CRAZY! Blown Away That This Is Vietnam!! 🇻🇳 (Bike Touring Vietnam #1)

CRAZY! Blown Away That This Is Vietnam!! 🇻🇳 (Bike Touring Vietnam #1)

We are ready to go. Let’s do this. Let’s tour Vietnam. First though, I’m hanging out with 
my buddy here drinking some tea. Yeah. I came here a couple days ago 
cuz uh I saw them grilling up some good looking meat and uh 
they’re grilling up some duck. Anyways, I’m going to enjoy some 
tea and then we’ll get on the road. All right. And what I really want to have before I get 
on the road is my favorite coffee drink. Good morning, cafe trung. They know. They know. Yeah, man. This right here. So good. There’s this creamy egg whipping on 
top of the black coffee underneath. It’s so freaking good. Oh man. So good. It’s so good. Man, still got some flooding. Wow. So, before we get on the road, I got 
to try some of Hanoi’s famous bun ca And I think I found a good place. Like, it looks legit. Nice and juicy pork dripping down. Oh man, I’m kind of kicking myself for 
staying for so long at that Airbnb out there because there was just not much to eat. All the food and action is well 
obviously in the middle of the north. I didn’t know that. I didn’t realize there wouldn’t 
be that many options out there. And so with the typhoons and a lot of 
things being closed, it’s been a long week. Some garlic. And uh I got me a haircut 
yesterday if you can’t tell. Pretty sure. Pretty sure that guy sliced 
me up, but it’ll grow back. It’ll grow back, man. Oh, yeah. Oh, man. Kept looking for this where I was 
staying, but couldn’t find it. It’s all in the city. Kind of like a a nice sweet savory taste. The broth is good. Come on. Thank you. Thank you. So tasty. I had to order myself a second helping. No more noodles though. Just still got some some noodles here. But man, this soup is tasty. And the bowls aren’t that big, 
so I think I can handle it. So good. So good. See, this is where I should have moved 
to after maybe two or three days. A lot more options out here, man. And that only cost 55,000 dong, 
which is I don’t know, cheap. Like maybe $2 if that. Check it out. Here in Hanoi, they have a 
John McCain statue memorial. He was shot down in 1967 and was a POW for 5 and a half years here in North Vietnam. Man, Hanoi is pretty beautiful. Oh, look at that. Right in the middle of the city. Watch out. I love it. Lake on both sides. It’s clean. Got dudes out here fishing, enjoying themselves. Nice helmet. So, I don’t think any trip to Hanoi would be complete without visiting 
Ho Chi Minh’s burial site. This is where he laid us to rest. This is where he gave his independent speech in 1945, September 2nd. Fascinating story. Just like Sukarno, just like so 
many independence leaders during that time period, this guy spoke 
like five different languages. Lived all over the world and he helped defeat the French and then unfortunately already passed away uh before the Vietnam War ended, 
the American Vietnam War ended. And so, but man, this guy’s 
life story is incredible. Very similar to that of Sakarno in Indonesia. Both were incredibly well-liked by the people. Both had a way of just connecting 
with the ordinary person. What’s even more wild is that you 
learn that he lived like 30 years of his life outside of Vietnam from I 
believe 1919 to something like 1941. He wasn’t even in Vietnam. That’s when he traveled all over the world. He lays to rest here. And so I think it’s only appropriate to uh to come 
here before I set out on my tour around Vietnam. I think one of the most interesting things about Ho Chi Min’s life, his journey was his 
relationship with the United States. It went from a position of admiration, respect, you know, he firmly believed that the United 
States would back his cause because, well, let’s not forget America was also formed by a revolution, by breaking free of its colonizers. And so he thought that well the 
United States would have his back. And at first it actually kind of looked like that. Roosevelt had said, and I’m paraphrasing, something like all countries should be 
able to govern whichever way they like. And so this was coming at 
the end of World War II when uh you know the days of colonialism were were looking like they had seen its last days. Even though the Dutch went back to Indonesia, the French came back here, the 
English went back to India Uh they were trying really hard to hold on to 
their colonies, but in the end they did lose them. But yeah, Ho Chi Min, he was hoping that uh the United States, he thought that the 
United States would support his cause. But Truman came into power. Roosevelt died and basically reversed 
all of Roosevelt’s policies, his ideas, and was like, you know, we’re 
going to go down a different path. And so it went from somebody who was 
really hoping the United States would back his cause to, well, in the end, 
