This is WHY we love Vietnam! First Day Back in Hanoi
welcome to Vietnam Vietnam woo a country that holds irresistible charm the world's most friendliest people an absolutely mouthwatering Cuisine and a country that I probably think is the easiest to live in why it's got some of the most delicious food absolutely incredible and cheap coffee and we're going to be showing you around starting right here in Hanoi we going to see some unbelievable Landscapes really amazing tradition and culture and it's all starting right now welcome to Vietnam we have just spent a week exploring Hong Kong we went to Hong Kong Disneyland and then we went to Macau before flying directly to Hanoi Vietnam what a country what a place we did so much in our first time here in Vietnam we started in Ho Chi Minh city where we did a bike food tour taking a first class 20-hour train ride from Da Nang to Hanoi and then we got onto a boat in Ha Long Bay and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that season 2 is going to be a whirlwind and I can't believe we're back and it's loud I forgot how loud it is here in Hanoi why do you love it so much? what's the big deal? well have you tried the Pho have you tried the egg coffee my goodness hello hello people go like around and come back uh no no around just five minutes 10 minutes it's okay how much for 10 minutes 200 200 200,000 wow expensive how about 100,000 50 50 10 minutes 1550 150 for for 10 minutes 10 minutes okay okay okay okay 150 okay where are you going? hello we going around uh what's your name Tum Tum nice to meet you Shev nice to meet you thank you and good morning from Hanoi Vietnam we are starting the day off in the old quarter of Hanoi and we've just met our amazing driver of a Rick Shaw named Tum nice to meet you we were here about 16 months ago ever since we left all we've wanted to do is come back so let's go on a rick Shore the last time we were in a rick shaw was in India so this feels like a bit of nostalgia and it feels special to be back thank you Vietnam Vietnam baby hello I feel like a celebrity yeah you feel really special when you're on one of these yeah like you're riding on a red carpet somewhere yes hello hello everybody watches you go by this is amazing oh I'm so happy about it previously we went from South to the north seeing and eating everything in between and this time it's going to be a little bit different we're going to see and do probably a bucket list crazy adventure we've always been wanting to do so stay tuned for that but we'll let you know what that is a little bit later right now it's all about exploring the streets of Hanoi and what I love about Hanoi is it's busy it's loud you got all the bikes honking but it's organized chaos there's no traffic lights because everyone just drives I love it Tum is enjoying he's having the time he's having as much fun as we are I wonder what it would look like from his perspective yes should I should I should you should I um can I drive? I drive really you said here is that is that okay then you said yeah you can have a rest what about down here down here that sounds so good I did this in India wow very good give the rick shaw driver a rest you sit here you have a rest okay I'll film you you film me don't you just hate being constantly monitored and having your online activity tracked that's why we want to thank surfshark for sponsoring this video we've been using surfshark VPN for over 2 years now and if you don't know what a VPN is it stands for virtual private Network encrypting all of our information sent between between our devices and the internet so no one can steal your sensitive data since we're always connecting to public Wi-Fi like on the streets or in cafes or hotels we're always at risk of being hacked but our VPN acts as a mask protecting our data but it's more than just security we use our VPN to access our favorite shows on Netflix from back home that we don't get access to here in Asia it's so easy to 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we on the Rick shaw with some Hello Shev and Dev's Rick shaw adventures how is it to drive? it's really hard you've got to be really strong you're strong Tum wow very strong this has started off way better than I expected Tum is having the best time wow this this is really tough you said go to the left go to the left this is really tough but I'm doing well I'm doing well I'm having so much fun Vietnam woo Vietnam yeah you're doing a good job is he good is he a good driver? ah he's a good driver yes I think go around the corner he's giving me directions yeah he is this is one way to experience Hanoi a bus behind me oh there we go go to the side okay on the side right that was awesome well done okay then wait let me use The Brake here we go wow well done thank you so much Tum thank you I will sit here what an experience did you have a good time we take a picture together yes take a picture hey keep going keep going keep going okay what an epic adventure