Hanoi has not a well-shaped skyline like Manila or Makati yet but I think she is not really far from it. What do you guys think of Hanoi?
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this is the final thread of my Hanoi serie
Hanoi has not a well-shaped skyline like Manila or Makati yet but I think she is not really far from it. What do you guys think of Hanoi?
Hanoi has not a well-shaped skyline like Manila or Makati yet but I think she is not really far from it. What do you guys think of Hanoi?
Nice place... 
this one too..
this one too..
Yes very nice 
I've always known Vietnam was beautiful. Learned it through a myriad of war movies and historical documentaries and video games. 
I also long to have some of your cuisine and of course, coffee.
I also long to have some of your cuisine and of course, coffee.
well i think Vietnamese girls are beautiful 
Many Vietnam War Movies like Apocalypes Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Flight of the Intruder, Hamburger Hill, etc... were shot in the Philippines because the terrain and biosphere of Vietnam and Philippines are the same.
It's a pity that there is no direct flight from Hanoi to Manila. I think it's a good place to make holidays. I love your beaches that you guys have there. Vietnamese always go to Thailand, Singapore or China.
Are there many Vietnamese living in the Philippines? What impression do they make on you guys?
Are there many Vietnamese living in the Philippines? What impression do they make on you guys?
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Many Vietnam War Movies like Apocalypes Now, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Flight of the Intruder, Hamburger Hill, etc... were shot in the Philippines because the terrain and biosphere of Vietnam and Philippines are the same.
True. Those movies help launch a little curiousity for the Vietnamese culture.
Very nice pictures
would you guys love to visit Vietnam one day? 
There is so much more about our country than just the war that you often seen in movies
There is so much more about our country than just the war that you often seen in movies
i'm a sucker for a city with lots of trees so thumbs up from me
Nice Pictures... I wish I could go there now... 
I wanna go there
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would you guys love to visit Vietnam one day? There is so much more about our country than just the war that you often seen in movies
There is so much more about our country than just the war that you often seen in movies I'll go if you will be my tour guide
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I'll go if you will be my tour guide
where do you live?
very pretty
First place I wanna go in asia is Hanoi
I've always heard of Saigon. Hanoi looks calm and refreshing though. Is it more expensive there than Saigon? I hope I can go there someday.
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I've always heard of Saigon. Hanoi looks calm and refreshing though. Is it more expensive there than Saigon? I hope I can go there someday.
No, it's not more expensive.
It's less crowded and less polluted than Saigon.
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I've always heard of Saigon. Hanoi looks calm and refreshing though. Is it more expensive there than Saigon? I hope I can go there someday.
Based on the "List of the most expensive cities" by Mercer Human Resource Consulting Hanoi is on the 91th place and Saigon is on the 100th place. Hanoi and Saigon used to be in the Top20 some years ago. It is the price for the standard of western level. When you travel as a low-budget tourist and don't always have to go to those fancy places, then it can be very cheap. Hotels in the Old Quarter are good, and totally cheap. If you lucky you will find a descent one under US$5 in the middle of the Old Quarter with a great view on the sparkling street life
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Based on the "List of the most expensive cities" by Mercer Human Resource Consulting Hanoi is on the 91th place and Saigon is on the 100th place. Hanoi and Saigon used to be in the Top20 some years ago. It is the price for the standard of western level. When you travel as a low-budget tourist and don't always have to go to those fancy places, then it can be very cheap. Hotels in the Old Quarter are good, and totally cheap. If you lucky you will find a descent one under US$5 in the middle of the Old Quarter with a great view on the sparkling street life
Less than 5 dollars? wow that's great. I wish I could treat my brother and cousins to a tour there. They want me to treat them to Hongkong when I go home to the Philippines for vacation but Hongkong is expensive. Filipinos go there to shop and see places than any country since it's close and our familiarity with Chinese culture. My sister and her husband had been to Vietnam more than a year ago. She mentioned about French architecture on some buildings and noodles sold on sidewalks. She said she never went hungry because the food is cheap and there's rice or noodles everywhere. But I think it was Saigon since she said the weather is like Philippines.
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Based on the "List of the most expensive cities" by Mercer Human Resource Consulting Hanoi is on the 91th place and Saigon is on the 100th place. Hanoi and Saigon used to be in the Top20 some years ago. It is the price for the standard of western level. When you travel as a low-budget tourist and don't always have to go to those fancy places, then it can be very cheap. Hotels in the Old Quarter are good, and totally cheap. If you lucky you will find a descent one under US$5 in the middle of the Old Quarter with a great view on the sparkling street life
wow that cheap.....i would luv to go there one day...but the language barrier scares me
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