(previously) (magical islands of the philippines) dara tour! come in, come in. from now, you're going to see a spectacular view. here it is! (mini volcanic island, mount taal) it's so pretty. this looks like l.a.
take it for me. i love you. balicasag island. wow, look at that. it's so big. nemo actually exists? (dara tour gained 78 votes) (which tour will win?) (useful travel tips)
(kang hyoni, sandara park) (kim taehoon, jo seungyeon) traveling is a war. battle trip! we took a week off. i think we need to review. we're looking at how to travel like a local in southeast asia. - right. / - that's right.
dara tour went to the to philippines. sandara park... ceo kim, secretary jo went to vietnam. these 2 teams are battling it out. what was your score? 78 votes. - 78's a high score./ - it's not a low score. okay. we're disadvantaged but... the good thing...
excuse me. - we haven't even started. / - don't do that! - get our spirits up. / - listen to them. that could change things. we're disadvantaged but we can win. for sure. also, jo seungyeon... he speaks 6 languages perfectly. you can say simple greetings in a few more
languages, right? how many books have you written until now? over 17 books. if i travel to vietnam with other people, i have to act as their guide, explain everything. i've been to vietnam many times but seungyeon is really knowledgeable. i majored in french but i can't speak a word of french.
however, seungyeon's french is fluent. if you go to vietnam, the french language... - it's used in some districts. / - right. i felt like a ceo with his secretary on this trip. - i wanted to relax. / - to enjoy yourself? that's why i named the tour that. i've only been to vietnam once before. i went to vietnam because... i spent my 20s in france.
all my friends in france told me this. ho chi minh... they call it saigon. saigon is the paris of asia. that's why i went to vietnam. i lived in paris for 5 years and i can tell you this for sure. ho chi minh is the paris of asia. are you giving a speech? he's good.
- this... / - geez. he's not allowed to do that? you sound like the pr ambassador. - i was mesmerized. / - right. no! you want to go there too, right? - i'm curious. / - see? - we already went. / - we can afford to relax. hyoni, i think paris suits you.
they didn't go to paris. - the paris of asia. / - the paris of asia. anyway, it's not really paris. it's not paris. here's the thing about traveling. how well you know the district, how well you understand the culture can totally transform your trip. you don't just enjoy the scenery.
you enjoy everything that the country has to offer. when we look at art or architecture, if someone explains it well... - it's so much fun. / - right. - it's boring if no one explains it to you. / - yes. if you like traveling to enjoy the culture, vietnam is a paradise. the culture came from india, on top of that, there's culture from china.
then it was a french colony for over 100 years so european, chinese, indian culture... - all of that... / - they'll sleep if it's too difficult. why is that difficult? indian, chinese, french... india, china, france. you can view all 3 cultures if you go to vietnam. the more you know, the more you see.
- i'm sorry. / - it's the best humanities trip ever. - nice. / - i'm sorry. - is there more? / - i've finished. - he could go on for 3 hours. / - don't get mad. it's not a sandwich. stop mixing things up. he can't help it. we have a 5,000-year history. we're really proud of that. if you look at the history of vietnam,
it dates back to 8,000 bc. the history's almost 10,000 years old. - really? / - yes. it began during the han dynasty in 1,000. they were ruled for 1,000 years. that's why it's mixed with chinese history. back then, it was called namwol. in later years, it was changed to wolnam. - it was called that. / - oh, namwol...
we call it vietnam but to be accurate, it's viet nam. there's a mixture of races. the biggest race is the viet clan and the annam district. the two districts came together to form viet nam. your knowledge is on a totally different level. - goodness. / - i don't know what to say. it may feel like the documentary channel...
but it's interesting. - i should've mentioned history. / - i haven't felt... - like this in ages. / - sandara. - she's so funny. / - what did she say? i should've said that. i know. the spanish general magellan discovered the philippines. a man called philip discovered the philippines
so it was named the philippines. i see. - philippines is over. / - yes. let me continue. we covered china and france. then the u.s. entered vietnam. the vietnam war began. at the time, korea also fought in the war with the u.s.
the vietnamese people are generous. i was worried when i first went there because i'm korean. i wondered how they would treat koreans. when we enter a different country... - arrivals card? / - we write an arrivals card. you don't need a visa for vietnam. you don't even need to write an arrivals card. - they trust us. / - you don't have to write that.
we're one of the few countries with that privilege. many koreans companies invest in vietnam so we're given a huge favor. are you already interested? should we vote now? - let's do it. / - they haven't been won over yet. you're a conman. i think the trip will be fun. the highest number of votes was
when seol minseok came on the show. i think another great traveling team will be born. i'm looking forward to this. ceo kim and secretary jo's vietnam trip. let's view it together now. (2 men cross the desert) this isn't vietnam. is there a desert in vietnam? - vietnam has a desert. / - really?
the poet hwang jiu... he wrote this. he's reciting a poem? i walked the streets in the middle of the day. i couldn't see them but i thought about the stars above my head. (narcissism) this is great. (battle trip's first humanities tour)
it's beautiful. (exploring vietnam) (travel planners who will act as guides) the lyrics say it was absent for a while. (kim taehoon, pop columnist) we say vietnam is a communist country. it's true but the vietnamese are actually nationalists. it's one of the youngest countries in the world. the average age is only 26 or 28.
really? - they have a lot of oil reserves. / - i was shocked. vietnam's ranked high. it's in "records of the three kingdoms." it says there's maenghoek... (so knowledgeable it's hard to take notes) the writers had to work hard. i went for seollal the year before last. (why go to vietnam for the holidays?)
