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Pre-departure planning is important. Here are certain things you should watch for and plan for. Visas Check with the appropriate consulate or embassy in your country to find out if you will need a visa to visit the country of your destination, especially for an extended period of time. Some countries have extremely detailed and complicated entry/departure laws, and treat visits of a week or two very differently from longer stays. Money If you’re traveling to one area, check the cost of living there. If it’s high you’ll probably want to budget more carefully and save some money before leaving. The lower the cost of living the less you’ll have to save, but be sure to have a back up reserve in emergency cases. General Tips Talk to other people who have done a similar trip. If you don’t know anyone personally, try any of the dozens of online travel web sites full of first-person travel stories covering every possible type of trip. Plan big and loose. Read everything you can about the area. There may be sights and attractions you didn’t know about. A rough outline of your trip might have three or four target points and a variety of ways to get between them. You don’t want to find out that the weather isn’t what you thought, or the guide book was incorrect, after committing to 6 weeks in a specific spot. Some trips will allow you more leeway than others. Travel plans in Asia can often be made day-by-day while summer travel in Europe should be organized at least a few weeks ahead, unless you’re prepared to hunt around for hotel rooms and train seats. Set up a pre-trip time-line so you don’t end up with a full todo list your last week of work or school.

Basic Vietnamese Phrases Addressing people For Vietnamese people it is important to use the correct form of address than signifies your age and relationship to the person you are speaking to. In general, when talking to someone younger than you you may call them “Em”, or if you think you are younger than them you may call yourself ‘Em’ and use a range of pronouns based on the other person’s gender and age. As a traveller however it is acceptable to ‘cheat’ and use a generic ‘Tôi’ for ‘I’ and ‘Ban’ for ‘Friend’, rather than finding the correct form of address – this is not disrespectful and will help you make yourself understood. Basic Vocabulary You may find some of the following vocabulary useful for forming simple sentences: