Michael Chen

Michael Chen

Making creative family videos from our vacations and ordinary places.

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Seeing dolphins in the wild!

Seeing dolphins in the wild!

Daughter's Birthday Party

Daughter's Birthday Party

New York City - VLOG2

New York City - VLOG2

New York City - VLOG1

New York City - VLOG1

Aiden learning to bike

Aiden learning to bike

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  • @user-jb1ex2lm9l
    @user-jb1ex2lm9l2 ай бұрын

    nice to see had a good time, what did they steal off of you in the metro, I will be there in 2 weeks, just curious.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 ай бұрын

    They stole my wallet and took the cash inside. Then left the wallet on the ground (which my credit card, drivers license etc. were still left inside so I was thankful for that). Someone else (at the same time) grab my daughter's little purse that she left in the shopping bag, but she had nothing in there. I think they took advantage of the crowdedness to bump into you and grab things. But all this could have been avoided if we use our conceal bag which I just forgot since I took the wallet out to purchase the train ticket. Have a good time! You will be fine. It is a beautiful city.

  • @tatianamartinez9854
    @tatianamartinez98542 ай бұрын

    Great video! What is the name of the beach with the swings and where you did the snorkeling? Thanks :)

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Tortugas beach club in Cozumel

  • @tatianamartinez9854
    @tatianamartinez98542 ай бұрын

    Thank youu!

  • @tatianamartinez9854
    @tatianamartinez98542 ай бұрын

    Recommend any shore excursions for Roatan? Sailing in August

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 ай бұрын

    @@tatianamartinez9854 our sailing unfortunately did not stop at that port. But if we did, I probably would do Sloths and snorkeling with the kids.

  • @Mackker
    @Mackker3 ай бұрын

    Did you port at Montego Bay or Ocho Rios?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld3 ай бұрын

    Ocho Rios

  • @Mackker
    @Mackker3 ай бұрын

    @michaelchen778 Thanks for answering. We are going on Seashore this May and the itinerary changed from Ocho Rios to Montego Bay so I was just curious. My wife and I are watching your Vlogs to help us prepare

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld3 ай бұрын

    I see. Dunn’s River is pretty far from Montego Bay (1 hr 30 mins). But I am sure there will be something fun to do around there. Enjoy your trip. It’s a beautiful ship.

  • @Mackker
    @Mackker3 ай бұрын

    @@ChenAroundTheWorld Good to know, thanks. Great, we are looking forward to it

  • @SlickSlver
    @SlickSlver3 ай бұрын

    whaaatttt... all you can eat lobster? i went to wonder of the seas last year and the only time we had lobster was during the formal night and if you get second lobster they charge you for it.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld3 ай бұрын

    We were on Wonder of the Seas last December and only one lobster during formal night as well. For Icon, it’s seafood Buffett in windjammer on day 1 lunch and one of the nights. Both formal nights had lobster in main dining, and the server said we can order as many lobster as we like as well. But we paid a lot more to go on Icon so there is that…

  • @robhamilton8993
    @robhamilton899310 ай бұрын

    We are heading on a MSc seashore cruise to Cozumel soon and thought about going on the Photo excursion. Have you heard any good/bad things about it

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld10 ай бұрын

    Sorry I don’t. But you will have a good time regardless

  • @kksyd
    @kksyd Жыл бұрын

    Michael, lovely vid. Can I ask which Drone model you have?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

    Thank you. This was shot on the DJI Mavic Pro about 5 years ago.

  • @andrewboules250
    @andrewboules250 Жыл бұрын

    How much cost you the activity?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld Жыл бұрын

    It was $40 usd per person for Cayman stingray city. Cozumel was cruise ship excursion which I think was $95 per person for dolphin encounters.

  • @silviaielmini7253
    @silviaielmini72532 жыл бұрын

    Hi Michael, Would you suggest this whole trip to a twentish-year old girl traveling alone? Thanks in advance for your reply!

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm. Good question. I am not the right person to answer this since I don’t travel solo. Do you like to do things on your own or do you enjoy meeting others during the trip? If you like meeting up with others, I would suggest join one of the MSC seashore group on Facebook and find people traveling on the same dates. There are always activities throughout the day on the ship to keep you entertained though.

  • @mikemike7990
    @mikemike79902 жыл бұрын

    How was this ship

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    The ship is spectacular. Very clean, modern and large. Never felt crowded but still lively. I will put up a video more on the ship…

  • @rafaelapelomundo
    @rafaelapelomundo2 жыл бұрын

    Perfect day 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    It was a perfect vacation! Thanks for watching!

