VIETNAM | Solo Backpacking | Ep2: Hoi An to Phong Nha

I had 6 weeks to travel from the south to the north of Vietnam.
This 3 part documentary series captures the complete backpacking experience as I travel from Saigon up to Ha Giang.
In this episode I start in the beautiful town of Hoi An, I visited the Golden Bridge of the Ba Na Hills outside of Da Nang; biked the Hai Van Pass; visited historical sites in Hue; travelled through the old DMZ and went caving in Phong Nha National Park.
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[@karlwatsondocs]

If you want the budget breakdown and itinerary for this trip, you can find them here: www.karlwatson.net/vietnam-budget-itinerary

[@landynmauricio422]

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[@hezekiahricky7346]

@Landyn Mauricio Instablaster =)

[@landynmauricio422]

@Hezekiah Ricky thanks for your reply. I got to the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.

[@landynmauricio422]

@Hezekiah Ricky it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much you saved my ass :D

[@hezekiahricky7346]

@Landyn Mauricio Glad I could help xD

[@ATrainTravels]

I love Vietnam! Such an amazing country to visit.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Me too :)

[@Tranduan-tq2ue]

Nice country

[@quynhdo1277]

Thank you and I am glad you had a good time there. God bless

[@chinguyetminh6241]

Wellcome to Việt Nam

[@ATrainTravels]

@@chinguyetminh6241 🙂🙂🙂

[@chrisbrown8748]

Hoi An was by far my favorite little city in Vietnam I would definitely visit again.

[@tranlan2586]

Chris Brown Welcome back!!!

[@jadeng293]

2 places where I can feel chill in Vietnam are Hoi An and Da Lat

[@Micke12312]

Looks like the amount of tourists really gone up compared to 10 years ago.

[@thingatnguyen2683]

WE ALWAYS WELCOME!!!

[@LukeDamant]

This is literally Netflix documentary worthy! Keep it up man 👍

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much :)

[@venn5621]

Yes🥰

[@daviperez97]

exactly

[@Husapalooza]

That would be sick. @netflix you dumb dumbs listening?

[@24kgoldbuffalo35]

U r 100% right my friend. 👍

[@eduardochavacano]

Danang and Hoi An, are places I have to explore. So Vietnam is really worth revisited, even if I’ve been there 7 times.

[@SaltyFrank1990]

You just confirmed my will to travel there. Hell, I even want to learn vietnamese.

[@imchinhne]

i can teach you Vietnamese if you prefer :)))

[@karlwatsondocs]

**THIS TRIP WAS FROM 27TH DECEMBER 2019 TO 8TH FEBRUARY 2020** Several weeks before any lockdowns happened (other than in China). ANYWAY, hope everybody enjoyed this 2nd episode! Thanks to everyone who's watched ep1 so far. Final episode is out next Friday (19th), just adding the finishing touches to it and I think it's my favourite of the 3 :)

[@nobody-mq6qi]

Thanks, thanks and many thanks!!!

[@happyhenrykenya1814]

Hi Karl. I am watching from Nairobi Kenya as a subscriber. These are my favorites in this episode: Minute 29:25, 29:31 - the Hai Van Pass and Minute 43:28 - caving in Phong Nha National Park. The caves remind me of the majesty of God; truly we have no idea how great He is. I am speechless! Thank you for such a great production and hopefully, you will resume your travels soon. Stay safe

[@bajlandia2025]

Cool, I can't wait. I saw the episode 2 and Vietnam is incredible ! The way of doing these travel documentaries is interesting. Don't stop to travel 👌🌄

[@jackblack1584]

These videos are amazing!!. Can't wait to watch episode 3. Keep up the good work brother

[@passnia]

Where is James?😼

[@Shuubox]

Dude, when are you gonna get hired by Netflix or something ? your stuff is so good, but sadly lost in the myriad of youtube channels

[@karlwatsondocs]

Hopefully soon! ;)

[@Michael_Shay]

KZbin lets him keep his freedom to do it how he wants to do it

[@karlwatsondocs]

Michael Shay true. I wouldn’t do a tv show unless I could do it my way

[@PerfectSense77]

How is something with a million views "sadly lost". Hell if a million views is sadly lost, sign me up, I want to start a neglected channel like that!

