3 And A Half Scams To Avoid When Traveling In Vietnam

1 Ladies with hats offering donuts: they will give you donuts and over charge you for them. For locals these donuts might be 20k for you with a camera and obviously a tourist 100k

2 Cabs: They are everywhere and they are a headache. Use uber or grab ad it solves 2 issues. First is the language barrier, most don't speak English and explaining to them is a hassle. The second is getting ripped off. It sucks and they will take advantage of you.

3 Motorcycle rentals: If you are only going to be in Vietnam for a few weeks just pay for grabs, motorcycles cost anywhere from 5-7 dollars a day to rent if you are going to be here long term buy a bike, they are cheap and I have done videos about this previously

3 1/2. Parking: This one is trickier since you want to pay for parking in Vietnam. Bike thieves are numerous and leaving your bike unattended can get your bike stolen. Parking should cost between 5-20k vnd. A general rule of thumb, if you are parking directly in front of the store or establishment you intend to visit your fine for less than an hour. More… go at your own risk