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There is also a citadel in Thanh Hoa province too, from Ho Dynasty. I am not sure if you were traveling to Thanh Hoa and saw it.

They were so friendly. That ward is near Phonh Nha - bit north of Dong Hoi city where we were staying. Most people only spend the night in Dong Hoi on their way to see the caves.

We did not see the citadel. It was too far away from the train station, and we did not stop at Thanh Hoa. We didn’t even know about it. There are still many things for us to learn about in Vietnam. 🙏☺️

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Thank you 🙏 ☺️

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. We try to celebrate the human spirit on this channel and avoid complicated politics. That being said, the “American War,” as it is called in Vietnam is a complex subject that is best left to the experts. We have visited many museums in Vietnam to get the Vietnamese perspective. As you would expect, there are differences between the American and Vietnamese accounts. I think both countries can agree the war was very tragic and impacted families for generations. The people we met in Vietnam were very welcoming, but the war was always in the back of our minds as we visited historic sites, and there were many times we both felt uncomfortable about this history.

Stephanie still got a little cold, I think, her voice sounds different than last time.

We loved our time in Da Nang and Hoi An. It’s such a great part of the country. Of course, it was very hot during our visit 🥵 The orchids were part of the train decorations. We thought they looked nice so we included them in the video.

@saigonese.nguyen yes. Stephanie was still recovering in this video. You can definitely tell she was congested.

Thanks so much for watching and leaving a comment ☺️🙏☺️

Thank you. It’s a beautiful city. We were disappointed we couldn’t see more of the Cham towers. That was one of the main reasons we wanted visit. Hopefully we can visit again when we are both not sick. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙏☺️

@@388_days Binh Dinh province currently has 8 clusters of Cham towers (Banh It, Duong Long, Doi, Canh Tien, Phu Loc, Thu Thien, Binh Lam, Hon Chuong), with 14 towers dating from the 11th - 15th centuries. Among them, the most prominent and attractive to tourists are the Twin Towers, Banh It Tower, and Duong Long Tower. They are scattered in Tay Son, Tuy Phuoc, Quy Nhon City

@htvchanel7172 the towers are so amazing. We saw some in Nha Trang, but Quy Nhon seems to have some of the largest. We also visited My Son Sanctuary near Hoi An.

😂😂😂 That was hilarious!! We were lucky that we happened to be recording. Thanks for the comment. It made us both laugh 🙏☺️

Hi Vui! We loved our time in Mui Ne. And the resort was amazing. One of the best places we have stayed. Thank you for making our time so memorable 🇻🇳🇻🇳☺️🙏

Thanks for sharing that information. Our experience was that we did not see songthaew readily available in the area where we stayed. I read that they can easily be found around the ring road, but we just didn’t see them.

I has sent you on Instagram message.

We are much better now ☺️. We also survived Super Typhoon Yagi in Hanoi 😳😳😳. It was quite windy. We will be leaving Vietnam in a couple of days.

⁠@@388_days Wow, you got the Yagi too 😮 I am excited to see your next trips to the other countries or back to the US. Btw, I think it is better to have some short stories on RUclips to get more viewers. Short stories are usually got my attention before I hit the follow buttons.

@saigonese.nguyen we’re pretty bad at RUclips Shorts. We will have to work on that.

Quy Nhon is great! Probably better if you speak Vietnamese, although I heard that people from the south have a hard time understanding the Hue accent. I don’t know if they have an accent in Quy Nhon. The food is very good and the people are very friendly.

Yes. It is quite amazing to think about how people used to live and travel during this time. It seems rather impressive that they could build all these massive structures in the middle of the island. With all the nearby temples, this must have been a very large and busy place. 🙏☺️

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We were lucky there were some nice shops nearby that served some healthy food. Unfortunately, we didn’t try too many unique foods, but stay tuned for our next episode because we did try some unique local cuisine. 🙏😂

@@388_daysyeahh, so cool ^^

I have done translating your video about Saigon but don't know how to send it to you. RUclips did not allow me to provide contact here.

So fascinating. Thank you for sharing. We were just excited to see the replica Cham tower knowing we would be able to see the real one in Nha Trang.

You can send us a DM on Instagram at 388.days. If it’s too long for a DM, we can exchange over email which we can send you via Instagram.

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Thank you. Sad that Chris got sick, but we enjoyed our short stay. 🙏☺️

Anything is possible. ☺️

We will probably take executive class next time. Luxury was nice, but not necessary for us as we travel light and try to spend our money wisely. 🙏☺️

Most of the population in the United States is concentrated in big cities so they can be quite crowded. Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and many other cities are quite busy. Indonesian cities are different, but they didn’t feel too crowded. We have lived in big cities so it’s probably our perspective. People in the rural parts of the United States don’t like big US cities and think they are too crowded.