  • @mamadada1540
    @mamadada15402 жыл бұрын

    อเมริกาเบอร์หนื่งของโลกสุดยอยจริงๆๆๆๆๆๆๆ

  • @Qimi
    @Qimi2 жыл бұрын

    the size of battleships is unimaginable

  • @l.f.timmerman1138
    @l.f.timmerman11382 жыл бұрын

    Hi Michael, is grand Cayman open again? Was it your next stop aftershave Jamaica? Enjoy!

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. Grand Cayman is opened again for cruise ships which resumed on 3/21. Our stop after Jamaica was Grand Cayman on 3/29.

  • @l.f.timmerman1138
    @l.f.timmerman11382 жыл бұрын

    @@ChenAroundTheWorld That's great to hear! Thank you Michael. Me and my familie are boarding Saturday the 23rd. Looking forward to it. Have a good day👍🏼

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    @@l.f.timmerman1138 That’s awesome. I assume you are going on MSC Seashore. We had a blast. You will have a good time.

  • @l.f.timmerman1138
    @l.f.timmerman11382 жыл бұрын

    @@ChenAroundTheWorld yes we are on the seashore for the full 14 day cruise. Can't wait!

  • @georgedistel1203
    @georgedistel12032 жыл бұрын

    Visited her in 2001 still as impressed now as I was then

  • @mschiffel1
    @mschiffel12 жыл бұрын

    Great pics. I have been to visit the USS Wisconsin where she is now. What a magnificent ship!

  • @tonymanero5544
    @tonymanero55442 жыл бұрын

    Norfolk, VA at the Nautical Museum. Norfolk is also home base of the United States Atlantic Fleet, it’s largest naval port, bigger than San Diego, home base of the Pacific Fleet. Oceania NAS has Hornets and other aircraft taking off or landing every few minutes. About a hour away is Colonial Williamsburg, Newport News which is the only facility that can build nuclear powered aircraft carriers, and Yorktown, where the British surrendered to end the American Revolutionary War.

  • @lonmcq7317
    @lonmcq73172 жыл бұрын

    These Girls need to put back to Sea... Not meant to be sitting idle when she could still have a bone in her teeth...

  • @georgedistel1203
    @georgedistel12032 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately the navy disposed of projectiles and old powder. I watched a video of the hack job the navy did on the wiring and systems before turning her over. Not to mention the black gang , they haven't used those systems in years. With the current state of leaders they would probably want to put sails on her or solar panels to run her.

  • @tonymanero5544
    @tonymanero55442 жыл бұрын

    These are historic ships. Not intended for the modern navy due to crewing, spare parts, propulsion technology and weapons technology.

  • @lonmcq7317
    @lonmcq73172 жыл бұрын

    @@tonymanero5544 Not so much... They will make 35 knots, and were fitted with missile systems during the '80's, which could be upgraded... These girls are fearless, and present a much lower target profile than a Carrier...

  • @THOMAS81Z
    @THOMAS81Z2 жыл бұрын

    agreed

  • @lonmcq7317
    @lonmcq73172 жыл бұрын

    @@tonymanero5544 Hogwash... These girls are a weapons platform... Fast and maneuverable... Intimidating beyond belief... They can be fitted with anything modern...

  • @terrelmchenry9524
    @terrelmchenry95242 жыл бұрын

    STATIONED BACK THERE 42 YEARS AGO...J.F.K.CV.67 3.M.M.R...

  • @lonmcq7317
    @lonmcq73172 жыл бұрын

    That has to be intimidating as hell when she was underway... Thanks for your service... Go Navy...

  • @terrelmchenry9524
    @terrelmchenry95242 жыл бұрын

    48 MILLION GALLONS MINUTE AT FLANK SPEED

  • @iianyooen
    @iianyooen2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Michael! Great vlog! I was wondering which company did you book the tour with and would you recommend them? Thanks!

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    Hi. It was by Xcaret Group which seems to be one of the largest touring group down there. They had a desk at our hotel. The pricing was within our expectation so we went with them. Some cheaper packages don't include entrance fee to Chichen Itzá so you gotta be careful. I would definitely recommend using Xcaret. It is a tight schedule but 12 hrs was about all we can handle anyway.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    I added some notes into the description about what to bring etc...

  • @freeman-1776
    @freeman-17762 жыл бұрын

    This is the best Ha Long Video I've seen yet. I would know, I am an American who lives in Ha Long. kzread.info/dron/qbT2OhQf2QTPv57hpFNmeA.htmlvideos

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Amazing place. Lucky you get to live there!

  • @selenbeyaz6955
    @selenbeyaz69552 жыл бұрын

    Better than Yamoto and Bismark

  • @silverbullet7434
    @silverbullet74343 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, my dad was on this battleship on its madian voyage and thru the end of WW11.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld3 жыл бұрын

    Wow. That’s awesome!

