These experiences useful pocket travel when America
Visa
Procedures for US entry visa difficult, you should prepare a full dossier, the necessary procedures before departure time as soon as possible. US visa interview went quite as hard because they always assume that you will not want to there and back again. So the US Embassy Consular always require you to prove that your trip is just a short-term and you will return. If you excuse to visit relatives, your chances are very difficult to obtain visa. If your passport has visa to go to Japan, the UK or ability you are granted Visa higher. When you interview do not lose confidence very full answer, correct the necessary information, you do not understand the question can ask them to clarify or clear through an interpreter. You should also contact the travel agent, they will assist you in the process of Visa USA. Traveling in the Tour of the travel company, the easier visa to travel rather than self-sufficiency. The procedure and the necessary documents to get visa to the US, you may refer to here.
Plane ticket
+ You can choose a lot of airlines for routes such as the Untied Airlines, American Airlines, Eva Airlines, Korean Airlines ... carrier Vietnam Airlines has no direct flights to the US, so if you choose this domestic firm, you must 2 -3 new stage flew over to America to be.
+ Fares depend on the type of ticket and ticket class, and depends both on the transit point. Tickets will be cheaper if more transit points so to buy yourself a plane ticket to America cheap is not hard. Booking as early compared to the time of departure, the cheaper fares. Fares from Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City - Los Angeles range from $ 1300 - $ 1652.
Customs
+ Passengers may carry 2 pieces of baggage sign posts (each does not exceed 23kg, total length not exceeding 273cm 3 side) and a hand luggage (not more than 7kg, the total length does not exceed 11cm 3 side) . If the weight bearing allows the fee will be $ 150 / bale. Baggage sign posts are not allowed and they have the right to lock out lock luggage without permission and compensation.
+ Before traveling you should go to the website of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to know the list of what is banned in the United States when traveling. When they enter the United States will play for you the customs declarations, you should tell the truth and exactly what to bring, if not sure, you should check again, because once you've answered "yes" they will tick on "check-list" and you shall bear full responsibility when problems occur.
+ If you bring people money or assets worth over $ 10,000 must be declared, if you do not declare that were found will be confiscated.
+ Not bring canned food not in America. All these foods are derived from meat and fresh foods like vegetables, fruits, seeds ... are prohibited. If deliberately brought to you will be confiscated and fined $ 300.
+ Note that pharmaceuticals will also be checked and if not correct You will be confiscated.
+ US Customs does not allow you to carry sharp objects and liquid metal on the plane so you can not bring toothpaste, liquid lipstick, perfume ...
Climate
Do terrain stretches so the weather in America is very diverse.
Winters are cold + frequent precipitation and temperature is always low pitch. But at Christmas and New Year Big Sale threatening the gas discount from 30% - 50% so this is still bought by tourists choose to travel the US. However depending on the state and severity of the cold is different, there are areas warmer temperatures ranging 10-20 degrees Celsius.
+ US Summer is very hot. When the center is often the warmest, with temperatures up to 41do when C. To the west, the lower temperature ranges from 17-27 degrees Celsius by mountainous terrain, the temperature is not too high. East to cool much more due to rain plus grooves Atlantic depressions but also temperature ranged from 26 to 33 degrees Celsius.
Traffic
+ Traffic flows right way like in Vietnam. Must abide by the traffic rules to ensure safety. When walking into the road to press apply to sugar.
+ The American cities are often very large, the system bus and subway are very common, so you can use public transport in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco ...
+ Taxi often very expensive and difficult to call often call ahead to book a car for taxi companies. Opening price was $ 3 .5, the next 2 .5 km $. Also have a 10% tip for the driver.
+ You can also self-drive car hire, rent 4 seats to self drive a day (24 hours) only 40 to $ 50 but must have a driving license and an international credit card and to understand traffic laws in the US if not you should prepare psychologically ready for a ticket.
Money
+ Currencies in the United States is USD ($ 1 = 21276 VND). You should change the coins and paper money in denominations of $ 1, $ 2, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50 and $ 100.