[@LeahandBlair]

@@karlwatsondocs Come back to the Philippines ❤ the time is now, we will kick it. Trust me, its changed, its banging. 🇵🇭

[@hahshjhdhn2244]

i am vietnamese . i am learning english when i watch video review vietnam i feel so happy

[@chunkystyle3311]

Ba Na Hills was an old french town that has been turned into a tourist attraction. To my knowledge, Ba Na hills was a place where the french used to use as their vacation homes during the summer. They specifically chose this location because of the climate that it has. It is much cooler than other parts of Vietnam. Nowadays it has been renovated for tourism purposes. And the Golden Bridge is totally brand new for tourism purposes lol, absolutely no historical context there.

[@banahillstourism]

Welcome to Bana Hills

[@Andromeda_CT86]

They ruined it for sure. Super Tacky

[@fitta74]

I was born in Vietnam just after the war and got adopted to Norway by Norwegian parents,and it's intersting to watch your videos from Vietnam because i wasn't adopted I would still be living in Vietnam.

[@LinhLe-by1ff]

Welcome home 🤗💓

[@thanhthuyang9697]

Come back home land!!!😘

[@thanhthienminh9674]

Come home, our land is waiting you - member of vietnam family! (Sory, not good at english ^^)

[@mwn7521]

@@LinhLe-by1ff, did you understand what he/she say ? Why did you write Welcome home ?

[@mwn7521]

Use if clause in a sentence not because . Wrong grammar . If you use if clause , verbs you used in your sentence should be change to … ….

[@tompham8039]

I am Vietnamese-American, I appreciate your adventures in a beautiful country, my country. Thanks for sharing this video to the world. I have seen many videos of tourists from all over the world who visited Vietnam, but this video is the best.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 😊

[@jarrinliefhebber5737]

I traveled Viet Nam about a year ago, its so entertaining to see the stuff ive been too in the video.

[@youvsyou1849]

Tell me about it

[@justinrogers3282]

Same here.

[@ledanhlamvip12]

same here

[@juiceorange5987]

what attracts me most is the friendliness of Vietnamese people. the way they smile in front of the camera really makes my heart melt

[@JeevanThapaOfficial]

How I wish to travel Vietnam soon. Beautiful country beautiful peoples.

[@thanhthuyang9697]

💓💓💓💓💓

[@jasonwebb41]

Karl, for the love of god, please never stop travelling. You have mastered a way of telling stories that no one else on KZbin has.

[@karlwatsondocs]

No plans to ever stop :) Just need my income to pickup again after lockdown

[@jasonwebb41]

@@karlwatsondocs Sweet! Best of luck in doing so

[@painrick]

Been twice, spent 6 weeks traveling from the Mekong Delta to Sapa with a visit to Delat andI’d gratefully live there for the rest of my life !

[@DivandBenny]

This is by far the worst part of having to go back to work today. I could sit and watch it on my lunch break but I’m resisting temptation and waiting till I get home. I already know it’s going to be amazing anyway! Some things need to be watched on a big screen with a cold beer 👍

[@karlwatsondocs]

Haha very true! Ah well at least the money starts coming in if you’re going back to work 👍

[@DivandBenny]

Yeah I suppose so mate. Not that it’ll do me much good when I can’t spend it on trips this year though! I think we’ll just be staying in Scotland this year and get a few decent weekends away up the west coast and just make up for it next year 👍

[@AmitSharma-cg7qr]

This video edited better than a commercial feature film, i can imagine tiring hours of editing behind the scenes. Everything is top notch be it commentary, camera work, camera angles. Big Thumbs up Karl. You inspired me to visit Vietnam again. Cheers Mate keep bringing the good stuff like this. Subbed look forward to more of your work.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much :)

[@AishaIndie]

I was traveling in Vietnam at the same period as you! I feel so happy to see again the lovely town of Hoi An! I enjoy all of your videos, great job!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks 😊

[@georgejobe961]

It’s bringing back so many memories of Hue. It was one of the highlights of Vietnam, the pagodas were magnificent. Also a very atmospheric little town with a road full of great restaurants and bars. Thanks Carl for taking me back there!

