u/G4toTravel

I am wanting to plan a trip to Vietnam (HCMC specifically) to go see a friend for an extended stay. Flight will cost me 1.4-1.6k USD in total.

Just need opinions and advice on how far out should I plan this trip, roughly how much money to save for the trip outside of the flight tickets as I will be there for 1-2 months.

Also have never travel abroad before so if anyone else is wanting to or already have planned when you are going in the KCMO area lmk, maybe could meet up at the airport depending when I figure out exactly when to do this trip.

Any and all tips, advice, and opinions are appreciated.