Tips to Get the Most out of Your Visit to Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi is an enormous, dirty, and vibrant city. It is the epitome of organized chaos and it was the聽perfectintroduction聽to Vietnam.

The sheer quantity of scooters in Vietnam鈥檚 capital will blow your mind. You have to see it to believe it. Vietnam has a population of 92 million people and over 45 million people own a scooter. When you need to聽cross the street in Hanoi, people don鈥檛 stop. You鈥檒l inch your way across the road step by step and drivers will maneuver around you. It鈥檚 terrifying the first few times, but by the end of our 3 days in the city I鈥檇 be lying if I said I didn鈥檛 find the experience slightly thrilling.

Dong is the Vietnamese currency and currently 100,000 Dong is worth less than 鈧�4. You鈥檒l be dealing with 鈥渕illions鈥� of Dong during your visit so make sure to pay attention to the bills you鈥檙e paying out (I almost gave away a 100,000 bill instead of a 10,000 bill a few times). There should be exchange centers located in the city center / old quarter, however we found it was聽more convenient to聽exchange money at our hotel. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Tips to Get the Most out of Your Visit to Hanoi
Guide Location: Vietnam » Hanoi
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kate Shoaf
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