Our trip to Hoi An, Vietnam with kids | Food tour & lantern festival
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- After some much needed family time in Malaysia, we made our way to Vietnam! This is our first time here and we are SO excited about the experiences we have planned for this month. So if you enjoy these videos, make sure to subscribe so you don't miss one!
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Our flight landed in Da Nang and then we made the 30 minute drive to our Airbnb in Hoi An. This city is also known as "the city of lanterns" & was such a charming place to spend a few weeks. Most tourists come to try local foods like Bahn Me or Cao Lau or to experience the magic of Hoi An lit by lanterns at night. We found all of that and more and are excited to take you along!
In this video we go on a tour on a "Hidden Gems Tour" with our guide and now friend, Harry. We love this tour because of the behind the scenes perspective we were given for some of Vietnams local cuisine! Also after getting to know Harry throughout our time there, we love his heart for supporting other local families with his business. If you visit Hoi An, book a tour with him here:
www.airbnb.com/experiences/41...
Harry also coordinated our basket boat experience as well as a trip out to the rice fields! Then we take you along to experience the magic of Hoi An at night. Hundreds of lanterns, loads of people and the most magical boat ride for our little girls.
If you are looking for a beautiful Airbnb close to the action, but with a little privacy, we loved our stay here: www.airbnb.com/rooms/16681399...
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Based in South Carolina, we are a full-time traveling family. Colin was born and raised in Malaysia and moved to the U.S by himself at age 19. Meg was a military kid born in Germany and the both us have always had a dream that we would 'travel the world' as kids. After 7 years of marriage and two kids later, we got selected by @Airbnb to join the 'Live Anywhere' program and we have been making our dreams come true, one trip at a time.
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0:00 We're in Vietnam!
0:59 Hidden Gems of Hoi An
06:37 Basket Boats
09:28 HOI AN AT NIGHT
11:34 Rice fields, Water Buffalos, Harry's amazing heart
Hey guys - Really enjoyed this update from your stay in Hoi An. As you know, this was our home for nearly 2 years and this really made me nostalgic of our magical time there. So glad you added the buffalo at the end, as we lived right in the right fields and had the pleasure of these beautiful beasts' visits. Sure your girls must have enjoyed them. It was also great to see how Hoi An has rebounded and is back "open for business". We left in more challenging circumstances in March 2020, so just at the beginning of the world's recognition of Covid as a global menace. So it's great to see the town back at its full energy levels. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Travel on! Ben
Oh yes, Hoi An is full of life! Glad you got to go down memory lane Ben. ❤️
Hoi An is now very high on our list thanks to your beautiful video! LOVED how you ended it talking about wanting to make a difference through your travels. I really hope we can meet in person one day soon and hear about all of your big dreams! Keep traveling and making videos, yall!!
YOU GUYS❤️ thanks for even watching :) Meeting up would be incredible. We’ll be stateside from September on with trips sprinkled here and there. Chattanooga isn’t that far away. Let’s make it happen.
As long as Vietnam is still ruled by the oppressive and exploitive Communist regime, her potential remains greatly diminished. For any 1% that wants to stay, 99% of the population wants to get out, and many have risked their lives doing just that (for example, 39 doomed lives found in UK container truck recently on the news, and that's only what's been reported), unfortunately. Yet another shocking and also recent example is that during the Covid pandemic when almost all countries assisted their citizens with financial aids in one form or another, the corrupt and murderous Vietnamese Commie regime saw it just as another opportunity not to help but to exploit its ruled citizens even more, essentially making money over the corpses of its citizens by presumably killing at least 30-50K of them, due to grossly misdiagnoses and being thrown into barbwired unhygenic living quarters for isolation, so that they had to sleep on concrete floor, even next to filled trashcans, with inadequate toilet, food, water, or medicine, like animals (searching hard enough, one is able to see shocking video clips on Facebook though the regime tried hard to crack down the leaks by Vietnamese citizen journalists), with the fake nostril Covid test kits, mislabeled as approved by World Health Organization (WHO) in Việt Á scandal, colluded by at least 4 different government agencies (Y Tế , Khoa Học, Công Nghệ, Quân y) and the top Politburo members, including Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Phạm Minh Chính, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Murderous Vietnamese Commie regime even had a thug murdered Christian pastor Giuse Trần Ngọc Thanh, like it has done with many other pastors across the nation. There is a reason why the current Commie Vietnam ranks at the bottom of the world in freedom of