anomad 29d

Food variety on a good standard? Yeah in some places food was okay, but the quality of ingredients was not always the best. I liked a lot bun cha ha noi, until after having it some times I started to feel the low quality fat of the meat in my mouth. Few dishes were okay , yeah good, but it's not to me that they were better than italian food (from south of italy for example) or japanese cuisine. That's tastes, okay

anomad 29d

I felt a bit "scammed" by videos of nomads saying how da nang is so amazing with color corrections on their videos making it seem so unbelievable and with so many things to do

It's a beach. With a sea. Some asian people. Some tourists. You go away from the beach, it's mostly a broken city/road/buildings with bad traffic around. I did some guided tour, went out in some places, etc, I even did karaoke with a random family that singed together with me. Okay. But I haven't found much else

anomad 29d

I also was there during low season so yeah maybe now there are more events to do etc because there is higher tourism. Okay that's nice

mrhuebner 29d

Vibrant community means having a full event calendar of meetups, events, sports activities, outdoor stuff, and other opportunities to mingle and get to know people.
"Authentic local" means opposed to fake tourist attractions and rip-offs.

anomad 29d

Okay how does someone have that full event calendar ?
Also: how do you work in the meantime. And how much does it cost. These are two fundamental factors to take into the math here

anomad 29d

That seems interesting

anomad 29d

And for the authentic local things, yeah, idk how much living there a couple weeks or a couple months as a foreigner with much more money than the average local, can be an authentic local experience. I never tried to feel "authentic" and local. I'm authentic just as I am lol. I won't ever be an"authentic vietnamese" cause I'm not vietnamese and I come from a privileged country compared to theirs, so it's not a "local experience" imo, it's just not getting scammed. I thought this was normal.. like.. "not getting scammed" is not "authentic local experience", it's just not getting scammed

This thing I also see with americans coming to italy. If you go to italy and eat a pizza you're not an authentic italian. If someone gets you to think that, that's a scam lol. You're just eating a pizza in italy that is not a scam (fake bad overpriced pizzas that some bad people sell to tourists). This makes sense. "authentic local experience" seems just marketing words, to me

The authentic local doesn't do most of those activities, probably. So they are anyway targeted to foreigners/tourists/nomads

jchmdc 29d

Troll removed?

jonmyers 28d

Never understood the obsession with meetups. Not hard to meet people. Find places/ activities you like, become a regular. That's it.

Meetups often draw the socially inept.

tomjamesdj 28d

What do you mean by this? It’s a few days of unusually bad weather. Will be sunny again soon.

tomjamesdj 28d

Or do both lol

jonmyers 28d

Meaning, I’ve heard nothing but complaints about the weather for months. Assumed the worst of it over.

Didn’t expect, 22 and overcast for days.

khizrs 28d

Bro expects 365 days of clear blue sunny skies and 26 degrees in a tropical country 😅

simonforever 28d

Places/activities such as?

mikeytravels 28d

What’s the best internet speeds for upload in danang? Preferably a coffe shop or co working space?

jchmdc 28d

Weather getting good again

oskars 28d

Check out Ace coworking, I had great speed for download/upload there

markus 28d

When applying for the visa I get "Portrait photo was captured from another source. Your application may be rejected. Please upload another photo". Do you really get declined? My photo is the original photo I used for my passport 1.5 years ago.

jchmdc 28d

I can give you this as recommendation: https://maps.app.goo.gl/41FxerQUbd4LZnGT6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

jchmdc 28d

Everything great, AC, food, very fast Wi-Fi

jchmdc 28d

My test results from yesterday

jchmdc 28d

Almost 400mbps upload as well

martinzoeller 28d

Had the same, was approved. I risked it because I had no way to get another photo in time. But this seems to be a common warning and doesn't really affect the result.

majariusz 28d

selfie is fine

tonyd 28d

What app is that?

jchmdc 28d

WiFi Map

hermis 27d

any recommendations of airbnb’s in Da Nang with good and stable wifi? Sadly due to my company privacy policy I’m not allowed to work outisde.

