Casey Swendig
@swendig
American expat in Vietnam
Forum posts
33
Contacts
10
About me
American
Lives in Ho Chi Minh City
Speaks English, Some bits of Khmer, Korean, Vietnamese, and Spanish
Registration: 07 July 2013
Activity
Tailor to fix a suitcoat by swendig
Hi all, I am looking for a tailor that will repair/take in an existing suitcoat. I can find tons of people who want to sell me a new suit, but I just need someone to tailor my old one. Thanks much!!!
Chi Chi tailors did a really great job of altering my clothing. They are certainly not the least expensive - but some of the work I had done was already done once before by a "cheaper" tailor. But they were very professional, very quick ... Read More
Tailor to fix a suitcoat by swendig
Hi all, I am looking for a tailor that will repair/take in an existing suitcoat. I can find tons of people who want to sell me a new suit, but I just need someone to tailor my old one. Thanks much!!!
Standby, bizman. I'm picking up the finished products tomorrow... ;) Read More
Tailor to fix a suitcoat by swendig
Hi all, I am looking for a tailor that will repair/take in an existing suitcoat. I can find tons of people who want to sell me a new suit, but I just need someone to tailor my old one. Thanks much!!!
I went to a shop called Chi Chi Tailors at 138 Pasteur and they were very helpful. I haven't received the finished product yet, but they were eager to help out. Read More
Tailor to fix a suitcoat by swendig
Hi all, I am looking for a tailor that will repair/take in an existing suitcoat. I can find tons of people who want to sell me a new suit, but I just need someone to tailor my old one. Thanks much!!!
Thank you! I'll check it out today and post an address if it works. Read More
Tailor to fix a suitcoat
Hi all, I am looking for a tailor that will repair/take in an existing suitcoat. I can find tons of people who want to sell me a new suit, but I just need someone to tailor my old one. Thanks much!!! Read More
Good Eye Doctor in town?
Does anyone have an eye doctor they would recommend? Not for glasses, but for a proper exam. Thanks so much for the help!! Read More
Vietnamese Taxes: To file or not to file by swendig
Hi all. I was paid by three different schools in 2014, all of whom collected taxes on my behalf. All of them are telling me that I need to collect the PIT receipts and then go to the local tax office to file (i.e. get taken for more money...). ...
I have a PIT invoice from all 3 schools, so I know the taxes were paid. The only question is if I need to do more than hold on to those invoices? Read More
Vietnamese Taxes: To file or not to file
Hi all. I was paid by three different schools in 2014, all of whom collected taxes on my behalf. All of them are telling me that I need to collect the PIT receipts and then go to the local tax office to file (i.e. get taken for more money...). ... Read More
Banking - depositing US dollars in VN bank by swendig
Hi all. I own a business in Cambodia where I earn US dollars. I used to be able to bring that money here and deposit it in my Vietnamese bank, but because of new money laundering regulations, they no longer allow me to just bring the money in. ...
No Citi in Cambo. In fact, none of the Cambo banks are connected to any banks outside of the country. Even if you have an ANZ account here and in Cambo, you cannot transfer money between the two. Crazy. As for my current situation, I already ... Read More
Banking - depositing US dollars in VN bank by swendig
Hi all. I own a business in Cambodia where I earn US dollars. I used to be able to bring that money here and deposit it in my Vietnamese bank, but because of new money laundering regulations, they no longer allow me to just bring the money in. ...
I want the money here in case I want to use it (this is my home). Also, I get decent interest at VN banks and Cambodian banks pay virtually none. Swift transfer costs around 3%, so I had been saving that money by just hand-carrying the money over. ... Read More
Banking - depositing US dollars in VN bank
Hi all. I own a business in Cambodia where I earn US dollars. I used to be able to bring that money here and deposit it in my Vietnamese bank, but because of new money laundering regulations, they no longer allow me to just bring the money in. ... Read More
Ha Giang motorbike tour/guide
I'm going to Hanoi/Sapa/Ha Giang next week and am wondering if it is possible to take the bus to Ha Giang from Hanoi and rent a motorbike there. I'd also be interested in traveling with a guide. Does anyone have experience with ... Read More
Is it safe to keep Vietnam Dong? by pakhai
Hi all I from SG and i been staying in DN for 2 yrs. I have converted my SGD450,000 into vietnamese dong to make some interest from the bank and now thinking of tt more SGD over to Vietnam. Any advise, is it safe to keep all my cash in ...
I was going to ask a similar question today. I have USD in savings at Techcombank which pays 1.5% APY. However, they offer savings in VND at 7% APY. Would I be better to run to the gold shop and exchange my USD to VND (at above the interbank ... Read More
Larger Motorbike Rental by theho84
Does anyone know you can rent larger motorbikes of 250 cc and up in Ho Chi Minh. Or any places that would rent out enduro bikes. In Hanoi it fairly simple to rent one in the old quarter. In Saigon, it seems fairly impossible.
Did anyone ever sort out a place to rent larger motos? I'd love to rent a 250-500cc bike for longer weekend trips to Nha Trang or the like (my Super Dream isn't likely to make that trip, unfortunately). Cheers! Read More
Wire transfer USD to bank in US??
I have some money in USD that I would like to get back to a bank in the US. Is there a local bank that will facilitate this transfer without killing me on fees and/or exchange rate? And will they do an actual "wire transfer" or will it be ... Read More