speech, (true) freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, barely above Commie China and Commie North Korea. There is no true freedom of religion in Commie Vietnam, as this corrupt Vietnamese Commie regime only authorized the fake organizations headed by Commie monks, many of whom were Commie Party officials, and those religious organizations not approved to be infiltrated by them or headed by their Commie agents are accused of malicious and nonexistent crimes and banned, with innocent religious leaders arrested and jailed, as in the recent case with Thiền Am Bên Bờ Vũ Trụ, a harmless Buddhist meditation monastery, for simply having many followers (hence, more influences that the regime fears it can't control) than the Commie Party's officially approved ones. Similarly, its passport ranks at the bottom, 89th out of 111 countries for a reason, barely above North Korea 104th rank. even below many African nations. For comparison, South Korea is at 2nd rank. That's what Republic of South Vietnam would have likely been ranked among at least the top 10 had it not been invaded and occupied by the North Vietnamese Commie terrorists, aided by Commie Soviet and Commie China. Search "cuop dat dan" (meaning "land-robbing of citizens") to see millions of footages across the country from North to South, spanning for decades, dated back to Ho Chi Minh's bloody land reform 1953-1956 that killed nearly 1 million North Vietnamese in only 4 years, or 250K people brutally slaughtered in torturous painful deaths (like being shot, stabbed, mutilated while being alive, or heads being plowed over by water buffaloes while bodies being buried underground) each year on average to rob their lands and homes. Even today, if the rightful owners refuse to have their homes or lands robbed, the ruthless Vietnamese Commie terrorist regime simply jail or massacre them, have tractors run over their bodies or openly assassinate them in their own homes. When it comes to robbing, these barbarian Vietnamese Commie bandits even prey on each other, just as the recent case with then 84-year-old Mr. Lê Đình Kình, a 55-year-Commie Party veteran from Dong Tam, near Hanoi, that got shot dead at 3am in his own home by the Vietnamese Commie terrorist regime. When his wife Mrs. Dư Thị Thành refused to lie about the incident as ordered, the Vietnamese Commie terrorist police brutally tortured her (see more details from "dandongtam" on Facebook). The corrupt Vietnamese Commie government officials routinely dine on lavish gold-plated Salt Bae steak $100K per meal with blood money not just from taxpayers but also from robbed-lands and robbed homes recently drew international condemnations, while many Vietnamese citizens, including elderlies in their 60's and 70's as well as kids as young as 6's to 16's selling lottery tickets on the streets to survive on $2-3 per day. Even Phạm Nhật Vượng the richest man in Vietnam (via his VinGroup) made the bulk of his wealth mainly by colluding with the barbarian Vietnamese Commie regime in selling their robbed-lands from Vietnamese citizens.
Travelers to Vietnam in her current form (not at all like this before the Communists took over) should keep this in mind. Behind the beauty of the land and smiling faces at popular tourist destinations, there are a lot of darkness and tears, bloods, sweats, sorrow, horror, and sufferings all over the country.
Amazing experience i want to travel around Vietnam like this even as a Vietnamese
So glad you feel that way! We’ll also be visiting Sa Pa and Ha Long Bay this week, hope you come back for more videos ❤️
Great Video. We are joining Stephanie, Pete and Hays (AwayWithHays) in Hoi An and your video just raised our excitement level. Hope Stephanie will book a tour with Harry when we are there.
I hope so too! Honestly I just texted Harry all the things we wanted to do and he made it happen. I can forward Steph his number.
Excellent video! Or young family is heading to Vietnam for 3 months this fall. This video solidified that Hoi An will be a highlight of our trip.
Yes, it is a beautiful place, does get quite chaotic and a lot of people will try to sell to you. Just go in anticipating that and you'll be good. Also worth strolling through town before 9am in the morning, or after 8pm at night, a lot more peaceful. We would recommend doing a tour with Harry (link in our description), he'll be your best friend there! Also, the beach cafes are not too far to grab to just to get away and I would spend a weekend in Da Nang as well. The hotels there are amazing!
Hey there! Just wanted to mention really quick that we're recording for our podcast today and it's gonna be a deep dive on Vietnam, perhaps it might be a little helpful for you and the fam. It's called Did You Pack Snacks? and the episode will be live on Wednesday mornings (EST). 😄
So exciting watching the is knowing that we’ll be there soon! Send recs! 🙃
Will do!! We’ve been following your Seoul updates ❤️ Question, is Pete a permanent resident or citizen of the US?
@@colinandmeg he’s a citizen as of 2019! 🇺🇸
@@StephandPete ah! I had some Green Card questions haha.
We moved to Hoi an from Washington state and we love it!
Hey! Would’ve been so cool to meet up!
Huge thanks for documenting this. Planning a trip with kids to SE Asia and figuring out where to stay. This is super useful and I'm excited to look through your other videos to follow your adventures!