khizrs 27d

Just arrive and go and have a scoot about and look at some places. Personally I’ve never had an issue with WiFi at any hotel in Vietnam and I’ve stayed in several

slaster 27d

Happy to meet bro

slaster 27d

Lmk what you’re looking for and I can advise

slaster 27d

Some people are introverted and need the structure

allgo 27d

Did someone mention Hawaii?

sizzle 27d

Hey! I’m working from HCMC now myself - not my first time - but I would love recommendations for great places to work from preferably social as I’m on my own

khizrs 27d

Surely it rains there

khizrs 27d

No way it can be that green otherwise 😅

allgo 27d

Yeah it rains. With rainbows. So it's still sunny

allgo 27d

Welcome to Vietnam. Safer than France, Germany, Italy - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spring-break-travel-dangers-fbi-warning/

brendanb 27d

I have had huge issue with wifi all over Vietnam. There definitely are good places, but I would assume most places have crap wifi unless there are good reviews to the contrary.

khizrs 27d

Ignore the reviews and see for yourself

hunterfogarty 27d

Also here working in HCMC (first time) let me know if you find something! I’m just using local cafes, and so far the WiFi has been fine everywhere. 300+ in one right by my Airbnb.

antoinechstr 27d

I feel like I keep running into scammy agents asking for huge deposits, the owner is never present, and I visited flats in the same building but not the actual unit. Does anyone have a serious, verified, and trusted agent they’d recommend? Maybe tftsvdgked

allgo 26d

Yes, I can recommend my agent

jchmdc 26d

Anyone knows a good place for jet ski rental in Da Nang?

audiocook 26d

Hey guys i am in da nang. Are there any meetups

eric124 25d

There are some on meetup

tomeytran 22d

27 Ha Trung street Quoc Trinh gold shop

rasthemouse 21d

Just landed in Da Nang
Anybody play some volleyball?

allgo 20d

East Asia Park has beach volleyball in the afternoons

ezh047 18d

Hello Everyone

ezh047 18d

Just landed in Ho Chi Minh and looking for ppl to connect and celebrate saturday

ezh047 18d

Hey anyone HCMC

quackquack 17d

Hey all, I got last minute cancelled from my 1 month stay in Da Nang and now trying to find an alternative. Airbnb and Booking.com a bit iffy, Facebook groups seem scammy.

Any pointers for where I should be looking or a reliable local contact are highly appreciated 🙏

khizrs 17d

Are you in danang now?

quackquack 17d

Yeah

quackquack 17d

Got a place for 1 night

martinzoeller 17d

We got massive discounts on a four star hotel in Da Nang on Agoda. Maybe you can find something on there.

regiani 17d

Is Agoda better than Booking for Vietnam? What's the price difference?

martinzoeller 17d

Depends on the hotel. We managed to book a four-star hotel here in Da Nang for 1,090€ instead of almost 3,000€ for a month.

chrisnatterer 16d

Agoda seems to be universally cheaper in most of Asia.

martinzoeller 16d

Yup, unless you have a high level on Booking's loyalty program, then it's mostly the same.

chrisnatterer 16d

I am Genius Level 3 on booking, but even then ended up mostly using Agoda because it was cheaper. They do work quite a bit with cashbacks though, so you might initially pay more, and then get some of the money back a couple of months later.

ccooper 16d

Agoda also offer different prices depending on where you come from. Sometimes going thro google maps is cheaper

quackquack 16d

Got this sorted, previous Airbnb owner had a place for me, a good one even at a great price. Luck favoured me here really, haha. Thanks for everyone's help.

martinzoeller 16d

Glad it worked out for you!

toresweden 16d

How often does the power go out in Phu Quoc? What places have a backup generator in case of work. 🥹🙏

avinduhewa 16d

Hey guys. Any recommendations on a visa agent. Or is the direct website reliable. Last i tried it kept asking me to update it all the time

tonyd 16d

Direct website is fine. Give yourself at least a week ahead of arrival to apply. Takes a few days to process usually.

