Our Honest First Impressions of Da Nang, Vietnam 🇻🇳

Is this the best beach in the world? It's definitely in the conversation. Xin chào! We finally made it to Da Nang. It's our first time ever in Vietnam. It feels like everyone is coming here. Young, middle-aged, even baby boomers are coming here. And they're not coming here to live. They're coming here to prosper. So in this episode, we're going to investigate whether that's true or not. And we're going to tell you by the end of the vlog whether this place is overrated, properly rated, or even underrated. And I heard so many scary things about the coffee here in Vietnam. As someone who probably hates a lot drinking of coffee, I really want to try to avoid it. But I think one coffee won't hurt. As you can see, we're in Vietnam. But Zach's getting an American food. I'm starting this day as any red-blooded American would. A nice, juicy, meaty breakfast. Because if I drank Vietnamese coffee right now, I'd be up for three nights in a row. So I need something to absorb it. So let's start with this. And let's see how it tastes. Let's try the steak. Steak for breakfast? Very American. Melts in your mouth. It's so tender. I didn't order anything, guys. Because as much as possible, this entire trip, I'm only going to eat at a local restaurant. Alright, we're going to keep eating. Then we're going to go find a local coffee shop. Drink that coffee. If you guys are planning to date someone, this is the easiest way to do it. Print your photo. Put a QR code on your social media. Put it in the post anywhere. Wait, why don't we try to scan the code? Scan it. There's a code here. What if it's actually like a scam code? Oh, there, see? Oh, there it is. I'm genuinely single, and it's no joke. I'm single, and I'm eager to find the right partner. If you would like to have a date. He put his Instagram, his WhatsApp number, and applied for a date. That's pretty cool. Babe, we should put our sticker here. We just printed logos for our YouTube channel. We should put it right next to him. Let's try to bring it next time. We'll bring it tomorrow. How much are these to rent per day? Oh, okay. Oh, yes, babe. Oh, prices. They don't have NMAX. $300,000 per day. I like that they put the price on the mirrors. This one's $180,000. Philippine driver license, okay? Philippines driver license. Oh, she said that if we don't have these requirements, we can only drive this, the 50cc motorcycle. Okay. I did not know that. You can only drive this if you don't have the proper paperwork. Yeah, because in the Philippines, as long as you pay for it and you have the license, any license, it will do. But anyway, at least we know now, babe. Do you have coconut coffee? Yeah, sure. I'll have one. No, just one. We're having trouble with the language barrier. Do you have this? At another spot. At this spot. Not this location. For the Vietnamese coffee. Okay. Danith is trying to get this large matcha. Fortunately, it's in another spot. Anyway, I'll get the matcha coconut. Yes, please. We're riding with coconuts today. Yes, matcha coconut for me. Am I supposed to mix it? Yes, I think so. That's ice cream, babe. Is that ice cream? It's ice cream? Yeah, I think so, yeah. I wasn't expecting ice cream. I think you have to mix it, babe. That actually looks so good. It's like a coffee float. I'm actually so jealous, but I'm scared to get palpitation. This looks incredible. Why do you drink it first, babe, without mixing the coconut? I ordered a coffee, but I got a coffee sundae. One sip and you're alive. It wakes you up. I'm a different man right now. Got coffee running through my veins. Feels good. You got ice cream too? Yeah, I got the coconut matcha. Oh my gosh, I'm sorry. It's so good. It can really taste like it's matcha. We just finished our coffee, guys. I ordered an espresso as well. And I feel like I'm going to regret that in about 10 minutes because I'm going to be jacked up. But we're going to do a little shopping now, head to the souvenir store, and get some hopefully authentic Vietnamese clothes. And I also want to get that hat, babe. Yeah, what is that hat called? A Vietnamese hat. Is it only for girls? Because I kind of want to get one. Someone accepted our booking. And guys, transportation here is extremely convenient. If you book through Grab, it takes about a minute for the guy to arrive at your location. And it's only like 50,000 đồng. Cheaper than that. This one is only like 32,000 đồng. This one is only 32,000 đồng. Very cheap and very efficient. Xin chào. How much? 100. Okay, 200. How much? 110. It's not bad. They got coffee here. Instant