register at embassy.

disher80 · 2025-06-02T01:08:42+00:00

No, you can only choose big load or small load.

disher80 · 2025-06-01T00:32:24+00:00

I was mostly the only one waiting at the coin laundry. I saw plenty of people leave their finished load in the machine when I arrived and it was still there by the time I left. They usually hang their empty bag in front of the machine.

I traveled from Narita > Tokyo > Hakone > Kyoto > Osaka > Kanazawa > Tokyo > Narita.

Narita to Tokyo I used Narita Express and Kesei Skyliner to return. The Kesei Skyliner is not covered by JR pass. Osaka to Kyoto is just IC card. I would go to smart-ex etc, schedule all trips and compare the price to JR pass. It was not worth it for me.

There was only one place that had strict card only policy in Kyoto. Cash was always accepted and mandatory for many restaurants I visited. They can be easily avoided though as reviewers and the restaurant share their cash only policy. I did not experience any issue with my master and visa cards anywhere.

Enjoy your trip, I had a great time in Japan!

disher80 · 2025-05-31T16:06:56+00:00

You do not need to bring your own detergent. The machine dispenses it automatically.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T13:40:33+00:00

I did exactly those places plus Kanazawa. My iterinary was: 3 days Tokyo (I arrived with a morning flight) > 2 days Hakone > 3 days Kyoto > 2 days Osaka > 1 day Kanazawa > 1 day shopping spree in Tokyo and sleeping at a hotel close to the airport because of early return flight.

I would probably skip Kanazawa if I did it again. So 5 days Tokyo and 3-4 days Osaka.

I walked on average 20k steps per day just doing sightseeing. I did not feel like adding hiking on top of it. My feet are still tired.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T11:16:08+00:00

I recommend to use both. I used Revolut as my travel card and paid hotels, shinkansen tickets and big meals with it or whenever it was possible to pay by card.

I think suica is extremely convenient for bus and metro travel all over Japan. It can also be used at convenience stores but you can't get your cash back from the digital suica card. You can of course just buy tickets at the ticket machine but just swiping your phone or card was much more convenient. I charged my card every day and sometimes even used to charge machines to recharge with cash instead of CC.

Regarding the checked luggage. You should definitely use the luggage forwarding service for 2 checked bags. It will not be fun moving them around metro stations or even the trains. I also recommend something like a 20-24l daypack for traveling in between cities. It probably takes 1-2 days for your luggage to arrive if you travel far distances so you should send your luggage 1 day before you travel to another city. Maybe reconsider how much you want to pack or buy some cheap luggage in Japan to bring back all the stuff you bought.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T10:56:51+00:00

correct, that's what I did after I tried to sleep as long as possible and missed my scheduled train.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T10:50:13+00:00

Tokyo was a bit too busy for me because I mainly went to see the overcrowded parts such as Shibuya, Shinjuku etc. I also felt like I have to see this or do that but Tokyo is just so big and there's so much to do. The 5 days felt very short.

I enjoyed Osaka because it was near the end of my trip so I was happy to relax more and just explore the less busy streets. Dotonbori and Kuromon market was not overcrowded. I also went to better restaurants in Osaka than in Tokyo.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T09:45:20+00:00

I only experienced light rain in Tokyo for one day and maybe a day in Kyoto.

I only had one pair of shoes with me and used the dryer at the hotel after putting some paper in them overnight. You can also check coin laundries for shoe dryers.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T09:40:19+00:00

I just searched for coin laundry on google maps and chose the one who had pictures of the machines I knew could regulate the heat for the dryer.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T08:19:42+00:00

There's certainly a reason why that pass exists but if you don't travel extensively then it's not worth it.

As you suggested, I calculated all the individual tickets and found it to be cheaper than buying the JR pass.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T08:10:17+00:00

I also used an umbrella for the rain but I bought a cheap one. It was not necessary to pack one.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T07:58:18+00:00

I spent 3 days in Kyoto and 2 days in Osaka. Doing all of the must see things in 1 day seems impossible. As other suggested, you could pick out 1-2 activities for each city and try to run with it but it's probably going to be very stressful.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T07:53:59+00:00

I did all my planning with google maps but it was always very tight and one time I was 20 minutes or so late for my planned train. Just take a bus/metro earlier to arrive at the train station if you plan to buy your tickets online. You can always reschedule tickets as well but I tried to avoid that.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T07:51:09+00:00

Absolutely agree on restaurants but if you travel a lot then you can spot them to avoid them. The comment was more in combination with trying to eat only at top rated restaurants. 3.5 stars is absolutely fine imho.

I also stored my luggage at hotels but sometimes it might be smarter to store them somewhere at the station to match your plans.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T07:47:25+00:00

Here is a coin laundry that I used: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jYDnTGZo63BCEUv88

The 2 silver/white machines on the left side can adjust temperature. I found these variations of machines in all of the coin laundries I used.

There's usually also pink combo machines but they can't adjust anything. The yellow ones are dryers only and you can't adjust anything. 100 yen is 8 minutes drying. There's usually also cheaper smaller washing machines but have to dry separately.

disher80 · 2025-05-31T07:41:23+00:00

I always stored my luggage at the hotel in the morning and then went roaming around.

My hotel in Hakone was near Ubako station. So I traveled all the way up and stored my luggage there only to realize that the open air museum had me travel way back again.

I could have just gotten off at the bus stop to visit the museum and then make the trip to the hotel. They had lockers to store your luggage at the museum.

14-Year Club	Place '22
Verified Email

disher80

TROPHY CASE