#1-Retiring in Vietnam - Vung Tau Rider Video 1(cost of living)
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- Retiring in Vietnam - Vung Tau Rider Video 1. In this video I talk about the cost of living in Vung Tau and give a tour of my apartment. MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT ALL THE VUNG TAU RIDER VIDEOS. 14 videos as of 15/6/18.
Looks like Barry hasn't posted a video in almost a year. I hope he's still alive and enjoying retirement, wherever that may be.
You are living the dream my friend. I will be following in your footsteps in the next 5 years! Thank you for the video
and keep them coming!!
Thanks for the nice words. Yes I am living an adventure rather than a crappy low budget retirement in the states. I think you'll be happy if you come here.
Thanks I envy your lifestyle. I m 80 but still ride my Harley and my Kawasaki daily. Lived in Vung Tau 1968,,also Nha Trang and Saigon. If I were not tied down to my sick wife, I would be off to vietnam in a minute. The Vietnamese are such humble people and the country so beautiful and interesting. You can’t beat a Vietnamese sun rise on the ocean! And the food***. Maybe I will look you up someday if we both live a few more years.best regards..thanks
Wayne wicker San Antonio texas
I agree with you about Vietnam and the people. Best of luck to you and your wife.
Vung Tau Rider Vung watched your video this is the most beneficial video about Vietnam I’ve seen yet. I’m retired going through a divorce and I’m definitely going to be moving there I love the Culture but mostly the food. I sincerely hope we could become good friends my Dad was there in 67-69 Big Red One ( Armored ) but he hates anything “ Asían “ not me I think it’s absolutely beautiful and it’s my destiny to be there very soon.....🇺🇸❤️
Like you, I'd love to go back some day, if I live that long. Would love to see Cat Lo again in a different light. Keep riding.
Thank you for your service and welcome home sir. Enjoy your stay and life in South Vietnam.
Great video. Thanks. I recently spent two months in Vietnam and really enjoyed it. My first time there. I like it better than Thailand. Great people and food and less expensive than Thailand, and not as overrun by foreigners as Thailand. I was in Vung Tau one week to escape the crazy traffic in Saigon. I really liked Vung Tau. It's a 'level 1' city, according to the Vietnamese government, and I can see why. Very relaxing place with great weather and not much traffic. It was quite windy when I was there though, and the beaches don't seem that appealing for swimming. But I'd rather look at the sea than swim in it anyway. I wish you happiness and comfort in Vietnam :)
We do have some windy days but most of the time it is a nice ocean breeze in the evening so don't have to use AC. As much as I love Thailand it has become a tourist trap. That's why I ended up living up country in a town with only a handful of westerners. Thanks for the kind words. The best to you also.
Wow a nice apartment ,and yes you are truly correct ,that view is worth every penny,truly stunning,to wake up to that view everyday and sit outside having breakfast would be a dream come true for most people,even sitting watching those storms you speak of from there must be amazing,maybe you should take up photography ,as i am one hundred percent sure,you would catch some stunning photo's,good luck and hope you keep enjoying life.
Yes the view is worth every cent. I have watched some pretty fantastic storms, sunsets, lightning from my balcony. I have taken some pics too.
wanna see some nice places? come to Europe, dont go to dumps like this
Juju Rellama . True? Please, do tell us more. Do you think we would be blessed with having friends and neighbours much like yourself, a veritable fountain of fine (in)breeding, displaying a respectful acceptance of differing cultures and peoples, always with a kind word for "the other", and of course, a literal well-spring of worldly knowledge?
Sounds like an absolute paradise, ya' snot nosed git. A few years from now, say when you've learned to wipe your own arse, come back and "enlighten us" just a little more on the merits of living in Europe, preferably after you've been weaned from your progenitor's hind teat.
Oh, and you've made abundantly clear by your channel's content, especially so by your subscriptions, that you have a propensity to thoroughly insulate yourself from alternative lifestyles by the adoration shown to members of your own self-congratulating, ahem, tribe. I do recall that that just may have been an impetus for many of the historical troubles which had been visited upon them.
And congrats to your stylist! That haircut DOES look like Bieber's, your (desired, if not actual) brethren whose progenitors wandered (or because of a similarly elitist psychosis, were expelled) from Europe to Canada.
Back to you, sire.
Juju - why so mean. This is a nice guy. Jeez.
Rusty Walker It's in his DNA.
I grew up there. You have one of the best view of VungTau. Housing there is very expressive now. 600$ is reasonable.
I love my view. And my rent is $500 US or 11 million dong.
