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Thanks for watching Rob. Diving is a lovely thing (ear problems for me aside). There's no feeling quite like it, the weightlessness, the tranquility.

@@66TripsLeft think I'll save up for somewhere nice tho, seen so many people go somewhere and they can't see anything 😭

@@RoaminRob Sail Rock was pretty good although when I dived previously near Phuket I felt visibility was far better. But the currents were unusually strong I believe, so visibility must have been reduced because of this.

Great news, although I hear they'll be shutdown soon. Sad times.

@@MedhaShekar Hi, I'm starting to wonder if they're no longer open as I can't find them on AirBnB any longer. I also messaged the owner and got no reply. I hope they are still going, it was my trip highlight such a wonderful experience.

@@66TripsLeft Ouch!! Thats sad, Would have loved to experience it.

I think it was around 12m

They have two dragons, not sure they're real though, or which one is Lucy 🤣

@@66TripsLeft there was only one when we visited last, she is a large black one which breaths smoke.

Blooming ace experience isn't it. Did you stay on the same one?

@@66TripsLeft no mine wasn't registered, I found an old fishing guy in the port and agreed for a sail around, then he showed me his brother's floating home, next thing I was invited to spend a night drinking playing cards ❤️

@@RoaminRob amazing

Thanks so much!

Thanks for the kind words

Thanks John. We didn't get very long there but we will go back one day.

It was. Look back to last year and there's a bit of footage of the food at Selera Lubuk Buaya, August 2022

Thanks. We did the loop twice, got absolutely soaked on one of the days but got offered a shelter from a local, whom we chatted with via Google Translate for 30 minutes; it was a lovely experience

When did that happen?

Beginning of last year I think.@@66TripsLeft

Feel free to ask me any questions. It's simple to organise and cheap when there, it's just the flight which is the issue.

Yes, annoying isn't it, unfortunately I don't have the decent equipment many do.

Haha, yes it's a great place but maybe my worse quality video, it was 14 years ago though. Check out my recent Vietnam series, or some of the van trips.

@@66TripsLeft will do van trips for sure 👌

Thanks for watching. We were there in August, it was quite good weather but so hot, slightly cooler than My Son though.

Thanks

thanks

Hi, yes kind of, I've got another video lined up for the inner x , it's a full tour, and I messaged the owner to ask about the listing. At the moment the listing is down, but he hopes all will be back soon. If I find anything further out I'll post a comment here...plus I'll be able to do the other tour video.

@@66TripsLeft thank you!! Do you have any idea why the listing is down? Like is it just a tech glitch or is he not accepting guests?

@@juliaclark4191 I think it's two fold: in March the Inner-X moved from Lan Ha bay to Bai Tu Long, but it's impossible to update the location of an Airbnb listing. Charles the owner has been trying to sort this. Also he's got to sort out the property for fire regulation changes, which I guess it tricky considering what it is and where it is. So in essence they can't have anyone booking at the moment, I hope they can resolve that.

@@66TripsLeft got it. Do you have contact info for them where I could ask how the fire proofing is going? I’d be interested in helping out if they are accepting volunteers also but don’t have any lines of communication.

Thanks Janice. We barely saw any mosquitoes anywhere in Vietnam, and certainly never got bitten much - and normally I'm a mosquito's favourite food.

Thanks, I love it, and it may be joined by others before too long. White highlights? Not sure I had any of those, or do you mean my hair cos I'm an old git? :-)

@@66TripsLeft Once you pop, you can't stop lol. And noo, you have great hair, don't worry lmao. In my experience, usually when doing realism, they put in white ink after all the black and grey. So you think your tattoo is done, but surprise there's more, and it's going in already sore spots lol.

@@TheotherPoolboy you might be right then, for the final bit I had to lay face down so couldn't see, and it's the only time it felt sore.

It's a DJI Mini 2 SE, cheapest of the Mini range, works well as long as I didn't hit anything (which happens). Lotus Field isn't hard to get to or around, taxi from the station drops you direct, then either use bicycles or like us hire a scooter direct from the hotel. The staff there are great, the food and ambiance good, just wish we had longer there.

