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Discover the beauty of Ninh Binh, one of Vietnam’s most memorable travel destinations, through a day of river scenery and panoramic views. The journey begins with a boat ride along the Tam Coc River, followed by lunch and a visit to Mua Viewpoint.
Explore Ninh Binh travel, Tam Coc boat tours, and Mua Viewpoint in this relaxed Vietnam travel vlog. It’s a virtual getaway for anyone planning a trip to northern Vietnam or looking for scenic travel inspiration and a glimpse of the region’s best-known experiences.
Explore Ninh Binh travel, Tam Coc boat tours, and Mua Viewpoint in this relaxed Vietnam travel vlog. It’s a virtual getaway for anyone planning a trip to northern Vietnam or looking for scenic travel inspiration and a glimpse of the region’s best-known experiences.
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00:00Coming up on Lloyd and Mandy.
00:26Hi guys, welcome to Minbin.
00:30I'm pretty crazy, and everything seems easy.
00:34Is there some place for safety I propose?
00:39Run away, run away, run away into your escape.
00:45Run away, run away, run away, you're never too far to run.
00:50Run away, run away, run away into your escape.
00:56Run away, run away, run away, run away.
00:59Run away, run away, run away, run away.
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02:32Now let's get into the episode.
02:36Hi guys, welcome to Nin Bin.
02:55Alright, I know we're going to have a lot of people in the comments getting angry at us
02:58about helmets, but they do not fit us.
03:02They're like baby helmets.
03:09Sometimes you just got to make it work in Asia.
03:12They drive on the right hand side here.
03:15Yeah.
03:16That's so weird.
03:41Hello.
03:42Hello.
03:44Hello.
03:44Hello.
04:09Hello.
04:13Hello.
04:13Hello.
04:14Hello.
04:15Hello.
04:15Hello.
04:15I thought we were only parking.
04:17Where are we supposed to park?
04:18Where are we supposed to park?
04:19Can we get back on?
04:23I don't know.
04:25We've tried to park twice and no one's letting us park.
04:27Right here.
04:41Let's do the park.
04:43Let's just end it up.
04:45Good.
04:55We've just been told to walk down this street about 100 metres and then turn left to buy
05:01tickets.
05:03For some reason the tickets aren't available at the ticket office.
05:06I don't know, something's weird, it's just part of being in South East Asia though.
05:15Why would the tickets be at the ticket office?
05:17That makes too much sense I think.
05:20Pretty much just following a big crowd who looked like they were trying to get tickets.
05:26So, fingers crossed.
05:30Lloyd and I were pretty shocked at how cold it's been here.
05:34And a lot of you guys have actually asked us if you should be packing warmer clothes.
05:40I would suggest probably packing at least one warm outfit but there's also like a hundred
05:44shops here that you can buy warmer things so it's not a big deal.
05:48I wouldn't worry about it too much.
06:04So, we've got our tickets, I think.
06:09What is this?
06:11This is one card.
06:15So for some reason the ticket office at the pier was closed and there's another one up the
06:21road here.
06:21About 300 metres.
06:23So, go and buy your ticket there.
06:25So, go and buy your ticket there.
06:25It looks like you have an option to do like an electric car tour and then the boat tour.
06:32But we opted for just the boat because the boat tour is an hour and 40 minutes anyway.
06:39And I think we're doing a jeep tour tomorrow which will be by land so yeah, we'll see how
06:45it goes.
07:00It's the biggest one they've got.
07:01So, everything is always too small for you here.
07:07Alright.
07:26Our tickets didn't work for some reason.
07:56oh great
08:10all right we made it after a little bit of dicking around
08:18we got on a boat it's very busy here
08:22it's all right
08:30so from what i can tell it looks like it's two people per boat that's what the sign said
08:35and every boat i've seen has only got two people on it so there's three of you or five of
08:41you you
08:42might have to split up or maybe they'll let you get three on i don't know how you going over
08:48there
08:48honey not too cold no it's warmed up a little bit i might have overdressed a bit i've got three
08:56pairs
08:56of pants on and three jackets
09:00the last time he wants mandy getting cold so i'd rather you overdress
09:04i think um one of the most amazing things i'm witnessing right now is the
09:13rowing with the feet i'll see if i can get a close-up of it it's incredible oh watch this
09:40you're so talented that's amazing thank you
09:48you're so
10:01you're so
10:15you're so
10:18Oh, there's three or four people in that one.
10:21Okay, I've actually seen a few boats with like three or four people in them.
10:25So I think you're alright if you've got a group of more than two.
10:29There's easily a hundred boats out here, you reckon?
10:32Yeah.
10:33Easily.
10:33But it doesn't like ruin the experience.
10:36Like sometimes when it's like so busy and the boats can't like move past each other,
10:40it's not so fun.
10:41But here like there's so much space and it actually adds to it.
10:44Everyone's having so much fun.
11:13It reminds me of Mexico when there was all those bats.
11:16Oh yeah.
11:17And I was freaking out.
11:20Okay, so we're just in the first cave.
11:24You probably can't even see me because the lighting's pretty dull here but it's pretty cool.
11:31There's no bats in here thankfully.
11:33Hey?
11:35Not yet.
11:36No bats in here yet.
11:37No bats in that.
11:37No bats.
11:55No bats.
11:58Yes!
11:59No bats!
12:01No bats.
12:07Alright we're going through another cave now and this one looks actually a lot lower doesn't it?
12:11I might have to duck in this one.
12:38I was going to get some goat for lunch because that's apparently a thing to eat here but now I
12:42kind of feel bad I haven't seen that guy.
