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Vietnam, Thailand, India, Guatemala, Taiwan is a good call.
in Vietnam, someone literally ran out of their house while I was stopping to adjust my headphones in order to invite me to breakfast at his home.
he had a tiny orchard in his front yard and we shared mango, dragonfruit and pancakes.
I've been wanting to visit Vietnam for a while now... I think it was watching Anthony Bourdain there that sold me. Looks like a beautiful nation full of amazing people
The mountains are pretty magical, and every single person was extremely helpful and gracious, either in the city or way out in the tiny mountain villages
How well can one get by as a tourist without speaking Vietnamese? Vietnam has been around the top of my list for places to visit for ages.
Very well.
I spoke nearly no Vietnamese and bikepacked across rural northern Vietnam for 3 months after buying my bicycle in Hanoi.
People in the city can speak some English, but even if they can't they're so earnestly helpful that I was able to easily buy clothes, bicycle repair items, get my bicycle repaired, buy food everyday(pho lyfe) be invited to tea and then a family feast, take shelter from a rainstorm, the stories of their generosity go on.
It's definitely a good country to visit.
Thank you for sharing. The language barrier is mostly the thing that has held me back. I know some vocabulary related to food, but that's about it.
absolutely, you'll be good.
I could barely count to ten and knew how to say pho, and still enjoyed my entire trip and made friends, so you'll be fine.
Thanks again! Glad you had such a good experience and I'm looking forward to going there myself.
What a nice man.
the coolest.
i was on a bike, so i guess he felt like he had to hustle.