Tieng Viet lovers club

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by RJ2004

you will not be there.

U go there for?? Look for your em yeu?

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by 69ASIMO69

There is this calling card which me and my fren which is calling vietnam frequently finds it very useful and economic......

SUPER GOLD, sells at those smaller counters outside mustafa shopping area along the road..... for $8.50 sometimes $8.00 you can call for 101 mins and the most important, its very clear........ Used chat chat card..... cannot find with SUPER GOLD

Can this card do call back?

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by naemlo

U go there for?? Look for your em yeu?

personal retreat

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Can this card do call back?

feeling damn boh liao today so helped you find some card info; these are the better ones for VN...

Budget IDD Calling Card – 2 lines
IDD 88mins Callback 72mins

B.I.P – ? lines
IDD 100mins Callback 90mins

CHAT CHAT International Calling Card – 3 lines
IDD 88mins Callback 80mins

Super Gold IDD & Callback - ? lines
IDD 102mins Callback 85mins

*Information subject to changes without warning, connection charges, charging blocks differ from card to card.

[naemlo]

Originally Posted by RJ2004

personal retreat

Then u should choose bali, bintan, batam, phuket, koh samui..... y HCMC? U not sick of city life with motor n bikes.

Go there look for mm right? Dun keh keh.

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by naemlo

Then u should choose bali, bintan, batam, phuket, koh samui..... y HCMC? U not sick of city life with motor n bikes.

Go there look for mm right? Dun keh keh.

personal retreat cannot have mm accompany meh?

batam already went 6-7 times this year already... 2 years plus since i last went vietnam, i miss the pho bo there

[AlCIA Duh]

Originally Posted by qwerty78

bro, forgive me for asking... where to buy Smarttel 120 mins for $8.00?

Appreciate your advice.

Smartel sucks. Took the recommendations of the bros here and bought 1. Tried the callback, less then 70mins and the deductions is never accurate. It also does not inform you of how much value you have left and that kind of stuff.

Just use the free IDD from the telcos. All 3 have free IDD now, but only M1 included VN.

I bought a M Card. $15 for the sim card which has $18 value inside. Off peak rate which is from 8pm to 8am Weekdays and all day Weekends is only $0.08 per min. Peak rate is $0.16.

18 / 0.08 = 225

So by paying $15 for the sim card you can get 225 mins of clear, accurate deduction of value, calls to VN.

Top up card is only $16 for $18 value. Top-up electronically like online or atm, pay $18 and get $2 bonus, pay $28 get $5 bonus.

Forget all these calling cards!! Of course you will need an extra phone or you will have to switch your sim card around.

[jackbl]

Thanks AICAI for the report....

I went to M1 site to list out their ad:

M CARD PREPAID
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Free IDD 021 calls
With IDD 021, you enjoy free calls~ to many overseas destinations:
• India~ • Bangladesh~
• USA • China
• Canada • Malaysia
• South Korea • Thailand
• Macau • Hong Kong
• Brunei • Taiwan
• Vietnam

~ Valid till 31 Dec 2008. Local airtime charges apply for all countries. For IDD 002 calls made with the M Card, IDD peak rates will be applied all day, any time.

Originally Posted by AlCIA Duh

Just use the free IDD from the telcos. All 3 have free IDD now, but only M1 included VN.

I bought a M Card. $15 for the sim card which has $18 value inside. Off peak rate which is from 8pm to 8am Weekdays and all day Weekends is only $0.08 per min. Peak rate is $0.16.

18 / 0.08 = 225

So by paying $15 for the sim card you can get 225 mins of clear, accurate deduction of value, calls to VN.

Top up card is only $16 for $18 value. Top-up electronically like online or atm, pay $18 and get $2 bonus, pay $28 get $5 bonus.

Forget all these calling cards!! Of course you will need an extra phone or you will have to switch your sim card around.

[jackbl]

Nature retreat from city stress
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The long, windy beach of Can Gio is ideal for walking and relaxing. It may not be breathtaking, but the complex network of estuaries and islands which form Ho Chi Minh City’s Can Gio District, has the distinctive beauty of southern waterways.


The recreation reserve at Can Gio, which is south of the city and west of Vung Tau, will appeal to those who want to run away from the hustle and dust of HCMC.

It takes a ten-minute ferry trip across the Nha Be River, and a longer two hour drive on a sunny road to reach the sanctuary.

The car ride with local drivers is an adventure as they drive along the bumpy road lined with mangrove trees at a speed that is almost alarming.

It comes as a surprise to many to find the salt mashes and muddy coastal landscapes that are typical of Ca Mau and Kien Giang – so near HCMC.

For those who expect blue ocean views, Can Gio is not blue.

Formed by mud and hard sand, the beach has a muddy look that might be a little bit disappointing.

But the beach is ideal for a long walk in the windswept natural surrounds, which seem as if all the winds in the world gather there.

The area is a popular picnic spot for Vietnamese families who enjoy their barbecues and rice wine with the customary gusto.

Can Gio is yet to fully develop into a tourist site; a few simple-looking restaurants line the beach, offering tasty and reasonably-priced seafood.

Hearty cheap meals along with a museum that contains exhibits of the forest wildlife and local war history, and a 2,100-ha ecological site, are some of the attractions besides the wind, sea and sand of Can Gio.

The ecological site, called Lam Vien, features hundreds of rather violent monkeys who jump up and down in the mangrove trees to welcome visitors or snatch away their hats and vanish into the forest.

Reported by Phuong Anh

[jackbl]

The beach beckons
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Four-star Long Hai Beach Club and Resort

Offering 110 luxurious rooms and suites which range from US$140-350, Long Hai Beach Club and Resort is the country’s most appealing tropical leisure beach destination.