@@66TripsLeft Thanks so much for your help! I'm thinking of 4 nights at Lotus. Did you feel Lotus Homestay was relatively central to all the scenic tourist areas via scooter? I worry that it is too rural. But ~15 min each way scooter ride to places is not bad at all

@@subarianEra Yes, via scooter it's no problem at all, in fact Ninh Binh's side roads are so quiet it's an absolute joy. 4 days is great too as we didn't have time to get to Hoa Lu, which we didn't know was there until we arrived and our forward itinerary was already booked. Where else are you going? Phong Nha? Halong?

@@66TripsLeft I decided to opt out of ha long bay for ninh binh. Being stuck on a cruise doesn't excite me. I rather bike alongside the mountains like you mentioned on a quiet road. Just sapa, hanoi, ho chi minh, and hoi an.

@@subarianEra We didn't like the idea of a cruise either: currently editing my next video of our floating homestay (the Inner-X) in Bai Tu Long Bay (next to Halong), which was the best experience of our trip. In case you haven't, read up plenty of Sapa's current state.

Thanks for letting me know. I had heard the government destroyed it when they destroyed half the buildings in front of the temple.

It was an epic day out. Just doing the video for the Phong Nha Loop which was another great ride, potentially even better, be live Saturday hopefully.

We just did the transfer with them - there's another video of mine all about how to do that. We booked the hotel separately, as I wanted a bite of the river.

@@66TripsLeft thank you

Thanks. I'm trying to release one a week but I'm not as quick at my video editing as you are :-)

This one's a small update, next week's is a cracker, I've watched it half a dozen times already

I'm well aware that I can't pronounce any Vietnamese words properly, I'm sorry about that, but I heard several people say it that way.

Thanks. It was the River View Ledge, about £17 a night.www.booking.com/hotel/my/taman-negara-river-view-lodge.en-gb.html?aid=318615&label=New_English_EN_VI_27026991385-SbfX4qC7oAyHRYJK_yRWPwSM217286956720%3Apl%3Ata%3Ap1%3Ap2%3Aac%3Aap%3Aneg%3Afi%3Atidsa-64415224945%3Alp1028580%3Ali%3Adem%3Adm&sid=2515e866edc5e204a17e2dc3a2eb8bb7&dest_id=-2405198;dest_type=city;dist=0;group_adults=2;group_children=0;hapos=1;hpos=1;no_rooms=1;req_adults=2;req_children=0;room1=A%2CA;sb_price_type=total;sr_order=popularity;srepoch=1692766124;srpvid=661c21d4a82d0038;type=total;ucfs=1&

@@66TripsLeftGreat. Thanks 👍🏼

Thank you 🤗

No, it was a little stroll down a hill and then you catch the very cheap boat over. The next couple of videos show more of that walk from the lovely place we stayed at.

Excellent news. I struggled to find factual information about this trip so wanted to make sure I got something out there. Are you planning your trip right now?

​@@66TripsLeft I forgot to reply to this and say thank you. I visited Kuala Lumpur last August. I stayed in the same Travelogde and used Han travel. 😅I took the boat ride up the river. It was stunning. Your videos was extremely clear and I will be sharing it with friends and family.

@@aspiring... That's great news

I looked for information online about flying drones and I found nothing to say you could not. I looked at all the signs in the own and nothing there either. We're did you see your information?

I've just found the article, but that wasn't online when I was booking my trip and researching it all. There definitely was no obvious signs in the park. I wonder also if it applies to drones under 249g, as mine was.

We were there and didn't see any sign either and even our tour guide didn't say anything 😅. But I was worried when I saw the article and law in Malaysia, saying that you'll have to pay for fine if you get caught 😥🤣

Thanks for the comment. We actually went in August last year but it's taken me a while to edit the videos together, and I've still got more to do.

That's great, how long have you had one, and what have you got?

@@66TripsLeft I've got a 2005 transit xlwb jumbo 😊

I was lucky got it the day before the first lock down