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Money
Vietcombank (3822 720; 17 Ð Quang Trung; Mon-Fri) changes travellers
cheques and gives cash advances. There’s another Vietcombank branch
(3524 500; 5 Ð Hung Vuong) which has an ATM, and also exchanges cash
and travellers cheques. There is a handy Vietcombank ATM (4 Ð Le Loi)
outside the main post office and another Vietcombank ATM (60 Ð Tran
Phu) outside the Que Huong Hotel
Health & Safety
Dangers & annoyances
In Nha Trang there are many ways for you and your money to part
company. We’ve heard reports of thefts on the beach (pickpockets,
and jewellery disappearing during an embrace), during massages (a
third person sneaks into the room and removes money from clothes)
and from hotel rooms (none of the ones listed in this book, but you
should still be cautious). Don’t carry too much on you, and consider
leaving surplus cash at the hotel reception. That way the hotel is
responsible if it goes missing, although even this may not protect
you from unscrupulous operators.
At tourist sites unobservant foreigners may be overcharged – check
the price on pre-printed tickets, check your change and don’t pay
more than a 2000 dong for bicycle parking.
A persistent scam exists at the Long Son Pagoda, where you will be
approached by children with pre-printed name badges (and
occasionally older people) claiming to work for the monks. After
showing you around the pagoda, whether invited to or not, they will
then demand money ‘for the monks’ or, if that fails, insist that you
buy postcards for 100, 000d. The best course of action is to firmly
let them know you don’t require their services when they first
appear. If they persist, tell them that you know they don’t work for
the monks and you’re not about to give them any money – this should
ensure a quick disappearance. If you want to give money towards the
monks and upkeep of the complex, leave it in the donation boxes as
you would in any other pagoda. |
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