12:44I know he's so cute.
12:46He's like a dog you know?
12:47Yeah.
12:49Maybe I'll just stick the chicken.
12:51Yeah.
13:06Alright I think we're just coming up to the end here now.
13:08We've been on here for over an hour and a half.
13:12It's honestly long enough.
13:14It's not like the most comfortable seat and probably if I was going to do it again I'd pack some
13:22snacks and drinks.
13:23That's the only thing I would change but other than that it's pretty good.
13:26What do you reckon?
13:27They're so beautiful but yeah snacks and drinks are definitely a good idea.
14:04I'll be right back.
14:05Abwork, and you'll want to know what the rooms got there!
14:06Yes I could.
14:12You can visit me once in an hour and a half.
14:13I call my app, I experienced that!
14:13I love my supremacist.
14:14I can count on thatioso when that comes home.
14:18Then I hear my follow up.
14:18Let's try and share the schools.
14:18Well, you're right!
14:23I do this for sure, my mom and dad brought a Bier ci.
14:26Most of her point above the way!
14:47Oh yeah, it smells like pot pot.
14:52Go.
14:53Goat.
14:56Nut.
14:59Mountain snails.
15:03Not today.
15:04What about shrimp?
15:07Shrimp.
15:11Pork.
15:14Maybe.
15:15It smells really good here.
15:17I think pretty much everything is going to be good.
15:19I don't know if I'm going to do goat.
15:20I'll just stick with regular meat.
15:25Alkahot.
15:26Hot alcohol, maybe.
15:29Do you reckon?
15:29I think it's just alcohol.
15:41This looks pretty good.
15:42Apparently it's pork and then there's some noodles and a little bit of salad.
15:49It was recommended by the waitress so I got it.
15:51It looks pretty good.
15:52It smells amazing.
15:53Pork, noodles, salad.
15:57Chicken soup.
15:58No, just vegetables and noodles.
16:00It's really good.
16:02Really?
16:03Nice and warm because it's freezing.
16:17Alright, we just got done eating.
16:19Very nice meal.
16:19There's so many good restaurants here actually.
16:21I'm surprised for such a small town.
16:23The streets are absolutely filled with restaurants.
16:27So I just dropped Mandy back at our room because she's not feeling so good.
16:31She's going to take a nap.
16:33But we're losing daylight and I want to go and do this hike.
16:37Which is about a 30 minute hike up 500 steps to this temple where there's a really good viewpoint.
16:45And I want to try and fly my drone and get some good shots.
16:49Unfortunately, we're only here for a couple of days.
16:51So I'm going to go and do it solo while Mandy just gets a bit of rest.
16:57The hike's called Hang Mua.
17:00I think that's how you say it.
17:01Hang Mua.
17:02And it's one of the more popular spots to visit here in Nimbin.
17:07So we'll go check it out.
17:271.
17:2912.
17:3413.
17:3413.
17:3514.
17:3514.
17:3513.
17:3514.
17:3515.
17:44Yeah, the dust, the twilight, the city lights
17:48Oh, I didn't see it coming until it was over
17:56Can we go back to what it was before?
18:01Like the bad things never came to us
18:04Oh, I want to make it all go away
18:08Oh, I turn the rain on us
18:12Yeah, we go back to what I can figure out
18:15Alright, well the drive out here wasn't too bad
18:18It's pretty easy to find
18:19Actually, it's a really nice drive through the rice paddies
18:22I had to stop for some fuel
18:24Because I had a sneaking suspicion that the fuel gauge wasn't working
18:29And I was right
18:29Because I put about 10 bucks in and it didn't move at all
18:32So lucky I did that
18:33I feel like I maybe just fell for a bit of a scam
18:37A lady, as I was driving down here
18:41Just jumped out in front of my scooter
18:43And put a hand out
18:44Told me to stop
18:46And told me I had to park back there
18:48About 100 metres
18:50Which made it seem like you weren't allowed to drive any further
18:53But there's been a lot of cars and scooters driving past me
18:57So I think that was just a business move
19:00Good on it
19:09Okay, well that didn't go as planned
19:11That was absolutely insane how busy it is
19:16I was not expecting that at all
19:18I thought it was going to be this nice peaceful walk up to a temple
19:23There were literally hundreds of people lining up for tickets
19:28I think I'm going to go grab a beer
19:31Let Mandy have a nap
19:32And I'm going to come back first thing in the morning
19:35When it's not so crazy
19:37Because that's just too much
19:40I feel like
19:42Even if I hike up to the top
19:45There's no point
19:45There's going to be so many people there
19:47It's going to be a little bit hard to enjoy it
19:49So I'm going to come back tomorrow
19:52But the drive out here was pretty nice
19:54So I'm going to go
19:55I'm going to go sit somewhere and have a beer
20:21So I can't figure out it all
20:23Ooh, cause I can't find a way
20:26Anyone gives the emper to the bone
20:31Oh, cause I got the best of us
20:35Yeah
20:54Alright, that's me for the day I think
20:57Found a nice quiet place to have a beer
20:58There's so many good pubs and restaurants here
21:03Honestly, it was hard to choose
21:05But this is a good spot for people watching
21:08I'll have a couple beers here
21:09And then head home and check on Mandy
21:11And we'll probably finish it here
21:14Tomorrow morning I'm going to go up and do that hike
21:16Hopefully Mandy's feeling up to it in the morning as well
21:19But thanks for watching
21:20And we'll catch you on the next one guys
21:22And please remember to like and subscribe
21:34I'm going to go up and do that
21:35And we'll be right back
21:36Run away, run away, run away
21:38Run away