What are things you would definitely recommend bringing when visiting Vietnam for the first time? Not the obvious stuff like cash, but things you personally found useful that are hard to find or expensive there.Thank you🥰
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Hand sanny. Was impossible to find hand sanitiser
This isn’t about bringing things with you, but if you’re someone who tends to have skin breakouts, I highly suggest preparing your skin for the humid weather (danang)and polluted air in places like Hanoi. It can really affect your skin, so having a good skincare routine or the right treatments beforehand can help a lot to prevent
I wish I had brought good dental floss. I mean strong, waxed floss.
– I take a small first aid bag with items such as plasters, blunt scissors, 1-2 antiseptic wipes, plasters, ibuprofen, paracetamol, antihistamines, etc. Replenish as I go but not always possible.
I agree with teabags. Everything else you can buy for a quarter of the price
Big mug for coffee. They usually only supply little ones in the hotel rooms.
Tea, if you’re a tea drinker.
Mini portable fan especially if you’re going during the summer
20 ft of heavy duty string and a bar of sunlight laundry soap in a zip lock bag for laundry.
I’d bring a doo rag, just in case I need to wear a helmet provided by the motorcycle taxi driver.