Cycling in Vietnam 🇻🇳 Is It Safe ?!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- We just moved to Da Nang Vietnam, and this is our first real bike ride in Vietnam on proper road bikes.
So, how is cycling in Vietnam? Is it safe? Today we'll talk about our first impressions of cycling in Da Nang, our new home.
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Welcome back!
Thanks man! We finally made it here. Gotta go for a bike ride sometime when we're in the same area ;)
@@TwoWheelCruise 🤙🏻
That stretch in Danang is perfect for the road bikes! At first I thought you'd head all the way up the mountain to Lady Buddha. Hope you guys post the ride down to Hoi An soon!!
It is a nice long stretch of road :)
The trees within the cities was the beautiful memories I had about Vietnam.
Finally a country where the direction of travel is to the right, rather than to the left as in Japan and Thailand.
Best wishes for your new adventure !!!
Thanks! It's a big change for us haha
I love the sea and beach view, it's beautiful, 👍
0:49 the weather hasn't been so great here. Are you kidding me? Im dreaming about this weather, here in LA. I love this cloudy and gloomy weather that you have there.
Yeah, I actually kind of like it myself as long as it's not raining.
@@TwoWheelCruise completely agree 💪
Immediately upon opening the video, I could see the clean air, clear horizon, and big sky. That's a great feeling. I was so sick of that haze in Thailand. Really makes me reconsider vacationing there. I might have to just go to Vietnam instead.
We moved here hoping the air quality would be pretty decent. It's been hazy the last few days (I guess because of forest fires in Laos nearby), but hopefully it improves.
@@TwoWheelCruise I checked the air quality records it should be very clean for most of the year.
Rain is really good at washing the sky.
@@GordoGambler Low pressure systems tend to clean out the stagnant air, but Da Nang has clean air year round for the most part. Nothing like Chiang Mai or Bangkok. It's more like Japan.
To be fair Vietnam has a lot of EU support and it makes da nang amazing
Seriously amazing
Head south or even Saigon and it makes Thailand look like Florida clean
Biking in the south is a challenge too or more stressful than the north
Best thing about the north for me was the mountain rides near son la to sapa
Beautiful place.
4:38 wow...
the hotel look different.
So good to see you guys safe and well after the move and everything, awesome first ride along the seafront, amazing views, I’m looking forward to more videos from you guys, a huge thumbs up from me 👍
Thanks so much! 👍
Glad to see the two of you made it safely and was able to go along on your first ride. Looking forward to see your future rides and perhaps seeing Thoung's home town.
Thanks! Yes, we'll be filming Thuong's hometown once we go there.
Congratulations on making it safely to Vietnam. I'm looking forward to the videos from your new location!
Thank you! 😃
Ahhh...Da Nang! Hoi Anh is stunning and lots of great riding on smaller roads there. When it all gets too hot take a bus up to Dalat: temps are much cooler and the architecture is French/Swiss mountain chalet style...it's a very European feel. And you will really get your hills in! Vietnam was such a great choice...you will never want to leave!
Thanks! 😃 There's so much we can't wait to explore.
Wow, having just moved to Saigon to be with my wife, I wish there were such safe, beautiful stretches of beach-front road like in Da Nang. As it is, I was able to get an indoor trainer setup to alleviate the cycling blues. Still don’t know when I’ll gather the courage to venture onto the streets. I’ve been to the beach towns of Da Nang and Nha Trang, and know that the slower traffic with fewer cars makes those destinations a lot safer than here in the big city. Anyway, congratulations on your move and good luck! I think you picked the right location to accommodate your love of cycling.
Thank you! Yeah, the big cities here are a whole different animal.
you could catch the ferry out to Vung Tau for beach and less traffic
I’m happy for you guys
Finally you’re at home
It’s a nice place to go biking
WOW!
Thank you!
Beautiful scenery and nice ride! Should I bring my bike with me on the trip next month?
I'm sure you will do Da Nang - Hue route over the Hai Van pass one of these days. It's about 100 km and a good climb. Have fun!
Thanks for posting TWC.
Definitely. We're looking forward to trying that route.
WOW Home at last Thuong i love your new bike i think that scratch will rub out it has been a long time for you to see your family but at last your there keep safe looking forward to see you both on your trips around Vietnam D.