fighting against the United States. And so that whole transition 
to me is really fascinating. We’ve uh we’ve seen this story too many times. I feel like every single country I go to in 
Southeast Asia, it’s pretty much all the same. Colonizers rule the country. Japan takes over for a short time. Then there’s a power vacuum. That country declares its independence and then fights off the colonizers who try to 
come back and then it’s just a mess. It’s just a mess. And it’s fascinating to learn 
about all the characters, all the things that took place and how that era really shaped the countries today, you know, and it’s important not to forget and it was 
important to uh to learn about that history. And so we’re going to explore a 
lot in Vietnam and I’m excited to share more about that time period and uh yeah. Okay, let’s get on out of here. Man, just makes you wonder what did this look 
like at the height of the French colonial rule. You know, like all these buildings, clean, 
pristine, they actually don’t look too bad. They’ve been reformed and 
preserved to to an extent. But man, places like Kota Tua in Jakarta just 
makes you wonder, man, what do they look like? Damn, what a wall. I’m guessing that’s the 
edge of the French Quarter. Pretty amazing sight. Wow. The Red River Delta. All right. So, the plan for the rest of the day, 
we’re going to try to get out of Hanoi. And the first place I want to 
go to is Hai Phong and then Ha Long. But it’s already 1:30. Ain’t no way I’m going to make it there today. And so we’re going to go about halfway. And so we’ll see how far I make it. Looks like there’s a bunch of towns 
and cities in between here and Hai Phong And so we’ll just go with the flow. Kind of like my belly right now. Got me some medicine, but something 
got me right after I ate lunch. I’m sure you guys want to hear about that, but 
that’s that’s a part of traveling like this, man. Happens to me in every country. Even happens to me back home 
when I go to the States. And so, it’s like it’s not really 
it’s just a a change of diet, getting acquainted to the bacteria here, I guess. But man, never fun. Never fun. What are you talking about, Nick? It’s always fun. That’s part of it. Part of traveling. Coconuts. Are those good for your stomach? Wow. Is all I have to say about this? I kind of pulled off the wrong street, but 
then I saw this and I was like, “Wait a second. Got to go check this out. This is crazy.” So, I just looked it up. This is Vin University. It was built in 2019, so it’s not that old. I wonder if we can go in. can I ride my bike? No. No. Wow. It’s uh beautiful. Looks like uh looks like Italy. Looks like Rome. Just busted out Chat GPT. It says it was established by Vin Group, one 
of Vietnam’s largest private conglomerates. And then right across the street you have 
I think these are what’s called vin homes which those look like the most modern urban 
apartment buildings I’ve seen in Vietnam so far. It feels like I’m in a completely different world right now compared to where I was 20 minutes ago. Wow. And when you cut back into the neighborhood, you 
realize that a lot of these I think are empty. Oh, nice pool over there. But, uh, yeah, some of them, yeah, obviously 
lived in, but there there’s another empty one. Man, this is pretty wild. I did not expect to end up in a place like this. Crazy. This is a huge development. If anyone knows what this place is all 
about, anyone has any added information about what’s going on here, how long it’s 
been here, uh would love to hear about it. Please comment below. Crazy. What a bizarre place. Hey, Seoul There’s a beach over there, but there’s 
also signs that say no swimming. So, come lay out on the beach, 
but don’t get in the water. To be honest, I think at 
least 25% or more are empty. There’s a lot of empty places. Man, what a place. What a place. 100% did not expect to see 
something like this in Hanoi. Nobody on the beach. I haven’t seen anyone out. Maybe it’s the time of year. Maybe it is Wednesday, almost 3:00. But I mean, if you can’t 
swim, then what’s the point? Okay. And so there are two lakes or two 
swimming holes, maybe two beaches. And this one over here looks like you can swim. Water looks a little clearer. Not much activity. Not much activity over here. Man. What a project. All right, I’m hungry. Let’s get some food. So, let’s get some food in the most 
expensive place I’ve seen in Vietnam so far. I mean, that looks fun. On sand beach complex. You got a bar up there. Restaurant. Maybe. The water looks good over here. Come on, man. Looks good. Looks good. Okay. I think it’s a bun ca kind of day. Hey, this is more like it. This is uh more the kind of stuff I want to see. At the same time, I did enjoy going through that uh Vin Group neighborhood or 
