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00:00Hi, how are you doing? I'm good. How are you? Yeah, good. Thank you. You are really kind. Thank you. You are too. Where are you from? I'm German. Guten Tag. That was very nice. Thank you.
00:28How long is your stay in Vietnam? So I came here on the 7th. So that was like, I think 15 days ago. I went to Hanoi and then straight to the Ha Giang Loop. That was my personal favorite in Vietnam so far. But I'm very looking forward to Ho Chi Minh too. But the loop is just incredible. I think I would recommend it to anyone. It's very, very good. Did you ride a motorbike? Oh, I didn't ride myself. But you can go with easy riders. So it's a little safer because they know the roads.
00:58best, you know. Yeah. You are traveling all over the world. Yeah, I traveled a couple countries. Graduated last year. Went to Thailand. Went to Australia. Worked in Australia for a while.
01:12Then Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia. Now back to Vietnam because I liked it so much. How long is your whole trip? 11 months in total.
01:21I planned to stay six months, but now it's 11. You know how it is sometimes. Yeah, you're like an almost full-time traveler.
01:31Yeah, just one year abroad. I think I would advise everyone to do that. Like it's very life-changing. It opens doors and changes you a lot as a person. Yeah.
01:43What's your favorite place in Vietnam? I would definitely say the loop. So Ha Giang in the area. The mountains are just incredible. People are amazing.
01:52To go through like tiny villages and stuff. It's very, very, very beautiful. But just Vietnam itself. It's like a very nice place. I love the people here. Everyone is very kind. Culture and food is amazing, of course. So I think Vietnam is one of my top countries so far that I've seen in the world.
02:13I eat some stuff that I don't even know what it is. You just like sit down in the street with random people and have food and it's like good 99% of the time. That's what I would recommend anybody that comes to Vietnam. Don't like just look up on TikTok the most famous places. Just go out in the streets and where you see like a lot of local people or whatever and they have like the tiny chairs on the ground. This is where you eat and this is where you get the best food, of course.
02:41What's your best memory in Vietnam?
02:45Yeah, it was. Sorry, I've been mentioning it all the time, but it was definitely my favorite. I would recommend to go with like a smaller company, not with one of the big ones. So it's like more intimate. You get to know the people better. For me, it was just a group of four good homestays, good food, good people. Just an amazing experience. I would recommend Hanoi. I loved Hanoi.
03:08It was beautiful, like a lot of culture, like the museums. Just like very different to everything that I've seen so far. I think maybe since it's a communist country too. It's very different, but amazing. I love it.
03:23You enjoy a lot.
03:25Thank you for your time.
03:26No worries. Thank you so much.
03:30Hello, how are you doing?
03:31I'm good. How are you?
03:33Good, thank you.
03:33Where are you from?
03:34I'm from England.
03:35What's your favorite place in Vietnam so far?
03:38Hai Giang. We did the Hai Giang loop. That was so fun. That was definitely my favorite, but I also really like it here in Da Nang as well.
03:44You rode a motorbike there.
03:46Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It was so fun. Some of the roads were a bit dodgy, but it was really, really fun. And all the people in our group were really, really nice and friendly and we all got on really well.
03:56What do you do for a living?
03:57I work in a pub at home. Yeah, just pouring pints.
04:02Do you like drinking?
04:03Yes, I do. I'm actually quite hung over today.
04:06Because we went out last night, so we came to recover at the beach today.
04:11Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like very calm.
04:13Nice and calm, relaxing, yeah.
04:15What's your best memory in Vietnam?
04:17Probably the first day of the Hai Giang loop. We stayed at like a homestay with some like local people and it was really nice. We all had dinner together and we all had drinks and it was like, yeah, it was really nice just to get to know everybody.
04:33We hadn't stayed in a homestay like that before. Like it was just a really nice memory.
04:37You are friendly, so I think you can make friends easily.
04:40Yeah, I think so. I think so.
04:42What advice would you give to other Western travelers in Vietnam?
04:46Just speak to people. If you're traveling on your own, go for like party hostels or just more social hostels. Just read the reviews about the hostels.
04:55If you're trying to make friends, just put yourself out there and go to the events or whatever. The best way to make friends is just by going for it because people aren't necessarily going to come up to you.
05:05You've got to push yourself out of your comfort zone a little bit.
05:08Thank you for time.
05:09You're welcome.
05:10Have a nice trip.
05:13Hi, how are you doing?
05:14Oh, I'm great. That's my first vacation on Vietnam. I'm so glad to be here. So cool. I love this place.
05:22Where are you from?
05:23I'm from Ukraine.
05:24Privit.
05:25Privit.
05:26Yakslava.
05:27Ah, dobra. Spravo dosu dobra.