around 20 years ago, my father went to vietnam briefly to meet a friend. he came back after a week. he packed a huge suitcase. he just left. after that, my youngest brother went. my little sister went there too. (his family resides in ho chi minh) why haven't you left?
what's hot in saigon right now? kongkkakjae. see that? saigon jane? in 1972, jane fonda came to north vietnam. (a dark horse to show a new side to vietnam) (bestseller author) you're both so knowledgeable. when i was your age, in my teens and 20s...
it's a matter of those who forget who they are. (fluent in 6 languages) (a linguistic genius, variety show star) (he skims through a french novel) (battle trip's first french expert) it's engraved with the names of french scientists. descartes. inside, it's like orsay museum. it's the same pillar.
this isn't written down. you're just speaking off the top of your head, right? - you only skim read... / - how charismatic. you're so knowledgeable. (5-hour flight from incheon to ho chi minh) (first english newspaper on battle trip) they're both reading english papers. it's so fake. - it's an act. / - it's just pretense.
- university students carry that. / - it's so fake. (english newspaper and chinese book?) he's reading a chinese book. a book on vietnamese history. he could just read it in korean. why read it in english? it feels different. vietnam and annam... do you know why they were named that?
why? - annam... / - an for peaceful. yes. the dwellers from china... whenever they took over an area, they would ad "an" to show that they conquered the area. in the west, seoan. the south, annam. that's why it was named that way.
(that's why it's annam rice) (after studying vietnam) (he feels sick on the plane) - i hate planes. / - do you get sick on the plane? i get sick on all types of transport. - really? / - how did you travel so much then? - i know. / - i had to fight it. it's a lot cooler here. it's not as humid.
it's refreshing. - it feels fresh. / - v-neck brothers? should we carry this? boss, this is wrong. this isn't right. secretary jo, let's enjoy ourselves. it makes it feel like a real trip. (ceo printed a shirt for him) it has secretary jo written on it.
seungyeon's really smart. he speaks 7 languages. he lived in france so he's knowledgeable about european culture. as you know, vietnam was a french colony. there's a lot of french culture. seungyeon is coming along as my secretary and interpreter. - hold it up high. / - he's the secretary. geez.
by bus, 5,000 dong? how much is 5,000 dong? to convert it, take off one zero. - 500... / - then divide it by 2. - that's 25 cents. / - 25 cents. - 25 cents by bus. / - that's so cheap. if you go to vietnam, the currency... - there's a lot of zeros. it's confusing. / - right. so take off one zero, divide by 2.
just remember that. it's easy to calculate. there's the vina taxi or mailinh taxi. mailinh. - vinasun. / - vinasun. let's get on the big yellow one. (beginning his role as secretary?) good work.
just follow the flag. some taxis belong to a company. some are privately owned. vinasun and mailinh. it's best to take one of those. there's a place that has great southern food. southern food is generally... i heard it's mainly street food. (clean exterior)
(popular with locals and tourists) (variety of southern vietnamese foods) (used to the flag) - taehoon looks like a local guide. / - it's nice, right? - they always introduce... / - right. is there anything that you like? i've only tried stir-fried pork on the streets and rice noodle soup. you have to come with the ceo to eat good food.
are you treating me? - the ceo usually pays. / - i'll treat the first meal. this is good. banh xeo. - banh xeo. / - yes, banh xeo. also, banh khot. it's a vegetable wrap. if has prawns in it. it's like our... banh is the vietnamese pronunciation of the french term for bread.
if you walk along the streets and see a sign that says banh, just think of it as a bread dish. xeo means that it's fried in oil. the rice batter is poured on a greased frying pan. - on top... / - like pancakes? the rest of the food is on the side... you can view the menu.
- just go and choose. / - this is southeast asia. we need to eat a lot of herbs to digest. we need to eat rice noodle soup with heaps of coriander. coriander, cumin... packed inside. i need to confess something. coriander's also referred to as cilantro. my family all likes that,
except me. that's why you stayed in korea. you don't like the food. that's exactly why. you said vietnam's your home at heart. you must miss the herbs then. okay. i want to find a dish that you can smell the herbs from 500m away.
(what looks good?) (strange leaves) this is pork or... pork? okay. we'll take some of these. locals like to eat that because it keeps mosquitoes away. that's why it's good to eat local food. wow. coconuts! i love coconuts.
i heard you can smell it from around 300m away. that's why i asked for this. (at last) is that cha gio? - cha gio... / - i love cha gio. - it's delicious. / - it's so good. - wow. / - with lettuce, dip it in sauce. - it's crispy. / - it tastes good with lettuce.
(pork cha gio wrapped in a thin batter) (ho chi minh style pork dish) (the taste?) it looks good. pork has been sliced. it's here! (fish sauce) put this on top. i've been coming to vietnam for 20 years.
i can eat this. enjoy! (challenge) (exotic fragrance spreads inside his mouth) (same food, different response) coriander is really addictive. - it's good. / - you get addicted really quickly. it's good. the taste...
it's like going to an ice rink in winter with the kids... here he goes. but you meet a hula dancer there. what's that? it doesn't suit. i'm going to feed you. i washed my hands. don't worry. (show's writer) it's good, right?
what's with that expression? - she doesn't like it. / - you don't like it? it's not your thing? it's like vinegar... think of it like this. it's like making a mojito with vinegar. then you put blood sausages in it. it tastes a little like blood sausages. - it's fried. / - it's like blood sausages.