[@tyvoremusic]

I traveled to Vietnam about 2 years ago. Hoi An was by far my favorite place. Hotels were very cheap but great. I rented a motorbike for the day for literally $4 US. Great place. Great video.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Cheers 👍

[@ankit0657]

I am preparing my Vietnam trip itinerary entirely by watching your vlogs, thats how good this is!

[@joeybill5856]

I visited Vietnam in 2016 and visited many of the same places you did Karl. However, I didn't go north of Hue (between there and Hanoi). Really enjoying seeing places that are more off the beaten path for many tourists. Enjoying your videos very much and can't wait to visit there again. I had such a FUN trip and culturally unique experience in Vietnam. The people in VN are super friendly and hospitable. Being an American born between 1960-70 I was a bit hesitant about going there but I had ZERO issues with anyone there. Highly recommend Vietnam to anyone that is looking for a wonderful holiday.

[@angelaluo9736]

i miss vietnam!

[@huongTran-mt9jh]

😘

[@duongdang110]

❤️

[@thitotthioiten]

I love viet nam

[@banahillstourism]

Welcome to Bana Hills 🇻🇳

[@TheDougies]

Loved it! Vietnam has never been that high on my list of places to visit but I think your series is changing that!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Yeah make sure you go :)

[@yenkim6930]

Mong bạn đến đất nước tôi một lần, cuộc sống ở đây luôn nhộn nhịp.

[@thethaovatoquoc312]

As long as Vietnam is still ruled by the oppressive and exploitive Communist regime, her potential remains greatly diminished. For any 1% that wants to stay, 99% of the population wants to get out, and many have risked their lives doing just that (for example, 39 doomed lives found in UK container truck recently on the news, and that's only what's been reported), unfortunately. Yet another shocking and also recent example is that during the Covid pandemic when almost all countries assisted their citizens with financial aids in one form or another, the corrupt and murderous Vietnamese Commie regime saw it just as another opportunity not to help but to exploit its ruled citizens even more, essentially making money over the corpses of its citizens by presumably killing at least 30-50K of them, due to grossly misdiagnoses and being thrown into barbwired unhygenic living quarters for isolation, so that they had to sleep on concrete floor, even next to filled trashcans, with inadequate toilet, food, water, or medicine, like animals (searching hard enough, one is able to see shocking video clips on Facebook though the regime tried hard to crack down the leaks by Vietnamese citizen journalists), with the fake nostril Covid test kits, mislabeled as approved by World Health Organization (WHO) in Việt Á scandal, colluded by at least 4 different government agencies (Y Tế , Khoa Học, Công Nghệ, Quân y) and the top Politburo members, including Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Phạm Minh Chính, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Murderous Vietnamese Commie regime even had a thug murdered Christian pastor Giuse Trần Ngọc Thanh, like it has done with many other pastors across the nation. There is a reason why the current Commie Vietnam ranks at the bottom of the world in freedom of speech, (true) freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, barely above Commie China and Commie North Korea. There is no true freedom of religion in Commie Vietnam, as this corrupt Vietnamese Commie regime only authorized the fake organizations headed by Commie monks, many of whom were Commie Party officials, and those religious organizations not approved to be infiltrated by them or headed by their Commie agents are accused of malicious and nonexistent crimes and banned, with innocent religious leaders arrested and jailed, as in the recent case with Thiền Am Bên Bờ Vũ Trụ, a harmless Buddhist meditation monastery, for simply having many followers (hence, more influences that the regime fears it can't control) than the Commie Party's officially approved ones. Similarly, its passport ranks at the bottom, 89th out of 111 countries for a reason, barely above North Korea 104th rank. even below many African nations. For comparison, South Korea is at 2nd rank. That's what Republic of South Vietnam would have likely been ranked among at least the top 10 had it not been invaded and occupied by the North Vietnamese Commie terrorists, aided by Commie Soviet and Commie China. Search "cuop dat dan" (meaning "land-robbing of citizens") to see millions of footages across the country from North to South, spanning for decades, dated back to Ho Chi Minh's bloody land reform 1953-1956 that killed nearly 1 million North Vietnamese in only 4 years, or 250K people brutally slaughtered in torturous painful deaths (like being shot, stabbed, mutilated while being alive, or heads being plowed over by water buffaloes while bodies being buried underground) each year on average to rob their lands and homes. Even today, if the rightful owners refuse to have their homes or lands robbed, the ruthless Vietnamese Commie terrorist regime simply jail or massacre them, have tractors run over their bodies or openly assassinate them in their own homes. When it comes to robbing, these barbarian Vietnamese Commie bandits even prey on each other, just as the recent case with then 84-year-old Mr. Lê Đình Kình, a 55-year-Commie Party veteran from Dong Tam, near Hanoi, that got shot dead at 3am in his own home by the Vietnamese Commie terrorist regime. When his wife Mrs. Dư Thị Thành refused to lie about the incident as ordered, the Vietnamese Commie terrorist police brutally tortured her (see more details from "dandongtam" on Facebook). The corrupt Vietnamese Commie government officials routinely dine on lavish gold-plated Salt Bae steak $100K per meal with blood money not just from taxpayers but also from robbed-lands and robbed homes recently drew international condemnations, while many Vietnamese citizens, including elderlies in their 60's and 70's as well as kids as young as 6's to 16's selling lottery tickets on the streets to survive on $2-3 per day. Even Phạm Nhật Vượng the richest man in Vietnam (via his VinGroup) made the bulk of his wealth mainly by colluding with the barbarian Vietnamese Commie regime in selling their robbed-lands from Vietnamese citizens. Travelers to Vietnam in her current form (not at all like this before the Communists took over) should keep this in mind. Behind the beauty of the land and smiling faces at popular tourist destinations, there are a lot of darkness and tears, bloods, sweats, sorrow, horror, and sufferings all over the country.