05:28Why did you decide to come to Vietnam?
05:31Oh, I had so hard work. So this is finally my time to vacation. So I didn't have a vacation more than I feel like two or three years. So I'm really happy to finally came here. And this is the first time that I visited Vietnam.
05:46What do you do for a living?
05:47I'm working as a real estate broker in Tokyo.
05:50You live in Tokyo?
05:51Yeah, I live in Tokyo.
05:52I live in Tokyo.
05:53And do you speak Japanese?
05:54Ah, so isne.
05:55Oh, so isne.
05:56Oh, so isne.
05:57I'll check my Japanese.
05:58Oh, so isne.
05:59Oh, so isne.
06:00Oh, so isne.
06:01Yeah, you're like a Japanese.
06:02No, no, no, no, no. I'm just, but I work a lot with the Japanese. So I feel that's give me more like power to learn the Japanese language.
06:14How many languages do you speak?
06:16I speak Ukrainian, English, Japanese, Russian, and I speak a little bit Italian, but I already forgot a lot.
06:24So many languages.
06:25Yeah, but I wanted to learn maybe some other languages, maybe like some European in the future.
06:32I don't know, maybe to like learn more Italian. I don't know. I will think about that later.
06:37I try to learn more, explore the world, like discover the new cities, new countries, learn something new. I love it.
06:44What's your impression of Vietnam?
06:46So nice atmosphere. So relaxing compared like, for example, to the Tokyo. So relaxing. The people are nice and kind. And I feel like everything like more like chill. No one runs somewhere or like hurry up. Everything like, like this, like relaxing. Yes. So nice vibes.
07:07What are your plans in Vietnam?
07:08Right now, after maybe like 30 minutes, we're planning to go to a mountain and then to back to the beach again. So yeah, I want to like more relaxed vacation, but tomorrow we'll go to gold bridge with the hands like, yes.
07:26So I want to visit this place and they're a really nice, good park, like around. So I really wanted to visit this place.
07:34But I feel nothing special, just like discover around and just relaxing.
07:39How did you learn Japanese and English?
07:41English, I started to learn when I was like six years old or something like that. So from like childhood, like I started to learn English. And then I finished the university as an English teacher, like for kids.
07:56And then when I came to Japan the first time, so I went to Japanese language school and I studied there like around two years for learning the Japanese language.
08:06Thank you for your time. Thank you so much. Yes. Everyone come to Vietnam and have a nice vacation. Thank you.
08:12Thank you. Thank you.
08:15Hi, how are you doing?
08:16Good. How are you?
08:17Yeah, good. Thank you. Where are you from?
08:18I'm from in the U.S. Ohio.
08:20What do you do for a living?
08:21Nothing right now. I usually work seasonally. I used to teach swim lessons and I taught English.
08:27What's your favorite place in Vietnam?
08:29I would actually say the north, like near Ha Giang. It's beautiful. The loop that people normally do by motorbike.
08:36Aren't you scared or were you okay? I was okay. I actually have my motorbike license. I love it. Yeah.
08:43Oh, you are brave. Are you traveling to other countries as well?
08:47Yes. This trip I went to Thailand, Laos, and then I came to Vietnam. And then I met my boyfriend in Indonesia. And I went to New Zealand. And then we went to Japan. And then I went to South Korea. And now back to Vietnam.
09:03Wow. So many countries.
09:04Yeah. Wow. What advice would you give to other Western travelers in Vietnam?
09:09In Vietnam, I would probably say to make sure that you're respectful of the culture. Because I think it's very important to not take over when you're traveling, but to enjoy it.
09:22Because it's a beautiful country and the people are so happy and welcoming. So just make sure that you respect it and enjoy it because everyone's happy to help you.
09:32Thank you for your time. Thank you. Have a nice trip. You too.
09:35Okay. Hi. How are you doing? Good. How are you? Yeah. Good. Thank you. Yeah. You're really kind. Yeah. Thank you. Where are you from?
09:42I'm from Australia. And I'm from Ireland. Oh, okay. Okay. Yeah. International. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Do you like beer? Yeah. Yeah. I do. Okay. Okay. Okay. How did you meet each other?
09:52We met in Kat Ba on a cruise. Yeah. On a day cruise, yeah. And then kind of Scott chatting. And then decided to travel the rest of Vietnam together. So yeah. Amazing. In Vietnam, right? In Vietnam, yeah., yeah launches. Yeah.
10:05You were solo travellers?
10:07Yes. Both solo.
10:09Yeah, it's a great trip.
10:11Yeah, it's really good. It's great to meet new people
10:13and things like that. We went from
10:15the loop, like north,
10:17and then we went down south,
10:19and then we realized we had the same route,
10:21so we were like, oh, we'll meet up,
10:23and keep going together.