  • @dutchman7216
    @dutchman72163 жыл бұрын

    This is the only Iowa-class Battleship I haven't seen with my own eyes. October last year I actually saw the USS New Jersey with my own eyes and she was beautiful still and the USS Olympia of course.

  • @carisi2k11
    @carisi2k112 жыл бұрын

    Olympic isn't an iowa class.

  • @dutchman7216
    @dutchman72162 жыл бұрын

    @@carisi2k11 No kidding!

  • @majscrap2629
    @majscrap26292 жыл бұрын

    @@carisi2k11 You have a firm grasp of the obvious.

  • @farazislam1805
    @farazislam18054 жыл бұрын

    awesome! did the hotel not have any objection to you using the drone or did they not find out?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld4 жыл бұрын

    I launched it a couple of times from my hotel room. I did try to launch from the beach later, and they told me to not fly.

  • @farazislam1805
    @farazislam18054 жыл бұрын

    Michael Chen Thanks for the info. I launched from the balcony once during the day and just to be safe I conducted all my other flights in the early morning at sunrise. Have you been to Hoi An?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld4 жыл бұрын

    Faraz Islam We were at Hoi An for 3 days. Wonderful city. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i2x7yqWup8qwccY.html

  • @todornikolov794
    @todornikolov7944 жыл бұрын

    Hi Michael and great work! I visited the bay about a month ago and had even worse luck with the weather as the wind was quite strong and I was afraid to put the drone in the air. Is there a way to ask you something privately? Would be glad...

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld4 жыл бұрын

    Todor Nikolov Thank you. You can email me at [email protected]

  • @destinationdero
    @destinationdero4 жыл бұрын

    Like 2 new friend. The ride looks so cool. I did hear it is a pain to board though. Nice share

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld4 жыл бұрын

    Actually it wasn’t too bad to get boarded. For now, you just need to get there 30 mins before the theme park opens. Disney starts letting people in 15 mins before and then promptly at opening you can get into a boarding group in the Disney experience app. Once you are in a boarding group, you get an alert on your phone when your boarding group is called. They do run out of boarding group about an hour after park opens though.

  • @gpigula
    @gpigula4 жыл бұрын

    Great demo of the feature. Thanks for uploading.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld4 жыл бұрын

    gpigula Thank you! I have been excited about this feature coming.

  • @janinagacosta6291
    @janinagacosta62914 жыл бұрын

    Hi, I'm a producer for a documentary series here in the Philippines. I would like to ask permission if we can use this video. Let us know regarding the arrangements for this matter. Thank you!

  • @robertmaddelena7890
    @robertmaddelena78905 жыл бұрын

    Love the resort. Truly is paradise. The food was lots.. How much a night .

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    I think it varies by time of the year. When we were there, it was USD$550/night as I recalled.

  • @DianeDelmas-France
    @DianeDelmas-France5 жыл бұрын

    Michael Chen, Your images are wonderful. Would you allow me to use them by mentioning your name because I want to make a video about the beauty of our planet. thank you from the heart. Friends of France!

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Diane Delmas Go for it. Thanks for watching.

  • @stevekaboobiroo1479
    @stevekaboobiroo14795 жыл бұрын

    I would be Interested in seeing more of your new house Michael.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Steve 'Kaboobi' Roo I might do some video of that soon. Waiting for grass to grow in Spring ;)

  • @Dawid138929VW
    @Dawid138929VW5 жыл бұрын

    Great

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @stevekaboobiroo1479
    @stevekaboobiroo14795 жыл бұрын

    Good video Michael and hope you had a great vacation.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Hey Steve. Thanks. We are having a good time. Got one more day left.

  • @ephicpanama
    @ephicpanama5 жыл бұрын

    Well made.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @ephicpanama
    @ephicpanama5 жыл бұрын

    Its just true. Do you work on the video field? @@ChenAroundTheWorld

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that. No, I am not in the field, this is just a hobby.

  • @claudiamattos1860
    @claudiamattos18605 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Michel. How do I get in touch with you? I'd like to ask your permisson to use a couple of seconds of your footage in a work I'm doing.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    Claudia Mattos Feel free to use it. All I ask is to give me credit if there is a spot for it. ;)

  • @claudiamattos1860
    @claudiamattos18605 жыл бұрын

    @@ChenAroundTheWorld Of course I'll. Thank you so much. If you'd like to see how I used it, please, call me inbox at facebook.com/claudia.mattos.52 and I'll give a link to it.