coffee. Oh, coconut coffee. Oh, babe, I want to get this for Twinkle's head. Let me see Twinkle. So cute. Let me get this for our cat. It's so cute. What are these hats called, ma'am? What's the name of this hat? Name. Nong Le. Yeah, Nong Le. Nong Le. They call this Nong Le. Is it just for women or men? Unisex. Oh, okay. I think that's too big for you. You have to tie it, right? Yeah, yeah. I wonder how you tie it. I think that's too big for you. That's for like Andre the Giant. Yeah, I'm definitely getting one. Oh, babe, look at your shirt. That's your shirt. It's my guy. I wonder who that guy is. He's kind of like famous. Mr. Viet. Let's ask the girls who this guy is. Who is this guy? Mr. Viet. He's the owner of the brand. Mr. Viet. Yeah. It's like a brand. Why is he famous? I don't know. Maybe this is good. Oh, okay. He's cute, though. He's a handsome guy. He probably gets all the girls. So, guys, leave a comment below if you want me to get you guys something here and we'll just discuss the price when I get back to Dumaguete. It's called Pasabai. I'm going to buy it here and then you guys will just buy it for me with, of course, a little bit of interest. A lot of chocolates. It's almost like we're at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Yeah. Is this my size? Mm-hmm. It's kind of small on you, though. Yeah, I need to get a bigger one. Why don't you get a bigger size? Yeah, yeah. This one's nice, too, but I feel like it's going to be heavy. I like this one. Oh, yeah. This one's too big. Why don't you get this? It's too big. You can't see. Which one do you recommend for her? Filipina girl. It's too big. Big. Come on. This guy is ubiquitous. He's all over the place. He basically owns this country. I have a friend from Dumaguete who asked me to buy her this, of course. I will buy it for her. And I also got this after our trip here in Vietnam. We're going to be going to the village. And, of course, this is for the kids in the village. What do you think? Should I get this? Yeah, I think it looks good on you, babe. The only problem is, look at the sleeves. Oh, it's short. Yeah, you're right. My arms are too long. So I'm going to pass on this. But I like the color of this one. It really looks good on you, though. I know. Oh, babe. It's like seafood. Seafood heaven. Oh, my gosh, babe. Look at this. It's massive. Look how big this fish is. Most of these fish, I don't even recognize them. Oh, what is this? Oh, wait. That's dead. I heard they have very cheap lobster here. Let's go see if they have lobsters. Yes, I'm actually excited. Oh, babe. There you go. No wonder why it's cheap. They have, like, tons of it. My goodness. Oh, there's the price, babe. 2,750 for a kilogram. That's so cheap. Yeah, but I think if I'm going to eat one, I'm just going to get one. It's not even going to be a kilo. Oh, my gosh. This is like seafood heaven. Look how big this guy is. And then look at the shells. They're, like, sticking on the meat. They have everything you could possibly want in the ocean. Babe, we should eat here for dinner. Because I noticed they have a kitchen there. I think you just pick any seafood you want, and they will cook it for you. Maybe this is the dead tank. They don't look alive to me here. Babe, look. This guy is just flat. I think he's dead. I've never seen a snow crab. You called this Alaskan crab before. Look at this. This is my first time seeing them in real life. Yeah, don't get too close. They could bite you. What the heck is this? Look at the color of these fish. They're, like, orange. Look how flat they are. They're like pancakes. What is this? Looks like a cockroach, right? Looks like a giant cockroach. Imagine this crawling around your house. See, look at its face. It really does look like a cockroach. What's it called? Bo beyond long. You order from here, and then they cook it right in front of you over here. Hi, ma'am. How much clean? Clean? Yes. Manicure, $150. $150, okay. Do you have pedicure? Pedicure, $750. $750. Manicure, pedicure, $750. How much is pedicure? Manicure, only $150. Pedicure, $150. Total is $450. Total for both of us? Total is $450. $450, okay. Royal family. I like your hat. Nong La. It's called Nong La. Nong La. So are you going to be doing the pedicure? Or somebody else? Are you going to be doing the pedicure? You? No, no, no. Somebody else? Yes. She's just a front office. She's just a sales lady? Yes. Oh, these elevators are small. I know. That's why we didn't fit on the first one. Xin chào. Should we sit here? Okay, we sit here. Oh, we have to wear slippers. We have to leave our slippers here, babe. She was like translating