10:25So you rode a motorbike?
10:27Yeah, motorbike, yeah.
10:29You are brave.
10:31On the loop, we had easy riders,
10:33on the back of the bike.
10:35What's your favourite place in Vietnam so far?
10:37Oh, probably, I really like
10:39Cat Bat, but I also really like Da Nang,
10:41so they're probably my two favourite places
10:43so far, yeah. I liked Sapa.
10:45Sapa was really nice.
10:47I only stayed there a couple days, but it was just
10:49a nice little relaxing.
10:51What are your plans? I just booked this morning,
10:53I just booked my flights to the Philippines
10:55on Thursday, so I'm going
10:57to the Philippines for a month, and I'm going to
10:59island hop around the Philippines,
11:01and then after that, maybe Thailand?
11:03And I'm doing a different route, I'm going into
11:05Cambodia and then South Thailand,
11:07so we might see each other,
11:09might meet up again in South Thailand,
11:11so yeah, yeah.
11:12What do you do for living?
11:13I own a hairdressing business
11:15in Australia, yeah.
11:16Yeah, you're stylish.
11:19And I'm an occupational therapist.
11:21I help make people's life
11:23a little bit more easier and more independent
11:25and things like that, so yeah.
11:27What do you do for other Western travelers?
11:29Oh, that's crazy.
11:30That's crazy.
11:31Oh my god, I don't know.
11:32I think just be free with your plans.
11:34Yeah.
11:35Don't come into it so plan-orientated,
11:38because things just change so dramatically,
11:40so I think just having a free plan,
11:41like open plan,
11:42kind of helps you meet more people
11:44and things like that too,
11:45so just being adaptable.
11:46Yeah.
11:47I think mine is like,
11:48it's a roller coaster.
11:50Yeah.
11:51Like it's never linear.
11:52You're not, it's not a trip that goes from here to here.
11:54Yeah, definitely.
11:55It's a good time every time.
11:56Like I think you're learning and growing
11:58and it's constant up and downs,
12:00but you just have to like keep pushing through
12:02because it always, I always think
12:04when you're feeling like it's a low point,
12:06there's a high point right around the corner.
12:08Yeah, definitely.
12:09100%.
12:10So I feel like that's a really good lesson.
12:11Yeah.
12:12Great advice.
12:13Yeah.
12:14I've noticed like you kind of,
12:16what you're wearing is a bit different each place.
12:18Like I think in, when I was in Cambodia,
12:21it wasn't as conservative as Vietnam.
12:24Yeah.
12:25I did actually, I went and bought clothes
12:26that were a little bit more conservative.
12:27Yeah.
12:28Just because it was a little bit more like,
12:29I don't know, everyone else was a little bit more modest
12:31and I think it depends on like an island and the city.
12:35I think your, what you wear and how you're perceived
12:39is a bit different each place.
12:40Yeah.
12:41I think as a traveler.
12:42Yeah.
12:43Yeah.
12:44But not overly, not a lot of culture.
12:45Not too much.
12:46No, not too much.
12:47Everyone's been so friendly.
12:48Thank you for your time.
12:49Thank you so much.
12:50Thank you so much.
12:51It was nice meeting you.
12:52Have a nice trip.
12:54Thanks.
12:55Where are you from?
12:56We're from France.
12:57Bonjour.
12:58Bonjour.
12:59Ça va.
13:00Ça va, ça dit quoi?
13:01Très bien.
13:02Ça va.
13:03Why did you decide to come to Vietnam?
13:04I like the trees here.
13:05What about you?
13:06The weather.
13:07All different cultures, so it's cool.
13:09You love beaches.
13:10Yeah, we love beaches.
13:11We love beaches, yeah.
13:12What's your favorite place in Vietnam so far?
13:14Well, we've only been to Danone, so I'm gonna say Danone.
13:18Favorite place is here.
13:20Yeah, yeah.
13:21Lisbon.
13:22Yeah, so chill here.
13:23Yeah, we want to chill.
13:24Chill.
13:25What's your best memory in Vietnam?
13:26I think last night.
13:27Yeah, last night was when we...
13:29We met some...
13:30Good girl.
13:31French.
13:32We met some French people, yeah.
13:33And we just sat on the beach and talked.
13:35It was nice.
13:36Also, we went to swim at night time.
13:39Yeah.
13:40At night?
13:41Yeah, it was so good.
13:42With full clothes on.
13:43Yeah, with the clothes.
13:44Listening to the voice.
13:45Yeah.
13:46Thank you for time.
13:47Yeah, no problem.
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13:51La cloche.
13:52Activez la cloche.
