Renovating our New House in Vietnam - Life in Da Nang
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2024
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We renovate the outdoor places in our video.
Play white elephant and celebrate Christmas.
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We sold everything we owned on a whim to travel the world with our husky Nala. Currently in Da Nang, Vietnam 🇻🇳
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Congratulations on the new house. The renovation you two did on the outside looks great.
Thanks! Appreciate it 🙏🏼
I think it's the best decision to shift to this new house because a lot more people can visit and have fun. Happy family happy life. I'm feeling the joy by watching your family reaction.
100% agree. Living in a big building I think people just didn’t feel as comfortable parking on the street and navigation through a big building just to find our front door. Now they just pull up and park right in our yard and can make themselves at home.
Your outdoor patio area looks great! The white pebbles and the turf really clean up the look and make it feel like a chill place to hangout. The string lights and Metal rain awning above the front door are nice as well. I’d be tempted to get a 9 hole putting golf cup ⛳️ set for the turf and set up a little mini golf course.
Haha that would be so fun. Might set up a little mini golf with windmills and streams and everything
You guys did a great job with the renovation. The house looks much cleaner and brighter. Very wholesome gathering.
Thanks! It definitely feels a lot more welcoming
Modern, elegant, and cozy-looking home! Congratulations!! Merry Christmas and Happy New .... House! One tip on white rocks, you should put a layer of plastic (any thick unused plastic bag, which the landscapers call a weed barrier) on top of the soil before laying down the white rocks. The plastic layer will keep rock from mixing with the soil so the rock will stay white in the long term. Secondly, the plastic layer will keep the weeds from popping up between the rocks.
Ohhhh good tip! We’ll look into that. Also the worms will stop spitting out the dirt all over the white rocks
😂
Boy, the owner of that house is lucky to have yall as tenants.
Haha yeah that’s what we were saying too. We’re raising the property value of his house 😂
Happy holidays!! The house and curb appeal looks awesome!! Nice job with the roof over the front door!! Glad everyone loves their gifts!! Thx for your vlogs!!
Thanks! The patio cover is seriously a game changer and it’s been raining every day since we installed it
I think you did an amazing job on renovating the outside of your new home. Much more practical too.
Thanks! Yeah now we can use the outside for so many things! Nala is loving it too
Wow you did a good job! Also the smile on the extended family’s faces when opening up their gifts!
Thanks! Always good to happy a house full of happy people
@ Your welcome! Yes it is!
Thank you so much for sharing your life and family with us on UA-cam! Your new place is really great and what a neat experience to be able to share it with your family ❤️. I’m really happy for you and so glad you made the right decision on this house 👏.
My pleasure! Thanks for watching! It really could have gone either way. It was either the best or worst decision. We had to put in a lot of love even before the outdoor renovations started. So glad with how everything turned out.
Looks good, well done. Property value went up thanks to you. 🎉
Haha landlord should just cut is in a business partners at this point
The yard came out really well! Merry Christmas and Happy new years to you guys!
We’re really happy with it. Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you as well!
New yard looks amazing, super happy you guys have somewhere to host now!
Thanks! Yeah our house is now the go to party house
Wow the renovation outside looks great! Congrats on the house guys!!
Thanks!
Hello from Kansas! I'm a new subscriber and so glad I found your channel. I'm also from Da Nang, and I absolutely love your choice of home! Hearing the traffic sounds from your place brings back so many memories and nostalgia. Currently binge watching your videos! Can’t wait to see more. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Haha I used to live in NY and there’s nothing better to put me to sleep than a little street noise
@@TravelWithNalaNYC is shitty hole now, no laws & lawless paradise for druggies zombies, druggies homeless, druggies thugs, gun & knife robbery everywhere even in daylight in parking lots or outside the stores in central area, unbelievable ridiculous stupid laws systems to protect thugs & criminals!!
US was a dream place 20-30y ago, not now!!
Now, their city is flooding by druggies homeless & thugs, criminals & robbed anywhere!!
Plus, thugs & criminals have more freedom & more humanity rights & more protect than law abiding ordinary & innocent victims!! Unbelievable weirdo laws.
So NY, CALI & alots US & Western nowaday is fails because they have too much unfair & weirdo & ridiculous stupid laws to squeeze laws abiding ordinary citizens but protect & support thugs and criminals in the heartbeat!!