- fried blood sausages. / - fried blood sausages. the more we explain, the more confusing it is. (the strong, sour taste of fish sauce) (banh xeo, banh kkot's being cooked) (ho chin minh food 1, banh xeo) (vietnamese pancakes with rice powder) (fried with shrimp, pork, mung bean sprouts) banh xeo looks so good. (seafood pancakes perfect for a rainy day)
- banh xeo. / - banh xeo. (ho chi minh food 2, banh kkot) (rice powder batter and shrimp cooked like bread) - banh kkot? / - banh kkot. round cakes with rice powder and shrimps. i love all the ingredients. it's really good. to compare it to korean food, it's like egg cakes with shrimp.
it's delicious. it causes abdominal obesity. (with fresh vegetables) (similar to octopus cakes or egg cakes) (ceo kim's recommendation for vietnam newbies) it's around $3. - $3? / - the coconut juice we drank earlier... - it's eaten wrapped? / - it's really cheap. it only cost $1.75.
(how to eat banh kkot) - it looks so good. / - that's it. - it's so good. / - wrap it up. choose your own herbs. you can add mint... you can add basil. they refill it for you. you think of eating food as a challenge. (perfect)
i could eat vietnamese food for the rest of my life. people who like vietnamese food... - it's so good. / - it's delicious. - what's the sauce? / - fish sauce. - nuoc mam. / - it can be eaten with anything. - it's refreshing. / - you can mix it with fried rice. that's so good. how do i eat this? it's fried batter with pork, mung bean sprouts.
is it like scorched rice? - that's banh xeo. / - banh xeo. that calls for alcohol. there's a lot of fried food here. the weather's hot and humid. food goes stale easily so most of the food is fried. there's a lot of street food. - it's so good. / - it is, right?
from my experience, that restaurant... most of the customers are foreigners. - i just... / - hwijae. - be honest. how was it? / - it's delicious. i'm not going to comment. thank you for an accurate response. you ordered all that. - it only cost $12? / - right. a 30-minute walk?
all the streets are worth seeing. everything's here. you don't need to travel in a car. this is the post office, right? (ho chi minh central post office) one of the policies of french colonies was that the countries that france ruled had to look exactly like france. they were stubborn about that.
this building is french architecture then? if you view post offices in france or stations... they look exactly like this. it isn't easy traveling to paris so go to vietnam. the stations in france look just like this. look at the architecture. it's the same. (paris city hall)
look at the city hall in paris... in ho chi minh. (paris city hall, ho chi minh city people's committee) (ho chi minh's notre dame) goodness. it looks like a church in france, right? in fact, each tile was brought in from france and put together. isn't it a copy then?
it's not that they copied it. - french people made it. / - it's the original version. they produced a clone of themselves. it's like a clone. it looks exactly the same. they boasted. we took this sort of technology, brought it to you. that's a pneumatic clock.
it uses air pressure. all the french clocks tell the same time. one of the things that announced modern times... - telecommunications. / - right. if you look over there, it's engraved with the names of french scientists. descartes, ampere, volta. - ampere and volta... / - right. they're scientists too.
she holds the torch in the french republic. ho chi minh's called the paris of asia. it actually comes from a tragic history. everywhere in ho chi minh... there it is. cambodia. look over there. south vietnam and cambodia were linked to create a fuel cell system. the southern part of indochina...
if you look inside, the pillar's the same as the orsay museum. - this arch... / - arch. steel being curved into that kind of shape was a symbol of modernity. they didn't just imitate it. eiffel came and constructed this himself. - the museum... / - right. it's the same as orsay.
eiffel didn't order someone else. he actually came. they're still conducting services here. - they're working! / - yes, it's in operation. you can still wire money here. i didn't know until you told me. now that you've told me, i can see it. it was the dream of imperialism. they didn't want to lose all the beautiful things that they had.
can you give a 1-line comment? why ho chi minh's called the paris of asia... the contradiction behind that... you can see that in this building. that's not a 1-line comment. a beautiful yet sad building. you're a veteran. he's more experienced. i want to go there.
- wow, look. / - it's the history of a colony. this is famous. there's a film, "cyclo." this isn't your kind of thing, boss. the thing about cyclos... there's a vietnamese film called "cyclo." the background music in that film is "creep" by radiohead. it's playing now. that's why the song became famous in korea.
isn't this for 1 person, boss? (shocked) can 2 people ride this? - yes, together. / - okay, together. boss. how can we ride this together? i can sit. you're sitting on his knees? - it's not bad. / - what is this? watch your manners.
he's sitting underneath. is it supposed to be for 2 people? 2 people can ride it. newlyweds or couples... - if you pay a little more... / - it's not bad. let's begin the city tour of ho chi minh. ho chi minh city post office is to the right. on the left is notre dame cathedral. the buildings are so pretty.
it doesn't feel like southeast asia. you should view it from this angle. - you can see the octagonal shape. / - right. - you can see the octagonal shape. / - it's pretty. - it feels like europe. / - it was popular in europe. is there a reason why it's constructed this way? if you circle the inside... in the past, pilgrims... they would all come and visit a different saint.
each saint... so they could have their own chapel, it was built like this. so inside a single cathedral... - there are individual areas. / - right. - this is like a docent service. / - thanks. also, vietnam converted to socialism but it's one of the few countries that doesn't suppress religion.
