Ulog 019: Back from Vung Tau
I took some day off to enjoy a short holiday in Vung Tau city, a sea city close to my town.
It was hot during the days and cool in the night, which was quite relaxing. It has been a while for me to visit Vung Tau by myself. This time I stayed with Airbnb and Google for food and location suggestions.
God's Gate
This was my first time to visit this place. Such a beautiful and peaceful location for short sightseeing.
The God's Gate has become popular recently due to incredible shooting angles. Combined with the sea, the rock, and the mountain, you can take beautiful shots here. Hey @jumpartphoto, how about a long-exposure shot here?
Breakfast with rice noodle and crab
I checked on Google, and this was one of their highly recommended dishes for breakfast, the rice noodle with crab.
Vietnam has many types of noodle, the thin one, big ones like the udon and the Chinese Noodle. Pho is also one of the noodles, too. If I had a chance, I would write more about our country's special noodles.
After having breakfast, I went to the lighthouse for sightseeing and went around the city.
Blockbuster time!
As there were not too many things to do at noon, I had decided to try the movie Mission Impossible: Fallout in the CGV cinema in Vung Tau. Yes, it was the first time for me to travel all the way to Vung Tau to enjoy a blockbuster, in an empty cinema:
Kid me not; there were only eight people in the cinema for that show time.
Overall, it was a nice trip. I have stayed in the central many times to avoid tourist area several times, and this time was a rightful choice. As Vung Tau is becoming crowdier with more and more visitors, saying of the tourist areas seems to be an excellent idea to have a peaceful trip.
If you had a chance to go to Vung Tau, you should try to stay in a residential area for once; you can enjoy the sea atmosphere while not being disturbed by tourists.
Photos taken by Samsung S9 Plus
So it's easy to travel in Vietnam on Airnbn?
Indeed. You can find many great places on Airbnb for your stay. I would go, with Airbnb if I'm traveling on a budget or want to try out new things. If I'm traveling for pleasure or relaxing, I will go with resort or Agoda. On Airbnb, you can easily book very cheap accommodation for a big family or groups of friends.
For instance, I stayed in Bangkok, in the central, for just $5/person/night. And I also stayed in Tokyo for only $10/person/night; all came with full amenities and other basic needs for visiting.
What’s the quality of the $5 or $10/pp room? I want to know to compare than that in the US. We would be lucky if we can get a decent hotel for 10x that.
The $5 option I mentioned is for a Dorm, which has 6 beds per room. We travel in group of 6, so that all of us stayed in one dorm, that cost $30/night.
For the option of $10 in Tokyo, I stayed in the suburb area of Tokyo, it took around 20 mins by metro to reach the central. But for me, it’s good to live there. The Tokyo option was an apartment which the owner only use during their vacation, so that most of the time the house is free. There were 4 bedrooms and only cost $40/night.
In US, I found it quite heap to stay in Airbnb. Last time I check, only $150 for a decent house in Bay City, and it can accommodate five people also.
Generally speaking, the quality is excellent. Only for the dorm, you need to use a shared toilet for six people. Apart from that, all is good.
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