Make sure to double check your entries of passport, dates etc. has to match 100%

https://evisa.gov.vn

erickgarcia2634 15d

Anyone have any good recommendations for accommodations in Da Nang. Preferably by the beach in a high rise for less than $600 USD/mo

nikzechner 15d

Kua Casa was nice :)

ritwickdsouza 14d

Any cowork recommendations in da lat?

markus 13d

Strange, there is no agency necessary. where are you from?

allgo 13d

Well, provide the information.

Agencies generally are in cahoots with the corrupt immigration department ls

onmeut 13d

Iran

markus 13d

Ok, so your situation seems different from most people in this group because of your nationality.
Just ask the person who tried to contact you and compare agency prices if you really need an agency.

They might need hotel bookings and your visa will only be valid for that duration.
You also need an onward ticket (flight) I think.

clarence 12d

Hello! My name is Clarence

I’ll be arriving to HCMC this Saturday. Let me know if you are down for a meetup either working together from a cafe or grabbing some foods 😄

markus 12d

Hello Clarence! Happy to meet up. In which district will you stay?

clarence 12d

District 1

clarence 12d

I’ll DM you

fandrejevic 11d

I am in Da Nang this week. If anyone is up for sports, a walk or a coffee, let’s plan something! :)

ezh047 11d

Dear Nomads, help me to chose between:
DA NAANG
NHA TRANG

And why?

tonyd 11d

Probably help to say what you are looking for, what you like to do etc etc.

ezh047 11d

In general which is better palace for a nomad ?

markus 11d

Nha Trang is boring

migmeneses 11d

Da Nang is better for nomads

martinzoeller 9d

Where do you go in Da Nang if you want to spend some time in peace? Like a quiet place, with no or very few other places, no obligation to buy anything to be "allowed to be there", no traffic noise, no void-of-talent karaoke. Something like a park, a library, idk. We've been here for over a month now and haven't found anything.

quackquack 9d

Hey all 👋 I got the itch to do a spontaneous trip to Hoi An tomorrow from Da Nang. Would love to meet up and have a few talks and laughs with anyone with similar plans. I’ll probably get going around 12 in the morning and get back late or stay for the night, we’ll see. Feel free to DM!

simonforever 9d

You don't like the beach?

nikzechner 9d

I can only recommend Green Coworking!

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wc6jjy9jPAChFCnB7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

You pay pretty much nothing to stay there with good WiFi and free coffee 🙌🏼

slaster 9d

If you struggle with English but good at Russian Nha Trang might be better. There is a solid Russian community there. The ones in HCMC and da Nang are smaller. However id you’re very comfortable in English Da Nang is the best (outside of November - Jan that is)

slaster 9d

Da Nang is depressingly rainy during that time

allgo 9d

You can watch the sunset starting from the Sunset Viewpoint and going south until you find peace from the Banh Bao men

tomeytran 8d

or going notth if you’re into history where there’s a French & Spanish soldiers' cemetery from Vietnam's 1st invasion

https://thanhnien-vn.translate.goog/ky-la-thap-hai-cot-cung-khu-mo-trang-xoa-o-ban-dao-son-tra-185230908210437902.amp?_x_tr_sl=vi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MzZjnHRPZGtN6Wfx8?g_st=ic

ezh047 8d

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzagEvG60Q

ezh047 8d

you reminded me of this :D

markus 7d

Any interesting events in Ho Chi Minh City? There used to be a lot of startup events. I am also interested in other events

ifuntik 6d

Hello. Is there any expat communities or activities in Dalat?

chriswt 5d

Same question, just arrived

ruslanche 5d

Hey everyone in Da Nang!
We’re having a small, friendly get-together today by the sea — chill vibes, lots of grilled food, awesome people, a cozy beach, and sunset views.
I’m helping organize it, and there’s free entrance for Nomads.com community members
If you’re around and feel like joining, just drop me a message.
No pressure — just good people, good food & good laughs 😎

konradgnat 5d

there are some on meetup dot com, also there is one every thursday night at sip and play cafe around crypto, dev mornigns on sunday casual coworking meeetup

markus 4d

Welcome! In which timeframe? https://www.facebook.com/events/ Facebook events is quite popular here as well and the 50th Anniversary Reunification Day parade is on 30th April.

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