Thanks for sharing your experience! As I think to move over there, I'm from France, you made my day sir! :)
I wish you the best... Have fun!
Thank you and best of luck to you.
Hey Rider, worked over there for a few months in 2012. Loved the place. Du Duc, Cucumber, offshore bar 1/2 etc. Love the place. Thanks for the run down on first hand prices for expats
No problem Danny
This is my retirement plan, I have a few years to wait , I'll be there in a month for a holiday & a look . I am impressed with what I see . I have been to Vn twice but not to Vung Tao yet
Pretty good review...cost seemed fair and I liked the view.
Thank you
The beauty of Vung Tau has stuck in my mind since the middle 60’s, I’d love to see it again.
Just an airplane ride away.
First of all, thank you for your service! Secondly, (me too) I envy your lifestyle. Lastly, thank you for the inspiration and guiding light. I have been thinking a lot lately about retiring in Vietnam. I left (pronounced escaped) Vietnam in 1979 when I was 9yrs old. I am 50 now and hopefully can retired in at 65yrs, in 15yrs. I don't live too far from your hometown in Sacramento. I lived in Oroville, CA. I plan on visiting Vietnam regularly before I retired to scope out a place to retired. I was there for a month in October of 2018. Next time I am in Vietnam I will look you up, buy you a coffee and seek advice on retiring in Vietnam! Joel.
I visited HCMC in late Feb after viewing your video. I wanted to see Vung Tau, but my tour guide took ill. I loved HCM and the people. I will visit Hanoi next. But from your video and meeting others while in HCM, Vung Tau may be a winner for me too! I appreciate you sharing your life. And congrats on getting your teaching credentials! Tạm biệt!
Thanks Darius. Good luck on your future in Vietnam.
Not Hanoi. You'll be very sorry for Hanoi.
That's a nice little apartment. I could live very comfortably in a space like that. Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome. It works for me.
If you live there alone, like he does...you absolutely dont need more space..! Anyway...bigger appartments cost more..and are much more work cleaning,-) His view is very very nice:-)
I've lived in Saigon for 15 years now, and I gotta say that Vung Tau may be the most underappreciated place of Vietnam. It's so easy to get away to for a day or two, it's quite lovely and laid back, and there's plenty (enough for me, at least) to see and do there.
It's underappreciated until a holiday weekend and we get slammed with Saigon folks..haha. Vung Tau has a laid back vibe that I find very appealing. After a few days in Saigon I can't wait to get back. Wow. 15 years in Saigon. You have truly made VN your home.
Haha... except I forgot to mention that we're moving back to the States in 30 days! That said, I do hope to make it back here for retirement... and definitely someplace nicer than Saigon. Vung Tau is a definite possibility, though right now I think we're leaning towards Da Nang.
Thank you for video, I worked in Vung Tau 1985,86 , so many changes !
You're welcome. How do you think I felt... I was last here in 1969.
Vietnam is the best sir. I hope you enjoy the time in Vietnam.
Thanks Tony
Yes it is nice. It was between Da Nang, Nha Trang and Vung Tau as to where I was going to live. Vung Tau was cheaper so here I am.
Vung Tau Rider good luck be happy and relax
Vung Tau Rider I've Just spent 4 weeks working there living in the Palace Hotel, Love the place & the people on my bucket list to go back
Congratulations ! You are now get a great place to stay. I hope you enjoy the rest of your life... And I will follow you soon ... Thanks for your video ...
Great video. Nicely informative and what a view! Well done, sir!
Thanks
Hello Berry, thank you 4 all your great clips. I'm moving from Thailand to probably Vung Tung thanks 2 you. How could I talk 2 U in private chat. Thank you.
Hi, I am a fellow expat. Been here in Nha Trang for four years now. I started out in Saigon but got out as soon as my 6 month lease was up. My costs are relatively similar to yours except for rent. I live in a new three bedroom, three bathroom unattached house right on the Cai river in the center of Nha Trang. It came fully furnished with garden areas and a patio that goes out into the river. There is a second kitchen in the garden area. I pay $390 USD a month plus utilities. It helps that I am married to a Vietnamese woman who pushes me aside and haggles over the price of everything. I am Canadian but lived in Mexico for 14 years prior to coming here so I am very used to the expat life style and will never return to Canada.
Thanks for sharing. Do you think it would be impossible for an incoming expat to land a similar deal that you found, if they aren't married to a local or have a local relative? BTW, I live in the US and am just now starting to research retirement locations outside the US. Thanks!
