We also have some really exciting news to announce, our YouTube channel has passed 1,000 subscribers! After starting this channel about a year ago, this is a very exciting goalpost to finally reach!

In this video, we talk a little bit about this news as we explore some of the attractions in the historic town in Hanoi.

If you haven’t seen any of our Vietnam Travel VLOGs yet, here is the playlist from our trip.

Vietnam Travel VLOG Playlist

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We searched for quite a while without any luck, but eventually found a scooter shop that had some old “new” mountain bikes in the back corner collecting dust.

We were able to get 2 bikes for about $300, which was a bit pricier than what I was expecting, but I was desperate to have something to ride. They cleaned up the bikes for us and delivered them back to Thuong’s home, so we were able to go for a quick ride later that day.

Also can’t forget to mention these awesome blue aero spokes on my new bike 😉

Once we were back home, we quickly set out for a ride on our new bikes to explore the nearby Vietnamese countryside.

There were lots of farming nearby, as well as some rivers and pretty interesting bridges.

We decided to ride to Thuong’s old high school, and her commuting path was a pretty bumpy road filled with buffalo poop, watch out!

We ended up having a pretty fun ride, but didn’t have much time remaining as the sun was starting to set.

Very happy to finally get some wheels here in Vietnam, and excited to go on some longer rides from now on 🙂

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Both of these facilities are very nearby each other in the same mountain area as the Ba Na Hills Resort, which is directly west of Da Nang City. We rented some scooters and it took us about 30 minutes to drive over. If you book with a tour agency, they generally should be able to arrange group pickup services. (More information listed below).

Once we arrived, we had to wait a while for other people to show up since they send everyone out in a group together. If there is a larger number of people, then they will do more runs, but I guess they were not busy while we were there.

One nice thing is that they have free lockers to use on sight, so you can lock up your valuables while you go rafting.

The location where you sign up and pay is actually the end of the run, so first we loaded up onto a shuttle bus and went upstream to the start of the rafting course.

The boats are stored out of the water and the first step is to get on and go down a pretty steep ramp straight into the river. Pretty intense way to start things off! 🙂

The course was a blast, and we had a lot of fun. Especially Thuong! Definitely a strong recommendation if you’re looking for fun things to do around Da Nang.

After finishing up rafting, we went to the nearby Hot Springs Park for some relaxing pool time. They even had a water slide, which was a cool sight to see in the middle of the mountains.

After finishing up at the hot spring park, we drove back into the city to watch the night show with the dragon bridge, which would shoot fire and water from it’s mouth, which was also a really cool sight to see (watch the video).

Overall, another great day in Vietnam and Da Nang is really solidifying itself as possibly our favorite city in Vietnam.

How to get to Hoa Phu Thanh Rafting Tourist Site?

Hoa Phu Thanh is located on QL 14, Hoa Phu Village, Hoa Vang Ward. It is very far from the city center. Therefore, you can get there by motorbike, car, or taxi is recommended.

From airport: 30km away, taxi recommended

From train station: 32km away, go by taxi, motorbike

From Hoi An ancient town: 45km away, taxi recommended

More information at website

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It takes about 30/45 minutes from Da Nang city to get to the resort and there are a bunch of bus options, but we decided to rent a scooter and head out there ourselves so we weren’t stuck following a specific time schedule.

Once we arrived, we were already really impressed with the entrance / parking lot, which was massive. The crazy part was, we hadn’t even entered the park yet.

To enter, you need to ride a cable car which was over a 20 minute ride. Apparently, it is one of the longest cable car systems in the world.

Once in the park, there are countless beautiful attractions and things to see.

I especially liked how clean and how well maintained everything was. Everywhere we went, we would see cleaning staff making sure the park was in perfect shape. This was completely different to everywhere else we had been in Vietnam so far.

There were tons of places for photo opportunities, so the wife and I took full advantage of that and took a bunch of selfies. But seriously, this garden area was really beautiful, and I’m not one to care about gardens..

We also were sporting the couples look with our recently purchased Banana Shirts 🙂 Easily my favorite souvenir from our Vietnam Trip.

At the top of the mountain there is the main castle area, which is built as a french village with a bunch of french architecture.

After climbing all the way to the top, this was the amazing view we were greeted with. Literally a castle in the sky! Not something I was expecting to see in Vietnam..

There were a lot of other awesome things that we saw/did, including a roller coaster in the mountain.

As well as an indoor amusement park with rides, arcade games, a rock climbing wall, and more.. Unfortunately, we did not find this until the end of the day, but we still were able to get a few rides in 🙂

There were a ton of other cool things that we saw, and they’re all included in our video (VLOG) for today.

Da Nang is such an amazing city, and is easily becoming our favorite city in Vietnam.

Ba Na Hills VLOG

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Hội An is about 30 km away from Da Nang, and it was one of the top places on our list of must-go locations. Rather than taking a taxi or bus, which is a popular option, we decided to go by bicycle, since it was a straight shot all along the same road along the ocean.

Here’s a link to our cycling route for the day (strava).

After arriving, we checked out what Hội An had to offer, and we were not disappointed. The main roads are blocked off from vehicles, so it’s much quieter and cleaner, and the architecture and overall atmosphere is absolutely stunning. Both during day time and even more so during night time.

Unfortunately, I experienced a bit of food poisoning from something that I ate earlier in the day, and wasn’t able to film much towards the end of the night. I was barely able to pedal my bike the 30km back to Da Nang, and had to grab onto Thuong’s shirt and have her pull me for parts of the way. Not the best night, BUT thankfully I was fully recovered by the next morning 🙂

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The city is divided alongside a large river, and has an abundance of beautiful things to see, delicious foods to eat, etc.. Join along on our day day adventure in Hue, Vietnam!

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We ended up staying here for 2 more days, so there will be two more full videos of activities and things to do around Vung Tau. On the second day, we rented bicycles and rode around the main beach area and peninsula. On the third day, we rented a scooter bike and drove around to some further away areas.

Vietnam TRAVEL VLOG Playlist

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Join along and see what it’s like to travel in a sleeping bus to the Vietnamese countryside and how Christmas is celebrated. I was quite surprised by the number of Christian churches as I did not know much about the French colonization before this trip.

Vietnam TRAVEL VLOG Playlist

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This is day 1 of that trip, where I arrived in Hanoi and we spent the day driving around on scooters with some of Thuong’s family to some local attractions, stopping along the way to eat some delicious foods like nem (spring rolls) and che (sweet desserts).

You can see the entire Vietnam Travel VLOG series here.

Vietnam TRAVEL VLOG Playlist

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