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Tipping for good service is not expected but is always appreciated in these developing nations.
Vietnamese people are very gracious, polite and generous and will make every effort to have foreign guests feel comfortable.
It is possible to purchase most basic film requirements throughout Vietnam including Fuji, Kodak and Konica 100, 200 & 400 ISO films and some professional standard in Hanoi, Ho Chi Min city and Da Nang.
Taking photographs of anything to do with the military, airports, police etc. is prohibited.
In the early 1990's, when Vietnam first reopened its doors to foreign visitors, the transportation infrastructure was creaking at best and totally dysfunctional at worst.
No vaccinations are officially required by the Vietnamese authorities; however immunization against cholera, hepatitis, typhoid, tetanus, polio and Japanese encephalitis is advised. Please consult your doctors for further medical advice.
Internet service includes E-mail, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Telnet and World Wide Web (WWW).
Vietnam's days as a pariah state, cut off from the rest of the world are long gone. Today the country boasts numerous land crossings with all of its neighbours and international flight connections to Australia, Cambodia, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Laos, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South ...
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