@@TheHubisOfMan If it is important to you to live in Saigon or Hanoi there is not much chance. If you are willing to live in one of the smaller towns like Nha Trang my wife just said she would find you something similar to what we have. She has already done that for one Belgian we met. Email me at lostcanadian@protonmail.com
Hello there! We also moved to Vung Tau last 2017 and we love it. So happy to find your channel! You’re the only expat I’ve seen vlogging in Vung Tau. I’ve started my channel too and hope to meet you one of these days. Have a good weekend!😁✌🏼from the 🇵🇭 by the way
What is the best time of the year to go if one hasn't been there before?
Hi Barry. Vung Tau looks absolutely beautiful. Now I am considering it for retirement or even before! Thanks for the video mate
Hey you're welcome. Good luck.
I have insurance in the states. Hopefully i can get home if something serious comes up. Otherwise it's pay as you go for me. I am lucky I haven't had any problems since I've been here. Expat insurance is available but it was too expensive for me.
You sound a very nice chap ... thank you for the clip .. enjoyed it very much ..
Thanks and you're welcome.
I've watched this video many times. My plans are to retire 10/18 and fly to Phuket, Thailand on November 22nd...I'll spend about a month there, then fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia...After Cambodia I'll visit Vietnam for the first time.. From your video and an article in International Living magazine I think I'll visit Vung Tao. You did a great job explaining everything and who woldn't want to watch the sun rise from that patio.....thanks for the video....
stitchergary lucky for you ...before you fly out ask one the Vietnamese travel agent get for you Vietnam Visa for 5 years for $100 that saves you a lot money , instead you paid $50 every 3 month like Mr rider said
Thank you for loving your hometown. The wonderful scent of Vung Tau
I worked in VN for 3+ years in Da Nang and Hanoi and it was by far the best country I have ever been to in my working life. I loved every part of being there and it's the only country that I still keep in touch with people I met there even after 10+ years of not working in VN. Many of the friends I met still ask me "Why you don't come and live VN". It's a great place, I have even met a few Vn vets that have returned to finally try and find peace in their lives. Just got get out and meet some vocals their really nice.
Totally agree.
You master the Zen of living comfortably in beautiful place with so nice weather. Need wooden chair for the balcony though. It is a little scary looking down from 10 stories above ground. Enjoy.
Wow! I am so happy i found your page! I plan on retiring in Vietnam as well !!...I will be watching all of your stuff!! Thank you!
You make me want to retire in Vietnam. So nice. Wishing you the best of luck.
Thank you so much.
Very nice view lookin out of the apartment, the apartment is nice has every just like it here in the U. S . I would love to retire there too, Vung Tau is where I born and most of my relative still livin there. I came to the U.S since I was 10 , but now I living in Louisiana . Da Nang is a nice place to live too. I think you make the right choice, the price is not too bad, you get to see beautiful view everyday and you can go to the beach for a little swim, not to mention the foods is so good,. Thanks for the vlog... Enjoy your retiring.
That first view you showed reminds me so much of the south pf France. Beautiful.
A beautiful apartment! Think I'm going to leave Hong Kong and come over there. LOL
For the same appartment in HK you gonna pay at least 1500 USD...maybe more..!! you will save out money.
Nice video, Barry. Beautiful view from the balcony. Just curious, can you hear the street noise when the sliding door is closed ?
Thanks. If the slider is open you can hear a lot of things..haha. From the construction next door or the occasional high performance bike with hot exhausts to the guy who rides his cycle around with a PA blaring something everyday. Typical sounds you hear in Asia. But with the slider closed it's pretty quiet. Especially when the AC is on. There used to be a big open air night club across the street on the waterfront that blared pop music til 2 am. But they closed down.
