good morning from Hoi An we arrived yesterday we came from Danang which
was only a 35 minute drive down the coast towards here and I think we are already in
love with this place look at his face we haven't explored town yet but look at this place we're
staying at surrounded by the paddy fields I think we definitely made the right choice
booking this place and we got really lucky because right now the rice fields are all
green and it's very beautiful and in the evening we see a lot of local families and kids just
coming to fly kites it's just a very romantic setting yeah there are some crazy kites too
there's some small ones and some are car sized kites like insane huge octopus yeah in the
sky that was our first time seeing a flying octopus so if you come to Hoi An and you don't
mind staying six minutes outside of the old town then we recommend this hotel it's called
Hoi An Tranquil Lodge it is a beautiful boutique hotel the service is excellent and the rooms
are big huge bed and a huge bathroom very comfortable because we spent the night here
already so we paid 35 USD a night for this room and it includes breakfast and we should go
and grab breakfast before we head out for a full day of adventures
so Hoi An is fairly easy to get around a lot of the hotels here will actually
have bike rentals available for you for free or like us you can also rent a motorbike which
was 130,000 VND per day so right now we're just gonna head over
to meet our morning tour group and we'll head off to go to the bamboo basket boats by the river
so it's only seven to eight people groups oh nice and small group yeah I was expecting
it to be a bit more looks like we're going to be doing a lot today we're gonna first
go to the local market do a little shopping and then we head to the coconut forest where
we do the famous Hoi An basket boat and she even mentioned karaoke so I'm curious what
that is how do you sing on the boat maybe they have the giant karaoke machine
on the boat I'm not surprised because everywhere we go in Vietnam we've been just seeing random
karaoke happening yeah we were at the gym the other day and then they were just karaokeing
in front of the gym outside
what do you call this again
fish leaf
it has a fishy smell
its very fishy
so we're walking through the market here and we just went through the
meat section now we're in the seafood section and it's just so interesting to see how most
of the vendors and the butchers and the fish mongers are all women here versus back in
Canada for example most of the butchers are men because you think they need to be stronger
to cut it but these ladies here they're really really strong and super efficient at handling
the protein the meat the fish here
want some unagi
is that eel yeah
oh they freak me out they're slow well they're slow in the bucket when you take them out they're really fast
I like her cover though the cover is the fan the fan cover so there's actually a double purpose
for coming to this Market this morning first we are learning about the vegetables learning
about the markets in Vietnam but the second purpose is that we are buying ingredients
for our cooking class that's happening after our boat tour so she has these two tiny bags
that she's filling up with certain ingredients that we will need now we know all the ingredients
are fresh yeah so later when we start a cooking class we'll kind of already know what we're using
so it's actually a great way to introduce that to us this morning
oh we sit in the front yes
do you have enough food there yeah got a front row seat
hello
I think that's our boat he seems wild are we getting on with the wildest boat driver
what's his name Duong Duong
good pronunciation
So if you look up things to do in Hoi An this is one of the top things you have to
do and it's actually not far from the main city I thought we would have to drive like
an hour out or something from the old town but it was only 10 minutes away so it's perfect
for a morning or afternoon and so far it's just really relaxing you know what it's surprisingly
steady even though the bottom of the basket boat is round and he's only using one paddle you try
okay I try ready okay
why are we spinning
we're going in circles that doesn't seem right hold on there must be a way to do this
why are we going in circles maybe you have to pull towards you
I like that it's this kind of boats not motorboat it's nice and quiet yeah it's nice and quiet
and peaceful is it though because for now for now I can already hear a lot of music
in front of us looks like there's a party ahead of us
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I don't even know how to explain this there's a boat show
the crazy part was just a small part and this part is beautiful and very very peaceful
so if you're coming to Hoi An I think it's still something that you should experience
but maybe try to come on a weekday when it's less busy because this is so popular not just
with foreign tourists but also for local Vietnamese and yeah we they will probably be slightly
quieter not as crazy
so we're starting to cook now we're cooking four dishes today
right four dishes and it'll be the best meal we had in Vietnam right
I will make sure you have a full stomach okay
we will have food coma after this does this make you want to go back and work in the kitchen
not quite now that I enjoy just eating so much but this is fun
cooking is meditative
I believe in you press and pour press and pour at the same time
one two three finish in the center no more
that's perfect what are you talking about
because you made outside a little bit thinner
that's the trick so that when I fold it's easier
here we go one two three go
wow that's not bad
be careful now it will stick
oh you saved it thank you okay
now we put the stuffing that we made this looks delicious that does look delicious
knock knock who's there
Daisy Daisy who
they see me rolling
it's so bad but it's so good and top it with our sauce that we made garlic fish sauce and chili
fried shallots
look at that everything made from scratch labor of love
is it the best that's delicious that's so delicious wow
see we made banh xeo before on the Mekong Delta tour but it's very different yeah each
region kind of does it differently so here you wrap it inside this rice paper roll and
it's so crispy and it's small the other one we made was like a huge pancake yeah in a
wok yeah
let's try this cheers
that's good wow
it's a different type of pho it's a lot cleaner lighter all three dishes were delicious
this is our last dish they made us a dessert which mung bean with coconut milk yeah and
peanuts roasted peanuts on top
oh i like it
but a lot of people couldn't even finish this because we ate so much food this tour is
worth it just with the food alone we paid 35 USD per person a person for this tour and includes
the pickup the market tour the boat tour cooking class all of this and drop off and drop off
that's a really good deal and if you want to do the same tour as we did we'll leave
the link in the description box below it is just after 1 pm so we're gonna finish this
head back to our hotel relax a little bit and we'll take you with us to explore the
old town this evening
so we've now made our way to the walking Street here in Hoi An which is the most popular attraction
here you just can't help but stop and take photos with the flowers with the lanterns
at all these old buildings it's really really beautiful I think the most beautiful walking
street in all of Southeast Asia I feel like I could spend hours walking down these alleys
wow it's busy
it's good to see though that tourism is back now in Hoi An the sun is setting
now so let's go find a rooftop bar so we can enjoy the sunset you mean like the one right
there that one looks pretty nice
this is pretty amazing
now you can really feel that it is an Old Town when you look at the rooftops these are
really really old houses could you live here I could live here because knowing that like
the touristy Central Area is kind of along here and once you just go 5-10 minutes outside
of here you have like calm calm places with rice fields it's just really really peaceful
and the food has been amazing we noticed that in the daytime it's not actually that busy
around town but it's only kind of around this time and later in the evening that the whole
Hoi An old town is just packed with people and I think that is because most people come from
Danang and they just come for the evening they don't actually stay in Hoi An overnight
so then they come and that's why it's suddenly this town is just booming at night but we
get to enjoy the daytime which is amazing and it's so lovely so I think staying in
Hoi An is the way to do it
Bia Saigon to close off the night
cheers
I honestly think three nights in Hoi An is not enough it's just our first day like we still have
two nights but we already seem like we're missing it already look I don't want to leave
and we not only enjoyed Hoi An so much we also enjoyed Danang a lot I think this combination
of places is like a must must try must go to for any travelers who are thinking to
come to Vietnam yeah it's just it's just beautiful it's so beautiful and I think you'll really
love it we had an amazing day in Hoi An thank you so much for watching and as always have
a wonderflo day we'll see you in the next one bye