Sowe'vetraveledoutsideofJapanandwe'vemadeittoVietnam, specificallyDanangand I wantedtotakeyouaroundthiscityandkindofshowyouthingsthat I'velearnedonthisshorttripthathaveyoubeenhere.
There's a lotofthingsthat I didn't knowaboutwhenfirstcominghere.
Butalongthewayandafter a lotofresearch, justtrawlinghair, I figuredoutsomethingsthat I thoughtthatmightbeusefulforyouguys.
Thereason I wanttotalkaboutthisiswhen I wasfirstcomingtodenyingmyself, I didn't knowwhere I wantedtostay, andthatwaskindoflikethething I didn't find a lotofinformationon.
Andso I wantedtokindofspend a littletimeonjusttalkingaboutwhereyou'regoingtostay.
I personallyenjoythisprocess, and I thinkit's morereasonablypriced, sofeellikeme.
Thebeachsidemaybeyourbestchoice.
HotelsaroundNikkiBeachlookquitesimilarsmall, skinnyandolder, andtheyseemtobebuiltallaroundthesametimeifwego a bitmoresoutharoundmeonbeach, I noticed a lotoflargerhotels, butalsorelativelydated.
Onthecityside.
It's a littlemorelikepackedandcrammedin.
It's notthecleanestofcities, soitisstillkindofdeveloping, andyou'llfindthatthere's a lotoftrafficandpeoplehonking.
Butyouwillfindthatthere's a morevarietyoffoodonthecityside.
There's a lotmorecoffeeshopsonthecityside.
You'llfindthatthehotelsaregenerallycheapernowifyou'relookingforsomething a littlebitmoreluxuriousintermsofyourstaythanupnorthanddownsouthofthereally, reallynicehotelsareactuallygonnabesayingThat's a reallynicehotelscomingup.
Butifyoulookdownthisstrip, there's a lotofhotelsthataresimilardependentsdeliliketheylookedliketheywereallbuiltduringthesametime, but L a Cartierisprobablylookslikeit's a littlebitnewerthantherestofthem.
Wehaven't beeninside, butthat's probablywherewelookintostayingpublicnexttimeyoucomehereandthisisthebeachandbackinthisareathatwe'reinis a bitsouthfromparentstellingthehotelthatwewereatearlier.
Infact, I knowmaybethisisn't thehighseasonrightnow, butthere's not a lotofturnsaround, soyou'llgetlikespotswhereyoucanalmostfeellikeyou'rebyyourselfonthebeach.
There's not a lotofstoplights, soyou'relikehavingtoplayFroggerwithyourlifeoronthestreets, anditdoesget a bitHarryandsomeofthecityareaswherethetrafficgetsreally, reallybusy.
Andwhat I foundisinsteadofrunning, walkingandlike, makingyourselflikeapparentupschooltothemisprobablysaferthanrunningacrossthestreetandthejust, like, kindofweavearoundyou.
JustbeingtheDragonBridgeandtheHomBridge, andonestreetoveristhewrongTranPhu, supposedtobelike a touriststreetwith a lotofshoppingandsucksbut I didn't reallysee a lotgoingon.
Andbesurenottomissthatvideoreallyintofoodisdefinitelysubscribe, butingeneral, thatfoodisrelativelyinexpensivehereindenyingyouget a chickenandlife's dishforliketwobucksconceived, infact, isprettyexpensiveaswell.
Ifyou'restickingwithclams, evensnails, forsomereason, thelobstersandthefishare I foundonthehigherside, likethey'rechargingliketo 2.5 milliondongfor a kilooflobster, whichisroughlylike a littleover $100.
But I thinkspeakingtoyouguysthataretravelingtoVietnamforthefirsttime, youmightjustwanttoprepareyourselfforthiskindofeatingculturehereinVietnam, Itmightnotbeasintimatelyfromwhereyoucomefrom.
Soheretheyhave a regularlikepoetrysuppliers, shampoo, conditioner, body.
So, likeallthatkindofstuff, justlike a lotofstufflike I wouldsay, likethisisprobablythebestplacetobuy, likeyourdailyneedsstuff.
Soaboutthesupermarket, there's even a moviedinnerrighthereandrightnexttoit, there's actuallyanarcade.