That’s why it’s become nasty dangerous place & chaostic, they did & create it by their own hands, by their own choice to crashing down their own country fall down on hills, not by Chinese & not by Asian students or Asian immigrants!! Now NYC & US still blame Asian & China, what the fk bullshit?!
So please don’t ever compare DANANG VS NYC whatever!!
You guys did an amazing job. The best of it all is a family together🎉🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎊
Thanks! Family is most important 👍🏼
Beautiful place in Da Nang. Congratulations
Thanks!
to get more papayas; would it not be easier to go up to the 2nd or 3rd floor out side to get them? good luck. yes the place looks much better now. nice job!
Yeah maybe. We got all the ripe ones. Should be a few months before the other ones are ready.
I love what you guys have done to the house. I also love how you guys spend time with family, family is everything ❤❤❤❤
Family is everything 💯
Wooow that was an amazing transformation! So jealous!! Well done you guys are doing a great job cant wait for the next vlog! Love you guys 🎄🫶🏼🙏🏼🇬🇧
That’s so sweet! Thanks so much!!!
Happy Holidays you two! the renovations are coming along nicely. The family scenes in this video felt really warm and it felt as though you've been there for so long already with how much fun everyone was having.
We aren't going back to Vietnam until Jan 2026, just giving my daughter more time (24 hours on a plane with a 1 year old is not ideal 😂). Next trip we will be updating our hostel in Hoi An.
Thanks! Happy holidays to you and your family as well! Oof a 24 hour flight is not easy for anyone. I would be crying all flight as a grown man. Do you run a hostel in Hoi An?
Great job on the outdoor reno. A home is not quite complete without family and friends. You guys are all set. But one thing, I hope that artifical turf is water permuable. You don't want Nala walks on puddles.
Don’t worry it has holes. It’s been raining nonstop for a week now and so far no issues at all 👍🏼
Looks brilliant. Well done to the whole family. 😊
That’s! Definitely a big team effort
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Great job on the landscaping.
Thanks! Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you too!
Hi David and Kim.
CONGRADULATIONS !!! Your new house looks fantastic and great job on the yard.
Enjoy the Holidays with your extended family.
Might see you guys again in a couple of months.
Cheers from chilly Quebec !
Thanks! See you back in Da Nang soon!
New house, new life...Congratulations.🍾🥂
Thanks! Wahoo 🎉
I am sorry you asked for our opinion but don't care if we like it or not. I will give you my opinion anyway, I think what you did to the outside of your house is awesome and for it not costing you a fortune makes it that much better. Looks like you and your family had an amazing Christmas and my favorite part is the wonderful picture of the family❤. LOVE FROM IOWA! 😊❤❤❤
Thanks!! We’re really happy how it turned out and it really does feel like a home now. Love from Da Nang!!!
You did an amazing job with the yard. Merry Christmas!
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄
amazing job and family
Thanks! 🙏🏼
Great job guys looks excellent way to make family family and include them in everything of your lives there❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words 🙏🏼. Family is everything for sure
Merry Christmas Kim, David and lovely Nala. The yard looks just beautiful. Especially love the lights. You guys will get a lot of use out of that space. And what a wonderful, caring, helping family. Give Nala a hug from me.❤
Thanks! I gave nala extra hugs from you unfortunately In husky fashion she pushed me away
@ 😂 it’s the thought that counts.
The place looks great!
Thanks! 😊
Thank you, Kim and David. The place looks amazing. Every video I watch of you guys, just gets me more and more excited about my move to Vietnam.
I have a favor to ask of you. No need to make a whole video dedicated to it, but when you pass street signs, could you just mention what they mean? Insee them in your videos and I'm just like....wtf is that saying?
Yard looks amazing, bro. Besides the reveal at the end and the money scarf, the highlight was definitely the scaffold riding on the scooter. Straight skills!!!!
Thanks! You’re going to have such a good time hear. I’ll be honest… I have no idea what those signs mean either 😂. I just know green means go and red means maybe go
Home sweet home,great vlog ❤
Thanks! Definitely feels more like a home now. Felt like I was trekking through the jungle to get to my front door 😂
You are making me want to move to Vietnam....except I like snow, not hot and humid. LOL. But I do love all the cafe's you show, the places you visit, and all the food you show looks so amazing! Congratulations to you both on the new home. And in this vlog it looks like you are already filling it with love, joy, and laughter.