a message to me earlier. I think she's saying, I'll have to wait. Your husband picks it up first. Oh, so you go first. Do you understand that? Okay. We can't go together at the same time? Together? Yes. You only have one nail tech? They only have one nail tech, so Danica's going to go first, and then I guess I'll go. I might go grab a beer while you're... Yeah, go for it. So I just left the salon. They only have one nail tech, so I don't really want to wait 30 minutes for Danica to get her nails done, and then she waits 30 minutes for my nails. So maybe I'll just go to another salon. Do you do pedicure? Pedicure? Yeah. Pedicure. Nails? Nail food? Okay, pass. Thank you. So I guess Danica and I aren't together, but we're both going to get our feet cleaned nonetheless. Come on. Thank you. Cheers. Is this water? Water. Tea water. Yeah, I can taste the tea. It's got a gentle tea taste. She said it's finished. Looks great. How much? One hundred. Come on. Danica's on her way. I think she's going to enter any second. There she is. How is it? How much are you paying? One hundred. One hundred? Yeah. Wait, that's cheaper. I know, we should have came here. I got two nail techs. You only got one. Come on. I feel weird saying come on, but that's how you say thank you. It's almost like I'm giving them a demand. Like, come on. Come on. And while I was getting my nails done, my nail tech was like, where are you from? I was like, Philippines. Like, ooh, Philippines. Same, same face with us. All you Asians look alike. She was like, same, same face with us. I was like, yes. Alright, we finished at the same time, so let's grab lunch. Get you some banh mi. Let's go. Banh mi me up. This is good here. Come on. I give you a tip. So far, waiting. Oh, look at that. Is that chicken? Looks good. Look at that banh mi. A lot of fresh vegetables. Not sure what this sauce is. Looks like a cheese. It's probably a cheese. Banh mi. There you go. How much? $35. $35? Okay. $35. Dong. I will give you $100. Come on. I will try it on the spot. If I like it, I will recommend this place. I feel like you have to like it now because the owner is right in front of your face. Oh, my great goodness. That looks good. The bread looks hard on the outside, but once you bit into it, it's so smooth. And it's not that salty just enough, which I really like. So guys, yes, I recommend this place. 10 out of 10. How do you say good? Good. Welcome to our humble abode. Every time we go out and we come back here, we always receive a lot of stuff. Look at this. And these are all free, by the way. And they restocked the fridge, too. Let's see. Yeah, there. See? They gave us some... Oh, they did have... Oh, there's Coke. Yeah. Sprites, water, yogurts. Yeah, and again, every snack that you see here, including this and water, these are all free from the hotel. So this is our bedroom. It's pretty comfy. And excuse my clothes. Messy, messy. But yeah, we're staying here. And we paid 4,300,000 Vietnamese Dong for a four-night stay here. And we might extend. And yeah, let's see. But yeah, this is pretty comfy. And we also have a small balcony. And the neighborhood is very quiet, which I really like. All right, we're going to chill here for a couple hours and just kind of reset. And then we're going to head to the beach for sunset and maybe grab a couple drinks there. Guys, we made it back to the beach, saving the best for last. We're going to go dip our toes in the water in a second. But right now, we're just going to take a stroll along this pathway here and just enjoy ourselves here in Da Nang. Yeah, it's actually getting crowded now, but look. Tourists are out and about. There's a culture here that seems to promote exercise and fitness. Should we do this later? Yeah, yeah. I want to get my head massaged here. We should do this. I wonder what that dude is selling. I heard him pretty early in the morning, even in our hotel. I want to check what he's up to. Oh, I know what it is. I think it's a Japanese bun. It looks like a bun. How much is one? Twenty. Twenty? Okay, I'll get one. Is that pork, chicken? Pork. Pork? Okay. I love your buns, Sarah. Twenty, okay. Come on. This is actually one of my favorite snacks. Oh, it's so hot, too. You can really tell it's freshly cooked. Everything's delicious here. I love Vietnam. Yeah, the food here is better than I expected. The beach is definitely better than I expected. Is this the best beach in the world? It's definitely in the conversation. It is definitely in the conversation. A lot of people say it's the South Beach of Southeast Asia, but for me, it's more reminiscent