Hello Cruise & Thuong, very welcome to you both in Danang (Vietnam) ❤💐👍🍀greetings from Holland
Thank you! 😃
Beautiful views along the coast! Good to see you guys settling in!! Looking forward to more content about your experince in Vietnam! I also enjoyed Thoung walking video in Da Nang!! You guys are my favorite TH-camrs!! Keep up the great work and have fun!!
Thank you! 😁 More videos on the way!
Congrats on the move! I love the beautiful beachside ride its so relaxing watching and listening
Thank you! 😁
The beach and the surroundings look amazing! What a place to ride. I'm sorry for Thuong's bike, I also hope it is just surface damage and nothing underlying, hopefully you guys can get it checked soon!
I know you don't like biking on the walkpath, but it looks actually wonderful even for biking, I would definitely rest it (sure I don't have carbon roadbike, so I wouldn't be too worried about a couple of bumps :))
I saw on strava you guys enjoy long rides now on the mountains, so I'm looking forward to seeing more and more videos coming out!
Edit: that building with the green plants all over looked f..ing AWESOME!
There are lots of areas we're excited to explore and share :)
Which building was that?
I’m not a fan of the urban highway type of road design they’ve implemented but in general it looks pretty safe. Probably safer than my town on the south coast of England. It’s actually similar along the seafront road. Except ours is single lane and the drivers speed along there and can pass cyclists aggressively. So maybe the dual lane works in this case. Especially when traffic is low.
I agree, it's really bad design and doesn't work well with how the local people need to use it (lots of backward driving). But it's at least a little safer than Thailand's with the lower speeds.
Looks a lot safer than riding in Bangkok or Pattaya ---just don't have a bike path
Nah it's not safer than the UK. There are a lot of crashes on that road near the beach. Once outside of the city, on the right roads, it is pretty safe
Speaking of new home 4:45, it is so interesting lots of ppl want to move to America and ready to do almost everything and here you are, a native American, who left his country like 5, 6 years ago and have no plans to come back :) Well, home where you feel happy. Sometimes I watch your videos and I think Vietnam is the best country you have been to so far. Congrats and good luck guys.
At this point, the only reason I'd want to move back to the US is to get Thuong a US passport. The US does offer a chance at a better life for many people coming from poor environments though, but for us right now Vietnam has more opportunities for us I believe.
You should check out Vietnam Meets Dustin...he went all out and moved the Vietnamese countryside. Really interesting guy as he's a good looking guy so he does modeling and then is out there in the mud fishing and in the dirt growing bananas. LOL! Phuc Map also moved there around the same time Dustin did (about 7 years ago). And Max McFarlin came from a tiny town in the south and moved there after visiting a few countries. Chris Lewis moved there from Colorado and he speaks amazing Vietnamese.
Awesome view. So glad both of you made it safely to Vietnam. Looking forward to your next adventure videos 👍👍👍👍
Thanks! 😃
Very cool! love being near the water, makes riding so much more enjoyable.. I am very blessed to live in an area near the water with a nice bike trail. Stay safe and enjoy guys!
Thanks! 😃 Being by the water is a nice change of pace.
Good to see you both alwys on roadbiking any where else around the world with 2nice roadbike more power&drive safely enjoy have fun&godblessed alwys your journey,
Thanks! 😃
I love how green Vietnam is!
Lots of trees, loving it.
Glad you guys made it!! Cheers
Thank you! 😃
You guys are one of my "must watch" TH-cam channels. Keep up the good work. And Congrats on the big move!🥳🥳🥳
Awesome! Thank you! 😁
Awesome! Glad to see you both safe, sound, and back in the Kaze saddles^^ So happy you both kept them! Looking forward to the new Danang adventures and bike routes as Thailand and Vietnam are my favs! Thank you both! Horn beeping is a courtesy for others around. Noise pollution can suck but at least you are aware to some degree. Cheers!
Thanks! We're glad to be able to keep riding these bikes here :)
I look to visit Vietnam 🇻🇳 again & get into the bike culture.
That stretch of road reminds me of California coasts with a hint of Hawaiian vegetation. Very nice!