+ You are allowed to carry $ 5,000 cash. However you should not carry too much cash in person. You should use international payment cards like Master card and Visa card. When pay big money you should use the card, using the card fee is about 6% -7% of the total value of payments.
Phone
+ Call the hotel at very expensive charges, travelers are advised to purchase mobile phone sim card or prepaid card to call public phone. If you take the tour, after receiving hotel guides will guide buyers sim / calling card. (Price sim card from $ 65 - $ 70 may call on Vietnam is about 100 minutes)
+ Make a phone call from the US to Vietnam
001 + 84 + code + phone number fixed province to call in the provinces of Vietnam.
001 + 84 + mobile number.
+ You can also use portable, registered Roaming in Vietnam and brought abroad to use but very expensive cost. (Call rate: 4 $ .15 / minute; receiving calls: 2 $ .15 / minute; messaging: 0 .15 $ / message)
All times are GMT
+ New York, Washington DC Vietnam hour slower: 11- 12 hours, depending on the season.
+ LA, Las Vegas slower Vietnam hours: 14 hours, depending on the season.
Hotel services
+ Room rates at the hotel in the city center is more expensive than the outlying hotels. But in the outlying hotel you will have to spend money to take a taxi with the distant center you will have to use more expensive services of the hotel room than it is sometimes cheaper price is not always a choice Intelligent.
+ Luxurious room rate often from $ 300 - $ 400 USD / night. There are other cheap motel around $ 25 - $ 30 / night is pretty clean when there is the kitchen and basic cooking utensils.
+ Reservation on the website or through travel companies often cheaper than calling direct bookings for hotels because hotels usually always have a discount for travel companies and whether they include% Rose is still cheaper price.
+ Hotels in the United States have towels, lotion, soap, but no toothbrush and toothpaste and razors, combs ...
+ Do not leave anything valuable when leaving the hotel.
+ Clothes if left in the basket will automatically be taken to wash and you'll get billed laundry money.
+ All the hotels are non-smoking. If you want to smoke you have to ask them smoking room otherwise you will be punished very severely from $ 500 - $ 1,000
Eating
+ US is a country of wheat, food is like most Western nations. America is a country so ethnically diverse culinary art is very diverse.
+ When in the restaurant or gourmet shop in the US, you have to wait 20 to 30 minutes is a very normal thing for overcrowding. But here is another with Vietnam in after registration and badge at the reception desk is finished, you can go around short scene signal when you come back from the card shop. When food is served, the waiter will introduce meticulous about food then every 10 minutes they will be back asking if we needed anything.
+ The meal will be served customers free water or tea.
+ At the bar can generally called coca and will be free - ie refill drink poured out without paying more.
+ When in a restaurant, do not call a lot of food, as a main dish with a friend when no stretch enough already.
+ If fear not taste foods you easily can find many eateries Vietnam lies on the streets of Vietnam. Also you can easily to the diner fit Vietnamese tastes like Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Here there are many shops, supermarkets sell ingredients and vegetables to Vietnam.
+ In the US there are "cultural tip", usually when checking your bill will see an approximately 10 -12% tip is calculated immediately in the bill. And if the bill does not have the diners should leave between 15-20% invoice. The small store, selling fast food on the bill usually has three to choose from depending tip financial capabilities; 10%, 15%, 20%.
+ When you eat in the United States often takes between 25% - 30% of the tip and tax. This is a decent account however it is extremely transparent and tip the restaurant staff and get also taxed. So here never tight guillotine status as tourists in Vietnam.
Shopping
+ "Shop till you drop" is the saying of the Americans when shopping at big sales season. Big sales season usually on the occasion of April (Easter), July (Independence 4/7), prison 3rd week of November to the end of December (from Mass at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day) . When the United States in the fall Big sales, goods and services to tourists are bulk discounts sometimes up to 70% advantage.
+ Go to New York and Washington DC, if not with abundant financial resources, visitors should not shop here because the price is very expensive. Should shopping in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for cheaper prices here in New York.