Hi Barry, I enjoyed your videos on Vung Tau. I was there from Sep 1964 to Jan 1966 when I wasn't TDY all over the country. I was from Rach Gia in the south to Danang in the north. Of all of the places I visited I liked VT better than the rest including Saigon. I went back to VN 2 years ago last Nov. to look at some of the places that I went to. I couldn't believe that Front Beach had a barrier there and there was no beach. There was a lot of fishing boats (Sampans). We used to go there and have a unit party every now and then. I rented a motorcycle for a day and rode around VT and I went to Back Beach (Bia Sau) and all that was there was high rises and private beach clubs. We used to get a Bigggg lobster or a fried crab that was about 12 inches wide with Potatoes that tasted like they had been cook in motor oil for $1, yes $1. I never got sick on that and that was the first time that I ever ate either one. I went to Nha Trang on my last visit and they wanted $40-$50 for a lobster. I only saw small crabs (about 6 inches across) and I asked the sea food shop owners "What happened to the big crabs?" They all told me "All Gone". I guess that they were over fished or trapped and ate. I stayed in VT for a week and only met 2 Americans there . Their are a lot of Aussies there (that is a different story). The only place I recognized in VT was the Grand Hotel. All of the US military places were closed to outsiders, including the airfield at VT. I had in my mind that there would be a lot of military and police everywhere in the country, but I probably only saw about 30 and never went through a checkpoint. To me traveling in VN (I rode buses, which are very nice with Wifi everywhere. I felt a LOTTTT safer there than I do here in Arkansas. I stayed a month and had no problems getting around. The people couldn't understand what few word I new in Vietnamese with a southern twang. I've rambled enough here but the country is cheap (except for the seafood) and the people a re a lot more friendlier than they were over 50 years ago. I'm trying to talk my wife into going there with me again for about 2 months and run around the country. Good Luck Barry and live life to the fullest.
Thanks Carlos. I never made it to VT back in the day. I went to Hong Kong on my R&R and never did an in-country R&R. The vets who come back to VN do so for a lot of reasons. Some, like you, want to visit the places they were stationed or fought in. As for myself I really have no desire to re-visit the war so I have not been to any war memorials or places that I was in. Each man deals with his war memories in different ways. Being a tech in the Air Force my war was pretty easy compared to so many. If I had gone through what they did I would probably feel different about going back to those places. Good luck to you also.
Thanks for your very cool video,I did Thailand for 20 days last month and really loved it.Vietnam is my next trip and I think that will be my retirement place.Visas are waaay better than Thailand and the food is great.Best of luck brother from the USA.
Thanks. Good luck to you and merry Christmas.
great to see so many single men without women zapping their time/energy and resources
Best wishes for you in Vietnam,enjoy your retirement
I know you did a great deal of research on your own but I still have to say......BOY, are you lucky!!
Very compact but cozy apartment.View is beautiful.
Great vid!! Love it..plain basic info without anoying music you see elsewere on utube:-) But what I miss is costs about Healthcare?? I myself are running 57 in a few weeks so..this might be a thing as I have high bloodpressure and have pills for that. How about the ladies in Vietnam?? hehehe I mean living all alone might not be so nice? I am Dutch btw.. Keep up the great work..:-)
I am so jealous. What an amazing views.
Yeah it is a nice way to live.
Here from Tulsa.
You remind me of my grandpa that passed away recently. He was in the Vietnam war as well. His name is Robert Miller from California as well.
Best of wishes to you.
Sorry to hear he passed. I don't remember that name so I probably didn't know him.
Your living my dream, we have traveled to Vn but my wife would never agree to live there. One of the friendliest countries I have visited. Great view BTW !
Yeah thanks. I feel pretty lucky to be living here.
sandy jettison the old lady
Good day again Vung Tau rider, Ive been there in Vung Tau City working in PTSC MC site for fabrication of TSJOC well head platform (Trung Son- PetroVietnam Talisman Petronas joint operation) in on shore/ off shore projects. The other job was in Ba-ria Vung Tau in Power plants as Mechanical Engineer. My activities there in that City were to find restaurant for my meals, sometimes bathing in sea, most was going jogging walking hiking going to Christo Ray/ Christ the King monument and im contented to see my Lord Jesus, that was year 2011-2014, im here now in Davao City, Philippines where I lived and ive got some few photos of Christ the King in our Altar and His figurine..what an experiences ive got there in Vietnam, it will always be remembered thru out my life until the day my life disappear, thnx......God bless.
Barry, hope you enjoyed Vietnam. Thank you for helped my country fought a war without direction many years ago. I hope Vietnamese treated you well. Those chairs look like my kids backyard playhouse furniture. Good luck!
The Vietnamese have been great to me. Yeah... the chairs are small...haha.
Those balcony chairs are getting some attention🤣🤣🌹😘🎶🥂👍
Hey Barry, I'm from Sacramento. Enjoy your videos. I was set on Thailand but Vietnam looks more enticing to me now. Love to explore the whole country and settle somewhere like Hoi An or Dai Lat. Thanks for the cost of living video. I'm so happy to find I can live in SE Asia on my Soc Security. Tired of the rat race. I wasn't in the war but always wanted to go.
I was just in Roseville a few weeks ago. It was nice seeing family but I was ready to come back. You can't go wrong in Thailand or VIetnam.
Great video Berry love it will watch it again very informative thank you for all your help
Thanks. You're welcome Scot.
good video.