Soyou'relookingforsomeentertainment, thenthiscouldbe a spot.
Justgottabecareful, becausesomeofthemoviesarethese, andsomeofthegamesaren't verynew, buttheydohavekindof a machinerighthereaswellas a bowlingalley.
Overall, you'renotgonnafind, likehighbrandfashionlikeshoppinghere, butit's actuallylookingforkindoflike a nicerplacetoshopthat I wouldrecommendgoingtobeencalling a lotnicerstoresingeneralofinkonitsnearHanBridge.
It's a lotcleanerandnewerthanparksin, Youknow, findnicershopswith a betteritemselection.
I kindofpreferthisshoppingmallaboveall.
Insidethemall, there's even a smallsupermarketcalledFinnmark.
Behindmeis a bigmarket, aseverythingiskindoflikehere, theNavy's versionof a K martor a target.
Andifyou'relookingforsouvenirs, it's prettynicebecausetheyhave a wholeentireaislededicatedtojustsouvenirs, andthereare a lotcheaperthangoingtotheairportNow.
Ifyou'relookingtodosomethingjustoutsideofDanang, then I recommendvisitingJulianhasabout a 40 to 50 minutecarridetothisarea, andit's justliterallybreathtaking.
Infact, thewholecityitselfis a worldhistoricsites, soyou'llsee a lotofbuildingsthathavebeenuntouchedandpreserved.
Justwelcomeontheshow, youget a sensethatyou'reinVietnam.
Infact, I wishwewouldhavespent a littlemoretimehere, butunfortunatelywe'repressedfortimesoweonlyabletospend a day.
Butdefinitely I wouldrecommendifyoudohavesometimetomaybespend 2 to 3 dayshereand, like, really, reallytakeinthesights.
Itcomesin a bookletoffiveticketsandthey'lltearuponetogeteachtimeyouunder a site.
I wentto a fewplaces, likehisJapaneseBridgeandKwangTruealso, ifyou'relookingfortypicalVietnamesesouvenirslikelanterns, coloredshellballsandwoodenchopsticks, I sawmoreofthesetypeofsouvenirshopswith a widerselectioninHolyon.
Oneofthings I recommenddoingherewhenyougethereisvisiting a loonproduction.
It's kindoflike a circusOlayonbamboo, whichisreallyhardtoexplain.
When I gotbackstage, theywerepracticingthenewpartsintheshow.
Apparently, alltheperformersneedtoknoweachroll.
The R O showis a blendofbamboo, cirque, acrobatics, contemporarydancewithuniquelivemusic, and I lovehowclosethestagesoftheaudience, whichmakesexperienceevenmoreenriching.
Andifyouhaveyourtimingjustright, theyhave a Lanternfestivalthatrunsonce a month.
Sosobasically, youdon't havetoworryabouttape, sothatwasoneofyourconcernsallthetimegoingto a countryoneofthethingsthat I'm alwaysworriedaboutisnotbeingconnectedbecause I'm alwayssoconnectedingeneral, like I wanttobeconnectedwithpeopleoninstagramor e mailsandwhatnot?
What I'vefoundisthatthehotelshere, theyhave a prettydecentWiFi.
I wasabletoevenupload a YouTubevideofrommyhotelhereinVietnam, soit's actuallynotthatbad.
Also, oneofourconcernswhencomingto a countryishowwe'regonnadolaundryyougotprobablyaskthehoteltodoyourlaundryforyou, butitgetsquiteexpensivesincewe'rethingbythebeachside.
Wefoundthatthestreetbehindusthere's quite a bunchoflaundryserviceis, andthey'requitecheapthere.
It's likeonekiloor £2.2 isabout 20 to 25,000 dumpedabout a dollarfor a kilooflaundry, whichisreally, reallycheap.
Andfinally, ifyou'relookingformassages, then I foundthatonthesamestreetas a laundrysheetbehindthebeachhotels, there's quite a lotofmassageparlorsormassageshops.
Alsostreetafterthat, thismorning's parallelthatalsohas a fewmissourshopsandthey'reprettygoodthere.
About 25,000 to 30,000 dong, whichworksouttobearound 10 to $15 onthisisforyourregularone.