+ Cosmetics, branded fashion clothing you can buy in the commercial center with guaranteed quality but high price. Also be able to shop at the shopping malls comfortable, Outlets and supermarkets for cheaper prices without haggling for the listing price and quality is also quite good.
+ Electronics such as phones, laptops ... can buy at the big electronics center but remember when the amount of tax payable in Vietnam. Under Vietnam law if the goods purchased over $ 300 will be taxed depending on the item.
+ The price indicated on the products excluding taxes. The tax rate usually ranges from 8% - 9% depending on the state.
+ Note: 1pound = 0, 45 kg
1mile = 1, 6km
The sights
Note:
+ Although security in the US is quite good, but you should also ask the hotel staff about the area and visitors should not come.
+ In the US there are no smoking areas and places reserved for smokers. You should dig, absolutely no smoking in the toilet because the fire alarm system will work and you will be punished severely when caught.
+ You should pay attention to stay healthy because health costs here extremely expensive. When you have a cold, you will not be mediocre run to the drugstore to buy medicine like in Vietnam. Drug stores sell medicines only when there are prescriptions. So you'll have to go to the hospital and doctor, of course the cost is not small.
+ Should photocopy all the documents notarized and bring to room as lost originals also have the facility to get it back.
+ Always bring loose change in his pocket.
+ All the costs of services are paid in advance, so if you cancel service or schedule changes will incur a lot of costs and not be refunded.
+ When traveling by tour of the tour company, to avoid troublesome and awkward customers travel companies have to pay the entire tip for all customer service. If visitors use the service outside the program add the tip arising mind paying for their services.
+ When you take the tour you should adhere to the schedule and duration of the delegation, if retailers want to have to tell my instructors knew the location will come and carry table tour schedule as well as the hotel's card.
+ When there is any trouble related to your legal contact the Embassy of Vietnam as quickly as possible to get the necessary support.
Procedures for US entry visa difficult, you should prepare a full dossier, the necessary procedures before departure time as soon as possible. US visa interview went quite as hard because they always assume that you will not want to there and back again. So the US Embassy Consular always require you to prove that your trip is just a short-term and you will return. If you excuse to visit relatives, your chances are very difficult to obtain visa. If your passport has visa to go to Japan, the UK or ability you are granted Visa higher. When you interview do not lose confidence very full answer, correct the necessary information, you do not understand the question can ask them to clarify or clear through an interpreter. You should also contact the travel agent, they will assist you in the process of Visa USA. Traveling in the Tour of the travel company, the easier visa to travel rather than self-sufficiency. The procedure and the necessary documents to get visa to the US, you may refer to here.
Plane ticket
+ You can choose a lot of airlines for routes such as the Untied Airlines, American Airlines, Eva Airlines, Korean Airlines ... carrier Vietnam Airlines has no direct flights to the US, so if you choose this domestic firm, you must 2 -3 new stage flew over to America to be.
+ Fares depend on the type of ticket and ticket class, and depends both on the transit point. Tickets will be cheaper if more transit points so to buy yourself a plane ticket to America cheap is not hard. Booking as early compared to the time of departure, the cheaper fares. Fares from Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City - Los Angeles range from $ 1300 - $ 1652.
Customs
+ Passengers may carry 2 pieces of baggage sign posts (each does not exceed 23kg, total length not exceeding 273cm 3 side) and a hand luggage (not more than 7kg, the total length does not exceed 11cm 3 side) . If the weight bearing allows the fee will be $ 150 / bale. Baggage sign posts are not allowed and they have the right to lock out lock luggage without permission and compensation.
+ Before traveling you should go to the website of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to know the list of what is banned in the United States when traveling. When they enter the United States will play for you the customs declarations, you should tell the truth and exactly what to bring, if not sure, you should check again, because once you've answered "yes" they will tick on "check-list" and you shall bear full responsibility when problems occur.
+ If you bring people money or assets worth over $ 10,000 must be declared, if you do not declare that were found will be confiscated.