[@khafoogles5799]

Having been living in Vietnam for 18 years, me now lying on the bed and watching a foreigner video to explore my own country.

[@tanyann6150]

omg same

[@andrewelam1612]

Wow 18 years where are you from?

[@khafoogles5799]

@@andrewelam1612 VietNam

[@DuyNguyen-ub3vj]

cũng như em vậy :D

[@Cbgb01]

The best travel docuseries I’ve watched in years have been on your channel on KZbin.. i don’t see how travel channel, discovery, Netflix, hulu, or someone hasn’t caught on... I’d rather wait for more of your content than anything that’s available. Keep it up mate.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much Brent :)

[@duyhungpham1224]

I'm a Vietnamese myself and have been to most of those places and now I'm hooked to your vlogs like it's not even my country. Great work you are doing and I can't wait for the next episode.

[@palaveri]

Vietnam is forever in my heart. My best travel experience. Thank you for this amazing video.

[@jacobwebber3229]

Brilliant Karl, thanks! Phong Nha was on of my favorite places in Vietnam, Paradise Cave is the best cave I've ever been in. Been spending some time watching HK2NY and it's really fun to see how you've developed as a filmmaker. HK2NY is great but the production quality of your more recent stuff is really on a different level. Love it.

[@stevoooooable]

I rarely comment on youtube videos but these vlogs are amazing! Was in Vietnam last summer and it is making me miss it lots.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much :)

[@styx814]

I don't know if it's just me but this must have been my favourite video out of all you have done. You just got it right :) There's views, sights, commentary, adventure, fun time - all that you need in a travel film. I even watched the ads :) I also realise I missed some cool places like Phong Nha, but then you had more time. Can't wait for the next one.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much! Really appreciate it :)

[@Husapalooza]

He's my favorite. Seems to genuinely want to show us the real story without the usual bragging, excessive selfies, or hiding the negatives.

[@briancousins3101]

Viet Nam is a wonderful place. I am always delighted & amazed. It also reminds me how resilient are its people... and how horrible was the American war caused & led by the US industrial military complex. US aggression & imperialism must never be forgotten or forgiven.