- so churches... / - churches remain intact. it's a socialist nation but they permitted all religions. there are a lot of trees so the city landscape... even though there are a lot of buildings... can you see the windows? it's amazing. it's like modern art. it's called the reunification palace. it looks different from here.
it's a piece of history. you don't just pass by locations. everything that you see in vietnam is actually a historic site. all the buildings are cultural assets. wow. (often come across heavy traffic jams) you're talking about ho chi minh square. look at all that traffic.
there are 5.5 million motorcycles in ho chi minh. just registered vehicles... 8 million people live in the city. there are 5.5 million motorcycles. each house own 1 or 2 motorcycles. it's the national mode of transport. (building that resembles paris city hall) (it was once a product of colonial rule) (it's now an independent symbol of vietnam)
everyone comes out at night. the scenery's beautiful. - people flock the streets. / - right. couples all come out on motorcycles. it's a romantic city. (where is this?) ben tan market is quite close. they sell fruit. the most famous item is vietnamese coffee.
it's really strong and sticky. you have it with condensed milk. a lot of locals go there. it's really delicious. brazil produces the most coffee in the world, followed by vietnam. - is this the market? / - yes. - in the market? / - i want to go there. ben tan market is famous.
it's over 100 years old. they grind sugar canes on the spot. - what's this? squid? /- sugar canes. i thought it was squid cooked in butter. it's compressed? the sugar cane water's extracted. this is sugar. - it's already been extracted? / - over there. - it's so rough. / - it's ground up on the spot.
how delicious. try it. wow. it's amazing. it's 15,000 dong. how much is that? $1.50. $1.50 for 2 glasses. that's 75 cents each. it's a work of art. i want to drink that right now.
- i want to taste it. / - i want it now. it's like pineapple... with the famous natural tonic... it's like a mixture of that. it's quite stimulating. if you feel really down, the sour taste picks you up. we're here to buy coffee. let's go buy coffee.
yes, let's go. (vietnam, second largest producer of coffee) wow. luwak coffee. it's famous in indonesia. it's luwak coffee. - civet cats? / - isn't it expensive? they eat coffee beans, digest it. luwak coffee's really famous. there's a similar coffee in vietnam.
it's squirrel poo coffee. (recommended as a vietnamese delicacy) (elephant poo coffee too) elephant poo? - it's controversial. / - right. who can buy squirrel coffee at a cheaper price? (who can bargain better at ben tan market?) seungyeon speaks 6 languages but he can't speak vietnamese.
- it's a fair game. / - right. i'm going to look that way. coffee, coffee. (sneaks) can you give me a good price? hello. (quietly) 40? (did he say 40?)
(i have to buy for cheaper than 40) i think he bought it for 40 dong. how much? 100g, 120,000 dong. - 120,000 dong? / - for 100g. how much is 120,000 dong? it's expensive. $6? - 500g. / - 500g for 400,000 dong? 500g?
- 40? / - 400,000 dong. $20. you can speak korean if you go to vietnam. if you stay still... "want to buy it or not?" i don't know how good this tastes. (he said 40 earlier) as long as it's cheaper than 400,000 dong. - 350,000 dong. / - 350,000 dong?
okay, thank you. is it that cheap? how much did you buy it for? - how many grams did you buy? / - 500g. i bought 100g. they give it to you for cheaper if you buy a lot. that's my business. why didn't you buy a lot then? 40,000.
- for how much? / - 100g. - 100g for 40,000 dong? / - yes. (not 400,000 dong?) isn't that really expensive? i bargained 20% for 100g. it's 50,000 dong. i bought it for 40,000 dong. i heard 40 wrong. i calculated it like korean currency. - as 400,000 dong? / - yes.
- 40,000 is $40. / - right. he bought it for 40. 400,000 dong for 500g. 500g for 400,000 dong? she must've thought you were rich. 100g for 40,000 dong? that woman's so rotten. how much did you pay? (how could this happen?)
it looks like a cheap brand. - don't pick a fight. / - no, no. mine's gold. - right? / - i... i have this too. i knew it. you got ripped off. vietnam's my second home! (prices differ according to how you bargain) if you grind it, it smells like coconut.
i love coffee. - who buys it... / - i love coffee. - no! / - hyoni... she said no. - at last... / - that street. it's called vietnam street. it's like khao san road in bangkok. - the backpackers' street. / - right. it's like that.
it's the backpackers' street in vietnam. it looks like u.s soldiers drank coffee here. (antique interior items) there were a lot of books. one of the things that comes to mind about vietnam... glass coffee cups... with a steel can on top. you pour hot water in it to make coffee. i wonder how good the coffee is.
that coffee's delicious. we made a bet. i'm going to have no. 3. coffee is one of the most famous things in vietnam. they didn't grow it here originally. the french cultivated it here. they grew it here... it's no. 2 in the world, right? yes, no. 1 is brazil.
then it's vietnam. to satisfy the europeans' coffee addiction, the ships went out and began a war. if you drink coffee at its place of origin, all you need to do is pour water. the flavor's so rich. you just pour water and it turns out like espresso. when it's exported, the fragrance evaporates so it's compressed or the water has to be really hot.
that's how it's consumed. you can just drink it? we just had to pour water to make it like espresso. hyoni's face... you should go. - you should go to vietnam. / - coffee... she looks really excited. she's already been there. she's there now?
i love vietnamese coffee. she's been won over. - thank you. / - coconut smoothie coffee. thank you. let's try it. coconut smoothie. it has frozen grated coconuts in it. it's really different. it has coconut. it's a little...
