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Indochina challenge...Chronicles of our trip to Ho Chi Minh, Sirm Reap and Bangkok

So, my husband and I embarked on this journey in an attempt to complete out SEA countries travel checklist. So far we've been to Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. Now we're in Vietnam and about to travel to Cambodia and our last stop would be Bangkok. So far our Saigon trip has been bitter sweet leaning to the bitter a bit more. My husband and I call the country- THE HUSTLING CAPITAL OF THE ASIA.  We've had our most frightful welcome when we arrived 2 days ago. It was past 9 when we touched down Saigon. I made a mistake hailing a cab instead of booking grab, which i found out was quite easy in HCM. Anyway, upon queuing in the taxi bay, a couple of uniformed drivers approached us asking if we needed a ride. We chose a Vinusun taxi leaning online that this is a legit taxi company. Upon arrival at our hotel, still inside the taxi, we asked how much our bill was. The driver mentioned 380 and just signalled us to pay with some hand gesture. My husband gave a 100k dong bill but