  • @michaeld2375
    @michaeld23755 жыл бұрын

    Cool

  • @Think-About-It
    @Think-About-It5 жыл бұрын

    the children always make it better

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld5 жыл бұрын

    hoangkimtran Yes. We like to vacation with the kids.

  • @stevekaboobiroo1479
    @stevekaboobiroo14796 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see you posting videos again and very much looking forward to the finished house.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    Steve 'Kaboobi' Roo Hey Steve. Long time! Been busy with work and planning for this house. The roof and windows have gone up already.

  • @anguyen1551
    @anguyen15516 жыл бұрын

    good for them that a guest would do video marketing for free. Or perhaps for discount for the next time :D. Family and drone selfie.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    I believe if a hotel goes above and beyond to create a great experience for the guests, it is natural for people to want to help spread the word.

  • @anguyen1551
    @anguyen15516 жыл бұрын

    My friend was an early investor in this project. Glad that his investment successful after so much up and down.

  • @user-xx7em7tl9i
    @user-xx7em7tl9i6 жыл бұрын

    Hello, My name is Doyon Chee, writing from Seoul, South Korea. I work at Dilussion Inc, where we specialize in creating new media platform. While I was searching for videos of Halong Bay, I was able to find your video (kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqBqwbKshc-bf84.html ) We are very interested in your video and would like to discuss the process and cost of purchasing the license of it. For more detail discussion, please can you email to this address? [email protected] or tell us your email address in this comments? Thank you.

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    You are free to use this. Just give me credit ;)

  • @user-xx7em7tl9i
    @user-xx7em7tl9i5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your reply. My client is on vacation now so I will contact you after he's back. Thank you!

  • @joeyjarina
    @joeyjarina6 жыл бұрын

    What video editing did you use?

  • @adamdenzel
    @adamdenzel6 жыл бұрын

    The opening shot that reveals the entire bay is amazing! Stunning shots Michael, we really loved this. Keep producing the content, your stuff is really great for just vlogging and creating your journey!

  • @saaantacruz
    @saaantacruz6 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I’m wanting to bring my drone to Da Nang and then Saigon... did you have any troubles bringing it through the airport?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    Helena Santacruz I flew into Vietnam thru Hanoi and did not have issues. I did read that some had run into issues with immigration in Danang. I flew domestically from Saigon to Danang and back to Saigon without issues though. I was mentally prepared to lose the drone before I went there.

  • @saaantacruz
    @saaantacruz6 жыл бұрын

    Michael Chen I will also be flying into Saigon first, then Da Nang the next day and then back to Saigon so I was hoping I could get away with it that way. I wouldn’t want immigration taking it 😩

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    You should be fine then. I took it as a carry-on and security officers with X-ray machine never stopped my bag. Although I did pack it with a bunch of camera gear so it wouldn’t stand out :)

  • @saaantacruz
    @saaantacruz6 жыл бұрын

    Michael Chen good idea! Haha. Thank you for your response. I’m glad you got to take breathtaking views while you were there :)

  • @RenoSydney
    @RenoSydney6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Did you add any extra stabilization in post?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    No. Just used DJI Osmo Mobile as a stabilizer.

  • @adamdenzel
    @adamdenzel6 жыл бұрын

    Hey Michael! Great job on the vlog, very informative and entertaining! The overnight cruise was something we wanted to do but only ended up doing the day trip. Your b-roll is really impressive and the family looks like they had a blast! We will be subscribing and following along! Keep up the good work! Hopefully you can give a moment to mutually support fellow travel vloggers, cheers! -Citizens of Everywhere

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment. I am just a hack. It was just my own way to document my trip to Vietnam with my kids. I have subbed to your channel. Loved your drone video in Halong Bay.

  • @adamdenzel
    @adamdenzel6 жыл бұрын

    Right back at you - Your Halong drone shots are gorgeous! Thank you as well for supporting the channel. Keep up the good work on your side :)

  • @fastkillmmmm
    @fastkillmmmm6 жыл бұрын

    Many mainland Chinese tourists there ?

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    Les Miserables Not at the resort. We had the beach pretty much all to ourselves.

  • @fastkillmmmm
    @fastkillmmmm6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Michael !

  • @stevekaboobiroo1479
    @stevekaboobiroo14796 жыл бұрын

    I love your family videos that I’m sure your children will appreciate when they get older.

  • @alanpanu8348
    @alanpanu83486 жыл бұрын

    Subsback man

  • @missoury905
    @missoury9056 жыл бұрын

    A VERY LOVING & NATURAL FAMILY ! AND MANY THANKS FOR SHARING.....

  • @ChenAroundTheWorld
    @ChenAroundTheWorld6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks you for the comment.