+ Not bring canned food not in America. All these foods are derived from meat and fresh foods like vegetables, fruits, seeds ... are prohibited. If deliberately brought to you will be confiscated and fined $ 300.
+ Note that pharmaceuticals will also be checked and if not correct You will be confiscated.
+ US Customs does not allow you to carry sharp objects and liquid metal on the plane so you can not bring toothpaste, liquid lipstick, perfume ...
Climate
Do terrain stretches so the weather in America is very diverse.
Winters are cold + frequent precipitation and temperature is always low pitch. But at Christmas and New Year Big Sale threatening the gas discount from 30% - 50% so this is still bought by tourists choose to travel the US. However depending on the state and severity of the cold is different, there are areas warmer temperatures ranging 10-20 degrees Celsius.
+ US Summer is very hot. When the center is often the warmest, with temperatures up to 41do when C. To the west, the lower temperature ranges from 17-27 degrees Celsius by mountainous terrain, the temperature is not too high. East to cool much more due to rain plus grooves Atlantic depressions but also temperature ranged from 26 to 33 degrees Celsius.
Traffic
+ Traffic flows right way like in Vietnam. Must abide by the traffic rules to ensure safety. When walking into the road to press apply to sugar.
+ The American cities are often very large, the system bus and subway are very common, so you can use public transport in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco ...
+ Taxi often very expensive and difficult to call often call ahead to book a car for taxi companies. Opening price was $ 3 .5, the next 2 .5 km $. Also have a 10% tip for the driver.
+ You can also self-drive car hire, rent 4 seats to self drive a day (24 hours) only 40 to $ 50 but must have a driving license and an international credit card and to understand traffic laws in the US if not you should prepare psychologically ready for a ticket.
Money
+ Currencies in the United States is USD ($ 1 = 21276 VND). You should change the coins and paper money in denominations of $ 1, $ 2, $ 5, $ 10, $ 20, $ 50 and $ 100.
+ You are allowed to carry $ 5,000 cash. However you should not carry too much cash in person. You should use international payment cards like Master card and Visa card. When pay big money you should use the card, using the card fee is about 6% -7% of the total value of payments.
Phone
+ Call the hotel at very expensive charges, travelers are advised to purchase mobile phone sim card or prepaid card to call public phone. If you take the tour, after receiving hotel guides will guide buyers sim / calling card. (Price sim card from $ 65 - $ 70 may call on Vietnam is about 100 minutes)
+ Make a phone call from the US to Vietnam
001 + 84 + code + phone number fixed province to call in the provinces of Vietnam.
001 + 84 + mobile number.
+ You can also use portable, registered Roaming in Vietnam and brought abroad to use but very expensive cost. (Call rate: 4 $ .15 / minute; receiving calls: 2 $ .15 / minute; messaging: 0 .15 $ / message)
All times are GMT
+ New York, Washington DC Vietnam hour slower: 11- 12 hours, depending on the season.
+ LA, Las Vegas slower Vietnam hours: 14 hours, depending on the season.
Hotel services
+ Room rates at the hotel in the city center is more expensive than the outlying hotels. But in the outlying hotel you will have to spend money to take a taxi with the distant center you will have to use more expensive services of the hotel room than it is sometimes cheaper price is not always a choice Intelligent.
+ Luxurious room rate often from $ 300 - $ 400 USD / night. There are other cheap motel around $ 25 - $ 30 / night is pretty clean when there is the kitchen and basic cooking utensils.
+ Reservation on the website or through travel companies often cheaper than calling direct bookings for hotels because hotels usually always have a discount for travel companies and whether they include% Rose is still cheaper price.
+ Hotels in the United States have towels, lotion, soap, but no toothbrush and toothpaste and razors, combs ...
+ Do not leave anything valuable when leaving the hotel.
+ Clothes if left in the basket will automatically be taken to wash and you'll get billed laundry money.
+ All the hotels are non-smoking. If you want to smoke you have to ask them smoking room otherwise you will be punished very severely from $ 500 - $ 1,000
Eating
+ US is a country of wheat, food is like most Western nations. America is a country so ethnically diverse culinary art is very diverse.