Snow in Sapa, VN 😊
It really is super hot in Da Nang but there are mountainous areas in Vietnam with cool weather and even snow not far away
Very good job. It was a very affordable renovation.
Thanks! 🙏🏼
You guys are such mensches. Your place is lovely. What you have done and the openness of your homes refecta the openness of your hearts. Going to ask again in case you forgot ,” Do any of your friends and or family have a reputable. Economical dentist they recommend ( if they don’t do implants then I’ll just get lower dentures in the meantime haha.
Appreciate the kind words! And yes we had a US family member get a dental implant at Lotus Smile Dental and had a good experience.
You did a wonderful job!!!!!!
Thanks! 🙏🏼
I love you and kim ! You have the best video's ever. Would love to be a part of this great family 😊 I hope you all had a great Christmas 🎄 and a wonderful new year 🎉
Thanks! Merry Christmas and Happy new year to you as well!
That was an awesome family gathering! I miss my vietnamese family gathering. We dont do it anymore after moving to the US
Gotta bring it back! I feel like large family gathering has lessened in this modern world but we definitely need to bring it back
The end result is so awesome compared to the state you've found it😬
Kim should go behind the camera more often....she's so cute.
Happy holidays🎉
Agree!! She really stepped out of her comfort zone for this one and she did a great job
Merry Christmas to you guys and your wonderful family and friends! Love to see big families! Many blessings for the new year too!
Merry Christmas and Happy New year! 🎆
@ thank you 😊
Lol I loved the "I don't care" comment at the end 😁 it looks wonderful and I'll bet you will have some amazing times there. Merry late Christmas or "God Jul" as we say in Sweden
God Jul! Yeah I already knew someone in the comment would make sure to let us know they hate 😂
@@TravelWithNala 😁 you can't please everyone.. so just keep you and yours happy.. Love your content
Can’t wait for pre- Tet and Tet videos! ❤
That’s going be fun! It will be my first Tết here. First time in Da nang was right after Tết last year
Loved the remodel ❤❤❤ The whiite elephant was great 👍😎
Thanks! The family really loved playing it was everyone’s first time
That is a good price since it's a rental. So worth it.
Yeah I think we hit the sweet spot on price where it’s worth the enjoyment but not too much to be wasting money
You can get the papaya from the balcony
Fresh papaya first thing in the morning right off the tree
We love ripe papaya's in Hawaii, but also green papaya salad and green papaya chicken soup 🤙
Both are so good. But this was my first time having papaya this sweet in Da Nang
They have similar tables & chairs at the coffee shop I go to. I had that ceviche at the place I volunteered at and it wasn't my thing since I don't like herring. Hope you make many more great memories in that house!
Haha yeah I feel like everyone buys it from the same street. The fish is definitely not for everyone. It’s Kim’s favorite but a lot of people don’t like it
thats so awesome!! I love the house been watching you guys recently love the content, enjoy your holidays!!
Appreciate it! You too! 🎄
I have a gray & white Husky in the States, and he loves to bake in the sun and snow, lol my Storm is very talkative always has something to say 😂
Hahah huskies are so talkative but surprising Nala is such a quiet dog. She is just as weird as any other husky though
Great job guys! And so affordable. What a bonus to be able to host fam jams... Congratulations to you both... BTW.. I'll be in Vietnam Jan to March 2025...not sure if I'll hit Đà Nẵng.
Omg Fam Jam is now a regular part of my vocabulary.
@TravelWithNala ha.. That's awesome... I can relate.. I'm Korean that has a Viết Wife... Live in Canada
But lived in LA for 2 years
You did the best job. Happy holidays ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much! Happy holidays to you too!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! You guys did an excellent job! Love your videos and I want to move to Vietnam now! I’m definitely planning my trip to Vietnam next year! Enjoy your new place! Did you find a venue for the wedding?
Thanks! Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to you too! I’m sure you’re excited to be here. Haven’t set anything in stone yet for the wedding. It’s definitely a process
Happy Holidays to you and all your family..❤️👍🙏🏾
Thanks! And to you and your family as well 🎉🎆💙
Aww reminds me of our family gatherings at Christmas! The house owner must be happy that you are adding to their house - worth it if you stay there for a long time! Happy Holidays guys!
Happy Holidays! Hopefully we stay here a long time, I don’t see any reason why we wouldn’t. Always great having a big family gathering.
finally Kim is back in action and moderate :D haha
Kim with the celebrity guest appearance
it looks so good!!!!! GREAT JOB
Time for mini golf ⛳️
@ yessss
Super job !
