Da Nang 2023-Pros & Cons 🇻🇳🇻🇳 

Some of the pros & cons of Da Nang, Vietnam... Support the channel here: patreon.com/expatnam buymeacoffee.com/namexpatw

I hope in Vietnam they will continue to accept cash, in the west they are trying to ban it.

I am so looking forward to going back to Da Nang in late June. In the past I have visited the city in September or October. I have not yet experienced the full on summer heat of June into July. I am expecting it to be very similar to Central Florida in terms of heat and humidity at the same time of year.

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I’m going to Đà Nẵng late March. So excited!

Da nang is great will be back in 2 weeks best beach in vietnam

Thanks for the video Chris. Great info as always. I really enjoyed the slower pace of DaNang. Walking and crossing the streets, not as hectic or dangerous as HCMC. My number 1 pro is the lifestyle of DaNang. No need to rush. Take time to enjoy the smaller things in life!

Actually to consider where to live or retire over Asia, there is barely a more perfect place than Da Nang!

Great video. I love Danang and will be back in September for about the 10th time since 2018. Funny thing is I always rent a motorbike and have never had a problem with bad drivers (I know this will generate howls of outrage from some - but people are different and I am just reporting my experience - I have NEVER had a problem and I have taken the Hoi Van pass from Danang all the way to Hue and back in a single day. I find it safer to drive a motorbike in Vietnam than in Canada. There is actually order in the chaos. Admittedly it is totally different than driving in North America but there is really only one rule - don't hit the person in front of you. You don't need mirrors - what is behind you is not your concern, it's theirs. If you can adjust to that - and I certainly did -then you will be fine. If you are nervous - then don't bother - take a Grab Taxi - they are as cheap as taking a city bus in a western country. I find the cars actually drive slowly in Danang and if you are an alert driver and know how to use roundabouts and yield properly, plus move with the traffic, you'll be just fine. Day or night this applies, along with liberal usage of your horn - it isn't rude - it's like in India (where I absolutely would NEVER drive, haha) where people honk to helpfully let you know where they are. When in Rome....Now, having said all that - I have seen people literally killed before my eyes in traffic accidents with trucks, sad but true - but luckily only a couple of times in 6 years. It comes from NOT PAYING ATTENTION. Not anticipating chaos. Expecting things to be like they are in your home country. Same old story. It's like when you go to Germany and drive on the autobahn. The left lane is for passing only. It's not like in North America where slow drivers hog both lanes - terrible. I loved driving in Germany because the drivers have great discipline and follow the rules - but that is totally different than Vietnam - so adapt or perish. They aren't changing for you so there is no point in complaining about it - embrace the change.

just seen your vid chris and considder me a new subscriber. im coming to da nang for 4 or 5 days in january and was wondering if there is anywhere to hire an e-bike as i would much prefer one of those than a motor bike . if you could let me know i would greatly appriciate it reguards paul

Hello! Thanks for posting your videos! I am planning a trip to Vietnam. Would you have any suggestions on affordable transportation between Hanoi and Pu Luong? I can't figure it out, and private driver is so expensive! Thanks in advance!

It's much better living in Danang for sure

Goodday Chris, This is the video I have been waiting for. The weather sounds like my home city Melbourne, 4 seasons in one day. More positives than negatives sounds like the place to be. I knew it was when I first visited in 2011 & I just love Da Nang. Highly recommend take the local bus at school pick up time to Ho an. Just do & you love it. Can't wait till I return back. Have to come & see my dentist in Da Nang soon also. Great video love love it. Cheers Your number 1 Fan from Melbourne, Australia. Louis Kats from Down Under. 👍 🙂 🇦🇺 🇨🇦

So I visited a family member that was living in Bao Loc and LOVED it. Cool climate, lakes and beautiful place to possibly bike. Not a huge expat destination though so you won’t see many foreigners or Viet tourists. I used to love Da Lat but it was sooo much busier with local VN tourists when I went last year.

Is the beach red flag often? Does that apply to surfers as well?

What about Da Lat or beach a must

It has all that and it's affordable. I plan to move there with my wife in a couple years and work remote from home. The only thing I'm concerned about is that I will need to work the night shift and sleep during the day, and Southeast Asian people are LOUD.

Awesome video 🔥🔥 Love your videos ❤️❤️❤️

The way you make these vids are great. Appreciate the info and love the beach views

first vid showing all the trash there

Been here 3 days, coming from Thailand my first impression is it seems to unfortunately have an 'Egypt' vibe. Nowhere near as friendly as Thailand, lots of hustlers eg: trying to charge tourists to use toilets. I'll give it a while longer as mentioned the traffic is beyond appalling, even the sidewalks aren't q safe, moving down to Hoi an, then HCMC so I'll see how I feel after the two weeks, but so far it's not somewhere I'd return to...also coffee, supposed to be renowned for great coffee, but you'll struggle to buy a jar? and in the cafes be sure to say no sugar or milk because they'll just throw it all in.