13:54Hi, how are you doing?
13:55Good.
13:56Where are you from?
13:57We're from England, like near Brighton.
14:00And I'm from Saari.
14:01You have beautiful beaches in Brighton.
14:03Ah, not quite like this.
14:05Yeah.
14:06I mean, still nice, but not as easy on the feet.
14:09How long is your stay in Vietnam?
14:11Vietnam, yeah, for a month.
14:13And we've been in Da Nang, probably we're gonna do about three nights, I think.
14:17Yeah.
14:18So are you traveling to other countries as well?
14:20Yeah, so we've done the classic route of English travelers.
14:23We've done North Thailand, Laos.
14:26Now we're going down Vietnam and then we're gonna go Cambodia and South Thailand.
14:30What brought you to Southeast Asia or Vietnam?
14:32Oh.
14:33I mean, it's very massively traveled.
14:35Yeah.
14:36For people leaving uni or like a gap year.
14:40It's like a good place to go.
14:42But yeah, it's cheap, good food, beautiful.
14:44Yeah.
14:45It's got everything.
14:46Yeah, the people are lovely.
14:47Yeah.
14:48In Vietnam especially.
14:49It's much cheaper than in England.
14:50Yeah.
14:51So much cheaper.
14:52It's crazy.
14:53So nice.
14:54It's like a couple of pence for a beer.
14:55It's nuts.
14:56Why wouldn't you love it?
14:57It's not what I used to.
14:58And Laos.
14:59Laos was incredibly cheap.
15:01And beautiful.
15:02Yeah.
15:03Very hot, but...
15:04Yeah, very hot.
15:05Yeah.
15:06Here's great with the sea breeze.
15:07Yeah.
15:08And actually having the sea, but...
15:09Because Laos was very landlocked, obviously.
15:12So it was not hot.
15:13Yeah.
15:14Kind of unbearable.
15:15Yeah.
15:16Still nice.
15:17Lovely though.
15:18Do you surf or do you do any sports?
15:20Wow.
15:21I don't surf.
15:22Rachel surfed in Sri Lanka.
15:24Yeah.
15:25I've done a surf camp.
15:26So I'm still a beginner.
15:27But it's fun.
15:28Yeah.
15:29I want her to teach me.
15:30Yeah.
15:31You can't really surf here though.
15:32Yeah.
15:33The waves aren't great.
15:34Yeah.
15:35But you couldn't really today.
15:36Do you do any sports?
15:37I actually went on a run this morning.
15:39Which was very hot.
15:40But nice.
15:41Because it's flat.
15:42Here's like perfect.
15:43And then be able to swim after.
15:45What about you guys?
15:46Nothing.
15:47I don't really do much sport.
15:49Not since I've been away.
15:50Run a little bit at home, but not really.
15:52What's your favourite place in Vietnam?
15:54Hanoi.
15:55Hai Giang, Hanoi.
15:56Yeah.
15:57I just loved Hanoi so much.
15:59The city, the vibe.
16:00The like trees in the like streets, you know.
16:03Yeah.
16:04We really liked Hanoi.
16:05But we're excited to go to Hoi An as well.
16:06Yeah.
16:07Hoi An will be really fun.
16:08Do some good shopping.
16:09Yeah.
16:10Yeah.
16:11Saving space for that.
16:12Yeah.
16:13What advice would you give to other travelers in Vietnam?
16:15Oh.
16:16One, do the Hai Giang Loop.
16:18Yeah.
16:19Of course.
16:20And give yourself a lot of time here.
16:22Yeah.
16:23Don't rush it.
16:24Yeah, because there's so much to do.
16:25Yeah.
16:26I feel like at first we were rushing thinking we didn't have time.
16:28But we actually do.
16:29But now we're going to have loads to enjoy it.
16:31Yeah.
16:32Yeah.
16:33Go chill.
16:34I'd say embrace the culture as well.
16:35Yeah.
16:36Try the food.
16:37Yeah.
16:38Don't just go to the Western.
16:39Yeah.
16:40Don't just have a burger.
16:41Yeah.
16:42Because there still is a lot of Western food, but like.
16:43Yeah.
16:44Yeah.
16:45You can have it when you want it.
16:46Amazing.
16:47Vinh Cha, Bami.
16:48Yeah.
16:49Yeah.
16:50Fa.
16:51It's all great.
16:52Yeah.
16:53Thank you for your time.
16:57Where are you from?
16:58I am from the Wirral in the UK.
17:00How long is your stay in Vietnam?
17:02My stay in Vietnam is actually seven months.
17:05You are living here.
17:06I was living here in Hanoi and now I'm traveling.
17:09What do you do for living?
17:10I am a teacher.
