FOREIGNERS react to DA NANG, VIETNAM 🇻🇳 (it's so CHEAP ?! 😳)

This beach city is praised as the Miami of Asia. But can it really keep up? I have lived in Miami for a few years. This is pretty impressive. There are also so many westerners here by this beach. The prices here are definitely lower than we expected. And the food is something else. So you have some local snacks here. This looks interesting. Looks like a chicken leg or something. And I'm not sure if I want to try it. I have no idea what this is. However, I'm embracing the chaos. Crossing the road here is quite an adventure. Is the hype about Da Nang justified? In this vlog, I went to Vietnam to see it for myself. From what I see, it looks pretty stunning. Good morning Vietnam! Hello and welcome to another vlog with your host Nelly. I'm here in Da Nang in Vietnam. And today, I'm exploring a very specific area in Da Nang, which is the Maya beach. And from what I see, it looks pretty stunning. I mean, you can see from the background, we have some skyscrapers in the back. And I'm currently looking at the beach area here, which looks absolutely stunning. Wow! I have lived in Miami for a few years and my boyfriend as well. And this is pretty impressive, right? Wow, the skyline. Look at this. With the mountains in the background. Beautiful. There are lots of families here chilling by the beach. We decided to go for a little walk. And just soak in the vibes. There are a lot of beach bars right by the beach here. I wonder how much the drinks are, but I guess it's not as expensive as it is in Miami. The water does not look so nice today because it has been raining the past few days. And we are actually super lucky that the sun came out because we really wanted to experience this beach. I'm having trouble getting up here because it has been raining so much. You see there was a lot of water that came to the beach. And oh, can I have your hand? We're just going to sit down here by this little cute bar and have a drink. All righty, I think I'm going for a Vietnamese coffee. Okay, my boyfriend is going to get some drinks for us and I'm just going to sit down and enjoy the view. I've just spotted another vlogger here. Look at that. I have palm trees above my head and a pretty, pretty stunning view from here. Not bad at all. I got my coconut. Whoa, that's insane. Actually, that's double what it costs inside this beach. Inside, yeah. But still, it's super cheap. Yeah, four dollars. Cheers with this view. Wow. Same price as Miami. Just add one zero. Maybe for a quarter cup of water. But yeah, warm coffee in Miami, not by the beach, costs $8, $9 for tips. Bigger deal here. And coffee is actually really good. Like I'm very particular about coffee, but Vietnamese coffee here, it's good everywhere, right? I just saw this surf rental here, so I just want to ask how much it is. Is this a surf rental? Yes. How much is it to rent? Five minutes later. You want to guess how much the surf rental is? I would say $250,000. For one hour. Yeah. Is this a surf rental? Yes. How much is it to rent? This one, the long? No, it's $150,000 for one hour. $150,000 for one hour and you do surfing lessons as well? Maybe, maybe later. Yeah. How much is the surf lesson? Surf lesson for one person. For one hour. Not bad. Thank you so much. Surf rental is around $6 per hour and one surf lesson is I think around $60 for one hour, which is not bad at all. I just saw that they have Filipino beer here. San Miguel is from the Philippines and I'm actually surprised they have it here. And I want to check how much a beer by the beach is. How much is a San Miguel? How much is San Miguel? $45 for one bottle? Cup? Okay. Okay, actually there it is. Tiger Light is $45. I don't know what this is, but it seems to be like a big portion of San Miguel. Uh, excuse me. How much did you pay for the beer? Oh, you have to go. $65? Thank you. $65 for the big one that he has. They also have these like shade beer cups for the crowds. They're not drinking beer, so I just wanted to know the prices. Okay, how much is a beer in Miami? Depends where. I mean, South Beach. I'd say $12. $12? Yeah. $12 versus $2. Yeah. There are also so many Westerners here by this beach. There's a volleyball spot for people to come out and play. It's a night, right? And what? Sandwiches. Sandwiches? Where did you spot sandwiches? Everywhere. Everywhere? Yeah, everyone's eating. Yeah, you love sandwiches. They're like a dollar here. A dollar? A dollar per person. Wow. A dollar per person. Yeah. In Miami, you get sandwiches for like $15. Um, yeah, we are, we are on a mission to find the best banh mi in Vietnam. So let's see. Already had a few and I was not blown away yet, but maybe that will change. I was. You were? Okay. Every time I go somewhere, I ask myself the same question. Where do I go and eat? Where do I have my coffee? And what are the things that I have to try out? I basically want to have one little helper on my phone that helps me find the spots and eat good food and have a good time and just really make the most out of it. And the app that I'm talking about is called Carpo and it is my sidekick for every destination that I travel to from now on because it's very spot on and I really just want to show you because it blew my mind. I just told you that I landed in Da Nang and I'm on the hunt for the best Vietnamese coffee and I also wanted to have a hidden gem lunch spot and I also wanted to make sure it's none of the touristy stuff and it already sent me to the spots. There's also a whole discovery feed for cafes, food, things to do nearby and it's a total game changer for how I travel. And here's the part that I love. It sent me to this specific spot that was super cute, had amazing coffee here and there was also a nearby lunch spot. So we were definitely off to a good start and it also highlights local spots that I would usually walk straight past and it reminded me about the coffee place that I saved earlier so I couldn't miss it before it closed. So yeah, if your trip starts with 