workplacestars
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Apartment or House - Must / Want List by workplacestars
Happy Lunar Holiday everyone. May the coming year of the Boar be the most healthy and prosperous one yet for you and your family. Would like to benefit from your local experience. The items below are my personal requirements, yet what do you think ...
Contact Khanh at atyourservice.vn or search for atyourservice - quy nhon on Facebook. Good luck Read More
How is Quy Nhon as a place to live as a retiree by Dennis Thomas
Hi everyone new member here Retired 65 from USA been living in the Philippines last 4 yrs. My pension is 1400 usd a month. I find I must live in the smaller providence cities here, cant afford Cebu or Manila, that have more to offer. ...
Tell us about the American music night. It sounds like it was a good time."Americana" music is a relatively new classification of a collection of styles: Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock and Folk. I sang a mix of my original songs and some ... Read More
BSC Vietnam Stock Market: Seek pros and cons from those active in it by workplacestars
I've been introduced to a stockbroker from an increasingly trusted source. Being from NY, I realize the Brooklyn Bridge is always for sale to THAT special person. If you hold positions in this market I'm curious to hear of your experience ...
If you really want to invest in Vietnamese industry, you might consider spreading your risk with an ETF sold in NY like VNM. I think there are one or two others but I don't recall the names right now.Thanks, THIGV, your advice is consistently ... Read More
BSC Vietnam Stock Market: Seek pros and cons from those active in it by workplacestars
I've been introduced to a stockbroker from an increasingly trusted source. Being from NY, I realize the Brooklyn Bridge is always for sale to THAT special person. If you hold positions in this market I'm curious to hear of your experience ...
My friend....being from North America...i would not give a pinch with these Vnese stocks. I have had known people working at major banks and insitutions there that is rife with bribes, corruption, and even faking documents all the way up to the ... Read More
BSC Vietnam Stock Market: Seek pros and cons from those active in it
I've been introduced to a stockbroker from an increasingly trusted source. Being from NY, I realize the Brooklyn Bridge is always for sale to THAT special person. If you hold positions in this market I'm curious to hear of your experience ... Read More
How is Quy Nhon as a place to live as a retiree by Dennis Thomas
Hi everyone new member here Retired 65 from USA been living in the Philippines last 4 yrs. My pension is 1400 usd a month. I find I must live in the smaller providence cities here, cant afford Cebu or Manila, that have more to offer. ...
I've been living and working in Quy Nhon for the past three years...Will you please clarify the train station name and connections into Quy Nhơn? I use the official Railway system website, and had no luck finding trains to Quy Nhơn ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Fair enough OceanBeach. I have received my online form for Viet visa today. So will plan on making reservations to fly in - to Da Nang from Chiang Mai if I can get this arranged - for the 28 Feb. As for visit vs staying - I have found fate ... Read More
Shipping Household Items to Vietnam from Hawaii by tunnelrat69
Anyone know a reputable freight forwarding/receiving company that can ship approx 2,000lbs from Oahu, Hawaii to Phu Ninh Vietnam (Dong Thap area). I have a 10'x10' store locker in Hawaii about half full and would like to ship the contents ...
Watch which airline you use. As OceanBeach92107 alludes to, the term extra baggage can vary from airline to airline. Even if you intend to buy your ticket elsewhere, it is best to check baggage rules on the company sites first. Even allowable ... Read More
(a) Dual Sim/SD Card + (b) Google Fi
Greetings Expats, My objective is to use one phone for a Vietnamese sim card and USA sim card while living in Vietnam without sacrificing my SD card: (a) Is anyone successfully using dual sims + SD card in their phone (expert hack 11+ minute video ... Read More
Shipping Household Items to Vietnam from Hawaii by tunnelrat69
Anyone know a reputable freight forwarding/receiving company that can ship approx 2,000lbs from Oahu, Hawaii to Phu Ninh Vietnam (Dong Thap area). I have a 10'x10' store locker in Hawaii about half full and would like to ship the contents ...
He didn't list power tools per se but I am pretty sure that tunnelrat69 knows that he doesn't want to be bringing 110V items to really anywhere outside of the US.Just giving an example of what it can cost. The OP didnt list any items, I ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Hello Workplacestars Not sure if you are saying you are in V.N. now. I got my online visa app. today and printed it out so if I can make the arrangements I will fly in to Da Nang the end of Feb. If you have the time to meet up, in March ? I would ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Fair enough OceanBeach. I have received my online form for Viet visa today. So will plan on making reservations to fly in - to Da Nang from Chiang Mai if I can get this arranged - for the 28 Feb. As for visit vs staying - I have found fate ... Read More
U.S. veterans living in Vietnam by Gia-na-dai
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-pats
Would like to meet any of you to help get to know about life in this country for retired ex-patsVeteran here (European theater 66 - 71), and along with OB I'm open to sharing my emerging experiences of a recent thirty-day recon mission to ... Read More
New members of the Vietnam forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Vietnam forum? Don’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
She's banned from the forum, OB.Forgive the nitpick, yet in today's LARPing world, it can be presumptuous to assume one presenting as a "she," is actually a female. Various experiences serve to remind me of caution around online ... Read More
Apartment or House - Must / Want List by workplacestars
Happy Lunar Holiday everyone. May the coming year of the Boar be the most healthy and prosperous one yet for you and your family. Would like to benefit from your local experience. The items below are my personal requirements, yet what do you think ...
Re: hot water in the sink, unlimited (tankless) and free (no hidden charge for pumping) would be better. I don't know many people who would even inquire about that when they rent a place, but I was advised by family members (all locals) to ... Read More