17:11Oh, teacher.
17:12Oh, English teacher.
17:13I was teaching performing arts in an international school.
17:16Oh, wow.
17:17Yeah.
17:18So you are stylish.
17:20Why did you decide to come to Vietnam?
17:22I started traveling like over a year ago doing Australia.
17:25And then Southeast Asia was always on my list.
17:28And then I kind of just fell in love with Vietnam and the culture.
17:32And I love the food.
17:34So that's why I wanted to stay longer.
17:36How did you stay in Vietnam?
17:38Amazing.
17:39Everywhere I've been, it's been so different.
17:41And the views and yeah, it's been really cool to experience all the different places.
17:46What's your favorite place in Vietnam?
17:48So far, I think my favorite place is Poyan.
17:51I love how like busy it is, but it's also really friendly.
17:55And you can get, you know, all your clothes tailored and made.
17:58So yeah, it's a really cool place to experience.
18:01Have you faced any culture shock in Vietnam?
18:04I think, well, before I came to Southeast Asia, I did India.
18:08So I think that was a bit more of a culture shock.
18:11And then coming here, it's been, I kind of feel like I was used to the differences.
18:16You're used to it.
18:17Yeah.
18:18What's your best memory in Vietnam?
18:20Oh, my best memory.
18:22I think one of my favorite memories was doing the Ha Giang Lu in Hanoi.
18:26Well, above Hanoi.
18:27It was absolutely incredible experience to be on the back of a bike for three days.
18:31And to see the views of the mountains and get to, again, get to meet new people.
18:36That was a really amazing experience.
18:38I went on an easy rider.
18:40Thank you for your time.
18:42Have a nice trip.
18:43You too.
18:45Hi, how are you doing?
18:46Good, and you?
18:47Yeah, thank you.
18:48Where are you from?
18:49I'm from the States, America.
18:50I'm from Ireland.
18:51How did you meet each other?
18:53We met on our first night here.
18:55In Hanoi.
18:56In Hanoi?
18:57Yeah, yeah.
18:58Like in a hostel?
18:59Yeah, exactly.
19:00Wow.
19:01Actually, you're very friendly, so you can make friends easily.
19:07What brought you to Vietnam?
19:08Just travel.
19:09We're both living in Australia right now, so it was kind of a good place to go to.
19:14Yeah.
19:15Flights were cheap.
19:16What's your favorite place in Vietnam so far?
19:19Mine is the Hai Giang Lip.
19:21Hai Giang.
19:22I really loved Ninh Binh, honestly.
19:23I thought it was so lovely and quiet.
19:26Yeah.
19:27What's your best memory in Vietnam?
19:28My favorite memory, we did a really, really cool hike yesterday in Ninh Binh.
19:32There was a kind of a big hill that had like a dragon up on it, and that was insane.
19:37Beautiful panoramic views, and I loved it.
19:39I thought it was so cool.
19:40Mine is probably the Ha Long Bay boat cruise.
19:43Oh.
19:44So fun.
19:45You like the beaches?
19:46Oh, I love the beach.
19:48The hike was beautiful, but I nearly passed out.
19:50Yeah, fair.
19:51It was hard.
19:52What advice would you give to other Western travelers in Vietnam?
19:55Definitely, like, don't be afraid to make the first move.
19:58That was the reason that I met her.
19:59I was in my hostel room for about like 20 minutes, and then I introduced myself to two other people who we're traveling with all together now.
20:08And they brought me along with them, and then I met them.
20:11So I think, I don't know, don't ever be afraid to make the first move, because that can lead to good things.
20:15Don't plan your trip too far in advance.
20:18Yeah.
20:19Because your travel plans will change when you meet people.
20:21Yeah, for sure.
20:22Thank you for your time.
20:23Yeah, thank you.
20:25Have a nice trip.
20:26You too.
20:27Have a good day.
20:28Hi, how are you doing?
20:29We're great.
20:30You look very happy.
20:32Yeah.
20:33Where are you from?
20:34Lithuania, but I live in England.
20:36I'm from Singapore.
20:37Yeah.
20:38Yeah.
20:39You're very international.
20:40Yeah.
20:41Why did you decide to come to Vietnam?
20:43I just chose a random country.
20:45I'm still in Vietnam, Singapore and Malaysia.
20:48I think for me, because I'm solo traveling, it's just a very popular destination for solo travelers.
20:55So I decided to try it out.
20:56Yeah.
20:57So that's just that.
20:58What's your impression of Vietnam?
20:59The food is really good.
21:01Yeah.
21:02And the people here are really, really nice.
21:04I feel that I like the culture.
21:06As in, because you don't get to see this kind of like the beach by the city in Singapore.
21:11Yeah.
