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Buying Kips in Ha Noi possible?

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    I am considering spending a couple of days in a mountainous region right after entering Laos through the border Tay Trang/Taichang. It seems there is not any Laos bank in that region and I need to prepare Kips before entering Laos.

    Is it possible to buy Kips in Ha Noi? If not, how about in Ho Chi Min and Bangkok?

    #1 Posted: 23/9/2010 - 12:27


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    A friend changed kip into dong by the central lake in Hanoi (there's a kind of agency with exchange service in a kind of little shopping center, on a corner), but I don't know if they do dong to kip... otherwise take dollars, no problem at all.

    #2 Posted: 23/9/2010 - 21:28

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    I'd think that right at the border there is someone hanging around changing money, usually little old ladies, they travel in packs. Just know your rate without being obsessive.

    There's a bank and market in Muang Khua, just bring some cash.

    #3 Posted: 24/9/2010 - 06:14

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