[rishboy77]

(04-23-2016 03:59 AM)RedGuard Wrote:  

Alright gents,

I just got back from my one-week trip to Da Nang.
I can't deny it's a nice place indeed and cheap as fuck.
I stayed in a spacious double room near the beach for $16 per night, rented a scooter for $4.5 per day and ate some really cheap food at restaurants (maybe $10 per day if I eat a lot). You don't spend a lot of money there indeed, probably one of the cheapest places in SEA.

However I can't fully understand all the hype going on about Da Nang among some guys here on the forum. There are a couple of reasons that would make me hesitate to move there long-term or even consider it an ideal spot for a short-term vacation.

-The whole city seems to be under construction, especially the beach side district. There are huge projects of luxurious resorts. There is construction noise and dirt everywhere, construction next door woke me up early every morning and even on the beach it's not calm. There seems to be huge amounts of money flowing into the city to make it a major tourist destination, especially for the Chinese who are already very abundant there.

-Esthetic traits which make a holiday destination beautiful are largely missing in Da Nang. I don't find the beach side area particularly beautiful. Only exception to this is the downtown area along Bach Dang street (riverside) which features a nice promenade and some fancy bridges which shouldn't be missed especially at night (Dragon bridge, rainbow bridge).

-IN MY OPINION the city is too small, therefore infrastructure and facilities are quite limited. I can imagine that especially guys who are used to live in big cities might get bored after a while. It feels more like a larger town and nightlife is very limited too.

-The aforementioned nightlife... Well, you can find crowed pumping venues along Bach Dang street every night. However Da Nang lacks of real clubs and party atmosphere. Popular venues such as Golden Pine pub are more like open bars extended on the street where poorly-dressed foreigners and non-English speaking Vietnamese would get drunk. Not exactly the places I could enjoy myself or meet and pick up cute girls.

-And of course the girls... I'd say DON'T go there if your purpose is to bang chicks. As long as you you don't lower your standards drastically (which I'm embarassed to say I did one night ) it is very hard to pull from nightgame. Vietnamese mostly turn up in groups and won't interact with foreigners, one reason is the language barrier. Since Da Nang is a small city and people know each other, girls also have a reputation to lose if they interact or even go home with a foreigner. Vietnamese culture is very conservative and many girls even in their late 20s still live with their parents and are restricted how long they are allowed to go out. It seems common that they have curfews at 11pm onwards. Your chances are better in daygame or online. I got some good responses when daygaming, but factors that didn't lead to the bang were very limited English skills and conservative culture in which the girls grew up. Especially if you are there short-term, I don't think daygaming is worth it. The pool of girls who speak decent English AND are DTF is very small and you gotta be lucky to find her.
That pretty much leaves online-game as the last resort if you want to get somewhat acceptable quality short-term. I used both Tinder and Vietnamcupid and had success on both. Just mass-message your Tinder matches and the cute girls in Da Nang area on Cupid and you should get some responses. You can easily filter out the girls who speak decent English on there.

So to come to a conclusion about the girls section. You can definitely get some pussy there even short term, but the options and quality are very limited in my opinion. This place is far from a pussy paradise, it doesn't even stand out compared to other places in Asia.
It doesn't even come close to a place like Bangkok, where I had notable success with daygame, nightgame as well as online.
However for the guys who like to take it slowly and think more long-term, Da Nang might be a good place to get an unspoilt, traditional and hot Vietnamese chick.


What I liked about Da Nang (yes I actually don't regret going there) the sightseeing around the city is pretty cool. Even though there is not much to see within the city, you can easily get to mountain places, beaches and traditional towns withing driving distance with a scooter.
Don't miss the ride over Hai Van mountain pass, Son Tra peninsula with its amazing coastline and the lady Buddha, Ho An traditional town and Ba Na Hills Mountain Resort (cable car in the rainforest and amazing views). You can also go ziplining and riverrafting in the rainforest for only about $10! I highly recommend that and will update the name of the exact place as soon as I find out where it was (forgot it).

The combination of city and beach is also pretty cool. You can have both beach-feeling and city-atmosphere (more likely big town though) on the same day. I liked walking along the beach at nighttime too, perfect place to take a date after a drink or coffee.