Amazing! We want to travel more with kids in SE Asia too. Let us know your favorite places you’ve been. Headed back there in November!
Thanks for your film .Keep up with your job. I love it
Thank you so much for watching 🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Thank you so much, those channels are literally THE BEST! Thanks for the tips, we hope you stick around for more videos :) Curious, how did you find our channel?
@@colinandmeg I have been lately watching your vlogs and they are really nice ❤️, good filming , editing, color grading , story, titles , thumbnail , things are on point , you guys just need audience, that's why I commented.
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Hi guys! Welcome to my beautiful country! Subcribed for you!
Thank you!!!!
Colin,how u doing?!Love it-veryp erfect picture~see you later,))
Good man!!!! Thanks for watching bro
i hope your lovely family have good time in my country. ( sorry for my english so bad)
Hi there!!! It’s okay, so happy that you watched our video. We had so much fun in Vietnam. We can’t wait to go back someday.
so peaceful! I love it.
Thanks for watching Cao Thuy! Yes, we loved the pace and peacefulness of Hoi An :)
welcome to my country
Thanks John! You have a very beautiful country with amazing people. We have so much more Vietnam videos coming up, hope you stay tuned🙏🏽
Amazing video so so genuine and lovely.
We want to go to Vietnam next year, but with an autistic 7 year old, so much planning needed to make sure it's suitable for him.
Just done Bali with him witch he absolutely loved so hopefully Vietnam would be just as great 😊
Any recommendations for where to find local tour guides like you had?
In bali, we found the grab drivers to be so much better than the tour companys so we just paid then offline for the days instead.
Hey Louis, so glad you guys had a great time in Bali. I was going to warn that you that Vietnam was overwhelming even for us adults at times but the same can be said about Bali. Harry our tour guide is the golden ticket to Hoi An, we booked him through Airbnb and became good friends on our trip there. The link should be in our description but you can't miss it on Airbnb either, it's the highest rated tour on Airbnb (Hidden Gems Tour). He has partners throughout town and can arrange for other things you would like to do as well. You also DM him on Instagram - angieeadventures. Hope that helps!
Man, you look Like French tennis player- Jo Tsonga so much! Kkkk
Wow I have to look him up now! 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video. I thought u guys r still in Sabah. Hoi An is really beautiful. Charming.
Thanks Yasin! Glad to see you back again ❤️ We just left and have spent a two weeks here.
@@colinandmeg Sounds wonderful. Have fun. 🙂
@@Yasin_Affandi Thanks! Follow us on IG @colinandmeg - we post regularly there :)
@@colinandmeg Thanks u guys. But I'm already dormant in Instagram n Facebook. I'll definitely follow u guys on UTube. 🙂
Ah! Totally understand. Probably best 👍🏽 Thanks Yasin :)
Loved your video! Does Harry still do tours? Id like to connect with him
Absolutely!!! His tour is called the hidden gems tour on Airbnb
World heritage site
You’re right it is!
@@colinandmeg one side chinese cross the bridge it is japanese...they still can't get along today
@@keangwooichoo6138 Wow so interesting! Gotta read up on that.
Very nice video
Thank you thank you☺
Welcome to Vietnam!!! You can try Phu Quy Island, one of the most beautiful Island in Vietnam, and Mekong tour, a great way to see how Mekong people live! Let me know if you guys need help!!!!
Wow, I just looked it up - gorgeous! We will put that on our list for next time! Thank you!
I was there 6 days ago but I didn’t stay until the sun goes down. I feel sad little bit because I didn’t know the whole city look so beautiful at night.
Oh no Adam! It's okay, daytime had a lot of charm too, the night time vibe can get a little too touristy/loud. I personally preferred the early morning relaxed atmosphere in Hoi An.
May I know the contact of this tour? It looks very meaningful and educating. Loves to sign up such tour
Of course! Harry's tour is linked in our description but you can also search "Hidden Gem Tour of Hoi An" on Airbnb. It should be one of the top results in experiences. Tell him we said hi!
Thanks. Love to watch Yr channel. U both inspire me to start my own channel too
@@daviddvd7766 YEAH! GO FOR IT! We are your supporters
@@colinandmeg 👍👍 thank you
hi
Hello! Nice to meet you! Are you from Hoi An?
Hello Collin & Meg my friend, I enjoyed watching your vlog videos...... please don't forget to visit the Philippines, there are lots of attraction to offer in the Philippines. In Manila, the capital city we have
- Bonifacio Global City or BGC, located at Taguig City, Metro Manila, the New York of the Philippines, smartest city of the Philippines;
- Mall of Asia (MOA) in Pasay City, Metro Manila, one of the world's largest mall, it has 663 shops including 217 dining establishments, & 8,000 parking slots. It is the third world largest mall.
