gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 5 days agoShould you get a motorbike while visiting Vietnam?I am writing this because recently a friend of mine was leaving the country and he offered to sell his motorbike…gabe.radke (77)in #telegram • 10 days agoTelegram block in Vietnam results in overall slowdown of ALL internet trafficThis is not something that is being admitted by anyone in charge or by the companies that were charged with making it…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 14 days agoIs the weather getting milder in Vietnam or am I just getting tougher?Over the years of living in a tropical country coming from a non-tropical one, I was very affected by the heat and…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 16 days agoTelegram app blocked in Vietnam as of 24-May-2025Vietnam has been threatening to do this for weeks and I guess they finally got around to it because today when I was…gabe.radke (77)in #danang • 21 days agomy hopes of beach beautification squashed in just one day!When the crews came by and tore down this eyesore of a building on the beach and there was just an open space there…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 22 days agoBuilding demolished on the beach and it looks much better without itThere is a fine line between having enough buildings to accommodate the tourists near or on the beach, and then…gabe.radke (77)in #life • 29 days agoTeaching English can be a drag, but it pays the billsI have been teaching English online for the past 5 years using a company based out of China. They will hire people…gabe.radke (77)in #streets • last monthTwo good street art finds in Da NangNeither one of these are spray, but the are also custom and are not decals. Recently I was in a Mexican restaurant…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 2 months agoAnother disappointing addition to the Da Nang neighborhoodI start to feel like I am always complaining but that isn't because this particular thing affects my life, it doesn't…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 2 months agoVietnam considering long-term "golden visa!" Don't get excited... you wont get oneVietnam has always seemed to be content to simply sit out the tourism game although you would never know that by…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 2 months agoThe gloomy and cool weather is still sticking around well into April!I think maybe I talk about this a bit too much but if you lived through what my environment is for the past several…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 2 months agoThings are getting worse with the touts in Da NangBefore we begin, I should explain what a "tout" actually is. The official definition varies but this is the one I am…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 2 months agoWe are having strange weather right now and tourism is boomingThe "cold" season was supposed to be over weeks ago but in the past few weeks we have seen very little sun and it has…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 2 months agoBring the noise! Vietnam celebrating the 50 year anniversary of "Reunification Day"I call it the American War because that is how it is referred to in Vietnam. It would be ridiculous to call it the…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 3 months agoDecorated beach boats on display in Da NangIt seems to be a tradition of sorts here that any sort of holiday that passes they will get a few of these strange…gabe.radke (77)in #travel • 3 months agoBeach control: Something that Vietnam does very very wellSo not long ago I got "in trouble" with a Vietnamese user here that got upset with me because I am always pointing out…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 3 months agoHow to (and how not to) do a public beautification projectDa Nang is a city that is one of the most important cities in all of Vietnam as far as tourism is concerned. There…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 3 months agoFast track immigration process exists in Vietnam... for a priceCompared to other SE Asian countries, Vietnam is relatively devoid of corruption. I'm not suggesting that it is…gabe.radke (77)in #vietnam • 4 months agoThere's a two-tiered rental price situation in Da Nang... and I am completely ok with thatI was recently discussing with some people, as we do here in the expat community, about how happy they are with their…gabe.radke (77)in #street-art • 4 months agoSome decent street art finds in an abandoned building outside Da Nang, VietnamI went for a walk outside of the main area of town today because on a motorbike the other day I had noticed some tags…