I enjoyed the time there, it was just not impressive. Da Nang doesn't stand out as a short-term holiday destination or even long-term base among other Asian destinations in my opinion.

RedGuard

Great report Red
How does Da Nang compare to Nha Trang ? I heard there are a lot of Russians there and night life is suppose to be better.

[RedGuard]

^^ I've never been to Nha Trang, but I know girls who go there from Ho Chi Minh City for short vacations. There are some cool beach parties it seems. Maybe someone who's actually been there can chime in.

[Tyler Belfort]

Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Da Nang. In my opinion, you made a lot of the common mistakes which probably tainted your view. I have it on reliable information that we're eskimo brothers, so I'll help a brother out.

I recently spent around 6 months there and my experience differs considerably from yours, though I agree that there's certainly a few downsides that haven't been discussed here for a short-term stay.

RedGuard Wrote:

I stayed in a spacious double room near the beach for $16 per night, rented a scooter for $4.5 per day and ate some really cheap food at restaurants (maybe $10 per day if I eat a lot). You don't spend a lot of money there indeed, probably one of the cheapest places in SEA.

It started going wrong here. I'll assume you stayed in An Thuong. If you're not a showerless backpacker, a struggling english teacher or some combination of both, stay the fuck away from this place. The second a decent girl knows you live here you can forget it.

I understand the appeal with a nearby beach etc, but with a city that small you can have a nice pad in the center and still get to the beach in 10 minutes across Dragon bridge. Living in the center (Hai Chau District) opens the door for networking and shows you're not a backpacking prag.

RedGuard Wrote:

The whole city seems to be under construction, especially the beach side district. There are huge projects of luxurious resorts. There is construction noise and dirt everywhere, construction next door woke me up early every morning and even on the beach it's not calm. There seems to be huge amounts of money flowing into the city to make it a major tourist destination, especially for the Chinese who are already very abundant there.

Again, beach side. Get city center and your problems suddenly vanish. The huge influx of capital is from Japanese and Korean investors. This will worsen when american-vietnamese are allowed to own property again - a law change which is expected to come in to play this year.

Not sure why having Japanese and Korean girls flock to a place could ever be negative, but to each their own.

RedGuard Wrote:

Esthetic traits which make a holiday destination beautiful are largely missing in Da Nang. I don't find the beach side area particularly beautiful. Only exception to this is the downtown area along Bach Dang street (riverside) which features a nice promenade and some fancy bridges which shouldn't be missed especially at night (Dragon bridge, rainbow bridge).

Can't agree with this at all. One of the most beautiful places I've visited, as well as many others who are far better travelled than myself. I don't know many places you can have a solid meal in the city center, jump in a taxi and be at the beach in 5 minutes. Or get a bike and venture in to the mountains with a girl in tow, set-up somewhere and have a few beers.

But, again, you were there for a week so I imagine you didn't venture out much more than the obvious places.

RedGuard Wrote:

IN MY OPINION the city is too small, therefore infrastructure and facilities are quite limited. I can imagine that especially guys who are used to live in big cities might get bored after a while. It feels more like a larger town and nightlife is very limited too.

The aforementioned nightlife... Well, you can find crowed pumping venues along Bach Dang street every night. However Da Nang lacks of real clubs and party atmosphere. Popular venues such as Golden Pine pub are more like open bars extended on the street where poorly-dressed foreigners and non-English speaking Vietnamese would get drunk. Not exactly the places I could enjoy myself or meet and pick up cute girls.

Lives in An Thuong, goes Bamboo and Golden Pine...wonders why there's low quality girls.

What if I told you Da Nang has one of the biggest clubs in Vietnam, that cashed up Viets travel from across the country to attend? Not to mention countless beer gardens, clubs, bars and other places that are frequented by high-end girls.

But no, Bach Dang street...of course.

The truth is that most people won't get any traction in the places worth talking about because they're classless scum. I've seen white guys trying to get girls in headlocks, running round the venue trying to cheers every table, accepting drinks and moving group to group.

Or, you could network, make connections, build a social circle, discover business opportunities. There's a huge curiosity around a well put together foreigner and a huge disdain for backpacking english teachers. Choose wisely.

RedGuard Wrote:

...find girls online, Bangkok is better, no girls speak english or associate with foreigners.