- Manila Ocean Park in Quirino Grandstand in Manila;
- Okada Manila Hotel, Star City & Casino , tour around the hotel and you will see the fantastic architecture of the hotel;
- Rizal Park is a historic urban Park located at Ermita, Manila, covering an area of 58 hectares, it is one of the best park in Asia & it is also known as Luneta Park.
- Venice Grand Canal in Taguig City, Metro Manila;
- Tour in Intramuros & Baluarte de San Diego. Intramuros is one of the Manila City's renowned landmark, it is famous known as the Walled City of Intramuros, you can take a trip here the Fort Santiago, Manila Cathedral, Casa Manila, Baluarte de San Diego & San Agustin Church, the oldest stone church of the Philippines which was completed in 1607.
- Manila Zoo, one of the best zoological garden in Asia ;
- Arroceros Urban Forest Park in Manila;
- Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna (12 kilometers from Manila), it is the Disneyland of the Philippines;
- Skyranch Tagaytay (8 kilometers away from Manila) , you will view there the fantastic Taal Volcano;
- Park in the Sky in Tagaytay City........if u want to know the places I mentioned please search or click & watch here in CZcams.
WOW! Thanks for taking the time to tell us about all those places in and near Manila! We have considered the Philippines a lot and hope to be there someday!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@colinandmeg ah ok.....if you want island hopping, snorkelling, scuba diving & cliff jumping, try to explore other places in the Philippines, please visit El Nido & Coron, Palawan , it is nominated as the best islands of the world.
El Nido Tours & Activities
1. El Nido Big Lagoon Island Hopping Shared Tour A with lunch
2. El Nido Hidden Beach Island Hopping Shared Tour C with Lunch
3. El Nido Snake Islands & Cave Islands Hopping Private Tour B with lunch.
Here are the tourist sites in El Nido, Palawan
1. Chill at Nacpan Beach, deserted golden sand, crystal blue waters and a surreal view of the ocean.
2. Marvel at the Beauty of Big Lagoon, majestic lagoon at Miniloc Islands looks like a scene straight from a destination movie.
3. Visit Kayak in Small Lagoon , another Miniloc Islands destination is the famous small lagoon.
4. Dip in the Secret Lagoon, this unique natural pool of El Nido Miniloc Islands is also known as "Hidden Lagoon".
5. Discover the Hidden Beach, you will need to board a kayak or swim
from your boat to get to this Hidden Beach.
6. Relax at Shimizu Islands, is the perfect stop for you to relax in it's cool white sand beach or whip out your snorkeling gears to explore it's colorful marine life.
7. Lounge in Seven Commandos Beach , the 320 meters long Seven Commandos Beach is said to have been named after seven soldiers who were stranded here during World War II.
8. See the View from Matinloc Shrine, specifically the Shrine of Our Lady of Matinloc, there is also a mini museum on the Islands.
9. Lie on the Sandbar of Snake Islands, is a popular attraction included in a Cave Exploration Private Tour.
10. Catch the Sunset of Las Cabanas Beach, located at 10 minutes away from El Nido Town Proper. The beach is bar with several bars and restaurants.
11. Climb the Taraw Cliffs, is the prominent site of the town proper.
12. Plunge into Nagkalit-kalit Waterfalls, the hike to the waterfalls is adventure itself.
13.Dive and Explore the Marine Life.
Where to stay in El Nido, Palawan?
1. El Nido Coco Resort
2. El Nido Garden Resort
3. Blue Mango Resort
4. Nacpan Beach Glamping
5. El Nido Mahogany Beach Resort
6. Angkla Beach Club & Boutique
7. El Nido Reef Strand Resort
8. Ursula Beach Club
9. Buko Beach Resort
10. Weekends El Nido Beach Resort
11. Sanse Boutique Hotel El Nido
12. Duli Beach Resort
13. Maremegmeg Beach Club
14. Vellago Resort
15. Cadlao Resort & Restaurant
16. Karuna El Nido Villas
17. Ahana Resort El Nido
18. Isla Amara Resort
19. Sea Cocoon Hotel
20. Cuba Hotel.
How to go to El Nido, Palawan ? Just take a direct daily flight from Manila, Cebu or Iloilo going to Puerto Princesa Airport in Puerto Princesa City, the capital of Palawan Province , then take a ride on van, bus etc going to El Nido, Palawan.
@@jayjaythevlogger1090 you are so helpful! I'll bookmark all that information and save it. Thank you so much!