21:12And like, you know, a lot of amazing views because I've been in Hoi An.
21:15So I love the beautiful places.
21:17Yeah.
21:18What are your plans in Vietnam?
21:20I'm making my way down.
21:21So I'm coming from up north, going down.
21:24So I'm just visiting different places, meeting people, just the culture really.
21:29All over Vietnam.
21:30Yeah.
21:31From Hanoi, Ha Giang.
21:33Yeah.
21:34I skipped there because it's rainy season soon.
21:36So I didn't have the time, but yeah, I'm going down south.
21:39I think also about the same, like after exploring central Vietnam, like Hoi An, Danang and Huey.
21:45Are we going to Ho Chi Mi?
21:47So just this few places.
21:49Ho Chi Mi is the biggest city.
21:50Yeah.
21:51I'm going to go there for shopping.
21:53Yeah.
21:54Thank you for your time.
21:56No worries.
21:57Have a nice trip.
21:58You too.
22:00How are you doing?
22:01I'm good.
22:03How are you?
22:04Good.
22:05You are really kind.
22:06Oh, no worries.
22:07Where are you from?
22:08I'm from England, but I actually live in Vietnam.
22:09When did you move here?
22:10I moved to Hanoi in January, 2023.
22:12So two and a half years now.
22:14What brought to Vietnam?
22:15Work.
22:16So I'm an English teacher.
22:17So yeah, I work here.
22:19Have you faced any culture shock in Vietnam?
22:21Yes, for sure.
22:22There are definitely differences.
22:24I mean, one like the traffic.
22:26Da Nang is okay, but in Hanoi, it's very different.
22:31Yeah.
22:32But apart from that, not really.
22:34Everyone in Vietnam is lovely.
22:35I've never had anyone be rude or mean.
22:38So no, I love living here.
22:40No traffic light.
22:42Yeah.
22:43You just go.
22:44Do you ride motorbike?
22:46Yeah, I do.
22:47Yes.
22:48I've had accidents.
22:50Broke my elbow.
22:51But it's one of those things you just have to try and experience.
22:56And once you get used to it and you drive slow, it's okay.
23:00You're fine now.
23:01Yeah, fine now.
23:02All good.
23:03All good.
23:04You look fine, actually.
23:05Yes.
23:07You have nice tattoos.
23:09This is all from my tattooist in Hanoi.
23:11So he's based in Hanoi city.
23:13Yeah, he's really good.
23:14Oh, yeah.
23:15Yeah, you are very stylish.
23:17Oh, thank you.
23:18Do you have any favorite Vietnamese dish?
23:20So in Hanoi, like the Hanoian dish, like bun cha or pho.
23:25And in Da Nang, like the specialty in Da Nang is mi kwang.
23:28It's like a noodle dish and it's like local to Da Nang.
23:32And it's really good.
23:33It's the best.
23:34It's much cheaper than in England.
23:37I just went back from England.
23:39My sister just got married.
23:40So I went to England and maybe you can have a meal for maybe 1 million.
23:44V&D.
23:45But here you can have like a meal for 30,000 V&D.
23:49So Vietnam is very cheap.
23:52Are you like reading books?
23:54Yes.
23:55What are you reading now?
23:56I'm reading Never Lie.
23:57It's a thriller.
23:58It's really good.
23:59Actually, I'm almost finished it.
24:01It's very good.
24:02If you like thrillers.
24:03Freedom of Faden.
24:04She's very good.
24:05She's very good.
24:06She's very good.
24:07You are very elegant and…
24:10No, no.
24:11Just very normal.
24:12Very normal.
24:13What's your best memory in Vietnam?
24:16Actually, probably meeting my partner.
24:18My partner's Vietnamese.
24:19I'm very lucky.
24:20His family of Vietnamese were very open-minded.
24:22And you have a very good community here.
24:24When you meet people, you're very friendly and everyone's very kind.
24:28So…
24:29Probably that.
24:30A bit cringy, but…
24:31No, no, no.
24:32No.
24:33Congratulations.
24:34Yeah, thank you so much.
24:35How did you meet your partner?
24:37Online.
24:38Oh, yeah, yeah.
24:39Thank you for your time.
24:40No worries.
24:41Thank you so much.
24:42You've been so lovely.
24:43Have a nice day.
24:44Yeah, you too.
24:45Hi, how are you doing?
24:46Hi.
24:47Very fine.
24:48Where are you from?
24:49France.
24:50Bonjour.
24:51Bonjour.
24:52How long is your stay in Vietnam?
24:53Six months for an internship for my studio.
24:56I'm in an association for documentaries, animals in Sun Chua, in the forest in Da Nong.
25:04And I'm here for communication, marketing and design.