If you want an Isaan meat-market a la Levels, then no, stay the fuck away from Da Nang. There's no 'hello, I'm white' and her legs will magically spread here.

Ask yourself what you're bringing to the table that a hot vietnamese girl can't get from a local guy with cash? Why would she be shunned from her society, take a considerable step down in perceived class and run away for a night with a backpacking traveller?

As you noted, it's a small place. A lot of these girls know each other, grew up together etc. The loss of face would be huge.

I agree completely that to go there for a week and expect anything other than bar trash is unrealistic, as it is pretty much anywhere in the world. But if you put some work in, network and understand the culture, I assure you your results will be night and day. As I'm sure many Vietnam vets will agree with.

It's not perfect by any means, and there's tons of other things that I don't have time to break down. But to give you a comparison, your report is the equivalent of someone going to Bangkok for a week, never leaving Nana/Asoke and then writing a report.

If your primary goal is to run through 7 rice farmers in 7 days then, yes, Da Nang is awful. If you want to change up the pace, be surrounded by overly-friendly locals, curious high-end girls, have a beach 5 minutes away from a nice pad in the center of a truly beautiful place in Vietnam, well...Da Nang might just be for you...

[RedGuard]

Hmm it seems like you didn't get some of my points the right way.

Tyler Belfort Wrote:

Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy Da Nang. In my opinion, you made a lot of the common mistakes which probably tainted your view. I have it on reliable information that we're eskimo brothers, so I'll help a brother out.

I never said I didn't enjoy it. It is a nice place to visit and do sightseeing and if your purpose is not to swoop girls on a short-term then you can definitely enjoy it. Maybe I had high and wrong expecations, thought it would be a beautiful beach holiday destination and at the same time a pussy-paradise. It didn't impress me, but it was cool.

And eskimo brothers hahaa really?! Send me a PM with details please.

Tyler Belfort Wrote:

Or, you could network, make connections, build a social circle, discover business opportunities. There's a huge curiosity around a well put together foreigner and a huge disdain for backpacking english teachers. Choose wisely.

Well of course you could, but does that really change the fact that it is still a relatively hard place to pull quality girls? Would girls then suddenly show their non-existing English skills or drop their conservative behaviour? I doubt it. Of course you could infiltrate into social groups and possibly access hot girls there, but is it worth the effort especially on a rather short term...? And isn't this the case pretty much everywhere in the world? A well put together good-looking white dude with game, with connections and a social circle could in fact also kill it in the States.

Tyler Belfort Wrote:

If you want an Isaan meat-market a la Levels, then no, stay the fuck away from Da Nang. There's no 'hello, I'm white' and her legs will magically spread here.

It seems like you have the wrong picture of Bangkok. Yes of course, as long as you stick to shoring pros who might still ask you for money in the morning you just need to be relatively young and white. I'm referring to the quality mid to upper-class girls in Bangkok which are accessible after a rather short time you stay there IF you dress well and your game is on point. Girls are just much more likely to put out without being worried about their reputation, also the non-slutty ones. I think it is more acceptable in Thai culture than it is in Vietnamese, especially in big cities. But you still DO need game.

Tyler Belfort Wrote:

Ask yourself what you're bringing to the table that a hot vietnamese girl can't get from a local guy with cash? Why would she be shunned from her society, take a considerable step down in perceived class and run away for a night with a backpacking traveller?

Well, once again this is the case just pretty much everywhere. You gotta stand out from the regular traveller, be interesting, be different, frequent the right venues, dress above average. Do you know any place where a sloppy backpacker can get laid with a local girl you could actually look at in the morning without fainting?
For sure not in Bangkok either.

Tyler Belfort Wrote:

I agree completely that to go there for a week and expect anything other than bar trash is unrealistic, as it is pretty much anywhere in the world. But if you put some work in, network and understand the culture, I assure you your results will be night and day. As I'm sure many Vietnam vets will agree with.

I disagree with you on that. Yes in Da Nang it is unrealistic, even with proper pipelining and preparation. But are you seriously saying it is nearly impossible to get quality ass within a week pretty much anywhere in the world?? Once again, do proper pipelining, make a plan where to nightgame, daygame, approach many girls, play the number's game and all this combined with your personal traits such as style and game and you WILL get quality pussy in Bangkok, even more so in Jakarta, hell even in Taipei if that place suits you. Maybe not the ultra hi-so models and celebrities, but surely really hot girls you would wanna bang over and over again. So only bar trash within one week...? Overthink your statement.

