we are in one of the most charming and quaint little towns here in vietnam we are going to be
riding bikes taking a boat ride and eating some of the most delicious
and cheap food you can find here in vietnam this is hoya
we are traveling from the south to the north of vietnam and seeing
everything in between after spending a few days in ho chi minh city oh my gosh
that's happening we took a flight to da nang and then a short one hour drive to hoi an
today we have woken up in the most romantic city and as you can see from behind me it's
super super quiet but when we arrived yesterday we were greeted with packs and heaps of people
as i'm standing here next to the river we have got a very very exciting thing that we want to
do this morning but how are we gonna get there let's go get some bicycles it's perfect once okay
look good ready ready lovely bicycle you got there wow stylish this is going to
be the best way to get around this town i'm on my motorbike oh no motorbike i'm on my bicycle
i can't believe we're not used to riding a bike anymore goodness gracious there we go oh whoa
there we go oh oh oh bit of a riggedy bike this one bicycle cam if i crash into you i'm sorry
this is so awesome i'm so excited
you're on a bike look at those little legs go hoi an actually translates to peaceful meeting place
and they preserve the streets for only bicycles and pedestrians such as us today
this is so cool hello hello
that's my girl i'm coming look at this charming town there's not a single we're gonna crash
not a single person inside boyfriends following in 1999 this lovely town was deemed a world
heritage site by unesco due to the fact that it's a sinking tower because it's less than two meters
below sea level so they really want to keep that heritage for a long time wow look at this
coming to our first intersection it's a few motorbikes going over the bridge get those
knees going get those knees going down goodness gracious oh sorry almost questioned to that guy
casual chat on the bikes why not tourists are in full swing this morning i love these little point
streets where you can just find endless amounts of coffee shops i need a coffee sorry
this one looks so good
right yes oh my god yeah so it's hard so i follow you live my gosh that's amazing thank you so much
look at where we are right now we're on the rooftop of this beautiful coffee shop
it's so nice to overlook the whole town here we can even see the little streets at the bottom
all the shops all the people taking their selfies this place is called fifo coffee you must must
come here in hoi and it's actually got three floors now i can see why this place is so popular
and of course we have to have a coconut coffee even a caramelized coffee on this rooftop right
here to see the perfect perfect view and catch the ambience here in hoi an quickly we want to
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this hits the spot
that coffee was needed
oh that's hot this is so cool
i'm on the go again time to go and get some lunch
it's so hot so we're kind of jumping from place to place getting a coffee get some lunch
hmm
thank you
i'm going through this little market right now all you can smell is the fresh fruit the veg
a lot of seafood wow gotta watch where i'm going though
hello no they've done the right thing by covering it up with some umbrellas
i think hiring a bike is such a good idea because you could just see everything and
the top so the breeze helps you can hire one for the day it's only about 50 000 dong hey hello
so right now we're set in the old town and we've just ordered
thank you we've just decided to sit at this little hole in the wall restaurant it's right across the
river overlooking the beautiful boats and we are ordering the dish of hoi an which is kaulau and
it's only made right here in hoi an you won't find it anywhere else in vietnam hello good how are you
what are you making it's barbecue wow that looks really really good we like spicy
yes we said we like spicy and this is what they gave us they did not disappoint this is
the chicken rice and this is the kaula the kaola was 30 000 vietnamese dong the chicken rice was
15 000. the food here in hoi an is so reasonable so when you're in a new place of course you have
to try the dish from that city and it's got lots of earthy ingredients it's got some veg
some chicken some peanuts of course some noodles and a really nice peanut sweet and sour sauce
oh that chili so the chicken's actually barbecued and it goes so nicely with these noodles so we're
gonna have this now have our chicken fried rice and overlook the beautiful ambience here in hoiyan
you look good
all right
wow careful it's so awesome driving down these little alleyways
all the shops are open it's boiling much
is known for exporting textiles to many southeast asian countries and that's why
throughout the city you can just see leather shops textiles clothes which is why this is
the perfect place to get your dress or your suit tailor-made so you're probably thinking
there's not much to do here and as you can see there's nobody else here but at night
this is everybody is out the weather is much cooler and of course the nightlife
happens i love these little quaint anyways where you just find all sorts of hidden gems
we've just found this place on a side alley with homemade ice cream can we have two mint
choc chips my favorite flavor of ice cream ever has got to be mint choc chip we call it chalk mint
look how red my arm oh no that is the ultimate sure tan we got these ice creams for 22 000 dong
i'm one happy girl one of the most popular things to do here in hoi an because of the
canals is take a boat ride and right now it's mid afternoon all the boats are lining up the canal
we just bought a ticket for a 20-minute ride 150 000 for only 20 minutes but we get a private boat
just the two of us and as the sun goes down all the lanterns on the boat start to light up
oh my god
whoa okay
it's scarier than it looks okay oh we're okay we're on board
sit down okay okay sitting down oh thank you thank you
that's speedy we look like the people land in the airplanes
what an amazing opportunity to take one of these old style boats straight through the
canals we just get to cruise along the river there's no engines it's just so
peaceful and you just feel like the ambiance of all the people around us
all the way along the canal there are all these little restaurants that pop up out
of nowhere we were walking around all day today there was nobody in sight but
as soon as the sun sets everybody appears
we've decided to light some lanterns here and put it in the river because this is the lantern town
and if you put one in the river it's just a sign of good luck and peace and make a wish make a wish
you can't tell someone you wish it has to be a secret
oh there's your wish oh no that's a good day
be free be free bye little guy here we go there he goes
we're so happy to spend just a few days here in hoi an and i think a few days is
not enough we're already falling in love with this charming little town
slowly
thank you that was cool we checked another thing off our bucket list
first one was to eat khao lao second was to have a boat ride
right now we are walking through the night market it is absolutely
jam-packed with people i can't believe how many stalls they are how many street food carts
how much music is playing live music karaoke you can buy anything you can think of here
souvenirs street food there's so much happening it's absolutely buzzing and
there are still the bikes coming through even though it's such a narrow street sorry sorry
it's crazy dude wow so awesome what about foyen transforms at night and i am all for it
dinosaur lake dinosaur lake so during the day this market doesn't exist this is just a normal street
and now there are stalls everywhere absolutely crazy
wow
thank you
thank you come on that was so awesome i can't believe how heavy
those are i mean they're so strong what's on there oh they were so lovely
what's this coconut coconut pancakes
so interesting i've never seen this before a round coconut pancake i assume it's just
like the flat one but this one's like a cute cup can we have one yeah thank you
come and thank you whoa look at this coconut pancake it looks like a sandwich it is crispy
it's hot it smells absolutely divine there's even a bit of chocolate sauce on the inside
thank you and it was just 20 000 vietnamese dong
crunchy pancake on the outside chocolate sauce coconut what an incredible 24 hours here in hoi
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