[@nicholas672]

Really appreciate your honest takeaways on everything. You don't try to just edit your best video and talk about how perfect everything is.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Can’t stand videos like that 😊

[@ginginitonic]

Had the opportunity to visit Vietnam in february & your videos really make me want to go back. It is absolutely one of my favourite countries in the world to visit.

[@johndexterZ]

I love how honest you are about the tours and touristy places etc. Feels like every other travelvlogger just says everything is amazing to convince themselves they had a good trip lmao.

[@HuynhQuynh134]

Thank you so much for doing this , Vietnam is beautiful.

[@jenn.maynard]

This is by far the best series from you yet and probably my favourite episode so far. I've always heard good things about Vietnam but I've always been hesitant to go there for some strange reason - maybe the language barrier? But it looks like you didn't have any issues at all. And the food looks amazing too! Hai Van Pass looks phenomenal and reminds me of the Road to Hana in Maui. Must have been epic to ride along on a bike. Can't wait for the next episode! xx

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much Jen. Yeah no problem with language barrier at all 😊

[@crayon3041]

You will not be disappointed when you come to Vietnam

[@thethaovatoquoc312]

As long as Vietnam is still ruled by the oppressive and exploitive Communist regime, her potential remains greatly diminished. For any 1% that wants to stay, 99% of the population wants to get out, and many have risked their lives doing just that (for example, 39 doomed lives found in UK container truck recently on the news, and that's only what's been reported), unfortunately. Yet another shocking and also recent example is that during the Covid pandemic when almost all countries assisted their citizens with financial aids in one form or another, the corrupt and murderous Vietnamese Commie regime saw it just as another opportunity not to help but to exploit its ruled citizens even more, essentially making money over the corpses of its citizens by presumably killing at least 30-50K of them, due to grossly misdiagnoses and being thrown into barbwired unhygenic living quarters for isolation, so that they had to sleep on concrete floor, even next to filled trashcans, with inadequate toilet, food, water, or medicine, like animals (searching hard enough, one is able to see shocking video clips on Facebook though the regime tried hard to crack down the leaks by Vietnamese citizen journalists), with the fake nostril Covid test kits, mislabeled as approved by World Health Organization (WHO) in Việt Á scandal, colluded by at least 4 different government agencies (Y Tế , Khoa Học, Công Nghệ, Quân y) and the top Politburo members, including Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Phạm Minh Chính, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Murderous Vietnamese Commie regime even had a thug murdered Christian pastor Giuse Trần Ngọc Thanh, like it has done with many other pastors across the nation. There is a reason why the current Commie Vietnam ranks at the bottom of the world in freedom of speech, (true) freedom of religion, and freedom of the press, barely above Commie China and Commie North Korea. There is no true freedom of religion in Commie Vietnam, as this corrupt Vietnamese Commie regime only authorized the fake organizations headed by Commie monks, many of whom were Commie Party officials, and those religious organizations not approved to be infiltrated by them or headed by their Commie agents are accused of malicious and nonexistent crimes and banned, with innocent religious leaders arrested and jailed, as in the recent case with Thiền Am Bên Bờ Vũ Trụ, a harmless Buddhist meditation monastery, for simply having many followers (hence, more influences that the regime fears it can't control) than the Commie Party's officially approved ones. Similarly, its passport ranks at the bottom, 89th out of 111 countries for a reason, barely above North Korea 104th rank. even below many African nations. For comparison, South Korea is at 2nd rank. That's what Republic of South Vietnam would have likely been ranked among at least the top 10 had it not been invaded and occupied by the North Vietnamese Commie terrorists, aided by Commie Soviet and Commie China. Search "cuop dat dan" (meaning "land-robbing of citizens") to see millions of footages across the country from North to South, spanning for decades, dated back to Ho Chi Minh's bloody land reform 1953-1956 that killed nearly 1 million North Vietnamese in only 4 years, or 250K people brutally slaughtered in torturous painful deaths (like being shot, stabbed, mutilated while being alive, or heads being plowed over by water buffaloes while bodies being buried underground) each year on average to rob their lands and homes. Even today, if the rightful owners refuse to have their homes or lands robbed, the ruthless Vietnamese Commie terrorist regime simply jail or massacre them, have tractors run over their bodies or openly assassinate them in their own homes. When it comes to robbing, these barbarian Vietnamese Commie bandits even prey on each other, just as the recent case with then 84-year-old Mr. Lê Đình Kình, a 55-year-Commie Party veteran from Dong Tam, near Hanoi, that got shot dead at 3am in his own home by the Vietnamese Commie terrorist regime. When his wife Mrs. Dư Thị Thành refused to lie about the incident as ordered, the Vietnamese Commie terrorist police brutally tortured her (see more details from "dandongtam" on Facebook). The corrupt Vietnamese Commie government officials routinely dine on lavish gold-plated Salt Bae steak $100K per meal with blood money not just from taxpayers but also from robbed-lands and robbed homes recently drew international condemnations, while many Vietnamese citizens, including elderlies in their 60's and 70's as well as kids as young as 6's to 16's selling lottery tickets on the streets to survive on $2-3 per day. Even Phạm Nhật Vượng the richest man in Vietnam (via his VinGroup) made the bulk of his wealth mainly by colluding with the barbarian Vietnamese Commie regime in selling their robbed-lands from Vietnamese citizens. Travelers to Vietnam in her current form (not at all like this before the Communists took over) should keep this in mind. Behind the beauty of the land and smiling faces at popular tourist destinations, there are a lot of darkness and tears, bloods, sweats, sorrow, horror, and sufferings all over the country.