Tyler Belfort Wrote:

It's not perfect by any means, and there's tons of other things that I don't have time to break down. But to give you a comparison, your report is the equivalent of someone going to Bangkok for a week, never leaving Nana/Asoke and then writing a report.

Well I never claimed a completeness of my report. It's just what I saw and experienced and I think I didn't get a bad insight into the local situation within 1 week. My experience would be surely different if I stay there long term, but I'm pretty content I can rate a place about how easy it is to swoop girls within a week (apparently more tailored for short-term travelers).

RedGuard

[Tyler Belfort]

Hm, my point was to show you where you were wrong based on 6 months more time there. For example, you said there were no real clubs, yet Da Nang has one of the biggest clubs in Vietnam that is banging pretty much every night.

Higher-end girls can speak English just fine, go and hang around California fitness for an afternoon and see how you get on. Or OQ bar pretty much any night with girls who studied in the US and speak english just fine. Or New Phuong Dong with some old school vietnamese ballers who will be happy to show you a good night.

I don't have the wrong picture of Bangkok. Levels was an example, I don't go there. My point was you went to the comparative place in Da Nang for a week, and then wrote a report saying the girls weren't up to scratch.

My point on social circle is it will open up Da Nang for you and is relatively easy to do. Some vietnamese friends will set you apart from the backpackers, which is how you came across to vietnamese girls based on where you're staying and the venues you were going. That's why you noted they didn't want to be around foreigners.

I've spent time in both places, and in my opinion you have an infinitely higher chance of snagging a high-society girl in Vietnam than Thailand. If we're talking about true hi-so, not just a girl who has a car and isn't broke. This has been proven by people on the forum also.

My definition of 'quality ass' is just different to yours. Hot girls in a week? Of course. Quality girls in a week? No.

It's not only me who had this experience. I was there with other forum guys who loved it just as much. Happy to give you more info in private, but Da Nang is a small place and it would be easy to work out who I am with public posts.

[Stickman]

Just to clear up something here.

Da Nang is not that small. Many compare Danang to Chang Mai but Chang Mai has a population of 400,000 vs Da Nang of 1 million. Unless you're a machine and banging everything in sight. I wouldn't worry much about gaining a reputation.

Regarding the construction thing. Yes there is a lot of construction but that's because you're living beach side. Da Nang is a rapidly evolving city. Move into the city and you won't find any constructions. This is not a negative. If you're a business oriented, you might want to start thinking about investing in Da Nang.

The amount of quality girls, ease of getting them and conservative nature of Da Nang can be compared to a lot other 2nd tier city. I mean who expects a 2nd tier city like Da Nang and Chang Mai to be pussy paradise? it's not fair to compare them to 1st tier city like Saigon and BKK.

[RichieP]

I think it's clear the place has quality chicks and high society. It exists. Question is how accessible is this for a foreigner? Assuming dressed well, some cash to spend, respectful of asian culture and some game.

Tyler, how are your results there? Are you hobnobbing with rich connected viets, pulling hotties living on daddy's credit card? Any crazy hi-so adventures? You must speak good Vietnamese.

[John Michael Kane]

Vietnam is a very conservative culture, meaning that the longer you stay and become ingrained with the locals, the better your social circle will become. I have a lot of Vietnamese friends. They may appear a bit shy or timid at first, but if they trust you, they trust you. The reason why I think a lot of guys have trouble in Vietnam is that they think Vietnamese girls are as easy as say Filipinas. Simply not true. Vietnamese women are encouraged to become wives and mothers from a very early age. As such, they take dating, relationships and marriage very, VERY seriously. Having flings with random men from foreign cultures isn't part of their game plan, or at least most of them.

[Going strong]

(04-26-2016 01:43 AM)Stickman Wrote:  

Regarding the construction thing. Yes there is a lot of construction but that's because you're living beach side. Da Nang is a rapidly evolving city.

Regarding the construction thing: SEA as a whole is a thriving place. Construction is likely to happen rather close to your apartment or hotel at some point in time... I mean, there's no way to escape construction noise in any big Asian city, and it might be considered as a good thing, a proof their national economies are growing.

