Going out with family, taking a break from work, hiking with friends… is the intention of many young people when Saigon returns to the new normal.
Minh Tram, Yen Nhi, Thanh Chu… are young people of the last 9X generation living and working in Saigon. They have all been going through a stressful time because of the Covid-19 epidemic. For them, going here and there when the situation is more stable is the biggest wish right now.
Go hiking with a group of friends
“The translation is ok, next month let’s go, sisters” was a message asking to go out from a friend to the chat group of Minh Tram, 23 years old. The message made Tram feel “resurrected” after days of only revolving around the epidemic and dozens of questions such as: is it okay, can you buy food, is it better, has it been reduced in salary… for 4 days? The month of Ho Chi Minh City distance.
Because of Covid-19, Tram postponed her plans to visit her hometown, travel with friends… In addition, the pressures of the epidemic, health, and work made her yearn to go out. “Now I have a Covid-19 green card and I have weekly tests at the company, comply with 5K, so I am very secure and ready to go out with friends,” Tram is now looking for information about where she is going. Thinking about buying more clothes…
Tram said that her group plans to hike Chua Chan mountain 837 m high in Dong Nai, the second-highest mountain in the Southeast after Ba Den mountain, 986 m in Tay Ninh expected in mid-November. spend the night to be close to nature, breathe the fresh air.
However, Tram said that everyone is not subjective, the travel schedule is expected to be in a closed form, from Saigon straight to Dong Nai, without stopping along the way and without contacting strangers. “Our group bought necessary food, drinks, and supplies from Saigon to bring to Dong Nai and then go hiking, so the trip is still guaranteed. I also feel secure, ensuring the safety of myself and others.” , Tram said.
Take the whole family on vacation
After social distancing, at the beginning of October, Yen Nhi, 22 years old, began to search for information that provinces and cities opened tourism to take their family out. The trip to Nha Trang was cherished by Nhi since before the fourth Covid-19 epidemic, but then it was postponed. After that, she was even more determined to make the trip when her grandmother and mother respectively contracted Covid-19 and then safely overcome the disease.
“Life is short, so we have to cherish and give the best to the people we love,” Nhi expressed.
Nhi’s family plans to have a vacation in Nha Trang for 3 days and 2 nights, including her grandmother, mother, mother’s friend, and Nhi, estimated time in mid-November. She is still deciding between going on her own and Self-contained tours from tour operators. Nhi still likes to be able to plan her own trip because her family likes spiritual destinations and sightseeing temples.
Talking about the upcoming trip, she plans to go swimming in Nha Trang, visit Suoi Do Pagoda, Truc Lam Tinh Vien and then go to Nha Trang Institute of Oceanography, taking advantage of weekdays to avoid crowds.
Take a week off work to go hiking
As a solo lover, from the age of 17 until now, Thanh Chu, 24, has been to 54 provinces and cities across the country, including a trip across Vietnam. During the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, Thanh worked from home and was affected by negative information about the disease, making his mood often sad. At this time, he remembered the journey of more than 25 days on Tho Chu island in Kien Giang province, the days of traveling all the way to the Northwest…
“My first plan after the distance is to take a week off work to go on a trip around Nha Trang and then go to Khanh Le pass, where there are four seasons in one day, then go to Da Lat,” Thanh said about the plan. his upcoming trip by motorbike.
Psychologically affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, Thanh said that he is afraid to go to crowded tourist destinations, will choose places close to nature, few people, with green space to enjoy the feeling of being alone. Breathe in the fresh air. He now has a Covid-19 green card and will carefully study travel and tourism requirements in the localities where he passes and comply with Covid-19 epidemic prevention regulations during the one-week journey. Follow vnexpress