Tourists can relax in the massive 1,200 square meters fresh water swimming pool and revitalize in the Lotus Spa with a wide range of traditional massage treatments.

The adjoining Titan Fitness center features the latest equipment as well as a steam bath, sauna and jacuzzi for guests to release stress and calm the mind.

An outdoor floodlit tennis court, beach volleyball, billiards and entertainment lounge are also available.

The kid’s club provides fun and entertainment for children with games and toys.

At the Dragon swimming pool and bar guests can enjoy great food and refreshments and take in the romantic ocean views to the sound of live music.

The beach front Heritage Restaurant & Bamboo Buffet is perfect for any appetite with abundant seafood and a delicious selection of Vietnamese, Asian & European cuisines blended masterfully for the Continental & American buffets; lunch and dinner dining in the fresh coastal breeze.

Three-star Thuy Duong Beach Resort

The 15-hectare Thuy Duong Resort, known among tourists for its reasonable rates and hospitality, has over 100 excellent rooms and suites ranging from $28-110.

Offering various cuisines at four restaurants including three with beach views, Thuy Duong provides tourists with all the comforts and entertainment for a memorable holiday.

Internet wifi service, modern karaoke rooms, swimming pool, spa and a dance hall are popular favorites with guests.

The magnificent 2-km-long Thuy Duong beach, is one of the most attractive and safest beaches in the country.

Long Hai Beach Club And Resort
Provincial road 44, Long Hai Town, Long Dien District, Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province
Tel: (84) 64- 661351;
Website: Long Hai

Thuy Duong Beach Resort
Phuoc Hai Commune, Dat Do Dist., Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province
Tel: (84) 64- 886215
Website: Welcome to Thuy Duong resort

Reported by Luu Hong

[jackbl]

The fast boat to Can Tho
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Rather than catch a five- or six-hour bus ride to the city of Can Tho in the heart of the Mekong Delta, there is a boat that leaves from the Ho Chi Minh City river terminal on Ton Duc Thang Avenue.


Only one boat leaves per day at 8 a.m. arriving at 11:30 a.m., with a return trip that leaves at 1 p.m. The cost is VND200,000 (US$12.5) each way. It seats about 50 passengers and there’s a covered open air deck in the rear. It’s comfortable, fast and travels through some beautiful parts of the Mekong Delta.

As soon as she leaves the dock, the engines power and the bow of the boat lifts out of the water and races down the wide open highway of the Saigon River.

The first stage of the journey through Saigon Port gives a perspective of Vietnam’s manufacturing and export industry - cranes and cargo nets swinging, shirtless dock workers tossing sacks of rice into ships’ holds.

The river then opens out into unprotected waters; the heavy river traffic runs with the tide - container ships, plenty of dredges and wooden boats with red eyes painted on the bow and a multitude of sand barges pulled or pushed by wooden tugs.

Then the boat turns from the Saigon River and enters the maze of waterways that make up the delta. In one word it is beautiful.

The captain navigates the tributaries at full throttle, spray flying past the windows. The life of Vietnam is its rivers and the Mekong Delta is mighty.

Emerald green forests of palm trees wall up on both sides, punctuated by industry, towns and villages; thatched huts seemingly tucked out of the twenty first century’s reach and monolithic electricity towers slinging power cables a mile at a throw.

Shipping is everywhere from the very big steel-hull barges to the single man in his canoe unhurriedly paddling to get out of the ferry’s way.

Near Can Tho the construction of the two pillars of the ill-fated Can Tho Bridge can be seen in the distance.

And before you know it you are docking in the hub of Vietnam’s rice basket, a much slower pace city than the bustle of HCMC.

Reported by Michael Smith

[Hurricane88]

Originally Posted by RJ2004

Budget IDD Calling Card – 2 lines
IDD 88mins Callback 72mins

B.I.P – ? lines
IDD 100mins Callback 90mins

CHAT CHAT International Calling Card – 3 lines
IDD 88mins Callback 80mins

Super Gold IDD & Callback - ? lines
IDD 102mins Callback 85mins

*Information subject to changes without warning, connection charges, charging blocks differ from card to card.

Originally Posted by AlCIA Duh

I bought a M Card. $15 for the sim card which has $18 value inside. Off peak rate which is from 8pm to 8am Weekdays and all day Weekends is only $0.08 per min. Peak rate is $0.16.

18 / 0.08 = 225

So by paying $15 for the sim card you can get 225 mins of clear, accurate deduction of value, calls to VN.

Top up card is only $16 for $18 value. Top-up electronically like online or atm, pay $18 and get $2 bonus, pay $28 get $5 bonus.

Thank you for sharing..

[RJ2004]

Originally Posted by AlCIA Duh

Forget all these calling cards!! Of course you will need an extra phone or you will have to switch your sim card around.

this one... very difficult

[jackbl]

Phu Quoc named world’s best hidden beach
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A beach on the southern island of Phu Quoc in Kien Giang Province has topped a list of the world’s top five hidden beaches.


For the best sun and sand from October to March, Bai Dai Beach is the number one place to go on the planet, according to an Associated Press news report citing a list compiled by concierge.com.

The other four in the list were the US beauty spots of Wildcat Beach in California and Cayo Costa State Park in Florida, Mexico’s Majahuitas Cove and Pink Beach on the Caribbean island of Barbuda.

Meanwhile, United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Saturday wrapped up a four-day seminar on protecting coral reefs and seaweed beds near Phu Quoc.

Source: VNA

[69ASIMO69]

Originally Posted by Hurricane88

Can this card do call back?

Ya, It can be used for call back but since a bro has posted the m1 m card deal.... i find its worth the money just that u need an extra phone......... good info