- Hello everybody.
My name is Kenny Nguyen.
I am your ITA video ambassador from
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
And today, I am on holiday, as the British would say.
I am currently in Indonesia, and right now
I'm about to embark on a one-hour ferry ride
to a place called Nusa Penida.
This place is a traveler's dream.
With bright clear blue beaches,
mountainous terrain and views like no other.
This is probably one of the most iconic places
in Indonesia, and I've been planning for this trip
for about a year or so.
In today's video, I'm gonna show you guys
how cheap it is to travel around Asia.
So the ferry ride to Nusa, we will board in
about a few minutes.
At the ticket booth, we paid about 50,000 IDR,
which is equivalent to three U.S. dollars.
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And so we just rented motorbikes for about
60 IDR per day.
It's an interesting process.
They don't need any passports or any ID,
you just need to give them money and they'll let you go.
So, I mean hopefully they trust me to bring it back.
Filling up with gas right now,
and in Indonesia, if you can't find a gas station,
a key tip is to find one of these shops right here.
Usually they sell petrol, gas,
and use bottles of water.
Alright, now we are having our late lunch.
It's about 3:09pm on this beautiful Monday afternoon.
What are you having?
- Uh, soup.
- [Ken] Okay, soup.
Looks like curry, but isn't curry.
He has a stomach flu going on.
I'm having fried rice.
In Indonesia is called nasa--
- [Jake] Nasi goreng.
- [Ken] Nasi goreng.
And what we have here looks like shrimp crackers.
Pineapple, peppers, squid, side of egg
and cucumbers and tomatoes.
This is around four U.S. dollars.
A little bit pricey I'd say because in Vietnam
this would usually cost about 20, 30,000 Vietnam dong.
Which is equivalent to like two bucks.
It's a good price here when you have a nice view like this.
- [Jake] Ohh.
- [Local] Malaku yes.
- Malaku yes, no capital?
- No, smarter, Y-E-S.
- Y-E-S, understood, thank you.
- We just moved locations.
Earlier we were staying at a hotel on another island.
But now we are on Nusa Penida island,
and for this cabin, which is really nice,
because we have a nice view.
Lemme just...
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Nice view of the ocean right there.
That's gonna cost me around
20 U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to
about 280 IDR. Me and Jake split it, so, not bad.
Guys, we just made it Kelingking Beach.
This is probably the most iconic
viewpoints in all of Nusa Penida.
It took us about an hour ride to get here.
Really bumpy, roads are narrow.
Lot of unpaved roads as well, they made it
really tricky just to drive around.
But we're here to watch the sunset.
I'm not feeling quite well right now,
because about 10 minutes ago, I ran over a baby chick
that was in the middle of the road.
So,
definitely a sad moment, but
hopefully this view will change everything.
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Oh my God.
- [Jake] Dude I can't get closer.
- Oh, I am.
(lips motorboating)
("Lucid Dreaming" by Velee)
Wow!
This is crazy.
Welcome to Bali, guys.
Whoa!
Whoo hoo!
That'll work guys.
("Lucid Dreaming" by Velee)
Alright guys, we are out of the jungle
safe and sound, we are in the town now,
and we're gonna get something to eat real quick,
and probably get some beers.
I'm pretty proud of both of us.
Kudos to us.
We survived the roads of Indonesia.
Prices are pretty much okay.
You can get a whole fish for 78K, which is how much?
- Five bucks?
- [Ken] Five bucks.
Really?
That's not bad.
- [Jake] No, four bucks.
- Four bucks, see?
Whole deep-fried fish for four dollars.
This thing for 30K, it's a whole bunch of meatballs.
Now we are having a Indonesian meal.
I have just chicken noodle soup
with egg noodles actually.
Barbecued duck, and same same.
Alright we are finished with our meal.
Two chicken noodle soup, two drinks
and one duck, all for the cost
of 145 IDR, which is equivalent to
- About nine dollars.
- About nine dollars, there you go.
Alright everybody, I am back in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
My vacation Tet holiday is about to come to an end.
I actually head in to work in a few hours.
But I had a wonderful time in Indonesia
spending it with Jake, Lauren, Cindy,
all of them ITA members.
I've met them a few months ago,
but we've become such a close family
and we do everything together and
it was a special and magical experience
being in Indonesia and spending it with them.
Anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the video.
As you can see, it's not too pricey
to travel around Asia, and
as an English teacher, you make pretty good
money here in Vietnam.
Once again, I hope you guys enjoyed the video.
And my name is Kenny Nguyen, your ITA video ambassador
in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
I'll see you next time.