I just found your channel.
Keep the videos coming.
Welcome to my little channel. Thanks for watching.
You know you have gone native when you have your own baby chairs as furniture :) I used to live in Saigon and have visited Vung Tau many times. My wife is Vn so I am able to get 5 year visas. We moved to the states and while I love the states I kick myself in the rear daily wishing we never did. I always tell her that if we move back it will be Vung Tau or Dalat. Probably Vung Tau since it is just so easy to get to Saigon if need be.
That's funny about the chairs. Where would the street food vendors be without baby chairs...haha. I'm curious. Does your wife want to live in the US or come back to VN?
Sorry for the late response. Honestly we are very mixed. She is very happy living in the states now but we miss living in Vn. We go back at least once to twice a year still. We talk about hopefully moving back when we retire one day.
same as you, have a VN wife..been going to Vietnam since 2001..thought about retiring there but think it's better to just live here in the states and visit Vietnam 6 months at a time
should have sent her to "work" every night, so you wouldnt cry here. She d earn a lot of money, if she was beautiful
I lived And worked in Vietnam From 2005 to 2011 in HCMC. Got married and Now living in the U. S. With my Vietnamese wife. So Barry, You didn't mention anything about girlfriend?? I hope to retire their soon, looking at Phu Quoc, I prefer the island life, so much more peaceful and quieter than mainland VN. In your video, I could hear the bus and truck horns. And by the way Mosquitoes Can only fly so high Because of the wind.
Have you tried the durian fruit?
Thanks a lot for getting back to me so quickly. I appreciate it. You're absolutely right about the fires. It's terrible. I think that they are finally getting a handle on the Carr fire. Yesterday they said it was 65% contained, or 35% wild, lol. The smoke is still terrible here, but I count myself fortunate. I did have to vacate my house for a couple of days, but no damage. So I'm grateful for that. Some of those mountains look like they were hit with Napalm. It's ugly.
Yes, the way that I get my money there is a concern. I don't think I would be inclined to open an account there. Like you I have direct deposits and have had them for years going to my credit union in Pasadena. I haven't had any problems with that and I don't think I would change. I wondered about ATM's there. I suppose you can't use them though because of the exchange rate is always changing and then there would probably be a pretty substantial fee to.
I also watched your other video where you were out riding on your bike and running errands. When you said you were going to the bank I thought this must be telepathy. That was the question I had posted moments earlier. But of course, you had to cut off the film after you greeted the girls. Riding around town there seemed like it was almost like some small town here in California. But you did say that the weekends the traffic is considerably busier.
For me, I would likely just go there for a short visit like you might have done the first time. Then I could check it out and see what I think. I'm not one to just jump right in. In any case, it would be an interesting trip. Oh, how are they with credit cards? Do most places accept American Express, Visa, Mastercard? I know a small shop probably wouldn't accept them. I doubt places such as your motorbike mechanic is set up to take credit cards.
This might seem crazy to ask, but what about the Internet. Obviously you use it. But the language. Can you select a Home Page like MSN.com or FOX.com and have it appear in English? I know you know about the Carr fire so you must have seen that on the Internet.
I appologize for the long email. I didn't mean to overload you with questions, I hope you don't mind. I did subscribe after watching your video so I'll continue to watch.
Thanks for getting back to me, and if you would like you can use my email address. It's bexaminer@yahoo.com
I prefer to answer questions on here so that if other people have the same question I can answer for all. Actually I had never been here before when I first came and stayed. Of course I had lived in Thailand for years so I am used to an expat lifestyle in Asia. I did all my research online and then chose Vung Tau for the reasons I gave in my videos. But if you haven't lived overseas I would come on a 60 day visa and stay one or two months. By then you will know if you like it or not before committing long term. I am about to sign my 4th 6 month lease tomorrow. it's no problem using ATMs here and most places accept credit cards. With the exception of the small local shops such as my mechanic. No big deal. When I wire my money I always get enough for living expenses and fun money in local currency. My internet here is faster than what I had at home. Everything is the same on my Yahoo home page with the exception of having a few ads in Vietnamese pop up. No big deal. You can select your language for your home page.
Jim G....those are questions I had also. You sound polite and nice. I am thinking of travelling somewhere to stay for a month or two, instead of my normal travel of 2 weeks in a country. Have a nice day to both of you guys!
Welcome back to Vietnam sir!
.Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here.
You have come full circle. Enjoy your retirement and peace and happiness to you.
Hey Ed. Thanks for the kind words. Happy holidays!