Lovely beautiful ride
I was in Danang 10 years ago. Took a bus from Bangkok to Laos border, changed bus and drove on to VN border. There were 60 of us cyclists on Central VN bike tour. We biked from Lao border to the coastal city of Danang, Hoi An and biked back. Visiting tunnels, emperor tombs. We also biked up Banana Hill and stayed at the hotel up there. No aircon as it was quite high and cool year round. Traffic on country roads are not heavy but Danang was similar to Bangkok but a little less congested. Hardly there was any traffic lights, but cyclists, motorcyclists and cars seemed to know to avoid each other quite well. We could not do that well and needed to follow the guide Van around Danang whenever we left the hotel. There were many empty buildings in Danang. The guide said real estate was overdeveloped and could not sell. We spent in Central VN for 8 days altogether.
Sounds like a fun trip! It's a lot cooler up in the mountains :)
That's one heck of a scenic ride w the coast in your sight. Beautiful
This looks like such an awesome place to ride and stay!
Wow ! Fun ! Thanks for sharing ! Best wishes in your new home !
Thanks! 😃
Looks like it safer to cycle in Vietnam than in Thailand for the lower volume of traffic. 👍🏻
Safer in some regards, yes
You made it, great job. I cycled/ebiked in China for years, echolocation at its finest. Nearly died a few times I reckon. Thanks for sharing, motivates me to get out there.
I've cycled in Beijing before, it was pretty intense haha
We are very happy to see you back again in YOU TUBE. You guys looks fantastic. We were waiting for you video and when we saw you this morning we screen. Thuong is an amazing lady full of energy. When we saw you this morning we were very happy. Da Nang is beautiful. Enjoy.......You guys are our favorite couples.
We are from Philadelphia, PA
Thank you! Thuong is very happy to be back in Vietnam 😃
@@TwoWheelCruise Good luck in everything.
You guys have more guts than I do riding in traffic. I would never ride with cars anywhere. Stay safe guys and good luck in VN.
Thanks!
I'm glad to see you guys made it back to Vietnam and welcome to my neighborhood and playground Đà Nẵng, even though I'm American / from Southern California, I've made Đà Nẵng my home base for everything Asia etc...
At any rate Vo Nguyen Giap is perfect for riding just heading towards Sơn Trà mountain, plus the weather you're experiencing in Đà Nẵng has been odd for the last 6 months with cold to wind and rainy at times.
Also please do not live in the Expat Bauble, call (Cracker Town) aka (An Thuong) you and your wife should look into the (Anh Hai Bac area) where I live or (Hải Châu area) there's also the ( Cam Le area) which also have a beach view, the one thing about all these area is that they're very good and convenient local areas with more to offer than the Expat Bauble.
Any way much love and welcome home from one Fellow TH-camr to the next.
I will love to do a meet and greet if you're OK with it, when I get back from Thailand.
I'm in Bangkok at the moment and my hotel is next to Terminal 21 area.
We're glad to finally make it here and thanks for the tips! We may post some group rides here in the near future.
Fantastic! Can't wait to see your first sunny day ride.
Coming soon!
The mountains next to the sea is such a beautiful sight. I love how you began weaving in the music at that point in the video as well (your editing does not go unnoticed). It's a lovely introduction ride to your new life in the country. What happened to Thuong's bike is also too bad. Like you say, hopefully it's just cosmetic blemish. It sucks whenever something like that happens.
Lots of beautiful sights here 😁 and thanks for noticing the music.
Hey, you made it! Congratulations, and well done. Sorry about the little scratch on Thuong's bike, but that's pretty darned good considering how baggage handlers sometimes work their "magic". 🤕
(Sounds like Thuong's English is getting better, too!)
Happy she's back home, and looking forward to your continued adventures. Cheers, folks!
Thanks! 😃 With all the worrying I did about this trip, I'm happy to come out with just one scratch haha.
A bucket item for me a cycling my home country. Thanks for living the dream for me! I'll be looking forward to your future rides there.
Thank you!
Nice to see Team TWC on the road again. 👍. Fishing? Dare team TWC to tackle a coracle in danang 🤭...
Feels so good to be able to start settling down again and ride again. We'll see with the fishing developments haha
Awesome so so beautiful , 😂😄😄lol the dog on a basket going to cycle ride . Iove it❤️❤️❤️❤️
Yeah, that was great!
15:12 nice view..
Loving it!
Awesome. Glad you finally made it to Vietnam.
Thanks! 😃
Let's pick up the pace and find a fishing spot, Thuong-san!
Asia could really use electric motorbikes and scooters. They are ubiquitous, but 2 stroke engines are noisy and pollute quite a bit.