[@minnyminx100]

easily the best travel doc KZbinr out here rn love how you just keep everything so real

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 😊

[@hightiderecordings]

Can I just say I'm hooked. You're the best travel documentary I've ever watched. Looking forward to watching your back catalogue and planning trips x

[@debbydhill]

Paradise Cave....speechless. Thanks for showing us this part of the world.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@jayyo1788]

Amazing video as always. One of the best travel videos you’ll never get bored watching till the very end.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much :)

[@kamatsingmon]

Watched this episode after finishing the Vietnam war series on netflix. What a relief.

[@karlwatsondocs]

That series is phenomenal

[@lucyessex3826]

Amazing, as always Karl. The caves look insane. Theme park/cable car place looks equally intriguing yet bonkers! 7 months till I go, will deffo be rewatching a few times before then :)

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks :)

[@LodeIna]

New subscriber here. Initially though " hmmm cute guy" but your videos are well thought and the way you tell ur story is amazing now its " cute guy that makes sense " . Im additing vinh moc on my list! ..... so happy

[@natatatt]

Great video! I went to Vietnam several years ago, but we only had time for Hanoi/Halong Bay and Saigon, so it's really interesting to see these other places we didn't get to. Edit: Phong Nha looks amazing, hadn't even heard of that place.

[@trungluong2009]

Phong Nha Cave, a natural heritage recognized by UNESCO

[@HACKER-hg5cm]

🇻🇳Welcome to our country🇻🇳, you ❤are wonderful guests❤

[@jirapornsangkorn5191]

You have inspired me to travel to Vietnam. I can’t wait to go there. Thank you for the awesome video Karl.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@ledanhlamvip12]

you should visit Vietnam

[@anvutrong6870]

Please, Checking for quarantine info first

[@DungTran-xm7hd]

Vietnam welcome you 🌞😍

[@khachieunguyen3450]

im here to remind you

[@Minh6503]

I am vietnamese who have been to more than 30 countries in the world , I must say that Vietnam is a must to go for foreigners , beautiful interesting country also cheap to travel ,small country but has everything to see ,safe and easy to travel alone at low budget ,food and drink truly super :))

[@huynguyen275]

Best travel video I've watched so far. I'm Vmese and watching this makes me want to go home even more. I was travelling through the Hai Van Pass when it wasn't even a thing, man what a great journey. But you surely have explored Vietnam even more than me. Keep up the amazing work!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 😊

[@zoaybk]

What an amazingly engaging storytelling. Loved it.