whatever you want to call it. It’s crazy. Crazy place. Half abandoned, half kind of open. Uh I don’t know what to make of it, honestly. Hey, come get your shoes here. Damn. Now this guy is carrying a load right here. Or lady, I spoke too soon. All right, that’s what I’m looking at. Got about 32 kilometers and I think I’ll be on this long straight stretch of road 
for a while, which is not too bad. Nicely paved. Got plenty of room over here on the right. A lot of trucks though, but not too bad so far. Don’t mind me. Don’t mind me. I don’t know if you can hear it, but there’s just this magical music being played from 
somewhere in that village over there. Feels like I’m in the middle of a movie 
trying to romanticize my trip right here. Welcome to Vietnam. There’s a guy out there tending to his 
harvest, walking in the rice patties. Finally, I found myself in a small little town. Guy got himself a nice fish. Oo, those fishes do not look very good. All right. So, I got about 20 kilometers left. Not too far. Should be in a lot bigger town than this, but 
we’ll see if there’s a hostel, guest house, hotel. I’m thinking there is. Roasted duck. You see a lot of that. All right, let’s see where we can go from here. We can go to, 8 kilometers that way. We can go to More roasted duck. Man, I’m actually kind of surprised to 
see those big American-style 18-wheelers. Look at that. Uh, sugar cane. Yeah. Does she have sugarcane? I do. Yeah. I think she does. I think she does. Okay. And I was just thinking, man, I could use a 
Picari sweat and uh a nice bench to sit down. But uh I’m not in Korea anymore and I’m not going to have the luxury of all 
those convenience stores. But I’ll have places like this, I’m 
sure, and it’ll be a lot cheaper. To tell you how juicy that is. Oh, that looks good. I don’t even know how much. How much? 10,000, which is I already 
know like a quarter maybe. Is that not even a quarter? Hey.
Hey. Cheers. Oh man. I’m gone. Gone. And I found my beautiful hotel. Only like eight bucks. It’s 200,000 dong. It’s not bad. It’s not bad. It looks a little seedy, but the room is clean and 
I like it because I can put my bike in there and uh there’s people in there chilling and so I 
went to a couple different places and same price, but I didn’t have anywhere to put 
my bike and so this place won. I had to shower, clean up, 
but now it’s time to eat. I passed by a bunch of restaurants way over there. I’ll show you the room and give you 
a tour of that when I come back. But first, let’s go eat. Hey, it’s crazy. Every single place is pretty 
much just full of dudes. Yeah, there’s some girls in there. Never mind. Hoy Hanoi Bar and Restaurant. Hello. How are you? What’s up, little guy? I wish I could take you with me. Oh my gosh. Cutie. Cute little puppy. Yeah, cute little puppy. Newborn. One month. One month. This is adorable. All right. So, we go with the What is this? The beef. Beef. Is it a lot? No.
A lot. A lot. Okay. Yeah.
That looks How much is this? That is one of the best sellers. Is it? It looks good. It looks good. Cool. Damn. Basically, I ordered fajitas. Wow, those look unbelievable, man. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Wow. This is looking like my uh 
best meal in Vietnam so far. Let’s see how it tastes. It looks good, but we’ll see how it tastes. And the water spinach pretty good. Pretty good. Which is uh water spinach 
is oddly illegal in America. I think because it’s an invasive species maybe. I don’t know. Hey.
Hey. How are you? Thank you, man. Thank you. All right. All right. Cool. Thank you, brother. Damn. Damn. Look at that. It’s all right. It doesn’t taste as good as it looks so far. Man, really tough. Damn. Kind of disappointing, man. They are getting crunk I don’t know. It’s just not bursting with flavor. It is kind of tough, man. Man, that’s it. That’s what eight bucks will get you in Vietnam. Not bad. Not bad. 200,000. I mean, it’s obviously one of those hotels. Big mirror. Looks pretty clean. I’m just afraid of the mosquitoes, but man, that’s going to do it for day 
one of the tour around Vietnam. Not a bad day. Um, I’m definitely looking forward to the 
mountains and getting out of like the city. And even though I did get out of the city, it’s still just straight and 
kind of industrial and whatnot. And so definitely looking forward to like 
getting out into the countryside more. So that’s going to do it for today’s video. Like, subscribe, leave your thoughts below. I love reading your comments. And uh I will see you in the next video. Peace guys.

Welcome to the Bike Tour in Vietnam, episode 1. In this video we start in Hanoi, and then slowly make our way toward Hai Phong.

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00:00 My favorite drink in Vietnam
1:12 Finally, FOOD!
4:29 Ho Chi Minh Story Time
8:30 Leaving Hanoi
11:22 Did Not Expect This!
15:25 Rural Vietnam Cycling
19:03 Roadside Break
20:22 Dinner… not so much
23:57 8$ Hotel in Vietnam