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Pour toi Grain de beauté!L’aéroport de Nahtrang est fermé au traffic commercial
depuis 2004.C’est Camrahn maintenant,à 35 kms de Nahtrang.
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Work begins on new Nha Trang airport terminal
Construction of a terminal began Tuesday at Khanh Hoa Province’s Cam Ranh Airport at a cost of VND197 billion (US$12 million). The Central Airport Authority said the new terminal would be equipped with an aerobridge system, car park, and other facilities.
The construction is expected to finish at the end of 2009.
The former military airport, situated 30 km south of Nha Trang City, began to be used for civilian purposes only in 2004.
Reported by Xuan HoaEnglishman in city restores Vespas to former grandeur
For nearly a decade, a British citizen in Ho Chi Minh City has been buying worn-out Vespas, refurbishing the motor scooters and exporting them to the UK, US, Germany, France, and even to their home country of Italy.Patrick Joynt told Thanh Nien at his showroom in Tan Binh district that he had a Vespa when he was just 13. Captivated by its beautiful design, he studied its construction from books, to the point that he could dismantle and assemble it at will.In 1997, during a trip to Vietnam, he saw locals in the city burning around on their timeless Vespas, and his love for the motorbikes re-emerged.
Recognizing that he would have no competitors, he opened a shop specializing in refurbishing the scooters on Pham Ngu Lao Street, famous as the living quarter for foreign backpackers.
He was forced to wear multiple hats – as the buyer, mechanic and salesman. He started to travel to many provinces in the south to hunt for the rare bikes, buying spare parts from his home country, Germany, Italy and India and morphing them into brand new units.
He later hired several Vietnamese staff and has several foreign staff in his new showroom and workshop, aptly called Saigonscootercentre.com.
All told, his products have been shipped to 15 different countries around the world.
Painful experiences
He recalled a time when he had paid for three Vespas to be delivered the next day, only to find out he and 6 others had been duped. The seller had fled.
Another incident that left him nearly bankrupt was when he returned to his home country and asked a trusted friend to manage his store. The guy turned out to be a crook and sold everything before absconding.
Rather than abandoning the job, he started from scratch.
“Nobody can cheat me now that I am seasoned”.
It takes him 10-12 weeks to restore one Vespa, but many Vietnamese shops do it within a week, so it’s no surprise where the quality lies, he said.
However, his pride and joy now is not a Vespa but a Lambretta scooter. He replaced all its parts with imported ones, and even went through the pains of hand-carving the intricate detail.
“It’s one of a kind,” he said laughing “Only foreigners can drive it ’cause a Vietnamese at the wheel would only draw the police.”
In past years, his business exported several bikes a month, but the numbers are on the rise.
He now plans to open a café to introduce his scooter collection and organize city tours on the fashionable motorbikes.
Reported by Minh Duc, Trung Bao – Translated by A.N.O.NClassic scooters in style
Usually the older a vehicle gets the less desirable it becomes. That trend holds no weight when it comes to classic Italian Piaggio scooters like the Vespa.With over fifteen million scooters sold and groups of enthusiasts popping up all over the world, the classic model Piaggio’s aren’t going anywhere.What seems to be behind the increased popularity of these old scooters? The only plausible answer appears to be their aesthetic qualities.
Piaggio scooters appeal to the younger generations because of their stylish appearance. For Piaggio drivers it isn’t about transportation. It’s about making a fashion statement.
A local enthusiast, a journalist named Ngan, comments, “It gives the rider a feeling of pride. It makes a difference in the eyes of others. It’s impressive, generally.”
Another local enthusiast named Thang started a forum for Vespa lovers on the web at http://www.ttvnol.com.
He said “If one owns this kind of vehicle, he or she should be proud and remember that they have possession of a piece of the past… something that many other people dream of.”
A decade ago these classic scooters were not in vogue and were much harder to locate.
In fact, if a northern person was interested in owning a Piaggio scooter, he had to travel to Ho Chi Minh City to purchase one or to find spare parts.
Today that situation is quite different. Scooter lovers in Hanoi can choose from many businesses that have classic Piaggio scooters for sale.
The industry surrounding classic scooters has burgeoned along with their appeal.
On streets such as Lang, Thai Phien, Phu Doan, Han Thuyen, or Cat Linh in Hanoi, there are scooter-service shops.
In HCMC, scooter repair shops can be found in many districts.
One of the most reliable repair shops in HCMC is Saigon Scooter Center (SSC) on Cuu Long Street in Tan Binh District. SSC is run by Englishman Patrick Joynt.
They buy old scooters and fix them up with high-quality spare parts to sell, as well as to handle
Reported by Minh HuyTop100 n°92: »Nous n’ acceptons pas les dongs… »
Ce qui est marrant est que meme apres les 5 ans passés au VN, il y a toujours des téméraires qui croient que j’ arrive de Noi Bai (aeroport de Hanoi).
On est aller booker des tickets Air Asia sur Kim Ma, rien de tres nouveau pour moi. Arriver au moment de payer, la petite avec un accent assez forcé, nous informa que Air Asia n’ acceptait pas les Vietnam Dongs !!! Si, Si vous avez bien lu, je suis au Vietnam, face a une vietnamienne qui me dit que la monnaie nationale du pays n’est pas accepter, et qu’ elle veut le papier des mecs qui on arroser le pays d’ insecticide .GRANDE PREMIERE
On rigole, et informe la Miss que c’est bien la première fois qu’on entend une ânerie pareille, et qu’ il faut qu’ elle représente pour Ho Chi Minh. Marcel lui dit calmement que ca serait marrant d’aller dire au flics du quartier que Air Asia refuse les Dongs.
“As representative office of Air Asia in Vietnam, we are free to request that the paiments are made in American Dollars!!!”
La miss insiste : Air Asia est une compagnie étrangère qui a le droit d’ établir son mode de paiement bla, bla, bla…, et qu’ il y a une bijouterie a coter ou on peut changer nos VND en USD, et nous indique de la main son emplacement.Marcel lui demande, très calmement si la branche en Thaïlande a la même procédure de paiement.
Ridicule elle est, ridicule elle veut etre, juste pour une histoire de face :- “Non c’est seulement l’ agence au Vietnam, compte tenu de son status speciale.”
REPRESENT FOR HCM
C’est le genre de zele qui me fait perdre patience :- « Bon ecoutes, tu es une vietnamienne au Vietnam, donc représente un peu pour Ho Chi Minh. Tu prends les VND et tu iras les changer toi meme. Si tu veux pas de nos dongs on ira tout simplement voir Vietnam airlines ou Thai Airways.
La petite dépitée s’effectue a encaisser nos dongs, tout en tirant la moue.
Pendant ce temps la, Une cliente Vietnamienne à coter paye naturellement en dongs.
Vous voyez le truc. Ils ont envie de se faire payer en devise étrangère, et ils n’ont rien trouver d’autres a prendre les tays pour des cons