[@williamcutting5224]

This is great man. I could watch you tour Asia...all day.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Cheers :)

[@backtosiam4729]

Amazing Vietnam.l know only Vietnam war.but now become land of travel.your video is very good.

[@rimasmeleshyus9486]

Great video ,many thanks .Vietnam 🇻🇳 super awesome to be I was in Da Nang in 2018 about 11 months. Warm greetings from beautiful Hawaii islands 🏝

[@springrivernguyen3953]

I love Vietnam. A lovely country and the people are friendly.

[@dionneraynertravel4932]

beautiful, I love the scene at the temple, you really managed to capture the mood

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much :)

[@cecilianguyen6215]

Thanks for your video.I am a USA citizen.I have been in The USA for over 40 years , and haven’t gone back VN . I was born and grew up in South Viet Nam .🇺🇸

[@banahillstourism]

Welcome to Bana Hills

[@lexuanson1616]

Wow. It's so beautiful, Vietnam. Thank you

[@banahillstourism]

Welcome to Bana Hills 🇻🇳

[@Adam-gg7ps]

In Bana Hills, at the point where you went into the 'theme park' after the hands, and said, "Now what do we do?!?" That is the SAME exact point where me and my friends turned around and went back down too. lol. The cable car and the hands are the main point, for sure. It is a place for Chinese tourists.

[@vutran1160]

thank you , i really appreciate it . your video is such amazing view , i have never thought that our country could be beautiful like it ,behalf of vietnamese i'm thankful for that very much

[@banahillstourism]

Welcome to Bana Hills 🇻🇳

[@BrightonComedyCourse]

Brilliant work Karl. Professional footage with a sense of humour. Spot on.

[@jprince1993]

Thank you Karl! In lockdown this is what keeps me going haha looking forward to each episode. You do an awesome job, I keep forgetting this is youtube and not a mainstream TV documentary, really well done. Hoping to go to Vietnam end of December (wishful thinking but hope is powerful thing haha). Thanks again Karl!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Cheers James, hopefully you'll be able to get there in December

[@TuanNgo-oh5ot]

I am Vietnamese. I am grateful for the beautiful scenes to introduce Vietnam to the world. Food, people and a lot of variety in Vietnam if you stay in my country. Each region brings you many surprises that make you not far from our country and people, Vietnam

[@vd7547]

Dan is the man! will miss seeing him! what a lad

[@allison205]

The entire ba ma hills journey was like the beginning of spirited away when shes in the market

[@banahillstourism]

Welcome to Bana Hills

[@pepeee548]

Another great episode, it is making me knowing better Vietnam, just been to Hanoi and Nha Trang, much thanks..love how you talk and describe, and the epic music!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks! :)

[@BerrieHJ]

Really appreciate your videos mate, gives me a lot of stuff to go to on my next trip.

[@liamnugent6534]

Danny looks like he should be in a Hollywood blocbuster movie instead of a tour guide 🛵🛵

[@karlwatsondocs]

Haha he ain’t a tour guide though. Just a guy I met at a hostel

[@danlu9377]

Haha this is hilarious 😂

[@esteenguyen9999]

Karl Watson: Travel Documentaries Is Danny half Vietnamese or something? I wonder how he knows Vietnamese 😂

[@khamphabian76]

Thank you for coming to Vietnam and promoting Hoi An Vietnam

[@justindraper6881]

This looks epic! Awesome video, can't wait to visit Vietnam hopefully not so long in the future

[@karlwatsondocs]

Cheers Justin

[@ledanhlamvip12]

Vietnam only open international flight in Sept and Oct 2020

[@theloyalperson9918]

Thanks for your coming to our country.

[@phannguyen-sk4xl]

Worth 50mins to watch this journey of yours! Amazing and everything of editing was perfect...keep doing amazing videos👍💪🏻👌

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks 😊

[@henrymoncada1778]

Alfredo eres un gigante de persona que Dios te brinde miles de bendiciones....

[@tuyenbui6655]

Hội An really beautiful.

[@TK-ml5pv]

Ba Na Hill is crazy. I want to visit there again

[@haidang5091]

Welcome to Vietnam!