+ When in the restaurant or gourmet shop in the US, you have to wait 20 to 30 minutes is a very normal thing for overcrowding. But here is another with Vietnam in after registration and badge at the reception desk is finished, you can go around short scene signal when you come back from the card shop. When food is served, the waiter will introduce meticulous about food then every 10 minutes they will be back asking if we needed anything.
+ The meal will be served customers free water or tea.
+ At the bar can generally called coca and will be free - ie refill drink poured out without paying more.
+ When in a restaurant, do not call a lot of food, as a main dish with a friend when no stretch enough already.
+ If fear not taste foods you easily can find many eateries Vietnam lies on the streets of Vietnam. Also you can easily to the diner fit Vietnamese tastes like Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Here there are many shops, supermarkets sell ingredients and vegetables to Vietnam.
+ In the US there are "cultural tip", usually when checking your bill will see an approximately 10 -12% tip is calculated immediately in the bill. And if the bill does not have the diners should leave between 15-20% invoice. The small store, selling fast food on the bill usually has three to choose from depending tip financial capabilities; 10%, 15%, 20%.
+ When you eat in the United States often takes between 25% - 30% of the tip and tax. This is a decent account however it is extremely transparent and tip the restaurant staff and get also taxed. So here never tight guillotine status as tourists in Vietnam.
Shopping
+ "Shop till you drop" is the saying of the Americans when shopping at big sales season. Big sales season usually on the occasion of April (Easter), July (Independence 4/7), prison 3rd week of November to the end of December (from Mass at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day) . When the United States in the fall Big sales, goods and services to tourists are bulk discounts sometimes up to 70% advantage.
+ Go to New York and Washington DC, if not with abundant financial resources, visitors should not shop here because the price is very expensive. Should shopping in Los Angeles and Las Vegas for cheaper prices here in New York.
+ Cosmetics, branded fashion clothing you can buy in the commercial center with guaranteed quality but high price. Also be able to shop at the shopping malls comfortable, Outlets and supermarkets for cheaper prices without haggling for the listing price and quality is also quite good.
+ Electronics such as phones, laptops ... can buy at the big electronics center but remember when the amount of tax payable in Vietnam. Under Vietnam law if the goods purchased over $ 300 will be taxed depending on the item.
+ The price indicated on the products excluding taxes. The tax rate usually ranges from 8% - 9% depending on the state.
+ Note: 1pound = 0, 45 kg
1mile = 1, 6km
The sights
Las Vegas-lit
Cool blue waters of the Florida Keys
Manhattan, New York.
Niagara Falls
Yellowstone was the first national park in the world
Golden Gate bridge where tourists often visited while in San Francisco
The spectacular scenery of the Grand Canyon.
You can find these rare animals in Denali National Park
Note:
+ Although security in the US is quite good, but you should also ask the hotel staff about the area and visitors should not come.
+ In the US there are no smoking areas and places reserved for smokers. You should dig, absolutely no smoking in the toilet because the fire alarm system will work and you will be punished severely when caught.
+ You should pay attention to stay healthy because health costs here extremely expensive. When you have a cold, you will not be mediocre run to the drugstore to buy medicine like in Vietnam. Drug stores sell medicines only when there are prescriptions. So you'll have to go to the hospital and doctor, of course the cost is not small.
+ Should photocopy all the documents notarized and bring to room as lost originals also have the facility to get it back.
+ Always bring loose change in his pocket.
+ All the costs of services are paid in advance, so if you cancel service or schedule changes will incur a lot of costs and not be refunded.
+ When traveling by tour of the tour company, to avoid troublesome and awkward customers travel companies have to pay the entire tip for all customer service. If visitors use the service outside the program add the tip arising mind paying for their services.
+ When you take the tour you should adhere to the schedule and duration of the delegation, if retailers want to have to tell my instructors knew the location will come and carry table tour schedule as well as the hotel's card.
+ When there is any trouble related to your legal contact the Embassy of Vietnam as quickly as possible to get the necessary support.
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