QUY NHON & NHA TRANG
The Vietnamese clubs. Up early again and down to Quy Nhon. Phil complained about not getting a teddy, so I bought the biggest one I could find at a random teddy shop in the middle of nowhere. It became a bit of a legend itself as it was strapped to our bikes for the rest of the trip, and everyone loved it!
500 INNOCENT VIETNAMESE WERE MURDERED
Heading down, we stopped at the site of the My Lai massacre, which I discovered while researching the Vietnam War. Here, the US Army burnt and murdered 500 innocent Vietnamese. It was a truly frightening atrocity! Apparently, the US Army’s morale was so low that they decided to target the locals as a way of revenge to get to the Vietcong.
WHERE IS QUY NHON?
Quy Nhon
CHEAP FOOD
Driving in, two girls asked if we were from Ireland. They were with the family we drank with at the guesthouse. Crazy small country! They also recognized the teddy on the back.
Later, we stopped in a small town for street food. It’s called Banh beo (beo cake) and to fill us both cost 70p total. Vietnam isn’t as cheap as it once was, but off the beaten path, things can become very affordable!
QUY NHON
Quy Nhon is a big town with few tourists, which suits us as they offer more than any tourist we’ve met. We both agreed on an early night until we arrived at the town. Phil gave me a look at the traffic lights, and before they turned green, he said, “We’re going out tonight!” You can’t stop him!
We parked the bikes and threw the bags in before heading to a bar called 09 Club. The place is lit up outside like something out of Vegas. Walking in, I had never heard music so loud in my life! It’s a decent venue but only had about 20 people there, though it could probably fit 1,000.
THE CLUBS
We had 3 waiters standing by us the whole time, so we didn’t need to lift a finger. If we took the smallest gulp of beer, they topped the glass up. When Phil put a ciggy in his mouth, they were out with the lighter. We loved it but wanted a little more space. It was pointless even trying to have a conversation.
We took a trip to another club called Royal Club. It was basically the same idea but with more people. We ordered a fruit bowl and a shisha! Again, we easily made friends with the Vietnamese.
NHA TRANG
Always on the move in Vietnam, today was no different as we headed to Nha Trang. The roads coming to the city were incredible. I would never have expected some of the beaches we passed. The roads were much better than the Hoi Van Pass. If we had a few extra days, we would’ve definitely spent them on some of those beaches.
We stopped at one of the viewpoints, and a Vietnamese guy approached us. It turned out he wasn’t interested in the view but just wanted to talk to two white people. We are easy to spot as tourists since we normally have our tops off. Everyone smiles, laughs, and points all the time, which is amusing. They all love the teddy. The guy, Tommy (his English name), was nice. When Phil’s bike broke down, Tommy found a repair man. Speaking Vietnamese made it much easier!
FIRST TASTE OF PINEAPPLE
Not to mention, he had a pineapple and cut the entire thing to share. Before this, I didn’t see myself as much of a pineapple fan, but ever since I’ve been hooked! We got to Nha Trang, and it isn’t great. It’s full of tourists. We were shattered, so we didn’t do much apart from taking a walk and having a bite to eat. We bumped into the people from the guesthouse again. They said they saw us fly past them on the roads by noticing the teddy!
FINAL THOUGHTS
I wouldn’t want to add anything else here in order to help justify the generosity of the locals. We have been blown away by how little people have but how much they give. Its true a lot of the time that the less someone has the more willing they are to give!
NEXT UP
The longest drive of the holiday has us on the road from 9am to almost midnight, not helped by Phil’s bike breaking in two. Click to read.
SAFE TRAVELS, DS x
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