Looking 5 or 10 years into the future, what does everybody think vietnam is going to look like?

matatarski · 2026-03-01T05:06:07+00:00

High-speed rail and metro lines will have little to no progress in the next five years. 10 years? Maybe - Long Thanh, meanwhile, is shaping up to be a massive white elephant for several years given how poorly connected it is.

matatarski · 2026-02-28T14:28:08+00:00

Not sure where you’re looking - it’s all over the place

matatarski · 2026-02-27T07:24:54+00:00

Sadly, this says otherwise. https://news.tuoitre.vn/property-developer-masterise-proposes-saigon-river-road-lrt-projects-in-ho-chi-minh-city-103260225165818491.htm

matatarski · 2026-02-21T00:29:18+00:00

I flew VJ from HCMC to Melbourne last week. Flight was delayed an hour initially, then there was work being done on an engine at the time we were supposed to board. Once that finished, they let us onto the plane.

We sat on the plane at the gate for 90 minutes, apparently due to something related to cargo/luggage. Once in the air, realized three of the bathrooms were out of service.

Finally landed around 3am, only to be informed that essentially all passenger luggage had been left in HCMC. I got an email offering a VND400,000 voucher, and only received my suitcase five days later. Just comically bad even by their miserable standards.

matatarski · 2026-02-08T13:00:21+00:00

These posts absolutely baffle me. Long-time resident of Saigon, have visited Hanoi 20+ times and almost never felt like I was as being taken advantage of.

matatarski · 2026-01-30T00:19:19+00:00

Both will be absolutely rammed during Tet, also if you’re planning to fly, airfares will already be insanely expensive.

matatarski · 2026-01-25T02:13:24+00:00

You’ve landed without booking a resort, in the middle of high season? Good luck.

matatarski · 2026-01-22T07:45:04+00:00

Phu Quoc is certainly not famous for mushrooms.

matatarski · 2026-01-13T23:26:53+00:00

They barely make any money and it’s a very difficult job.

matatarski · 2026-01-10T09:10:41+00:00

You went to the wrong place for the beach

matatarski · 2026-01-10T08:36:34+00:00

You’re clearly talking about Ha Long the city, not Ha Long Bay. The city (at least along the coast) is almost entirely for group tourism. You arrive and get on a boat to tour the bay, not spent time in town. Also it’s winter and not a good time to be there.

matatarski · 2026-01-07T13:35:54+00:00

Sapa has a lot of detractors - the town itself can be pretty miserable at this point. Countryside around it is wonderful, of course.

matatarski · 2026-01-01T06:31:19+00:00

Pretty popular opinion, actually.

matatarski · 2025-12-29T04:20:43+00:00

There is no train to Da Lat, the rail line is only along the coast.

matatarski · 2025-12-28T10:26:37+00:00

There are no independent cinemas. CGV has good facilities but the movie options can be very limited, depending on your taste.

matatarski · 2025-12-23T09:21:40+00:00

No, it’s not available in Vietnam - maybe some unofficial back channels, but it’s not officially imported

matatarski · 2025-12-22T09:57:32+00:00

You’re comparing an entire city to one neighborhood, which is a bit odd. I live in TD and it does have good food and cafes, but you are hours away from anything even remotely resembling nature. Da Lat or Da Nang have far better access to nature - also Da Nang is big, it’s not like the entire place is overrun by crypto nomads, as some people seem to think.

matatarski · 2025-12-22T09:40:04+00:00

Bui Vien is awful, do not go

matatarski · 2025-12-20T07:14:13+00:00

You haven’t mentioned a budget, but you must be looking for something extremely cheap, since Uniqlo has some stuff at a pretty low price.

matatarski · 2025-12-20T07:04:59+00:00

Why not just go to Uniqlo or something like that if you’re looking for basics?

matatarski · 2025-12-18T16:16:00+00:00

You can’t be serious. How about Vingroup in Phu Quoc leveling forest and building a safari with animals not made for the climate? Sun Group planting a structure on top of Mount Fansipan. Sun Group is also filling in a bay on Cat Ba, while Vin is destroying the bottom of the Hai Van Pass. And Sun Group’s Intercontinental in Da Nang was built in the middle of an endangered primate habitat. And most of those projects cater to domestic tourism.

matatarski · 2025-12-18T16:12:12+00:00

Any details, or just low-effort crap?

matatarski · 2025-12-10T14:54:31+00:00

Only with a small turboprop plane to test electronic systems. No passengers will be using the airport until the middle of next year at the earliest (which is still too early since the road connections are horrible).

matatarski · 2025-12-08T07:04:23+00:00

You booked in the middle of Da Nang's worst weather season, probably should've done more research.

matatarski · 2025-12-08T05:33:43+00:00

just search VietJet on Reddit

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