we're having what a day you're having back in the Rick Shaw back in the Rick Shaw it feels strange to be on this side of the Rick Shaw now I'm I'm so used to driving you did very well and you dodged some cars and some traffic that must have been nerve-wracking I can't believe Tum let me do that this is our view as we ride the rick shaw absolutely beautiful streets of Hanoi lots of bikes everywhere that's the Vietnamese way we got the beautiful trees and in the French Colonial architecture everywhere I'm so happy to be here I'm so happy to be back woo Tum is happy I love Tum so much Vietnam Vietnam we have never done this before like seeing Vietnam in a rick shaw and from Tum's perspective was just insane I mean you're just seeing so much of an Ambience wow look at this what I love about Hanoi and most of the Cities throughout Vietnam is there's always something to see you don't even know where to look there's so much there's an energy in Vietnam there is a certain energy it's got like an irresistible charm but we're just going straight into the traffic everybody just moves out the way it's incredible it just flows so seamlessly there's some other rick shaw buddies Rick shaw friends and there's just shops selling all kinds of things all along here the streets in Hanoi are so narrow and the shops come all the way up to the road you just have to be in the road right going into like some oncoming traffic right here I think this might be a one way but we're going the wrong way oh we're turning left oh oh as long as Tum knows where we're going then it's okay it's okay I trust him I'm happy with that I trust him what a first day we are having this is our stop we did a quick Loop just to see the streets 150 ah here is two here's 250 you can have it thank you thank you so much come in thank you bye bye bye bye have a good day bye bye Tum market this way okay okay thank you bye bye bye bye what a guy what an absolute Legend and so kind to take us on a little tour of the street he was a legend he laughed the whole time and that is why I love being here what a start to the day time to cross the street one of my favorite things to do he don't get run over so let's kick off the season 2 Adventure starting right where we left off with a coffee if you know us we love coffee but not any coffee the original egg coffee and we have made it to Cafe Giang which as you can see is since 1946 this is the original egg coffee we have to go down this little tiny Alleyway so normally you have the best surprises if you have to go through an Alleyway like this it's going to be worth it [Music] can we have the egg coffee one hot one ice thank you okay back to the land of tiny stools we just received our menu from Cafe Giang Dev looks so funny on these tiny chairs he's honestly got like his knees up to his chest there are so many people here and they've all come for one thing which is the original egg coffee which was invented by Mr Giang hence the name Cafe Giang in 1946 and most people surprisingly don't know this that Vietnam was actually a French colony and there was a massive milk shortage here so so Mr Giang was very Innovative and he actually substituted the milk for egg yolks and he whipped it up and it's now creating a curious yet harmonious combination and it's been popular ever since we've actually now got our ice coffee and we've got our hot egg coffee and they actually fill it with hot water to keep the egg coffee warm genius and it's so cute because it's actually mixed with a robuster coffee with I think pretty much the egg yolks on top and a little bit of condense milk as far as I know so we're going to see which one is better the hot or the ice and they both cost 35,000 dong each look how much egg foam is here versus the little robusta coffee at the bottom no way look how thick and creamy it is I'm very curious to know if this is going to be stronger or if it's going to be very sweet wow this one is very creamy and it actually doesn't smell very eggy I feel like a lot of people would be put off if they thought it was very very eggy it does look yolky but it doesn't taste yolky you've got an egg moustache is it gone? you're good are you lying to me? no you're good have you ever asked your partner if you have something on your face and they say no but you really do this is one of those times I feel like you got to mix it because at the top it's very very sweet that's exactly what I thought it would be like it tastes like a mering and then you've got the strong robusta coffee at the bottom I love this I wonder how the ice one is going to taste you're in the little corner I love it here baby chairs baby cup feel like a giant you literally look like a giant with this tiny cup this is bringing back so many memories of the first time we had an egg coffee here in Hanoi at the train Street where we had the train go right by us but to come back and have the original one feels quite special now for the ice verdict it's so thick that when