25:08It's a great opportunity for me, so.
25:10You look very fashionable.
25:11Oh, you know that?
25:13I did that, my red color.
25:15I did that just two days before.
25:18And it's not really a good color.
25:21It's a test, but it's different, so it's cool.
25:25And here, nobody look you and judge you.
25:29So, it's perfect play for that, for style.
25:32And it's a good…
25:34Yes, it's very good.
25:35And the nice accessories, like the rings.
25:38Everything here is not expensive.
25:41So, it's so easy to just change your appearance, your hair, your nails.
25:46And it's a good opportunity here for that.
25:49What's your favorite place in Vietnam so far?
25:52In Vietnam, it's Hoi An.
25:55Because it's hippie vibes in Hoi An.
25:58It's very beautiful.
25:59Different place in the same city.
26:02The beach is very incredible.
26:04And the people, so sweet, so cool.
26:07And in Da Nong, my favorite place, it's a coffee.
26:12Coffee shop.
26:13Coffee shop in Vietnam and in Da Nong.
26:15Oh my God, amazing.
26:16A little world in a city.
26:18So different mood in the coffee and the coffee.
26:21Oh my God.
26:22And that's very my favorite place here.
26:24So different because in France, it's just coffee, but not just coffee.
26:30It's for everything.
26:31And here, it's so special.
26:33So it's very just for coffee.
26:35And the mood in the coffee, incredible.
26:39Like with planes, with car koi.
26:43Oh my God, amazing.
26:45What advice would you give to other Western tourists in Da Nong?
26:49It's different for me because I'm not a backpacker.
26:51I live here, so I don't move in different cities.
26:54I really live here.
26:56But for stay, I only live here.
26:59For lodgements, the tips is Facebook.
27:03Of course, not Airbnb because it's so expensive.
27:06And it's not the real price.
27:08It's too much for tourists.
27:10And in Facebook, it's a real price.
27:12And it's very, very cheap.
27:14Yes, for apportments, it's my best sponsor.
27:17And of course, tell Charles the application Grab for here.
27:20It's amazing for the transport.
27:22And for just talk with everybody.
27:25For create a friendly relation.
27:28Just go for talk like you with me.
27:31Just go and you create the best moments.
27:34So let's go, everybody.
27:36Let's go.
27:37Come here.
27:38Come here.
27:39Thank you for time.
27:40Thank you so much.
27:41Bye bye.
27:42Merci beaucoup.
27:43Oh, merci beaucoup.
27:45Where are you from?
27:46From Slovakia, in the middle of the Europe.
27:49Beautiful mountain.
27:51How long is your stay in Vietnam?
27:53We stay here three months.
27:55We was here already last year.
27:59Like four months.
28:01And we decided to move to Da Nang.
28:04We travel from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quo, Sapa.
28:10But Da Nang is the best of Vietnam.
28:14Beach or people.
28:16It's so nice.
28:18So clean in the street.
28:20What are you eating now?
28:21What are you eating now?
28:22Now is poke, brown rice, tuna, cucumber and beer.
28:29Beer.
28:30Yeah.
28:31Yeah, you love beer.
28:32Yeah.
28:33This is the best of the world.
28:34I try a lot of beer, but this is very, very good.
28:39It's Vietnamese.
28:40Yes.
28:41Local, I think.
28:42What's your favorite place in Vietnam?
28:44I like Sapa because there is a lot of rice pot and sour green.
28:52But Da Nang, of course.
28:54This atmosphere.
28:55Every sunrise, every local people going to the beach.
29:00Doing some exercise on swimming, on meditation.
29:04Awesome.
29:05What do you do for a living?
29:06I'm remote, self-employed, online marketing.
29:10Thank you for your time.
29:12You're so kind.
29:13Yeah, thank you.
29:14Have a nice trip.
29:16Where are you from?
29:17I'm from Macedonia, a small country in Europe.
29:19Is it your first time to come to Vietnam?
29:21Yeah, my very first time to come to Vietnam, but not the last for sure.
29:24What brought you to Vietnam?
29:26I came for holiday on my first solo trip.
29:29So I came here to enjoy Vietnam.
29:31My heart is very beautiful and I confirm that now.
29:34What are your plans in Vietnam?
29:36My plans?
29:37Well, I'm almost finishing my vacation here.
29:39I have one week to go, but my plans is to come back and actually live here for the next three months and so on.
29:44It's an amazing country.
29:45I love it.
29:46People are very happy, very welcoming, kind.
29:49The culture is what I'm looking for.
29:51What's your favorite place in Vietnam so far?
29:54So far, I would say it's Da Nang because I spent most of my time here, but Hoi An is beautiful and Ho Chi Minh as well.