20 taps open, Carpo is definitely the app to go because we don't have time for that, right? I just don't want to spend too much time planning and get the straight answers. Also, nearby spots that you would usually miss just because it is a local gem and not many people know about it but Carpo knows. I will drop the download link for Carpo down below. You can check it out and let me know how it was for you, how it works and I'm pretty sure you will love it. But for now, I want to go and check out one spot that Carpo recommended as a fun me spot. So let's see about that. Okay, we have a massage spot and you get a free chair to use and a free drink and prices are actually not bad. It's 400 for one hour and you get a beach chair and a free drink. So right next to the beach is this walking path and it's actually quite busy. There are a lot of people here. By the way, this is what they have here. It's a San Miguel Tower. You know, you can just sit here by the beach, watch the volleyball players, enjoy the beach. Whoops, content creators everywhere. Sorry. On the other side, you have a bunch of hotels and behind that is actually what they call the expat area which is Mai Anp. This is where we're going. There are a lot of restaurants, cafes. Like a bunch of things. I'll show you in a second. We walked there on our first day. I was too tired to vlog so today is the day I just want to have energy for it. All right, let's hold up the hand. Thank you. Yeah, crossing the road here is quite an adventure but you know, I live in Manila so I know the power of the hand. When you stick out your hand, people will recognize you as a human being and you know, pay more attention. Okay, I don't know what's going on here but there are some breadsticks for 8,000 with butter and pate. All right, he's going to get some cash. I will check out the market. Or should I wait for you? Okay, that man is on a mission. When he sees a sandwich, he's just... Okay. One of the things that I love doing when I'm in a new country is going to the groceries. I don't think this is a grocery. This is more like a beach store but still, you have some local snacks here that you can try. Let's see if they have something interesting. Ooh, salted chili mango. This actually looks really good. I personally love crispy seaweed so they have different flavors. This looks interesting. Looks like a chicken leg or something and I'm not sure if I want to try it. Okay, I've spotted some rice drinks here as well and this looks actually very interesting. Tamarind juice. Oh, wow. Could be interesting too. And they also have a bunch of these ready-to-go soups. Different flavors all over. And there's a second section in the store that leads to this area. And it looks like they have some authentic Vietnamese snacks. So I'm just going to check out. I have no idea what this is. But it looks sweet. Bunch of these snacks. I think this is dried meat. Yeah, this is dried meat. And they actually have a whole aisle that is dedicated to Vietnamese coffee. So if you want to take some home, make coffee. You can even buy some marble here if you want. And I think I could film a whole vlog just about the stuff that they have here. Whoa, that's a different tiger balm. Can you smell it? Oh, this smells good. Wow. Okay, I just got a call from my boyfriend. He got some cash and he already lined up for the sandwich. Oh, it's windy. Hello. That's a crazy amount of people. One hour for a sandwich? Okay. There's quite some construction going on here in the city. These are some of the buildings. By the way, we rented a scooter here. It's $5 per day, but the transportation here, which is via Grab, is so cheap that I would just recommend to take a Grab because yesterday we took a Grab from Da Nang to Hoi An, which is 30 minutes from our hotel, and it was only $200,000. And also coming here to the beach, how much was it? Like $4. $4, yeah. So super easy. You just order it on your app. And yeah, I would say it's the safest way to get around because traffic here is quite hectic. So stay safe. Okay, and we just found a specialty coffee shop which is called Lately. Okay, coffee came out. We are going to do the taste test. Oh, solid. It's a winner. Lately specialty coffee. If you want a little bit of change in regards to the Vietnamese coffee, this is solid. I paid $100 for two flat white, which is so cheap. Yeah, so cheap. Okay, we have made it to Marble Mountain, which was just a four-minute scooter ride from our hotel. Of course, we have to do a little bit of sightseeing before we dig deeper into the food scene here. But yeah, Marble Mountain is full of these pagodas that are looking very, very beautiful. And there are a lot of caves here. So we are currently on our way to the biggest cave. Just to see it for ourselves. There's Big Buddha. Gotta rub the belly for good luck. And then we're going to have some food. There we go. Okay, this is actually giving Tomb Raider or Indiana Jones vibes because you see the roots of the big trees here everywhere around, which gives it a very mystical feel. And then you have big statues inside the caves here. Wow, it's so quiet. Impressive, huh? You didn't expect it to be what? That nice. That nice? Yeah, it is, right? You heard it on the vlog. Okay, very cool. Worth the visit. It was just four minutes from our hotel and it was super cheap. I think we paid, how much was it? 40? Yeah. For the entrance and then you have to pay for the elevator if you don't want to take the stairs, which was 20? 15,000. 15,000? Okay, yeah, super cheap. Okay, we just made it in time because a lot of people are coming in here and I have my human currency converter with me. He said it's basically two dollars to come here, so pretty good deal, I would say. Okay, and here as we come down to the streets, you can see the marble statues that I think they extract from this mountain. I'm not sure. Might even be from somewhere else, but there's a lot of marble here. Is it from the mountain? Yes. Yeah? Okay, got it confirmed. Wow, very cool. Thank you.