One of the very best places in the world to visit temples and very few people are familiar with it outside of Indonesia. It was a surprising discovery for us. 🙏☺️

The beaches are so nice in Mui Ne, and there are not too many foreign tourists, although a lot of Vietnamese tourists travel there. We would definitely go back, even with the one hour drive from the train station. Or maybe we will schedule so we can take the one train that goes in to Phan Thiet directly. We had to stop at Binh Thuan because our schedule did not align with the train that goes to Phan Thiet. Hopefully we did not say the names of the cities too badly 😳 Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment 🙏☺️

@@388_days We won't judge you for pronouncing our cities' names, just like you guys did not judge us for speaking English with our accent, as long as everyone understands what we are talking about.

Yay! 🙏☺️

Thank you for watching and commenting. We definitely plan to return in the future so we can visit other parts of the country.

We did not go to the zoo this time. We might go the next time we visit. We would probably focus on the botanical garden since enjoy gardens and outdoor space. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙏☺️

@@388_days Ok. I love the city named after Uncle Ho from Hanoi.

When I saw Ms Hue showing up in your video, I have felt like part of my family was just showing up. She did not forget me even I have been 6 years away from home. Every corner of my city was just showed up in your video, one by one. Thank you for your good work! I am not sure when you will be in my country again for the Tet holiday, but if you plan to visit it for Tet, let me know. I can invite you to my family dinner, which is the best way for you to know how the local people prepare and celebrate the Tet. The smell of the incense, the traditional foods and the wishes with the red envelopes make the Tet all together.

There are some spots in HCMC (Saigon) which you can visit, maybe next time. They are Cu Chi tunnels and Vien Giac pagoda. I am the local but I was still surprised when I saw these. I did not know you like to see the temples. Vien Giac pagoda is a small temple in an alley far away from the city centre but it is very clean, peaceful and beautiful. Btw, in return for your work of my city, I am translating your video into Vietnamese so that more Vietnamese can understand it. When I finish, I will let you know and send it to you.

@saigonese.nguyen we had a great time visiting again. So many things to see. We’re pretty bad with pronouncing Vietnamese names and places, and it seems like the accents are different in each city we visit so even Vietnamese pronounce the names differently. I knew a lot of people named Nguyen in California so that one was easy for us to pronounce 😂. The hardest city name so far is Quy Nhon 😂. Ms Hue was so nice. I asked her if I could take video and she held up the meat and put it on the grill so would could show it on our RUclips video. You can tell her we really appreciated her hospitality. We are so glad we could share a little of your home. Our best experiences have been outside of the tourist areas. We are not sure when we will return to Saigon, but we definitely want to visit during Tet. We will, of course, let you know when we will be back in Saigon. 🙏☺️

@saigonese.nguyen we added Vietnamese subtitles, but I am not sure how well they translate. We always create closed caption subtitles in English and then use RUclips to create subtitles in other languages such as Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian. You can share the translation with us and we can post it because I’m sure what we have is not very accurate.

@@388_days You two are most welcome! Anytime! I will show Ms Hue your video later when I am back to my city. I know that right now you are heading to Phan Thiet and going up to the North. Stay safe, have fun and enjoy your trip!

Thanks for watching and leaving such a nice comment. There were steps on the property that we needed to take to get to the dining room, but it was not a lot. It’s a small property, but it’s on a hill so walking to the spa, for instance, requires taking stairs. Regarding waterfalls, we didn’t visit any, but there are a few nearby. The resort can probably arrange and excursion, but you might want to inquire with them. As you can see from the video, we mostly stayed on the property. 🙏☺️

@@388_days Thank you very much for the prompt reply! Watching your KL video right now!

@drnikhil143 KL was very hot, but very affordable. You can get some great accommodations. We stayed for a month.

One of our more memorable voting experiences 😂

Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙏☺️

😂😂 We had swimsuits on. Stephanie had a bandeau top on. Apparently it’s French. 😂😂 🙏☺️

Thanks for the tips. Holding the camera, walking, and talking at the same time is hard. 🤣 Thanks for watching and leaving us a comment 🙏😊

Now that we are in Vietnam, Thailand seems so different. We just "accidentally" had Che for the first time in Quy Nhon. We used Google Translate and it said it was "Tea," so Stephanie ordered it thinking it was "Thai Tea." I ended up drinking/eating it because it had Durian in it 😂😂😂. The Thai apparently meant it included Durian. I was wondering why the drink cost more than the Banh Xeo that we were eating.

