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Originally Posted by Rupert
i had 4 injections today for a trip to cambodia/nam. i hate injections but i'm now somewhat immune to hep a, hep b, typhoid, polio, tetanus, diptheria. anyone ever been to cambodia/nam? is it nice?
I've been to both. Cambodia last year and Viet Nam 8 years ago. Both were amazing, you will love it. Those shots are probably overkill unless you're planning on a lot of jungle trekking or intimate interactions with villagers and livestock. Just don't drink the water and don't eat raw vegetables or raw peeled fruit (anything uncooked that could be touched by ppl) - and you'll be fine. But those are shots you should probably have anyway, so no biggie. I'd avoid the malaria medicine if I was you. That **** ****s you up before during and after. Not worth it imo.
Tour of the Me Kong Delta and a minor Viet Cong camp/tunnel system near there was probably my favorite part of Nam. Da Lat is cool too. Nha Trang was hot as hell - but nice beach. Be sure to hit up Mama Hanh's party boat if it's still going. In Saigon please go to the backpacker ghetto and tell me if hotel 211 and Bar Guns & Roses next door are still kicking. Also if you meet come crazy hot vietnamese chick in a bar, don't come back for her a month later to see if you can make a life together. You can't she's crazy. Trust me. They're all crazy. All the ones you meet in bars anyway.
Cambodia we just did Angkor Wat but it was amazing. I really wish I'd had time to check out Phnom Penh.