Agreed, hopefully they push for more electric motorbikes, some of the gas ones here are nasty.
Keep safe guys your
Wow nice bikes♥️♥️♥️
Congrats! You finally made it!
Thanks! 😃
Very nice to see Vietnam for the first time
The horns are much more intense in HCMC and Hanoi. It's a wave of sound that starts from early in the morning until late in the evening. It's an unhealthy amount of noise pollution.
Yep, that's why we're not living there
So many countries within 6 months. Lots of interesting cycling for us to view. Thanks!
Glad you are enjoying! :)
Glad you got to take your full-sized Bikes with you this time but I miss the folding bike experiences 🙃
Your temporary hometown is lovely and SO is Thuong! 😆
We will do some folding bike rides in the city too.
🌴🌴🌴🌴🌊🌊🌊 how's the infrastructure there The coast looks quite beautiful
Yesterdays ride in the North of England, 16 degrees with short sleeves, I thought it was nice and warm.
"winter" is a little different here
Beach road looks really great for riding. The inner city part of Da Nang looks chaotic . Personally I would live close to the beach area. Enjoy the ride!
Yeah, we won't be doing regular rides into the city part, just some shopping rides probably.
Great to see you two again, hello from philippines🇵🇭
Thank you!
hey! Welcome to Da Nang
Im from Da Nang and I have watched multiple videos of yours.
Lets catch up sometime.
I paraglide on Son Tra mountain at the weekends
Glad you two made it to Vietnam. Enjoy your time…
Great to see you guys safely in Vietnam. I remember you trying gopro, insta360 and dji pocket cameras. What did you finally settle with and why? What are you using for this video? Looks great. 😀
Thanks! 😃 It depends on the situation, for long cycling videos like this, I prefer GoPro Hero. For night videos and walking videos, I prefer Pocket 2. For 360 videos, Insta360 X2 is great. For something simple to use and non-discrete, the Insta360 Go2 is great.
@@TwoWheelCruise * discrete?
You should be able to fly drones out there. Must be cool to put a background music on that drone video.
We’ve seen a few, but we don’t have one now
Very nice sceneries to say the least. Congratulation on making it to your final destination since both of you talked about that before the pandemic.
Thanks! 😃 It's been a long 2+ year wait, but we finally made it!
Thanks for the introductory video from Da Nang. I look forward to your longer rides into the country parts of 60 or more kms. I would be interested in spending Jan and Feb 2024 in Da Nang. Let is know prices for one or two bedroom house rentals and routes.
Thanks! I'll make a video talking about living costs.
let's hear some Vietnamese from you and then how it should rely sound from Thoung ; )
Probably gonna happen haha
When you mention vietnam, I remembered the movie "Forrest gump", when he talked about the rain that last 4 month LOL if that's true, prepare for rain.
Yeah, not looking forward to that season. We may go North then to escape.
I'm guessing that Thuong is happy to be back "home", no doubt.
She sure is!
Is it safe-----it would be a lot safer if you had mirrors on your bike. I've been riding for 70 years and after I was hit by an 18-wheeler many years ago, I would never ride after that without a mirror. It's saved me from being hit a number of times over the years. I would like to see both of you safely cycling many years into the future.
I LOVE Da Nang! Beach road is a nice ride.
Some day I'll cycle the Hai Van Pass from Da Nang to Hue.
Some day, what are you waiting for?? Aren't you there now? It's not a difficult ride, 1,400 feet or so. I did it in 2014 on my 120 lb Rohloff14 tour bike. LOL. The only trucks are the gas tankers not allowed in the tunnel.
We're looking forward to that one too! It doesn't look too bad and should have some great views.
@@GordoGambler I'm in Salt Lake City now.
@@BrianMax Oh, too bad. LOL. I'm from Edmonton. Happy Easter.
Actually, when I got down Hai Van, I was testing my SA drum brake a bit aggressively and the fork snapped clear thru near the top. A laser couldn't do a cleaner cut. My faulty designed brazeons and it was too wimpy to start with for the weight. So anyway there was a welder only 2 miles away. Then later it broke 2 more times. LOL.
Geeze you need a bunch of rain, Lake Mead is sinking like the Titanic. I've been there half a dozen times. The last in Oct. 2019, I just drove thru. Nothing is boring in Utah, eh? Can't say I agree with filling up the place with settlers.