Thanks so much. We really like Bangkok because it has all the modern comforts of a big city, great transportation, as well as lots of cultural sites. We went to see a Thai movie (with English subtitles), spent time enjoying the malls, and really just had a relaxing time. We've realized that we enjoy a little adventure followed by a lot of downtime, and Bangkok is a good place where you can do both. Now are making our way back through Vietnam by train which has been quite an adventure. We will definitely need some downtime after we get to Hanoi.

Thanks for the great tip. We couldn’t find that place on Google Maps, so I guess it’s truly a hidden gem. We’ll be sure to try this place the next time we’re in Chiang Mai. Thailand has so many great places to eat 😋 Thanks for watching and commenting 🙏☺️

We weren’t even aware of that park so thanks for pointing it out. We looked at the King Rama 9 Memorial Park which I think is still under construction. So many beautiful parks to visit in Bangkok. We will for sure check out these places the next time we visit. There is so much to do and see ☺️🙏

@@388_days Here it is. maps.app.goo.gl/3npDwLDnQBaH7bR68?g_st=ic There is a train which stops at this park (need to walk a bit or take motorcycle taxi to the park entrance) Here is the monorail station. maps.app.goo.gl/byKcRgKc68qd9czm9?g_st=ic

Hi Mike. Yes, we visited Bangkok for just a few days earlier this year and figured it would be a good place to return and spend a month after traveling so much in Indonesia. It was a good place to take a break. We will likely be back in Türkiye next year. We were considering Georgia as well. We actually had big plans to take the train from Ankara to Kars, but it’s become almost impossible to get a ticket as there are so many tourists trying to take the limited number of seats. Earlier this year we were set on Georgia as a destination, followed by Armenia and Azerbaijan, but things in Georgia seem to be changing so we’ve moved it to the “maybe” category.

@@388_days i didn’t know about the scenic train from Ankara to Kars - so, that’s good info :) Hope that you can get on it, and put up a YT video :)

It’s called the Dogu Express, but it’s become too popular. I think Covid kind of slowed down plans to expand the line to accommodate tourists and so far they haven’t expanded the operation. You basically need to wait until midnight local time, hit refresh on your browser as tickets are released, and then quickly book them. That’s too much effort for us 😂. We will find something else interesting or wait until they expand the line.

I am so confused with your journey. You went back and forth countries. I thought you had to spend more for transportation? Like you used to be in Thailand and now you are here again. You went to VN and you said you will be in VN again.

@saigonese.nguyen 😂😂 We started in Vietnam last year and then we visited Thailand. We then took the train down to Malaysia and then visited Indonesia. We liked Thailand and Vietnam a lot so we decided that after Indonesia we would return to those two countries for another visit. We took a plane to Singapore and then another plane to Bangkok which isn’t very expensive on AirAsia. From Bangkok we flew to HCMC which is not very expensive either. So now we have about 60 days we can stay in Vietnam. We basically made a very large circle traveling down to Indonesia. Initially we only planned about half our trip which gave us the flexibility to return to Thailand and Vietnam because we liked them so much (30 days in Thailand and 60 days in Vietnam). After that we will start to head back to the United States, but we will stop in the Philippines and Japan on our way back. In total we will have travelled for about one year in Southeast Asia. Does that help? We didn’t have a firm plan but are glad we left time to return to Vietnam. We will have spent almost 100 days in Vietnam when we finish our trip. 👍👍

@@388_days Haha, I got it. I agree with you that Air Asia and some other budget airlines in Southeast Asia really offer good prices to travel around the area, and USD is quite high when it is converted to the local currencies. So you might find the transportation costs reasonably. Because I am still a student, I still save every penny when I travel, even the air fares were very low. I was trying to experience everything in a country before I moved to the next ones. Maybe when I graduate and have a little more money, I will have more options like you now. I am glad that you found my country interesting. I like Thailand too, and Singapore, and Japan lol. Well, I actually love traveling. Thailand really knows how to do tourism. My country is beautiful and there are some good things but we still have a lot of lessons needed to be learned to improve the tourism. I appreciate some visitors who have a special bond with my country, despite its flaws.

@@388_days Haha, I got it. I agree with you that Air Asia and some other budget airlines in Asia are offering the good fares, and USD is quite high when it is converted to local currencies. So you might find the transportation costs in the area reasonably. I am still a student, and I still have to save every penny even the air fares are very low. I was trying to experience everything in a country before moved to the next ones. Maybe when I graduate and have a little more money, I will have more options like you now.

@@388_days I like Thailand too, and Singapore, and Japan lol. Well, I actually love traveling. Thailand really knows how to do tourism. Vietnam has some good things but we still have a lot of lessons needed to be learn to improve tourism. I appreciate the visitors who have a special bond with my country, despite its flaws.

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