No Gogo Bar or Sex a Gogo in Hanoi , Vietnam

Wednesday 23 July 2008

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No Gogo Bar or Sex a Gogo in Hanoi , Vietnam

Bar and nightlife in Saigon Vietnam. Saigon has a mass of bars, of many different varieties. Remember that getting girls into hotels is very difficult (see hotels section). There are a few good ex-pat watering holes as well as plenty of other bars. The many nightlife bars leave a great deal to be desired and are often little more than a skimming operation. Hanoi is much more civilised and less hassle. There are very few nightlife bars, but a good collection of other bars and cafes.

no Gogo in Saigon

Nightlife in Viet Nam is picking up with a good sprinkling of good bars and discos around. Gogos are not permitted and the faceless forces of the law still frown on activity that might be referred to as consorting with an outsider! Viet Nams recent history is a matter of record and known to most. The period, since the end of the war, has not been particularly successful. There is still a de facto communist government, although there is a clear trend towards a market economy. The country it self has lots to offer, and there are some classic buildings, not necessarily of Vietnamese origin, but of the former colonial master France.

However the country is still very backward and there is massive poverty. This translates into hoards of beggars and other dubious persons roaming the streets. It is not dangerous, providing you are sensible. But even more here than elsewhere the couple of bucks in your pocket are a months wages to person trying to tap you on the street.