DaNang is beautiful and sure is growing. The weather isn't so great, coastal is always windy.
What a beautiful setting you have ended up in! That long ride along the beach with the mountains in the background felt very uplifting.
You will soon learn-to instinctively avoid the dangerous motocycles and the grid locked parts of the city .
Hope you can soon join a friendly cycling club which will allow you to start socialising .
Were you serious about the idea of renting a house close to the beach and mountains ? Hope the rents are not sky high, because it sounds so perfect !
Thanks! 😃 We are learning how to ride more safely with all of the bikes and crazy drivers. We'll do a new home update video soon.
"Beautiful! Me? Not you!" How rude 😂😂😂🙈
😂
Yes, Thuong is more beautiful than the scenery. :-)
Was there in June 2018 and it was very hot. maybe lesser traffic now because of covid.
So glad to see you guys again you're my addiction kudos to you
Thank you! 😁
You welcome 🥰
Da Nang is a nice place to bike especially the hiway going to Hoi An
Yes, it's been great!
Thanks from Vietnam
Very good to see that you guys made it to Vietnam
Thanks!
Thoung looks so happy 😀 cool helmets I want one!!!
Thanks! 😃 These helmets are very safe and cheap. Great value.
man... you should try sunrise ride to son tra mountain, my personal favourite part of the town
We've done some sunset rides there, very nice area.
Nice being able to read your cycling computer screen when you ride. Difficult to see which metrics you are displaying though 😃. I’m surprised that you don’t have some sort of mirror to more easily see what’s coming up from behind 🤔
Thanks! We've never cycled with mirrors, but we can hear most vehicles coming from behind us.
Please please please do the climb out the back of the hotel retreat at the end of that road past the buddha!!! OMG it's like 23%? 25%? That entire little road and climb was amazing. LOVE LOVE LOVE DE NANG!
I went down that the other day, which was really scary. Climbing it will probably be easier haha 😂
Glad to see you guys are safe and doing well! Hope the food there suits you! South East Asian food might take a little getting used to for the long term!
Thanks! Thuong's been cooking Vietnamese food for a while, so we're pretty used to it now.
You could try some nail polish for the touch-up job on Thuong's bike. Your new home area looks pretty nice. Is Thuong's home town within easy reach of Da Nang?
Thanks for the tip! Unfortunately, it's a 12+ hour "journey" to get to her hometown
Glad you both made it to Vietnam safely. I so want to visit Vietnam. Excited about this new chapter. I hear it's a beautiful country. Texas is not too far way. 🧡💛💚💙💜🤎
Thanks! We're excited to explore more here :)
Feels weird the both of you riding on the right side of the road, since I've watched many of your videos riding on the left side in Japan and Thailand 😅
It feels so strange to be back on the right side after 7 years haha
Looking good and will be even better when the suns out,i would be interested in knowing how you find Vietnam compared to Thailand value for money wise.
Yes, I'll be talking about those topics in future videos.
@@TwoWheelCruise Thats great thank you and have a great time in Vietnam
its a good video and I hope you get settled in soon
Thanks! 😃
🤙Gooood morning Vietnam 🇻🇳 👌
Awesome ride! 🚴🏽 great to get back in the saddle and nice beach view there 👍🏽
Btw group rides and fishing sound like a lot of fun!
Thanks!
Good to see many trees in the city. It will help regulating the heat.
YES, lots of trees in Vietnamese cities :)
Cool Ride Guys
Thanks! 😃
Never felt safer riding on the roads. I rode De Nang to Hue return on the highways and it was super safe. In fact...like most cities...it only becomes more dangerous when you start hitting the busy areas in the city where there are so many distractions. That said...there's so much awareness of cyclists that you don't feel like you're going to be hit...and there is ZERO aggression. Literally...no angry drivers thinking they own the roads.
It's a great part of the world to ride in.
Yeah, we've felt very safe so far. Just need to be careful for bikes pulling into the roads.
Enjoyed. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
refreshing view..definitely prefer this over chiang mai..Ride safe ~!
The ocean views are a nice change.
I expect more people on motorbikes and bicycles on the road
This time of day isn't so bad.
Very nice.
Thanks! 😃
The costal Road look pretty safe compared to what we have here in penang. Here is just 2 lanes without any walk ways.
Yeah, it's pretty nice for a long way.
ride to intercon! Done that one a bunch
dahon movie up please!