Vung Tau Rider wow it takes a lot of guts to make a move like that , I would like to do the same thing. But I have a home in Florida, full of furniture. I’m 54 and have an income of around $6800,00 a month. I guess to be honest scared to make that move because of the unknown. Lol. If you could give me some wise advise on the matter would be very helpful. I would like to talk more personal if possible would be great if possible. Just trying to do my homework. Ready to leave this crazy United States. Would appreciate it!
Thank you for the informative video. Even though I am 68- years I am so much interested in packing up my house and go to Vietnam for a year or two, maybe even longer. I live by the beach and would prefer living at the beach in Vietnam as well. Oh, by the way, I am from beautiful South Africa.
Hey man are you OK? Haven''t seen a video from you in like forever. Really enjoyed them. Anyway hope you are OK. Later
i understand why you kept the place. it's great!
I spent several weeks TDY in Vung Tau in 1971 at the airfield. Even during the war it was a very nice place and I have always wanted to visit it again.
Not a bad place to do a TDY
I was stationed in Can Tho and when my unit stood down I went to Vung Tau to prepare our aircraft for shipment back to the states. We would get one aircraft every other day and it only took about six hours to do the prep so we had a lot of time to see the area. Can Tho wasn't a bad assignment in 1971 either.
Very nice digs sir. Thanks for taking the time to show us first hand what the dollar will do in that part of Vietnam. You have obviously gotten around the language barrier which is good to see. I have only been to the Philippines and Thailand and especially in the PI there was no real language barrier so that increases the comfort zone for me. I think after I get my retirement set in place in about 6 months I am going to spend a couple months in Vietnam as a tourist and see if it makes sense for me to call the area home for maybe 6 months of the year. Again....thanks!
Sounds like a good plan. I've never done PI except for brief stops heading elsewhere. You know not speaking the language doesn't really bother me except once or twice a month when I get in a situation with someone who doesn't speak any English. But no big deal. I have a translator app.
Living in Chiang Mai, Thailand at the moment. Thoughts of Vietnam keep cropping up. Keeping an open mind and want to come to Vietnam for a couple of weeks next year to check it out. Thanks for your video.
Prior to coming here I was living in Maha Sarakham Thailand. I have to admit I was a little bored living there. No night life to speak of. Not like Chiang Mai. I miss many things about Thailand but I won't go back to live.
I love Vung Tau. I go there twice a year, from California. The beach is nice, the water is around 82 degrees, but if you like to surf, like I do, there's never any good surf here. The people here are very nice and the girls are beautiful. Great value for the money here.
You're right about no surf. Unless we have a cyclone coming... haha.
Oh no, no good surf....not even for beginners....where is the nearest beach to go surfing??
Wow, that is a beautiful view.
I agree.
Damn fine place for roughly $600.00 all in. Cannot beat that, especially with the fantastic views you have. We younger folks can learn a lot from you guys!!! That is why I am always chatting with older guys when I travel as they most likely have been there......did that.
Thanks. I did the backpacker/hippie Asian lifestyle when I was in my 20's. I had a lot of fun. This is totally different. Not as much fun but very satisfying.
For a similar apartment like that in Canada, it would cost you $2700/month not furnished. Fyi, you should use "google translator". Just type what you want to say and translate that to Vietnamese and hit play and the computer would read out loud for ya. Very handy.
I use google translator on my phone. But sometimes it comes up with crap.
I was stationed in vung Tao in 1966 us army.i was at the army air field at vung tao.i flew on cv2 caribous.i flew all over Vietnam.
I retired in VM 6 years,,,,,living Long Khanh City, see you some day,,,thanks
Hi, maybe in your future videos, post what you do for fun or what your typical day is like. Do you still have families in the US (children, ex-wife)? Wishing you health and happiness in the new year!!
Hello Arlene. Thanks. I hope you have a great new year also. Many of my videos are about my typical days here. But now that the holidays are over I'll get back to my old style videos.
Vung tau is beautiful town. Was there 2 years ago visiting relatives. The sea foods there fantastic. Good thing is Saigon is not far if you missed the city
Rider, I to was there during the war, I was there in 1970-71. I found the people very nice and the country was beautiful. I was in Da Nang, so I am partial to there. I wish I could go back to see my kids there. I have about 240 kids there now.
Yeah and they're all looking for you Paul..haha.
Vung Tau is nice but Con Dao is absolutelyy amazing !!! Make a trip there and you will fall in love with the island !
Thanks for the great information about retirement in Vung Tau. Have a happy retirement in Vietnam sir.
