I am heading to Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh, Hue, Hanoi & Hong Kong in a couple of months.
Any of you travellers out there have any advice for all or any of these places? Limited time in each place sadly. Need to know the must see sights.
Singapore-eat street food or in hawker centres/food courts. The food will be better, and a beer and a feed will come out around $10-15 (looking at about $6 for a 660ml Tiger). If you do want to splash out, or you want a real bar, Clarke Quay is the place. It's cool as anything but brutal on the wallet. Sentosa Island is pretty cool, plenty to do. Changi museum is pretty worthwhile. Gardens by the Bay at Marina Bay, the zoo, river safari and night safari. I reckon the night safari is awesome but I am a giant child. Asian Civilizations museum was recommended on here and I thought that was pretty fascinating. And of course there's typical stuff like Orchard Road and the Raffles.
Hanoi-We pretty much just soaked it in. If you're not staying there already go to the old quarterand just wander. Find a Cafe or bar and watch Vietnam be Vietnam. Find international bia hoi corner. These are little beer bars that serve cheap local lager (it's wet and cold, you need no more) and bar food. Pretty cool experience if nothing else. If you have a chance, get out and do Halong Bay. Just do it. Beware dodgy tour operators though. Skip the famous night market, it's shit and every second merkin is a pick pocket. Also be aware that if you're there in the northern winter Hanoi does actually get quite cold. Eat at Quan An Ngon
Ho Chi Minh-Mekong Delta tours, war history. Go to the tunnels. Reconciliation Palace, War Remnants Museum (just ignore the anti Us propaganda), Ho Chi Minhs tomb, countless other war history sites and centres. Loads of shops if you or whoever is into that. Ben Tanh market and Saigon Square. Ben Tanh is hectic, messy, tourist charged and in your face but we'll worth the experience. Watch your wallet, although it's pretty safe and you can get a good pho in the food area. There's a restaurant we loved near the Rex hotel, I'll try and remember the name. Also Quan Bui was fantastic food.