you're stirring it nothing's happening is this this is the one really this is the one get the ice better than the hot one this is just refreshing like it's sweet but not too sweet oh this is delicious this is the one my girl you're right you're right this is the one it's so foamy it's so strange actually kind of like melted ice cream like drinking melted ice cream that's kind of what it's like after trying an egg coffee which was really special we worked up an appetite and we wanted to come here to eat something very special. previously when we were here in Vietnam we ate Pho a lot which originates here in Hanoi but we're going to try something a little different this time hello can I have have two do you want to sit outside thank you this is why I'm happy to be back in Vietnam the baby plastic chairs plastic so big for the chairs thank you I am so happy to have this bowl of amazing Bún bò Huế in front of me even though we are in Hanoi Bún bò Huế actually originates in Huế province which is in central Vietnam and funny enough Pho which we all love know I mean I love Pho forever and a lot of people say that the Pho is very similar to like a one pot beef that they have in in France I don't know if that's true you can fact check me on that the Bún bò Huế has very different texture style noodles it's more like round spaghetti looking rice noodles whereas the Pho is more thin and flat and you've got loads of cuts of beef in here you've got meat balls thinner slices of beef and then you've got the greens which is like coriander some chives and all sorts of other Greenery in here with a lovely hearty broth this is one of my favorite dishes here in Vietnam and I am so excited because it doesn't go without this red Dynamite this is the PowerHouse potion right here you will have Pho no doubt but you might miss out on the Bún bò Huế but don't because it is so so delicious do you think this is too much you got to make it spicy you got to make it spicy if it is not piping hot red I don't want it right so I'm going to add some of this but I'm also going to add some of this darker more drier chili oil it looks super dangerous but I actually think that it gives it more of a vibrant red color instead of a spiciness it's going to become the super extreme red color this is without all the chili and then that's with the chili just to give you an idea of this is the color it needs to be yes my mine looks so much better and what I love about this place is Bún bò Huế is the only dish that they serve so you saw when I arrived I just said to we'll have two they don't have a menu there's no menu you don't order anything else and you've got all the condiments here so we've even got some spring onion here some Sprouts we got some Sprouts we' got all the different chili sauces we got some garlic we've got some lime we got chili and the Vietnamese food you can change the taste to your liking so you can make it more spicy more sweet more garlicky so we can make get exactly how we like we like it spicy we like it spicy how can you not you got to you got to have it spicy and I saw when she was making it just how much broth she is pouring into the bowl she just keeps pouring and pouring with this giant Ladle and speaking of broth I think it's about time we do a broth test it is fire it is hot you know when you've got a really sore throat and you have like your mom's homemade like chicken soup but this is like 500 times better did you just say 500 times better than your mom's soup not my mom's soup I was about to say I'm not sure what your mom will think about that my mom's chicken soup is fire okay and I think she would love this my mom's chicken soup is the best hands down but I'm saying if you're away from home and you miss your mom and your mom's chicken soup this is a good alternative okay I'm now going to taste the noodles with a little bit of meat and then maybe Chase it with a bit of soup after I could live here and eat this every day and the meat is so thinly sliced and yet so tender full of flavor this is a vibrant dish I would not miss this if I were you plus it's piping hot so while you're eating your dish stays hot the entire time so you can take a break you can drink some water because it's spicy thank you thank you bye bye bye bye I'm absolutely Stuffed so I think we need to take a very nice long walk hopefully find some coconut coffee on the way hello hello oh you want to park here oh sorry sorry how cool is this vinfast taxi it's so cool vibrant and blue well actually the last time we were here we didn't see those vinfast taxis they are the first and only electric taxi system here in Vietnam and actually founded in Hanoi which is so cool because right behind me is the craziest intersection ever you got buses you got Vans you got motorbikes you got these vinfast taxis plus you get vinfast little scooters as well so you're just seeing everything all in one go it's honestly like sensory overload Vietnam is like so visually satisfying