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Gorgeous house,. I was in Vietnam 1969 also with the army. Good luck buddy I will subscribe.
Thanks. And thanks for subscribing.
@@vungtaurider2864 how do you it...? vietnam is definitely beautiful,cheap and has good food, but the lack of common sense + the greed here is quite unbearable... i'm here almost 6 months and thank god i will leave in 2 weeks...this country brings out the worst in me....very important be patient here.....i lived almost 10 years in thailand, but the stress i've experienced here in these 6 months is way worse than i ever had compared to the 10 years in thailand....all that unnecessary honking of cars and motorbikes ...anyways everyone is different i hope you at least enjoy it out here....
Hi Kevin. Thailand will always be special to me but circumstances don't allow me to live there anymore. That being said I find Vietnam to have it's own charms. I think greed is endemic to all of Asia or for that matter most of the world. Since I don't have a lot of money I am not a targeted ATM so I don't really run into that much with the exception of a few bar girls. And I expect it with them. I don't see much difference in the traffic in Saigon over Bangkok. It's all madhouse and noise. Vung Tau is pretty quiet overall. Much like where I lived upcountry in Thailand.
Nice apartment and stunning views..I'm hoping to visit and maybe live there in the next year if i can find work there. Glad you have made the right choice for you...Enjoy
Thanks.
it's actually pretty expensive, I pay 600 € in total for a 2 bedroom apartment (60 m²) right in the center of a 500,000 people town in Germany. Are normal VN people able to pay that much?
Cảm ơn bạn đã yêu thích quê hương của mình . quê hương vũng tàu tuyệt vời
he would have been 74yo or somewhere around this age 2021MAY
hope your still enjoying vung tau
Hey Barry, "Welcome Home" and congratulations on returning to Nam. I was in DaNang in 71-72, and I've been considering Vietnam for retirement as well. I'll hold my questions till I view some of your other videos, but thanks for this one. You've already answered some questions I had. Great view!
It took a long time to get back. I was here in 68/69. It's a great place to retire. DaNang is very pretty and developed but it is more expensive than Vung Tau.
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Miley L Thank you! Kind of you to say. I think the best heroes are the Vietnamese people who have survived so many different countries attempting to overtake them for many centuries, and have still managed to preserve their own unique and beautiful culture. I am looking forward to meeting new friends in Vietnam, both the citizens as well as expatriates from around the world.
Vung Tau Rider ~ Vung Tau looks to be the main seaside destination for HCMC, much in the same way that Santa Monica beach is the main seaside destination for Los Angeles city. Does it feel overly crowded during the high season and on weekends?
I've decided I'll probably start my return with 2 to 4 week stays in inexpensive Vietnamese hotels, going from one seaside area to another (4 or 5 in all) until I know what's the best fit for me. Two places I want to check out for sure are Hoi An and Nha Trang. Any thoughts on them? Thanks! (I've joined ExpatDOTcom...you? Some interesting expat chatter there)
Thanks for the info. I subscribed to your channel. My Thai girlfriend and I went to Vietnam for 5 days last Feb. I want to return. I will check out more of your videos when u have the time. Be well. I forgot to mention you said you were from California. I'm a long-haul truck driver from Canada I'm currently on my way to City of Industry California to deliver my load tomorrow morning.
Hey you're welcome and thanks. I'm from northern Calif. up near Sacramento. You'll be driving near the Carr fire when you go past Redding and then you'll see the smoke from the Mendocino fire when you get near Williams on Interstate 5, My kids and their families had to evacuate for the Mendocino fire but they were lucky and the fire missed them by a couple of miles.
Vung Tau Rider hey Barry, yeah you see smoke all the way from Montana it's only thicker in CA. Glad to hear that your family is OK. Thanks for the reply. Be well.
I never had problems with mosquito or bugs at Binh Anh either. Maybe there are no mosquitos. There never seems to be water lying around.
Good video well presented. You have a very nice place there too, i could see myself in something similar and great that there's no bugs! Subbed and thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for the nice words and for subscribing.
Thank you for your video. It made me want to visit Vietnam and stay for a month or two.
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great video, really enjoyed watching it. One question I wanted to ask is what is the social life like in Vung Tau if you are an older guy moving out there on your own? Can you meet up and chat with other ex pats in the bars and get to know people?
Yes. Very easy to meet other foreigners. If you have money, the bar ladies will love you. :-)
Hi I have a question. I make over a thousand a month. On a scale of ten what would be the quality of life and atm machines. ATM cards and what are the problems involved and how to retire there with out loosing your USA citizenship? Oppps a lot of questions here.
