Island of Phu Quoc

[PeterRS]

This refers to a post in another forum referencing Phu Quoc in whicih a member suggested the post could be moved to the Vietnam forum. TO save @TotallyOz time, I was there just before covid and used my last Marriott points to spend 5 nights at that beautiful hotel. Loved the trip.

 

[TotallyOz]

Was in Vietnam last year and had a blast. Amazing country and beautiful beaches.

[Moses]

Vietnam currently beats Thailand and almost all SE countries by prices and quality of the service.

Tho Phu Quoc is a trap for tourists with prices higher than in mainland, like Phuket is in TH and like Boracay on Philippines.

[Olddaddy]

I'm off to Vietnam next month ,a little bit scared actually,I'm going to Hanoi

🇻🇳I'm going to get guide by Moses Company 

[Moses]

7 minutes ago, Olddaddy said:

I'm going to get guide by Moses Company

It isn't "company" It is coop of gay guides.

[Olddaddy]

Just now, Moses said:

It isn't "company" It is coop of gay guides.

But....I wanted your company, you not available? 😭

[PeterRS]

11 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

I'm off to Vietnam next month ,a little bit scared actually,I'm going to Hanoi

🇻🇳I'm going to get guide by Moses Company 

I loved Hanoi and for whatever reasons I prefer it to Ho Chi Minh City. Why would you be scared? Just be a little careful where you put your head when you visit the Museum!!

[vinapu]

On 2/25/2025 at 10:08 AM, Olddaddy said:

I'm off to Vietnam next month ,a little bit scared actually

nothing to be afraid. Americans stopped bombing it 50 years ago.

[PeterRS]

1 hour ago, vinapu said:

nothing to be afraid. Americans stopped bombing it 50 years ago.

Haha! I'd actually be more scared in Laos which is the most bombed country in history. For the Americans, the whole Vietnam War episode basically started in Laos which Washington 'experts' thought would be the first Asian domino to fall to communism. The covert war in Laos started in its northern jungle where  the CIA built a secret air base at Long Tieng. For some years it was the busiest airport in the world and often since called the "most secret place on earth." But it was the cluster bombing of the country that led to its dubious distinction of having more bombs dropped on it than in the entirety of World War 2. American aircraft dropped over Laos a planeload of bombs every 8 minutes of every day for 9 years - 9 whole years. It is estimated that 30% of those bombs (roughly 80 million) failed to explode on impact with the ground.

After the end of that war, 10% of the country's population had been killed but the communiststill controlled virtually the same land area they had occupied when the CIA started it all. Virtual stalemate. Those unexploded bombs covered around 37% of agricultural land and have since continued to kill more than 50,000 Laotian people, the majority children. As President Obama said when he visited the country in 2016, "At that time, the US government did not acknowledge America's role. It was a secret war, and for years the American people did not know. Even now, many Americans are not fully aware of this chapter in our history, and it is important that we remember today." Little wonder it is still called "The Secret War".

https://abcnews.go.com/International/bombing-laos-numbers/story?id=41890565