Thanks! 🙏🏼
Hi, I would like to know more about how houses cost in your area, see the inside or at least a floor plan. Thank you!
You all did an amazing job! It looks awesome! And you are right, you’d be lucky if you could get mulch & flowers to plant for $300 in the Us. ❤️🇺🇸
Haha seriously! Thanks!
you guys forgot our gifts....Happy Holidays ........
Oh no!! 😬
Merry Christmas it looks awesome
Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
I've lived in Saigon a long time. The housing inventory is tempting. What are the best neighborhoods?
We're considering a move to Danang, but concerned about the weather. Is it that bad during rainy season?
We'll head there end of January, rent a villa and test it for a month.
I think most foreigners will want to be in Son Trả or My An. It does rain quite a bit during the rainy season but tbh I don’t mind it at all. It’s rains stops and starts so it’s not like constant down pouring and the air is much cooler outside. I’ve only experienced one rainy season though so other years might be worse
GREAT JOB!
Thank you!!
Hi David,
We’re here in Da Nang from San Diego. We’d love a recommendation for some good Korean food here. Unfortunately my husband doesn’t eat beef or pork so not looking to do KBB. I love fish stew and all those little banchans. Thank you!
Hmm tbh I don’t have a good one. We haven’t eaten a lot of Korean food here. Our go to was called Mr. Noh but we went there out of convenience.
Looking nice! i would be a little concerned about weeds just growing right back up through those rocks in the flower bed sections.. hope not though. How come places dont use gutters there? And it was so great to see the fun interaction of the family💛
We ripped out all the roots but it’ll still take some regular simple maintenance to keep the yard looking nice. The gutters are strange it’s like a trench a couple feet in from the edge.
Wow $80 is really cheap for rocks. Thinking that would have been like $200 here in US???
Just checked $7.50 for a bag of white rocks .5cuft bags
Most people don’t spend that much $$ here in US on a place they are renting.
Looks great!!
It’s our first time spending money to fix up a rental. The price is just so reasonable in Da Nang
15:07 got the Vietnam ca phe setup 💯😅☕
😂😂 It’s literally the exact same chairs we see at half the cafes here. Opening Cafe Nala soon!
Cute couple! David and Kim can speak three languages...?
My Vietnamese is like…. 5% 😭
Nice house .. ❤
Thanks! 💙
I love it
Thanks! 🙏🏼
great video
Is it really? I didn’t know the history of it now I’m curious I gotta look that up
Wow from 2013?! I really thought that saying was a lot older
yep, you are going to be where all the family hangs out. I thought you were crazy for getting such a big place but with family its different.
Oh yeah we could even go bigger 😂. Everyone sleeps over after a weekend party and even with all the bedrooms we need to pull out the extra mattresses and air beds
thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Very nice 👍🏾
Thanks! 👍🏼
quick question are you guys buying or renting out the place just asking if you don't mine
We are renting in Da Nang
Awesome 😎👍 thank 😃☺️ you keep up the good job can't wait for the wedding 💍💒 I will be there to watch from Detroit, Michigan
bro can i get invite for next year. cuz this lowkey dont tell nobody but seems. fun lol
😂 it’s very fun
We do white elephant
It can get wiiiild
Will mosquitoes be an issue when you guys sit out there in the evening under those outdoor string lights?😂
1000% yes lmfao 🤣. We’re going to get a bunch of cheap fans to use in the seating area to keep the mosquitos away
Maybe a few of those bite-fighting bamboo garden torches to add to the tropical vibe? :-)😊
How much to rent this house?
Tekashi 69 getting dissed everywhere still. Lol.
I call it like i see it 😭
When I was in Hai Phong I saw home constructions were done by migrant ethnic minority people, both men and women who would then sleep and live onsite until the work was done. These workers defnitely deserve not just fair but, good compensation
Wow that’s intense
Don’t use plastic on your eve! When it rains, you’re going to hear that annoying tapping sound! It’ll drive you crazy!
Oops 😬. So far it’s been ok and it’s been raining quite a bit. We can’t hear it from inside the house
How rich are yall
We’re multimillionaires (in VND)
@@TravelWithNala Ha, nice! 💰
*Xin chào* !
Xin chào 👋🏼
Put the camera down and help out?
Then you wouldn’t have a video to watch