30:00What do you do for a living?
30:02I'm a co-founder of a company that actually helps employers and freelancers actually be properly employed whenever internationally.
30:10And we take care of their payroll salaries and relocation as such.
30:14You look rich.
30:17Hopefully we'll be.
30:18Your company has lots of digital nomads.
30:21Yes, tons of digital nomads.
30:22And we actually have 300 team members, all international digital nomads.
30:27As me, they go and work from everywhere.
30:29When did you start your company?
30:31Like five years ago during COVID times because it was the perfect timing for people going freelance and digital nomads and so on.
30:39You have lots of friends and you have a good network.
30:42Yes, I have a good network around the globe.
30:44First of all, because of my own team members and colleagues and then the people that we work with, like amazing people really.
30:50There are so many digital nomads in Danang.
30:53Yeah.
30:54Lots of content creators, TikTokers.
30:56Yes.
30:57That's why I came here.
30:58I heard it's very famous for digital nomads.
31:01The internet is great.
31:02Everything is great.
31:03Food, people.
31:04I also have my mornings, slow mornings, and then I start working in the afternoon.
31:09So it's amazing.
31:10You can decide your schedule.
31:12Exactly.
31:13That's the future of work.
31:14It suits me really nice.
31:15What's your routine in Danang?
31:17My routine, I wake up every morning at around six.
31:21I try to do it as the locals.
31:23I come here at this place behind me.
31:25It's my morning coffee there.
31:26Black Vietnamese coffee, the best coffee ever.
31:29I spend most of my mornings here on the beach.
31:32Then I go work in some of the cafes, co-working spaces, in Maya as well.
31:36And then again at the night I come and have a stroll on the beach and so on.
31:41In the meantime, I enjoy every corner I can find Vietnamese food in and so on.
31:46And on the weekends, I've actually been to other cities.
31:50I travel, so yeah, it's amazing.
31:52Yeah, you're very active.
31:54Yeah, I have to use my vacation here.
31:57How did you learn English?
31:58I actually studied English language literature in Macedonia.
32:02And then because of work, I speak English almost every day.
32:05So yeah, that's how I practice.
32:07But I also speak Serbian, Croatian, I speak Bulgarian, and I speak Spanish a little bit.
32:12Six languages?
32:13Six languages?
32:14Almost six languages, yeah.
32:15Amazing.
32:16Yeah.
32:17Thank you for your time.
32:19Where are you from?
32:20I'm from London.
32:21What do you do for a living?
32:22I teach English online.
32:23Why did you decide to come to Vietnam?
32:25It's been top of my list for a very long time.
32:28My Spanish teacher, actually, he was living here and I had Spanish lessons online with him.
32:34And I told him that I was thinking of moving to Ho Chi Minh.
32:38And he mentioned Da Nang is much better because it's less populated and not as busy and you have the beach.
32:46So it's a better lifestyle and not as hectic as Ho Chi Minh.
32:51You know, the people are very lovely, which they are.
32:53The food is delicious.
32:55And you get a mix of people from all over the world here, which is, it's nice to meet people from all over the world.
33:02The beach is just, I think it's my favourite beach in the world.
33:05What's your favourite place in Vietnam?
33:08Da Nang has to be here because of the beach.
33:11And I like that, you know, you have the city and then you also have the beach.
33:16So, and it's kind of spread out.
33:18It doesn't feel too like everyone's on top of each other and it's separated by the river.
33:23And yeah, it's just a good vibe.
33:25But I also really liked Hue.
33:27I think it's the old capital.
33:30Yeah.
33:31I really like that.
33:32Do you eat Vietnamese food?
33:34Yes, I do.
33:36I usually cook at home, I must say.
33:38I don't really eat out too much anymore.
33:41But yeah, I think my favourite is the pho.
33:45And I like the pancakes too.
33:47Have you faced any culture shock in Vietnam?
33:50Definitely.
33:51When I first got here, I was kind of very scared initially of the roads and like crossing the roads.
33:57And a couple of times, like in England, when people flash, it means that they're letting you go.
34:03But here, it's not.
34:05It doesn't mean that.
34:06So a couple of times I've seen like a lorry coming at me and it's flashed and I've just thought in my mind that that's my signal to go.
34:14So it's things like that, getting used to the roads and there doesn't seem to be any pedestrian right of way.
34:21So that took a little bit of time to adjust to.
34:25But I think, yeah, it's kind of normal now.
34:28Thank you for your time.
34:29My pleasure.
34:30My pleasure.
34:31You're amazing.
34:32And yeah.
34:33So have a nice trip.
34:34Thank you very much.
34:35Yeah.
34:36Good to meet you.
34:37Good to meet you.
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