[@paulscott775]

Another enjoyable, fascinating Vlog. Love your style of delivery. Vietnam definitely on my list now... 👍👍

[@Jodaboy]

You manage to capture that epic backpacking sensation that cant realy be described in words! It just feels like were there with you. An amazing balance between a very professional informative documantary and like homevideo style. I love it Karl, keep it up!!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much Dani :)

[@LukesHomeTube]

Hoi Ann looks amazing!

[@dangdinhquan266]

Best travel vedio ever! It both real and fancy at the same time, portray the best and the distinctive!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 😊

[@ducktqd52]

In VN we dont say “ Chinese new year “ . It should be Lunar New Year Anyway your video is awesome and fun to watch Thank you

[@RobinCapper]

Fantastic to see, took me back to a Mekong Delta cycle trip and Hanoi to Hoi An road trip back in 2008. Looks like so much coastal development since then

[@georgepetrin1334]

Vietnam is stunningly beautiful. A small country packed from top to bottom with gorgeous scenery. I couldn't wait for you to release your trip to VN Karl, but I am sad to think there is only more episode. Wonderful videos.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks George

[@vladimirterziev3119]

Karl,it's so incredible everything. Wonderful journey.I wish to do a trip like yours! Can't wait for the next episode! Thank you for taking us with you. I really had the feeling that i'm there!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 😊

[@mikevallee3916]

Beautiful video. I was here with wife April 2015 and I served here in the Marines in '67-'68

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks, must've been strange going back :)

[@mikevallee3916]

Totally Strange Just Total WOW. Paved roads, Internet Just the most wonderful people. I'd like to live there in the winter months. Then Quebec City in Summer@@karlwatsondocs

[@karlwatsondocs]

@@mikevallee3916 That would be a good life :)

[@AlinariPn]

Usually i never watch whole travel videos, but yours im keep watching and watching very good editing music feels like im there in vietnam😃

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 👍

[@michaelberegman6086]

The cable car ride alone is worth the money. The waterfall scenery is spectacular.

[@DMD-nm5nu]

I hope that one day you will have a ticket to explore “Sơn đoòng” cave! Thank you visit Vietnam!

[@karlwatsondocs]

Me too! ;)

[@AftertheCalmtravel]

Would be amazing.... it's like the Everest of caves!

[@nhipsongtaiwan9328]

Thank you for coming to Vietnam

[@scubaguy5389]

nice part 2 i know editing is what you do, but i feel like i am watching a tv series when i watch you. cant wait for part three.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks very much 😊

[@leendertsproet9039]

I love all your videos and I am really gaining a lot from them for my upcoming trips. I wish you tried riding around son tra (monkey mountain) near da nang. Magical there. and even more so, If you went by motorbike from da nang west wards, past bana hills to prao, and took the west ho chi min highway up to phong nha, you would have had one of the most amazing experiences of your life. The jungle there is primal and endless and after some time it gives way to the landscapes of phong na. If you ever go back to Vietnam, don't miss out on it. Hard to get that kind of road anywhere else in Asia :)

[@Exploreromerkhan]

My favorite documentaries during lock down

[@Tito4re]

Really loved this video.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Thanks :)

[@tramhuynh6476]

Thank you for sharing your adventures in Vietnam. It makes me want to visit Vetnam 😍

[@tramhicks1215]

I have been to phong nha's cave about 7 years ago. See all caves. Stunning

[@danmorocco]

Great job of this 3 part series. I was in Vietnam 1 1/2 years ago and went to many of the same places. A few I missed so it was great to see them in your videos. You are so talented! Thanks for the time and effort you put into these!

[@hoatleminh4147]

Amazing video in My country! Thanks

[@jorgebermann9369]

Epic 2. Episode Karl. Great editing, great music. I just want go to Vietnam now........ Well done Mate.

[@karlwatsondocs]

Cheers buddy

[@raymondleow4572]

@@karlwatsondocs Ll

[@sleepmusic0230]

Finaly i found a best ever travel guide in KZbin. Your guide so amazing, it should be a movie instead just youtube video