[Stickman]

For those wanting to visit Da Nang at this time. It's best to wait till this passes. It's a big deal right now http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2...-pollution

For those that are there, best to avoid eating seafood.

[RustyShackleford]

Just spent 5 days in Da Nang as a young ish backpacker and I can comment mildly on the city.

Bars/Clubs

Sky36 Bar at Novotel (36 Bach Dang): As Papa Rico said, this is the most upscale place in the area. Gorgeous rooftop bar and high(er) class girls. I was in a casual dress shirt and chinos and I was better dressed than most guys there. I would not recommend for a SNL, but you can certainly meet people and make contacts here.

- Golden Pine Pub (52 Bach Dang): Really easy to meet people here. I am a tall, pretty good looking white guy so I get smiles from Vietnamese girls easily, and guys/girls often ask if I am gay. Not to mention there was a large gay group at Golden Pine the night I went. I went with a group and mingled with some backpacker types as well as some locals. Girls that are normally shy with their English get more bold with a few drinks in them. Most tables were drinking 'blue ocean' which was some sort of sweet Vodka drink I think. Tasted like sugar I didn't like it.

I got a smile from a girl and managed to bang her the next morning after some relatively heavy resistance throughout the day. I don't think I got lucky but you should hunt for the signs of a girl who is down for some fun. My girl had a couple of small tattoos, a group of gay friends, and smiled at me before I approached. A considerable amount of green lights.

Daygame

Beach: You can head here and see a lot of people on the weekend. Most people are very curious about foreigners and do not mind practicing their English. Be friendly, ask questions about the city, and you should be able to at least make some friends. Da Nang is a conservative city, so again look for signs like skimpy outfit or a single girl walking alone. I was there on the weekend and only saw 1 late 20s girl in a one piece bikini and it was the most revealing swimsuit there.

Vincom Mall: Standard for most larger cities in Vietnam. You can talk to sales girls, many girls wandering especially during the hottest parts of the day. In most cities in Vietnam girls do not go out during the day because of the sun and they want their skin to stay white. I could not find a body wash without 'whitening' in it in Vietnam. Again, start slow ask questions about city appear innocent. If you can get a facebook or a Viber then escalate on a date. I had a girls boss cockblock me when I asked for her Facebook. You must ensure nobody is judging these girls.

Highlands Coffee (74 Bach Dang Street): Franchise cafe overlooking the beach. As Papa said good opportunities to Day Game. I walked by here with a date and saw a few girls but again, in my experience girls tend to meet up at night to avoid the sun.

Online

Vietnam Cupid: The bread and butter of dating in Vietnam. You can pipeline a couple weeks early, get girls #'s or Viber and you can screen for English speaking ability. Not that english speaking abilities are a huge deal, I managed to score 2 girls with barely conversational level English. I mostly ran playful child game which I am pretty good at. High energy, silliness.

Tinder: Da Nang was interesting because there was the fewest amount of girls on Tinder compared to all the other cities I have visited in Vietnam. Maybe only 60 girls aged 18-25 on here within a 25 km distance. I think it's the conservative city. I had more success in Saigon, Hanoi and even Da Lat on here than Da Nang.

Things to do:

Hai Van Pass/Monkey Island: Both trails an hour or so away from the city that you can ride by motorbike. Both gorgeous views and you can rip it up on each trail to like 80-90kms/hour. Monkey island I preferred over Hai Van Pass which was popularized by Top Gear.

Temples/Pogodas: There are a few around the city and you can find most in any travel website. I am not a huge temple guy, once you've seen one you've seen them all. Biig statues, buddha and colorful guards and the Sun King.

Hoi An: 45 minutes away by motorbike. Lots of tailors and custom suits, as well as custom jewelry. Very Cheap and I would recommend to anyone. There's not much nightlife here but you can take a day trip with a date or go alone to shop and it would be a lot of fun. The city is quite beautiful at night and during the lunar lantern festival you get a lot of Japanese/Korean/Vietnamese tourists traveling here. Your mileage may vary during non lunar times, but still worth going if you have time.

