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_ It's in your best interests not to drink the tap water, especially after flooding!
- Avoid cyclo ride after dark.
- Dress modestly and appropriately when visiting local dwellings and religious sites, etc.
- Leave your valuables behind before a night out on the town, or going to the beach.
- When crossing the road, especially in Ho Chi Minh city, always keep looking to the left and right and walk slowly!
- Do not offer money directly to minority people - instead donate to a local charity or offer a small gift, such as pens.
- Try at least once the delicious, local street food.
- Always ask permission first before taking photographs, especially in minority areas.
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- Sleeping out on deck on a boat in Halong Bay
- Ordering custom-made clothes from the local tailor shop
- Taking a slow cyclo ride through the French Quarter of old Saigon
- Eating pho ga (chicken noodle soup) at a street side noodle stalls.
- Watching the traditional water - puppet performance in Hanoi.
- Experience the full moon festivities in the ancient town of Hoi An.
- Drinking rice-wine in the minority villages of the north
- Taking a boat along Hue's Huong (Perfume) River, visiting the Royal Mausoleums.
- Overnight in a homestay in the Mekong Delta's riverside orchards.
- Bartering for a bargain at Saigon's largest market, Ben Thanh Market
- Taking a stroll through Hanoi's Old Quarters.
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