I was stationed at Phan Rang Air Force Base in 68/69 during the hottest part of the American Vietnam War, viewable from the Cham Temples back then. We would get fired on from the area around the temple in the deep part of the night, and we could not fire back, due to the historic significance of the temple. They would get off 3 - 5 rounds (sometimes more), then leave....always hoping to take out an aircraft or something significant. They were brave fighters....whereas we couldn't just fire away in that area, we COULD send enormous amounts of firepower toward their escape...and they certainly knew that.... Anyway; to watch tourists walking around now 50 years later....I lost 3 friends during that time.......... WAR IS BAD. No one really wins.

@TheBureauAsia

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to mention this, Robert, it's very interesting. Times have clearly changed a lot! Not sure if you saw in the video, but while I was visiting, fighter jets were flying overhead regularly out of Cam Ranh airbase presumably as part of surveillance in the East Sea (South China Sea). Other than that, Phan Rang is still pretty sleepy, although I noticed some tourism development underway. The motorbike riding is pretty epic in parts!

Ninh Thuan province has most of Cham factors in Vietnam. A part of people in Ninh Thuan is Cham people. You also tried bánh căn is a food that inspired by the Cham food, the stove for bánh căn (and bánh xèo) is made by Cham people at the Bau Truc village (about 10km from Phan Rang), which is the oldest craft village in South East Asia. People that want to know more about their culture definitely should come to visit it. (really sorry about my horrible english)

@bqk3184

2 жыл бұрын

It's a nice and unique video anyway. I think most of foreign tourists never heard about Phan Rang or Ninh Thuan.

@TheBureauAsia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info, especially about My Nghiep village, I'll definitely check it out next time. Is it the one that's famous for pottery too?

@TheBureauAsia

2 жыл бұрын

@@bqk3184 Thanks heaps, I'm glad you liked it!

@bqk3184

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBureauAsia that's it. "Làng gốm Bàu Trúc". i have a mistake with "Làng dệt Mỹ Nghiệp" (also a Cham village but doing brocade fabric. 2 village are next to each other, definitely worth to visit.

@cdenton651

6 ай бұрын

Your English is excellent

A fantastic video my friend Matt. While travelers right now limit travel in Phan Rang (Ninh Thuận) to only Vĩnh Hy area, you start to show that there is much more to Phan Rang than that. Also it has a nice name ! 😄

@TheBureauAsia

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate your comments and glad you like the video name 😄 I also featured Phan Rang in this article in T+L Southeast Asia: travelandleisureasia.com/phan-rang-kitesurfing-capital-of-vietnam-sorrento-beach-club/

Looks great Matt!

@TheBureauAsia

2 жыл бұрын

Check it out mate!

Troi oi ninh thuan dep qua tuyet voi dat nuoc viet nam cho nao cung dep het ko thua kem gi phong canh ben nuoc ngoai ok dep qua di ninh thuan oi ma bay lau nay con ngu quen tren manh dat hinh chu s nhung bay gio ninh thuan phat trien roi va canh dep tuyet voi ok

Beautiful place, but 720 USD for a 12h kite surf course is bit on the high side, not only for Vietnam.

@TheBureauAsia

6 ай бұрын

Yes, sounds steep. I'm not a kiter so I'm not sure what a reasonable price would be...

I am looking to retire and want build is it safe growing place and how far is it from Nhatranf Sir? Thanks for your help

@TheBureauAsia

Жыл бұрын

From Nha Trang? By motorbike at a leisurely pace, Phan Rang is about 2 hours to Cam Ranh, and then Nha Trang is about another 30 minutes north, so all up about 2.5 hours. In a car it would obviously be less time. Thanks for watching!

Well, that isn't what it looked like in 1967 !

@TheBureauAsia

6 ай бұрын

I bet! Were you stationed there?

@waltsnow1762

6 ай бұрын

Yes !@@TheBureauAsia

Beach friendly for non-pro swimmers?

@TheBureauAsia

2 жыл бұрын

Not really, the lagoon is quite shallow and when the wind's up, the kiters are out!

Is land still cheap to buy there

@TheBureauAsia

Жыл бұрын

I don't know about property prices there I'm afraid, but Phan Rang doesn't appear to have undergone a boom...yet, but when I was there, I saw at least one large development on the outskirts of town that I believe will be a very large international resort.

Need to go to Vinh Hy 😳 looks better than Vinh, which isn't anything special.

@TheBureauAsia

Жыл бұрын

It's very picturesque