In most Vietnamese cities you can find tour guides run by university students. If anyone is heading to Vietnam I can suggest or refer you. I met up with some university guides and if you get a couple cool guys they will help bring you to local bars/clubs at night where there are mostly locals. I wish I could remember the places they brought me but PM and I can give you their info.

These groups in most Vietnamese cities will help you out by suggesting hotels, where to rent motorbikes, where locals eat, where to meet girls, things to do around the city. Might not be applicable to older guys 40+ but most want to improve their english and meet new people. At it's worst you meet some university girls to show you around the city. At it's best you have a group of local guys who can wing you and show you the city. Your mileage may vary based on exam schedules and things like that.

I enjoyed Da Nang but probably would not suggest it for a hit and run sex vacation. You could post up here for a month and do fine but less than a week and you probably won't be getting high quality girls. Saigon and Hanoi are much better for that.

[HOD]

I'm more interested in the food, than the women.

My friend lives in Saigon, is the food better in Saigon or Hanoi. Word on the street is Hanoi is better.

And how do you deal with all the mosquitoes?

[CocoBoy]

The food is great in Da Nang but unfortunately that was mostly due to the delicious and reasonably priced fresh seafood. Right now eating seafood could be a gamble.

[John Michael Kane]

(05-02-2016 06:09 AM)elimanning Wrote:  

And how do you deal with all the mosquitoes?

Check out this thread for bug repellents:

thread-55491.html

[Sandstorm]

Anyone still in Da Nang?

I'm thinking about relocating there for 6 months after I've finished up here in BKK. Bored of BKK this time. Want to live by the beach.

So Tyler, you say living by the beach is low-value? How so? Aren't there nice places on the beach? I quite fancied the idea of being able to get up early ad jog along the sand or just chill on a veranda and go surfing when I needed a break - bad idea? City center better?

Any of you teaching English there? I fancy doing dome part-time, just enough to pay the rent and bills etc.

[John Michael Kane]

Checkout this Playlist :

Vietnam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyIIy8Wja...FX2Wa_JKx4

Lots of info on teaching English in Vietnam, not sure if there is anything in Da nang specifically. If you do find work in Đà Nẵng, post the info on how you did it. I'm considering moving there, but it won't be till later next year. Would love some field reports/datasheets!

[Mr. Scumbag]

I have about a month off in February. I'm thinking of doing some traveling while trying to live frugally.

I'm assuming Da Nang will be even cheaper and have better weather than HCMC or Hanoi in late Jan/early Feb?

[Cyclone]

(04-26-2016 01:43 AM)Stickman Wrote:  

Just to clear up something here.

Da Nang is not that small. Many compare Danang to Chang Mai but Chang Mai has a population of 400,000 vs Da Nang of 1 million. Unless you're a machine and banging everything in sight. I wouldn't worry much about gaining a reputation.

Exactly. DN may have a small-town feel, but physically it is sprawling for 20+ km in either direction. Something tells me this person didn't have a motorbike - you need one to bounce between locales and save time.

(05-02-2016 06:09 AM)HOD Wrote:  

I'm more interested in the food, than the women.

My friend lives in Saigon, is the food better in Saigon or Hanoi. Word on the street is Hanoi is better.

Hanoi does actually have the best food in Vietnam - somehow, in Saigon, it's always a crapshoot, the people there don't put too much care into the product. However in Hanoi the food is a source of pride and they put much delicate care into making sure it tastes great. Plus, it's got Bun Cha, the best VNese dish.

(12-17-2016 06:04 AM)Sandstorm Wrote:  

Anyone still in Da Nang?

I'm thinking about relocating there for 6 months after I've finished up here in BKK. Bored of BKK this time. Want to live by the beach.

So Tyler, you say living by the beach is low-value? How so? Aren't there nice places on the beach? I quite fancied the idea of being able to get up early ad jog along the sand or just chill on a veranda and go surfing when I needed a break - bad idea? City center better?

The beach area is technically the nicest but not a very well-established culture there. There's plenty more happening on the river. I think you have a wrong impression of DN beaches in general - they are relatively bland, with few resources compared to Bali or Philippines.

(12-17-2016 09:01 PM)Mr. Scumbag Wrote:  

I have about a month off in February. I'm thinking of doing some traveling while trying to live frugally.
I'm assuming Da Nang will be even cheaper and have better weather than HCMC or Hanoi in late Jan/early Feb?

