I finally flew out of Singapore for the first time in over 3 years.
My last overseas trip was a solo one to Taiwan in May 2019.
This time I went to Ho Chi Minh City with Ms Doraemon who for the first time, set foot on Vietnam soil. It was my second time visiting Vietnam as I went to Da Nang in 2018.
We brought only 3.26m Vietnam Dong cash which is equivalent to less than SGD 200 for a 6 days trip.
Flight and accomodation adds up to less than SGD 500 for 6 days.
This is a budget trip as we intend to experience local lifestyle without splurging on luxury items nor fine dining.
A local aircon bus from airport to district 1 downtown costs only 10k VND for 2 pax or SGD 0.57 only.
A simple bowl of chicken pho costs 50k VND or SGD 2.85 in a restaurant.
I am merely in the second day of...