- like affogato ice cream. / - affogato. - it's like butter grilled squid. / - right! it's like a mix of butter grilled squid and coffee. or buttered popcorn. popcorn with butter on top. does the coffee smell like butter? it's really savory and sweet. it has coconut. it's good. it smells like cappuccino too.
vietnamese coffee... when koreans first come here and taste it, they find it strange. korean coffee ads usually speak about the smooth taste. we like arabica coffee. koreans like smooth tasting coffee. i like bitter coffee. the coffee here's bitter.
it has a really bitter taste. that's the type of coffee. don't you savor the taste when you eat? you keep talking. they're only airing footage of me talking. secondly, the roasting method... it's been roasted in a frying pan. they roast it with butter and salt. that's why you can smell an oily...
- salty taste. / - now i know why. - it doesn't taste like that in korea, right? / - right. there's so much to eat in this country. - see saigon jane? / - where? there's a film actress called jane fonda. she came here and expressed her opinions about antiwar. that's why when they refer to jane fonda, they call her saigon jane.
her father was peter fonda. some people look too old to be backpackers. backpacking... it's no longer a trend. our generation was the first group of backpackers. you look like you've backpacked ever since. those who enjoyed backpacking then... - still do it now. / - right. backpacking at the time...
if you left your country, you had no way to buy clothes. that's how it originated. that's why everything was put in a backpack. now, we live in a global society. you can buy everything that you need. the next generation of overseas travelers didn't carry backpacks. what did they take then?
pretty clothes to take selfies in. - from backpackers to selfies. / - right. cell phones. that's how people today travel. i'm not complaining about how traveling styles have changed. it's just a different generation so the way they travel is different. (they head to a restaurant that maintains its taste)
there's a huge building that was recently built. the people who work there come out at lunch, they enjoy a humble bowl of rice noodle soup, they eat and go back inside to work. - near a new building. / - this place looks good. - it tastes good in the markets. / - right. - how much is that? / - wow. authentic vietnamese rice noodle soup. (with meat and chive toppings)
that's so delicious. - it's less than $1. / - that's so good. you don't breathe when you eat that. that's how good it is. i want to put my face in that bowl. i want to put my face in the soup. (how does it taste in its place of origin?) the taste of coriander. (slurp)
is it good? the noodles... it melts in your mouth. - the noodles are so soft. / - it's smooth. it's so thin that it's a little translucent. - if you eat this... / - when you eat it... it melts inside your mouth. is this it? 2 bowls and cha gio costs $7.50?
wherever you go, they serve the basics. you can cater the food to suit your taste buds. you're right. - the limes are huge. / - it's huge. you don't add this? we have to add chili. humid countries like spicy food. taste the soup first. you eat differently to me.
i like this about rice noodle soup. you can customize it. - eat it as you like? / - as you like. i like to add a lot of spices. they just serve the soup and noodles. we ordered the same dish but it looks totally different now. that's the good thing about rice noodle soup. (secretary jo likes herbs)
this is the real thing. - that's what makes it fun. / - right. - i love spicy food. / - wait a minute. vietnamese chili's hotter than cheongyang peppers. it's really spicy. - you want chili? / - yeah. what are you doing? i like chili. i can't understand your taste buds.
this is why i call it home. - vietnam's my second home. / - you were in pain. i acknowledge it as your second home. i acknowledge it. when the spicy taste enters... i begin sweating. it helps relieve my fatigue. i can't believe it. - oh, my god. / - it look so spicy.
it looks really good. i'm drooling. (thumbs up) delicious! keep coming here. make sure you eat it all. this space has a unique appeal. let's see... it's in front of the most modern building.
it's the most humble food here. it's very free. you can relax here. the space has its own unique appeal. i give this place 4 out of 5 stars. it's a small resting point in front of the building. i think you can describe it that way. it reminds me of jongno. despite all the high buildings,
you can still buy cheap kimchi stew. this is the vietnamese version. i give this place 4 and a half stars. we speak like this but when the owner goes home after work... he could drive home in a convertible sports car. that's it! that's vietnam! the ending's really good.
it really does feel like a battle trip. it feels like that this week. we're really surprised. they're both southeast asia but different. it's totally different. i noticed this when i was there. you can't just walk into the cathedral. you can enter the post office as you like but not the cathedral.
you can go inside as long as there's no mass. you can't take photos inside. excuse me, hwijae. just tell us what you know. don't speak unless you're sure. don't overdo yourself. i couldn't go inside. you went when there was a mass. - i went during mass time? / - yes.
- there are a lot of young people here. / - right. make sure you go there. - the exterior was made of red brick. / - right. the shape... there are heart shapes. that's why couples from all over the world go there and write their names. you can spot korean names there too. in korea, if you drew on the wall of a church,
people would criticize you. it's allowed there. if that's too far, buy padlocks at namsan. we don't need to go to paris. we can just take photos in vietnam. it's not just paris. let me give you another tip. do you know cuba? - yes. / - cuba. if you want to go to cuba, it's really far.