of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, to be specific. But it's very beautiful. I could stare at this beach forever. The sun is near the city, and the beach is over here, so we're not going to see the sun set over the horizon. But either way, I mean, you can't beat this view. I see some people doing some pull-ups. Let's go check it out. Let's go. Maybe I can do a pull-up. We got a bunch of chads up ahead. A lot of jocks. Doing their workout routine. You can do some dips here. They got a pull-up bar here. I'm going to try to do a pull-up. Oh, that was my first muscle-up ever. Dude, that was crazy. First time I've ever done that. You've been trying to do that for like... Guys, I've been trying to do a muscle-up for about two weeks now, and that was the first time I've ever done one. And I got it on the vlog. In Da Nang, of all places. Very proud of myself. Babe, I feel like it's called adrenaline because you know thousands of people are watching you. Yeah, there was a lot of pressure when I got up there. Everyone, all these chads were watching me, but I delivered. I came through in the clutch. Good job, babe. So always face your fears. Now let's try out this. They call this siopao in the Philippines. Oh, wow. What's this? That's egg. Babe, why don't you try it? I think it's hard. Well, there's only one way to find out. Go try and stand on those rubber bands. Do you know? Do you know? You. Show me how. Do you guys know how to do it? Do you know? Do you know? Oh, she knows. That's nice. Maybe she can teach me. You're like a flamingo. You're shaking. Go slow. There you go. That thing is hard. And I've seen a lot of friends do it, and they make it look so much easier. But when you actually do it yourself, it's hard. Oh, my gosh. Hello. We sit here? Oh, my gosh. This feels so good. Are we able to get massage? Massage? Do you have massage? No massage. No massage? Is there other places that have massage? Head massage? Come on. What are you selling? How much is this? I like this. 100. 100? Can you do... How about 50? 50,000. 50,000 dong. For just one. 70. How about... Do you want to do 70? I'll do 70. Yes. I'm going to get this fan. Hello. You want... Massage? Yes, two. Two people. Two hours. One hour. No, 30 minutes. 30 minutes. One people. Massage. 40 minutes? Yes. One hour, 300? Yes, fine. That's fine. Yes. And then I'm going to pay this young man 70,000. Yes, 300. 30 minutes. All right, this is 70,000. The massage is 300,000. He's got my change. Come on. What's your name? Lad. Nice to meet you, Lad. All right, guys. We're going to go swim. And then she said we're going to get a massage in 10 minutes. So we've got to be back here in 10 minutes. Yes. Okay. Cover up all my belongings. Thank you. Come on. Let's go. Water felt great. I guess it's time for the massage now, right? Where? There? Okay, but we go there. Back there. Over here? Yes. All right, can we leave our stuff here? Follow the leader. So what do you think of Da Nang? What are your first impressions? Honestly, I really love it here. And I'm not going to lie about it. I really do. I think if I will be given the chance to move out of the Philippines, I would stay here. I think I can live here. I see why everyone comes to Da Nang. Cost of living is A+. Food is A+. The beach scene is A+. The city scene is A+. There's really no downsides. I would say the only downside is the visa situation. You can only stay here for three months, then you have to do a visa run to another country, and then it resets, I think. But yeah, this city is booming right now. How's it going here? Great. Is there a better word than great? Amazing. Greatness. Is it my turn yet? Patience is a virtue. I'm American. We don't know what patience is. Time check. It's 6.25 and Zach's almost done. Excuse me, sir. And this is the current situation here. See? Nighttime. Buildings. Buildings. Beautiful Vietnam. Beautiful. Now I'm just going to wait for him. And he said he booked a table at the Michelin-selected restaurant nearby. So we're going to go check that out. You put a lot of pressure on my skull. Me too. I know, right? It hurt a little bit, but I feel like there's some benefits to it. Do you even like craft medicine? It hurt. But I trust him, babe. But I guess we'll find out in the next couple of days if our skull is broken or not. Hey guys, it's getting late. The sun disappeared. We're going to end it there because we're running out of storage on this camera. We'll see you guys in the next one. Hope you enjoyed this. Don't forget to like and subscribe. I hope you guys enjoy the rest of your day and we'll see you on the next one. Adios. Bye.