Thanks for the video .... Barry... Very nice place... I am almost 68 and I am looking to retire soon... Keep up with the videos... If you could go down into that great view and show us what’s down there... That would be great!!... Thanks... Mike in NYC...
Thanks. Good luck on retiring. Let me know if you decide to come over here and I'll hook you up with some people for visas and apartments.
great video mate. i love vung tau. my misses is from there. one day i hope i can retire there. take care mate
Thanks.
Very well done. I plan on doing just what you are doing. Thanks for the info.
You're welcome.
Hi Berry, like to videos. Do you have a licensee to ride around. Thanks 🙏
You need a valid license from your country of origin and then a Vietnam drivers license. However, most visitors ride without one and there is not much of a problem with police. However, you can have your moto confiscated by some of the brown clothed (serious police) if they stop you.
JHVN Herrmann thanks 🙏 for your reply. I hope Berry is doing ok. He has not post anything. Thanks again
Sweet, I am comming up to that age and see no future in the UK and have been looking at India but Vietnam looks so much better, less chaos and more scenic. Thanks for the info will watch more of your casts.
Hey you're welcome.
Thank you for your service and welcome to VT!
Thank you.
Good video....I was there in 69 with the 1st Air Cav...Vung Tau was a in country R&R center...I didn't take my R&R there I went to Bangkok...;D...We did fly over the area in are Huey and I must say they had the nicest bunkers I have ever seen....It looked very secure...I'm retired now for 5 years and make several trips a year to the Philippines and Thailand....I'm planning my first trip back there later this year...You have a great apartment.....
Thanks. I was here in 69 also. Not Vung Tua but in Vietnam.
Big Bear...Why the Phil? I am fr the Phil, living in L.A., also retired....
My home town. Beautiful Vung Tau city.
Great info..Heading ober to live after covid...You still living there?? Keep up the good work...Regards another Aussie
One of my Buddies wants to retire in Vietnam. I have forwarded your videos and he watched them. He, Keith Gunnells, really likes the life over there where you are now. He said that he will retire there in the near future.
Well I think your friend Keith would be happy but everyone should do the 3 month test to see if you like it before committing long term.
Thanks for the overview. You've got a nice place there and that's a heck of a price. If things go as planned I should be able to retire (13 years early) and live well in that area of the world for the rest of my life. I can't wait to wave goodbye to the rat race.
I've been living in Asia quite a few years now and I've never regretted leaving the US. Sure I miss family and a good ribeye but everything is a tradeoff. I feel younger in Asia. Go figure...haha.
I haven't seen a video from you in a while, I hope you're doing well and maybe we can see a new video again.
Very informative. Thanks!
Very beautiful and nice apartment. This is my dream retiring life.
Thanks Emily. It doesn't take a lot to have a nice retirement here.
Vung Tau Rider That was my choice too. Live like a bum in the US, or like a king here.
What’s up Rider. Just came across your Channel. Nice place. Are you still staying there? I’m enjoying your contents. Awesome stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jason. Yeah I'm still here. Going on a year and a half. I was fighting some sciatica so riding the bike wasn't much fun so no new vids. But I'm feeling better so maybe one soon.
I live in Quan 7, HCM. in a 2-bedroom / 2-bathroom apartment with a rental charge of $400/month. Utilities / maintenance fee $75/month. Vung Tau is expensive as it is a developing city with tourist facilities growing monthly. Vung Tau is a commercial port that supports the oil industry.
Apartments commonly come furnished.
There are many coastal towns in the Mekong Delta that are as cheap or cheaper.
I can't argue with anything you said but I like the night life and the amenities available here. That being said one day I might just want some peace and quiet and move to a smaller town.
Hello Daklak! $75 utilities for water and electric and ??? Wow thats a good deal, isn't it, esp if you have A/C. TKS.
Nicely done.....and a good place to call home.....I lived in Manila, but will look to Vietnam or Laos to retire. I am a scuba diver. Probably not much clear water in Vietnam... still I ageee nice people and look forward to seeing Da Lat again.
Ron in Seattle
I don't think there is much clear water near Vung Tau. As far as the rest of the coastline... well they have a long one so maybe there's some good areas.
Hi Barry, nice post. I’m here in the states (Midwest) and have a Vietnamese wife. She’s from near Can Tho, and she has a big Vietnamese family.. I’ll be looking for a nice retirement location and your video was a good reference..
Glad I could help.
Is theee a tax code in VN? How does the government generate income?