. Personally I would give it a miss and go where the waters clean and theres good wind. West OZ has it all you just have to be prepared to travel. If its kiting your after then skip Vietnam,but if you want the culture experience then check it out for yourself. I hear Cape Verde has wind and waves, check it out
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Originally posted by ThreadJacker
Very cool place, many places to choose from. Just rock up there and look around to see what suits style and budget. Stay close to the center of town, basically 1 long main road, about 10kms long, center would be around the kiting schools. However not much wind in July from what I've heard, almost same season as ours, take a book!!! Get up early and watch them net for squid...cool to watch half the town group together to catch some food. www.windfinder.com/forecast/mui_ne_phan_thiet?utm_source=www.windfinder.com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=redirect
Have fun,
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Originally posted by latlong
went there at chrissy.The water is like ice coffee, just has lots of filth in it
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Originally posted by getfunky
Hi,
I went to Vietnam 5 years ago on my honeymoon and wouldn't rate most of it at all. Didn't have a single shower where I fealt cleaner afterwards for the entire trip from Hanoi to Ho Chi Mihn. I don't mind roughing it but I wasn't paying roughing it prices. Hanoi is very pretty BTW but don't take your eye of ya wallet for a nanosecond.
Things may have changed dramatically in the last 1/2 decade but I would spend my hard earns in Thailand as the folks are much nicer (Viets HATE long haired guys and aren't shy about it) and better food/water/accomadation/pretty much everything. Another huge differance was the reaction to showing respect by using the local language. In Thailand they love it if you use a few simple terms such as Cup can krep (thanks - male version) and Sawadee krep (Howdy). In Vietnam they look at you like scum for using their language - weird.
Don't believe those smiling celebrities on lifestyle programs - the mongrels only ever stay 5 star and everyone kisses their hot rock massaged butts!
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Originally posted by Oakie
Whatch out with the language in Thailand!!! Rising, falling, minor, major and the other one - say Sawadee krep in the wrong way and you'll be telling them their nana sucks cucumbers for pleasure. Not a good way to make friend with the locals.
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Originally posted by Antz
Sin Ciao (G'day - how it's said and not spelt :)
I was in Nha-Trang Scuba Diving and Mui Nae kitesurfing a month ago.
There was heaps and heaps of resorts now doing kitsurfing and although a bit expensive, was great.
Take your own gear if you can and definately try to catch a plane there or somewhere nearby as I took the slowest, bumpiest bus ever from Saigon and wouldn't do that again.
The locals are great and the food fantastic - have an awesome time as I did :)