there's so much to look at all the time so now it's about mid-afternoon and you can see how much traffic there is it's just getting busier and busier okay it's now or never to cross this road okay okay here we go let's go okay bye hello we did it oh that's like my favorite activity it's just like a fun adventure when you're here in Vietnam just crossing the road you just want to go back and forth just go just walk I love it uh no it's okay thank you so much no thank you no thank you he's selling coins is he selling coins selling coins like collectible coins no way that's pretty cool cuz Vietnam currency doesn't have any coins yeah so think it's like the old coins that they used to have that's crazy what a what an item to sell on the streets of Hanoi hello it's delicious? it's good? okay can I have one wow oh that's a lot okay that's okay that's okay oh my gosh oh no no no no no it's too many so it looks like a crispy ball it's a dessert treat this one looks like it's got some cream on top this one's got seeds and this one's been dipped in something and then there's the stick I take a stick okay this lady is so sweet thank you wow four sticks we're going to have to find some friends uh how much 50 50 oh wow I can afford so you bought something but you don't know what it is no thank you ah thank you thank you is sweet sweet this one is sweet and this one is sweet okay which is your favorite all of them okay she likes all of them nice to meet you bye let's see what they look like in the bag so we're going to try our sweet dessert balls please let us know what this is in Vietnamese and let us know if we paid too much because we paid 50,000 for just a few of them that's a lot though it is a lot but I'm not sure if it's if it's 50,000 is that a lot is that a good price well we paid 50 for the Bún bò Huế and 50 for this that's true it's a perfect ball and then I think there's some icing on this one so that's why this one is sweet oh it's really good is it like a kooksister that is exactly what it's like really I was just wondering it is exactly I don't know how to explain it besides saying that besides it's a kooksister in South Africa where Shev and I are both from we have something very similar to this called a kooksister it's a very thick pastry pretty much like a dough that's drenched in syrup and sometimes coconut right coconut shavings I'm so glad you gave us so many we can just see crowds and crowds and crowds of people that have come to Hanoi compared to the time we were were here last time it is absolutely packed so good like to see so many tourists instead of come back is amazing it keeps us wanting to come back too okay we were just walking through the park because we needed to really walk off our Bún bò Huế and we just stumbled upon the fanciest strip here in Hanoi there is Burberry there's Gucci behind us there's Rolex and this is the tran tien plaza which we've never seen before we didn't actually come this far the last time because we had such a short time in Hanoi but all the kids are like riding little cars in front of the Burberry and the Gucci there's a massive flat screen so it's really awesome to see different sides of Hanoi what is your name Fred we have just met Fred on the street and he is learning English and your English is so good nice to meet you Fred your English is so good if you had to give someone some advice what would you tell them I would tell them that if you guys try and study lot then you will be success you're are so true wow excellent advice I hope you have a nice day thank you you too by wow it feels so good to sit here at the park and the lake and just enjoy a nice Saturday evening everybody's come out to the park and they've brought their families and lots and lots of tourists are here which is amazing but the reason we've come and sat here is we want to tell you why we have come back to Hanoi obviously today was just a bit of a refresh now that we've come back to Vietnam as you may have known season one of our channel was very lukewarm and season 2 of Shev and Dev we've actually stepped it up a notch with our biggest Focus being our 12-day Trek to Everest base camp and that was amazing but after that we were craving a lot more Adventure and this time we are going to be going on a very amazing Northern trip we will be heading north to three different destinations we will be doing a bike trip for 3 days through the Ha Giang Loop and we're going to be exploring lots more of Northern Vietnam that's going to be our Focus this time so if you have any recommendations please send them through in the comments we're bringing two very special people along with us so you might have to guess who that might be and we're going to be sharing a luxury side that Vietnam has to offer I cannot wait and I hope you're just excited as we are so don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and we'll see you on our big adventure to Ha Giang
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