Regular life shots of Da Nang

I am not a tourist here even though I certainly feel like one most of the time. I moved here in the hopes of being able to set up a life here and so far it seems as though this is going to be quite achievable.

I don't do fancy stuff for the most part so even though that does exist here, I wouldn't know about it. The rooftop bars don't appeal to me near as much as the ones on the beach where the beers cost 1/10 as much and taste exactly the same. Plus I can bring my dog to the beach bars.

Here are some additional benefits to living in Da Nang, Vietnam as far as I can tell thus far.

Well maintained beach

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The massive walkways on the beach are just amazing. Also, most of it is at least somewhat covered all day long because of the massive trees that were either left intact or placed there intentionally after it was built. The constant breeze from the ocean insures that this stays reasonably cool as well. I run or walk here almost every day and a lot of others do as well. Plus it is free and that is my favorite kind of price.

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Condos are "cheap"

I probably should have tidied up for the picture but hell, I said "regular life" in the title and this is what my place looks like most of the time.

I know that "cheap" is a relative term but I just moved here from Thailand which is a place that most people would consider cheap anyway. Da Nang is much cheaper and I can't say exactly why that is. There are loads of condo establishments near the beach like mine that can be had for under $400 a month. These places are fully furnished, have 24 hour security and CCTV as well as included internet, tv, and water. So it ends up being a tremendous value.

I live a couple blocks from the beach so I would imagine that like most places, if I were to move further away, the condo would be much much cheaper.

My place isn't huge at 60 square meters but it is more than enough space for me and my 6kg dog.

Booze, glorious booze

I drink a lot of beer. You could say it is a big part of my life. If you don't drink: Good for you, i am sure your liver is in much better shape than mine. However, even though I have to exercise a great deal because I drink so much, it is what i want to do and I'm gonna keep doing so.

Local brews like Larue and several others that are made in Vietnam can easily be acquired at a bar for under $1. This one place that I like a lot you can get two of them for $1 during happy hour. At a grocery store or minimart they are 40 cents.

This is dangerously cheap and I am going to need to transition to a light beer soon or I will find myself reverting to my old weight, which is not something I want to do.

Huge variety of restaurants

If you don't know a great deal about Vietnamese food then you and I are in the same camp. I know almost nothing. Therefore it is just wonderful that pretty much every other style of cuisine is available. In the past two days I have had fusion tacos, pizza, a Japan burger (it had wasabi on it), and a bowl of something Vietnamese that I don't recall the name of (it was good.) All of this was within a few blocks of my condo and all of it was under $5.

So I suppose the point of all this is that so far, the move here appears to have been a very very good idea at least from a financial perspective. When I was in Chiang Mai and Krabi, Thailand; it was very difficult for me to keep my overall expenses under $1000 a month. Based on what I know so far about Da Nang, I think I can easily keep it under $700. Score!