Yes to both questions. I was in DN in February and it was incredibly breezy, although Saigon also has excellent weather at that time. Cheaper compared to HN/SG but also fewer brand-name items. Don't go expecting to be able to buy American books, or appliances, at the moment it's still a very Vietnamese-made city. My datasheet would be incredibly helpful for anyone staying longer than a month, and primary recommendation in hindsight is to stay by the river, you'll have a phenomenal time.
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[Sandstorm]

(12-20-2016 11:23 PM)Cyclone Wrote:  

The beach area is technically the nicest but not a very well-established culture there. There's plenty more happening on the river. I think you have a wrong impression of DN beaches in general - they are relatively bland, with few resources compared to Bali or Philippines.

I've actually no reference having never been to the Philippines or Bali.

I'm a beach virgin really! So if the beach doesn't have facilitates, what does that mean? No gyms or something? If I'm getting around on a scooter, being away from all the action might be quite nice, what do you think? (I might take a "stroll" around on Google maps, see what it looks like)

Are there houses to rent, literally on the beach, ie, a nice veranda at the back with sand underneath it?

And yes - I will write up some kind of useful report too when I get there

[Vincent Chase]

I was in Hanoi and HCMC earlier this year.

Food - Pretty decent just like in Thailand didn't have too much of a problem. I preferred the food in Hanoi overall.

Girls - went out with dates with two girls with Tinder in the week I was there. One a model (she said she was a model anyway she looked about a 7 to me), the other who looked 10 times better than the model and a genuine 9. Spent my whole time in Hanoi banging her. She was genuinely smoking hot. I flaked on many other girls.

Bars - The bars in Hanoi looked pretty busy, not full of hot girls though at all unlike what I experienced in Korea. I just stuck to online game couldn't be fucked for that shite.

People - HCMC had many more expats about. Wouldn't spend more than 3-4 days there just not much to do in the cities. Some areas were of course full of these backpacker twats with full moon party t-shirts.

Well worth going for a couple of weeks.

[Vincent Chase]

(04-25-2016 01:52 AM)Tyler Belfort Wrote:  

Ask yourself what you're bringing to the table that a hot vietnamese girl can't get from a local guy with cash? Why would she be shunned from her society, take a considerable step down in perceived class and run away for a night with a backpacking traveller?

I've banged in quite a few countries around the world and in Asia.

Here is what I bring to the table: my 9" cock.

[Il Bersagliere]

(01-01-2017 12:58 PM)Vincent Chase Wrote:  

(04-25-2016 01:52 AM)Tyler Belfort Wrote:  

Ask yourself what you're bringing to the table that a hot vietnamese girl can't get from a local guy with cash? Why would she be shunned from her society, take a considerable step down in perceived class and run away for a night with a backpacking traveller?

I've banged in quite a few countries around the world and in Asia.

Here is what I bring to the table: my 9" cock.

[Northern]

(12-17-2016 06:04 AM)Sandstorm Wrote:  

Anyone still in Da Nang?

I'm thinking about relocating there for 6 months after I've finished up here in BKK. Bored of BKK this time. Want to live by the beach.

So Tyler, you say living by the beach is low-value? How so? Aren't there nice places on the beach? I quite fancied the idea of being able to get up early ad jog along the sand or just chill on a veranda and go surfing when I needed a break - bad idea? City center better?

Any of you teaching English there? I fancy doing dome part-time, just enough to pay the rent and bills etc.

Is there a legal way to stay in VN for a few months (3 to 6)? It looks like all the websites advertising VN visas are not not legitimate -
http://vietnamembassy.org.au/thu-tuc-cho...i-goc-Viet

[Malone]

Sites don't give visas - they give invitation letters, which are legit. You show up to the airport with the letter and pay some money (USD cash only), and get your visa on arrival.

I've used https://www.myvietnamvisa.com/ several times over the last few years.

[Kaizen]

Was recently in Da Nang

Thanks PR for the data sheet.

A few updates:

Golden Pine: exactly as described, was really the only place going on when I was there

Sky Bar: Very lame. Strange vibe of Chinese tourists staring at one another. Overpriced drinks.

MD Fitness & Spa: good place to workout; they offer weekly memberships

K