Can you say what the dating seen is like? I've been to Da Nang many times but I was married then. After my wife passed lifes a bit different but I really enjoy the vietnamese people. Thanks.

Great video. How about Nha Trang? Have u been/lived there? The beached in Nha Trang from the videos i been watching, seems more calm. Da Nang beach seems like paradise for surfers. According to Google, Da Nang 1,1m population vs Nha Trang 530k pop, and u saying Da Nang is small city life? :S But then again im just wathicng and googling haha, never been in vietnam. But im going to Nha Trang in May, then Vip bus to Da Nang, both looks wonderful

Great points mate.

I am retired and looking for a warm place to live . great video with great info TY from the USA

Saigon is unbearably hot in the summer. Don't like it at all,

Good info.. I’m looking to move there in a few years if I can! Will be visiting Danang in about a month.. if I see you walking on the beach, I’ll buy you a beer.

Da Nang is lacking westerners and is boring compared to 2019 (pre covid), city had a lot of life back then, but I still love it here and wont live anywhere else any time soon !

I've lived in Thailand for years and I am a cyclist here. I visited Vietnam (Hanoi and Saba) for 4 days last week and while the weather was amazing compared to Thailand (I live in Chiang Mai) the chaos and rude driving made me not want to come back again. Driving in Thailand is pretty bad but the people there literally honk at you and try to push you off the street or shove themselves into any gaps they can find. I can't imagine trying to ride my bike on any of those roads while constantly being cut off pushed around and honked at by these drivers. How do you deal with this? Maybe I need to try some other areas outside of cities and tourist traps like Sapa? Is all of Vietnam this bad with driving? Thanks.

A typical Sotheast Asian Beach during the monsoon season; all the garbage from out in the ocean washes up along the high tide mark. Looks like crap.

How we can get one year vietnam visa , and live there ?

Can you suggest where to stay in Da Nang that accessible to explore coming soon,thanks

Pro: happy ending. Awesome 👍

I live in Canada where it can be -20 Celsius for months during the winters

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Thank you, I very much appreciate the honest insights. I spent a lot of time in S.E. Asia in the last century can no longer afford to, or look forward to living out my remaining years in what America offers and has become, and it's perspective such as this that I find most valuable, and what you relate brings me back to my recollections of S.E. Asia rather than the dreamy, idyllic infomercial like impressions one is left with on RU-vid.

Great video thank you for the updates !

I’ve seen several RU-vid videos of people walking up and down the beach in Da Nang and the amount of trash is shocking. One English RU-vidr (Ellis WR) nearly stepped on a syringe/needle! 😮 Other RU-vidrs love the food scene however.

I really hope DaNang never turns into a Miami - otherwise you’ll be leaving your home with a bullet proof vest everywhere.

Da nang small city ? Population : 1 047 000 hab. (2015), ok it's not HCM.

What do you do for work ? What advice would you give if I wanted to work in places like Thailand vietnham and be able to sustain ?

Hey there, can you recommend a good resource regarding visas for vietnam?

I was there then, beach was closed for days unfortunately

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What visa are you on ? Are you doing teachng ?

Where to do money exchange in Da Nang?

Hi there - very informative, thanks a lot. Visited Da Nang a couple of years ago and my wife and I discussed that it was a place we could retire. Do you know how it compares to Chiang Mai in Thailand in that respect? I was actually a bit surprised by the cost of renting apartments or villas in Da Nang.

Great commentary! What a lot of garbage on that beach at the end of the video...Always saddens me when I see that

We went on a snorkeling trip at Ko Sumi, in Thailand, at the marine national park(I think that’s what they call it) and all we saw was plastic and not one fish. This must be characteristic of the same ocean bottom in the DaNang waters. Sad.

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I loved Da Nang

Many thanks.

Dogs in Vietnam are used as alarm systems, they are to sit in front of their homes and bark if there are any intruders

Well done. Great attitude. Laid back!

what is better for Night Life Da Nang or Nha Trang

Did you check out bao loc?

Wow! All that trash on the beach.

09:35 that's a main reason why tourists don't really come to Vietnam... beach in the background is full with trash and trash in general is a huge problem I've noticed the card payment issues myself all over Vietnam..when they have credit card option to pay they charge you extra 10% fee 🙈

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hei thank for the video, which casino would you recommend to play in danang

Most of the negatives you point out are on the $ for most ppl, but they r all positive for me. Noise, no big deal. Cash, love it!!! Weather, again no problem. In rainy season leave house in shorts, t shirt, rubber sandals & a plastic slicker w a hood. You're all set. Stash the slicker in your pocket until needed. Unless a typhoon or or tidal wave occurs I'm good. 👍🇻🇳🏊

Always good to hear when you say it's a cooler day in Da Nang. I hope you never have to rely on your health insurance due to bad drivers while riding around. Have you ever considered moving to Da Lat, I hear it's much cooler up there and the air quality is good too. Have a wonderful weekend.