- it takes over a day. / - it takes over 30 hours. you need to change flights several times. there are a lot of cuban bars in vietnam. you can experience cuba in asia... at ho chi minh. the climate's similar too. ingredients required for cuban food or cocktails can all be grown there. that's why...
things like lime... if you drink a mojito there, it tastes exactly like in florida. mojitos taste good in the maldives. that's true. i admit it. let's speak about something that we saw. - there are so many motorcycles. / - yes. there are so many.
you could feel worried. - there are so many bikes. / - how can you cross? how can you cross the road? let me give you a tip. raise your hand? just walk slowly. - then the bikes will avoid you. / - it's important. - but you have to beware. / - they avoid you. you can't change speed.
if a motorcycle approaches on the left... - walk slowly. they'll avoid you. / - they avoid you. but there's another thing. don't walk backwards. they drive behind you. they drive behind you so don't walk backwards. just walk slowly. they'll avoid you. banh kkot, banh xeo, rice noodle soup...
what's the 1 dish that you have to eat? we all eat rice noodle soup here in korea. - still try it when you go to vietnam. / - noodles. - make sure you eat it. / - rice noodle soup. - you have to eat it. / - that... - it's delicious. / - everyone who's been says that. - the noodles on the streets are good. / - right. not the expensive ones. if you look at the map, vietnam is really long.
the land's long so the climate differs. north, middle, southern food are different. so what we call pho... - cha gio were from the north. / - right. middle vietnam food... it's a little spicy. they add a lot of chili to cook fish. that's middle vietnam food. south vietnamese food...
they use lemons. there are a lot of dishes with mint too. fried food is really advanced. don't fall asleep. if we don't stop them, they just keep going on and on. - for 3 hours. / - until 5 a.m. wait. this is a little unfair.
they don't show much but they keep talking. it makes you imagine. go to bed early. it was like seeing a humanities book on screen. let's see what awaits in the second half. ceo kim, secretary jo's trip to vietnam. let's keep going. (if you've worked hard then leave!) (on the vast sand dunes)
(slapstick comedy) did you know this place before? this was my first time there. - the ocean is great. / - it's lovely. this is southeast asia too. it's very exotic. a popular spot these days is mui ne. if you go to mui ne,
it's the only desert in asia aside from china. i heard there's sand dunes. i think it'd be good to go there. last time, seungyeon... he went to morocco. - that's me. / - he rode a camel in the desert. he spoke about it for a week. i'm going to teach him a lesson. (mui ne's a 5-hour bus ride from ho chi minh)
(secretary jo) (why is he asleep here?) the front seat's much better. i know why we're shaking. we moved left because of the motorcycle. (he speaks a lot even though he's carsick) do you get sick on the bus too? i get sick on anything besides the motorcycle. can i have a plastic bag?
can you give me one? i left the plastic bags in the back. here you are. (i'm not letting go) (he falls asleep with a plastic bag in his hands) - goodness. / - you managed to sleep. did you sleep like that? did it cost $4.40 for him to sleep? no, the bus fare.
i was so shocked. he's asleep... you slept for 5 hours. can you take the plane? - yes. / - right. (the scenery changes) i didn't know a place like this existed in vietnam. it's just as good. (what lovely scenery) there are 2 types of deserts.
a white desert, red desert. you can choose. i never knew there was a desert in vietnam. that's so much fun. - a basket boat. / - basket boat. gosh. - is it being taken out? / - there it is. we have a chance of winning. i think we're doing quite well.
i can hear people voting for us. we have a good chance. - after 5 hours... / - we should've eaten crabs. where are we going? you boasted so much about going to the desert. this is southeast asia. there's a desert here. - it's all banana trees here. / - come with me. - there's no desert here. / - there is.
wait, this... we're getting on a 4-wheel drive. it's a man's car. let's go to the desert. deserts are dry. this is a humid country. what if there really is a desert? if there is? then...
- look. / - do you ride that car for the desert tour? it's $40 for a day. - that's romantic. / - including the driver? - with the driver. / - all inclusive. - the amazing thing about that car... / - so cheap. it doesn't contain any original parts. - really? / - it's all been altered. it was like experiencing the war in vietnam. mui ne's become famous for its desert.
to be accurate, it's not really a desert. i knew it! it's beside the ocean. the wind and waves... they've carried the sand to create sand dunes. it's not that big. wait a minute. i went to the sahara desert. been to the desert, never been to the desert. i classify humans into those 2 categories.
sand dunes were formed by the wind. you're comparing that to the sahara desert? (good for you) it's not a natural desert. the sand's been blown from the coast. it's formed sand dunes. it still feels like a desert. you should check it out. the sahara desert is huge.
that's all there is. you can't see anything else besides the desert. here, there's a desert, the ocean... - that's important. / - it is. we're going inside. it's a beautiful road. unpaved roads for men? - unpaved roads. / - unpaved roads for men! look at this place.
they must catch a lot of fish here. a fish market stands on the left. it's pretty. it's lovely. - i love the atmosphere. / - they're all fishing boats. what if something happens? if they lose balance or get carried out to sea? the ocean is filled with fish. just place the net in the water to catch shrimp.
it's nothing special but it's nice. the sky is high. the breeze is cool. i can see the desert. this is called atv. how did it form 2 different colors? one's clay sand so it's red. - the other's regular sand so it's white. / - white.
let's ride that. let's ride the dunes. this is the dream of city people. that looks fun. - brakes? / - brakes. (head to the desert!) (i'm riding the desert) that looks fun. it's open. - this is a real trip. / - it's all desert.
you can go as fast as you like. we have a real chance. there aren't a lot of people. you can speed. (where's the boss?) (the ceo's stuck in the sand) i can't go up. while going uphill... (locals help ceo kim to escape) - ceo kim's second home. / - where's seungyeon?
he was having so much fun. (secretary jo has only 1 objective) (i beat the boss) (boss, can you do this?) (this?) (i can do this too) (ceo kim enjoys being young again) - it looks good. / - it's really fun. (the boss has lost his cap)
(he sprays sand over it) (sand bomb!) (i'm watching you) (secretary jo vanishes after covering it with sand) (my cap!) you stepped on this, right? (i have no idea) it's really windy. look at the sky.
