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VIETNAM

VIETNAM. Colton. FLIGHTS. Asiana Air: LAX Seoul, South Korea Hanoi, Vietnam Cost: $1,066.65 April 22 nd – 30 th “ Asiana Airlines A380.” Flightglobal.com. 1/11/12. < http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/a380/asiana-airlines-a380-79575.aspx >. Money/Cost.

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VIETNAM

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  1. VIETNAM Colton

  2. FLIGHTS • Asiana Air: LAX Seoul, South Korea Hanoi, Vietnam • Cost: $1,066.65 • April 22nd – 30th • “Asiana Airlines A380.” Flightglobal.com. 1/11/12. <http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/a380/asiana-airlines-a380-79575.aspx>

  3. Money/Cost • Exchange rate: 16,548.3 Vietnamese Dong (VND)/1 US Dollar • Airfare: 1066.65 dollars • Hotels • 2 nights in Hanoi: 90 dollars • 2 nights in Danang: 38 dollars • 3 nights in Ho Chi Minh City: 105 dollars • 1 night in Hanoi: 45 dollars • Trains • from Hanoi to Danang: 40 dollars • Danang to Ho Chi Minh City: 46 dollars • Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi: 67 dollars • Food • ~1-6 dollars/meal • 8 days = about 50-60 dollars w/ extra food, drink, etc.

  4. Travel • Hanoi Danang Ho Chi Minh City Da Nang Travel By Train 13 – 15 hrs Hanoi to HCMC

  5. Attractions • Holidays • April 30th: reunification day – reunification of Vietnam in 1975 • Hanoi: • Many museums: • Army Museum, Women’s Museum, Ho Chi Minh Museum, Museum of Viet History • HoanKiem Lake • HCMC: • HCM Museum, Ben Thanh Market, VinhNghiem Pagoda, Emperor Jade Pagoda “HoanKiem Lake.” 1/19/12. http://www.the-travels.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Hoan-Kiem-Lake.jpg

  6. Geography • Lowest point: South China Sea – 0m • Highest point: Fan Si Pan – 3,144m (~9,000ft) • Rivers (11,000mi), Forest(42%), Mountains(40%). Only 20% of land is flat • 329,560 sq km • About the size of New Mexico • “Vietnam.” populsat.info. 1/12/12. http://www.populstat.info/Asia/vietnamg.htm • “Vietnam Visa.” 1/19/12. http://vietnamvisa.co.in/

  7. Climate • SEASONS: • November – April: dry season/winter • Monsoon winds • Summer/wet season: May – October • North is warmer and more moist than south “Halong Bay.” 1/19/12. http://www.checkinvietnam.com/upload/booking/zone/Halong-Bay-Vietnam.jpg

  8. Language Food • Vietnamese is spoken in Vietnam • BạncónóitiếngAnhkhông? – do you speak English? • xinchào. – hello. • Mostly herbs, very healthy • Fish paste, soy paste, rice, herbs, fruit/vegetables • Chicken, pork, fish, beef • Back and forth influence between Chinese food and Vietnamese food • Rolls, dumplings, etc. “Vietnamese Food.” 1/19/11. http://www.targetwoman.com/articles/vietnamese-food-recipe.html

  9. Viet History • Ruled by Chinese from 3rd century BC to the 1500s AD • French Colonize in 1800s • Japan occupied Vietnam in WWII • Indochina War: 1941-1954: Ho Chi Minh opposes French & Japanese occupations • Vietnam War: 1963-1976: USA helped South Vietnam fight Communist insurgence • We lost. • “ATTENTION all Korean and Vietnam War Veterans.” 1/17/12. http://votingamerican.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/attention-all-korean-and-vietnam-war-veterans/9648b722066573fd67ceb2e912734973-2/

  10. “Ho Chi Minh City.” 1/17/12. Viet.travel. http://viet.travel/city/en-US/Ho-Chi-Minh-City,2/type,Beautysalon.htm Modern Vietnam • Communist Government • Religions: mainly mixed Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism • Much ancestor worship • Some Christianity (about 8%) • Population: 86,967,500 people • Requirements for entry: Valid passport w/ at least six month remaining validity and Vietnamese visa or visa exemption • Economy: Based mainly on agriculture and industry • Vietnam is Southeast Asia’s 3rd largest producer of oil • ~400,000 barrels a day

  11. Current Events • USA is attempting to clean ‘Agent Orange’ Herbicide out of Vietnam’s jungles • A.O. has Dioxin: a toxin • Great for US – Viet relationship • Vietnam to enforce two-child-per-family law • Improved living conditions = easier to have more kids

  12. Bibliography • Travelocity. 1/11/12. http://www.travelocity.com/Flights • “Vietnam.” CIA World Factbook. 1/11/12. http://ciaworldfactbook.us/asia/vietnam • “Google Translate.” Google. 1/12/12. http://translate.google.com/ • “Vietnam.” Wikepedia. 1/11/12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam • “Vietnam: Country specific Information.” Travelstate.gov. 1/12/12. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1060.html • Google Earth. 1/13/12. • Agoda.com. 1/18/12. http://www.agoda.com/ • Vietnam trains.com. 1/19/12. http://www.vietnam-trains.com/ • “Prices in Vietnam.” Vietnam. 1/19/12. www.haivenu-vietnam.com/traveltips-prices.htm • “Vietnamese Cuisine.” Winkipedia. 1/19/12. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_cuisine • Frommer’s. 1/19/12. http://www.frommers.com/destinations/hochiminhcity/198_indattr.html • “Vietnam Country Profile.” BBC News. 1/19/12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1243338.stm

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