Phuket vs Ho Chi Minh City?
I bought a ticket for next January that flies from LA into Kuala Lumpur and then return from Bangkok back to LA. I'm planning to make a stop between those two cities and I'm considering either Phuket or Ho Chi Minh City. I'm having the hardest time choosing between the two because I've always wanted to visit both badly. I wrote down my reasoning below:
Phuket -Beaches and the weather -More tourist friendly
HCMC -I'm obsessed with Vietnamese food -I'm going to Bangkok anyway so might as well visit more countries
So I guess my real dilemma is whether should I get more Thailand experience, or get a little of both Thai and Vietnam.
Also, this is only my second time solo traveling so my parents are worried. My first trip was to Japan which is like the safest country in the world so they were fine, but in their mind SE Asia is where you go to get robbed and mugged. I tell them tons of people go backpacking in Thailand but then they bring up how Vietnam is sketchy cause they're communist etc. Esp my Viet friends telling them horror stories from their visits is not helping lol. What can I tell them so they'll relax a bit? Is HCMC really that hard to solo travel?
Thanks in advance! Tips and suggestions appreciated.
Submitted September 23, 2017 at 01:59AM by swandawson http://ift.tt/2fGsXQc
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