that would make a great photo. is it easy for women to drive? of course. the female staff all tried it. anyone can do it. it's really big. it's big. - red dunes. / - if you go to the red dunes... it's the second most famous sandboarding site in the world.
you can ride down the sand. - sandboard, not snowboard. / - right. the sand's really big. it's the same texture as desert sand. what did they say? what is this? they want us to ride this. buy it? you ride down using this?
i think we ride this to come down. - 50,000, many many times. / - how much? - 50,000, many many times. / - many, many. - $2.50 for many, many times. / - 50,000 dong. $2.50 for many, many times. but that... did they give you a discount? that's a little... expensive waterslides are nice but
it's really fun riding down on a thin board. - it looks fun. / - when we were young... - we used to ride boards in the snow. / - right. when it snowed. 50,000 dong for many many times? - how much is 50,000 dong? / - $2.50. $2.50? you are my partner. okay?
is this a sled? an entire family is riding it. (here) (this is fun) they keep helping the tourists. they're not playing a joke, right? they're setting up the starting location. - what's that? / - wax. - so it slides? / - like surfers waxing their boards.
$2.50 for many many times. many many times. that's a good deal. - you put that in between your toes. / - in between? if you put your legs together, it rises. you first. (secretary jo rides!) (expression is difficult to interpret) it's fun!
boss! - come down. / - is it okay? it's okay. (ceo kim heads out after the inspection) (50 in a few years) i remember playing at construction sites as a boy.. the sum of our ages is 90. this is fun. it's fast.
it was fun so we rode it all day. (slide) (enjoying the desert sled with their entire bodies) one more time! at the same time? do you know this? dads ride snow sleds more than the kids. dads get so into it. - at the same time? / - yes.
- at the same time. / - okay. victory! who cares about winning? you're no match for me. go! it's quite scary. (ceo kim wins by a mile!) buy me a beer! now that i'm already dirty,
i feel comfortable. are you okay? the sun sets over there. should we go? it's similar to playing on the sahara desert. it's a sand dune but... it's good. you spoke about a sunset view earlier. - it's cloudy. / - vietnam has that too. i wonder if we'll be able to see the sunset. even if we can't see it, let's go.
you can't see it. it's a famous sunset point. on the desert. you can see the sunset. what a great view. mui ne city. the ocean. the desert. all in one view.
you can see everything. you didn't see the sunset that day? no, we didn't see it. it was too cloudy. you didn't see it? you traveled 5 hours and didn't see it? - the weather's really important. / - right. have you ever walked barefoot like this? barefoot?
i haven't walked barefoot for a long time. it's nice. the white sand dunes... what's this called? - red sand dunes. / - red sand? it's not the difference in sand... earlier, we heard the noise of manmade motors. right. i didn't really like that.
but here... it's nice. we can see the ocean. all we can hear is the wind. i can hear korean tourists talking to each other. i can hear other languages. now that my body's dirty, i feel at peace. that's nice. is the weather cool?
it's a lot cooler than korea. lee jaehoon lay on the grass in jeju-do. that was great. it feels similar to that. when you lie down, you feel free. (seafood) the seafood's coming. - tiger shrimp. / - tiger shrimp? shrimp is hard to beat.
bo ke means breakwater. i think the breakwater's here. the ocean's right in front of us. they catch fish, cook it right away. i guess it's the same in other countries. i heard that this place... tiger shrimp's the most popular dish. then lobsters. i don't know if it's counted in units or kilograms
but it only costs around $10. (flaps) that fish looks really strange. (hi?) - is that a shark? / - it's a shark! it really is a shark. a shark. what is that? it looks like a fossil.
is that a lizard? do they eat these? no, no, no, no. what is it? lizard. what do you call it? - their mascot. / - it's their mascot. we should eat crabs, right? - for sure. / - you have to eat it.
you must eat it. 400. - 400? / - this small, 300. - 300? / - yes. for 1kg. 1kg. 300? 300 what? - 300,000... / - 300,000. - that's $15. / - $15.
- for 1kg? / - for 1kg. - that's cheap. / - $15 for 1kg. - you can bargain the price too. / - right. 3, 4, 5? 5 is plenty. i thought about this. we're bad at bargaining. we should bargain but if it's cheap, we just eat it. there are 4. that's $15.
beer outdoors. beer! - beer. / - beer that costs 90 cents. you have to drink that. - 90 cents? / - can you hold it up? - i asked you to say cheers. / - 90 cents for 1 can. you're below me. i resign! (this is great)
the french built a brewery in the 19th century. it tastes the same as european beer. that beer's really good. look. how does the beer taste, boss? mark twain said this. he won't go to heaven unless they have beer. look at his face brighten. he's blooming.
- his face color's improved. / - what's with you? you looked really dark earlier. after a sip of beer... we didn't bargain enough. i didn't really want to bargain anyway. you're paying for this. when the children pulled those sleds, really... - $2 worth. / - we can win!
the scallops were good. - when it's fresh... / - it's $2. that only costs $2? - those scallops cost $2? / - yes. in southeast asia, the workers eat first. - it's really good. / - really? the taste is a little different. it has shallots on top. this is good.
i don't know what the oil is. - the oil's good. / - butter and cheese? it's not the sort of oil that we use. is it coconut oil? who cares? it's good. where's that writer? writer! come here. this is really good.
(yum) - it's good, right? / - how is it? - it's good. / - it's really good. we tricked her last time. she acknowledged that. she doubted us. we're rotten. the food's served so quickly. i...
this is grilled in butter. this is grilled. you buy fresh shrimp. they ask you. do you want it cooked with butter or chili? you can order half-half. they ask if you want it boiled. what do you want to boil it with? - it's customized. / - they ask you.
it's spicy. is it? (let me taste it) i told you. i think vietnamese like their food spicy. - is it good? / - yes. should we eat a butter grilled shrimp now? this is so good.
this one... it has a savory, greasy taste. this... it's spicy. i like this. when you eat this... elders would like this. young people would prefer this. it's a little greasy, has a buttery taste. i like this.
eat up. this is steamed. this is garlic. (sad, happy) - we did it! / - it's less than $15! this is the climax. - we did it. / - we've won. - we did it. / - yes! we've won.
it's the same for all foods. how fresh the ingredients are determines how good it tastes. it's caught at sea then here... these creatures were alive until just now. i feel bad. the crab we're eating now... it looks similar. - it tastes similar to blue crabs. / - almost the same.
stop talking and just eat! - garlic. / - garlic. (he takes a bite, another bite) he makes the food look so good. you ate a lot. garlic, wow! the strong taste of garlic blends with the savory taste of crab. it'd taste good with white rice.
you can eat it as a side dish. (that's why i'm here) (he eats a crab leg) (then eats the rice) vietnam uses a lot of garlic. you don't miss korean food even after several days. - they use garlic. / - they use a lot of garlic too. here... it's nice as it's humble.
i'm really glad that... we came to mui ne. because... i think i've grown accustomed to visiting familiar locations too. i don't know... it's just pure nature, natural. in that space, we let ourselves go, rolled around.
it made me think again about traveling and vacations. it... is this what makes a real vacation? when i usually go traveling, i look for places like this. you can find the things you've lost. it's like a part of your life from when you were young. you can discover that at locations like this.
in that respect, we found a great spot. you know i love you, right? - i know. / - give me a hug! brother! what a great friendship. it's great. - it's nice. / - brother. that last photo is great too.
how far is mui ne from ho chi minh? it's a little over 200km from ho chi minh. there's a train. the train ride is around 4 hours long. there are 2 trains a day. i recommend taking the bus. you may think it takes a long time. 4 hours may seem like a long time. - the bus stops at service areas. / - service areas.
they have service areas. - but... / - really? they sell food there. it's a mixture of vietnamese and french food. - it's... / - banh mi. it's a baguette with meat. the vietnamese are the only asians who eat baguettes for breakfast. they've blended their food with french food.
it's a real specialty. he's such a great speaker. we can't win with words. - we have to convince them! / - press your buzzers. - we have to convince them. / - please press. - don't be won over. look this way. / - everyone. - it's not even on screen. / - today... - this is unfair. / - don't be convinced. everything seems great.
the trip is wonderful but expenses are important when traveling. - right. / - last time, in the philippines... it was elaborate but they only spent $230. it was so cheap but these 2... - they didn't bargain anything. / - wait. - they got ripped off. / - they didn't change clothes. compared to us... i think they would've spent less.
anyway, ceo kim and secretary jo. excluding the airfare, let's see how much they spent. - how much did you spend? / - how much? $199 per person. it's cheaper! - it's not a big difference. / - it's very close. - we really... / - it's cheap. - taehoon and seungyeon... / - i liked the ending.
please give your final pr speech. when you return from a trip, you want to boast about it. when you want to boast, the most important thing is to go where others haven't been. a writer in korea wrote this about vietnam. the country is like the sister that i lost. please visit vietnam,
regardless of who wins today. it's my sister. of course i have to go. - right. / - you can't abandon family. - go meet your sister. / - some siblings fight. i'm really grateful to you. i'm so glad you didn't end up as con artists. you lead such proper lives. they study hard, lead good lives. we're so grateful they abide by the law.
ceo kim, secretary jo's tour. go... or not go. - please vote. / - vote! (how will the judges vote?) - everyone... / - no! - the judges' choice? / - no! their choice? it sounds like a real heartbeat. they didn't stop talking.
they discovered a new vietnam with their knowledge. how many judges packed their bags for vietnam? your choice? it's taking such a long time. the second digit. no, no! - 90. / - no! - no. / - 8!
8! - 2 votes. / - 80! we did it. - by 2 votes. / - we did it! we won! by just 2 votes. it was so close. yes! - goodness. / - we won.
what a great victory. let's listen to how they feel. vietnam is one of my favorite destinations. if you decide to go there, look around slowly for yourself and see why. - i think that'd be great. / - slowly. slow, slow, slow... recently, the zika virus has begun spreading in southeast asia.
if you go to vietnam or the philippines, please be careful. - don't get bitten by mosquitoes. / - there are a lot. - make sure you apply repellent. / - right. take mosquito cream with you. i have another tip. in the case of mosquito repellents, it's much better to buy it at your destination. - to kill the mosquitoes in that region. / - right.
everyone. we'll say good-bye to you here. the world is a school, life is a trip. - battle trip! / - trip! (next time) to travel to ulleungdo, i've come to seoul station. (battle trip, famous sites special!) an easy, fun trip is to go to
ulleungdo and dokdo. why are the waves so choppy? oh... the boat isn't traveling again. i have to go there. i'm really determined now. (look forward to the next battle trip) ("the eye" by infinite)
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