Jubril wrote this one himself, after ten months living in Da Nang. It is not researched, it is used. Most of the photos came straight off his phone.

That means you get his actual people and his actual bills. The English-speaking rental agent he uses, and the two Facebook groups where the good listings are gone within the hour. The hospital where he gets a full checkup every six months, what it cost, and the dentist and eye clinic he uses. The contact who sets up home fibre. Rent ranges by neighbourhood at local prices rather than the foreigner-facing ones.

Inside you will find visa and entry requirements, a blueprint for your first 24 hours, the four areas to base yourself in and who each one suits, where to stay from budget to luxury, the local dish list, Michelin restaurants that still cost very little, coffee shops worth working from, rooftops, beach clubs and speakeasies, day trips to Hoi An and Ba Na Hills, healthcare and insurance, how to find an apartment, gyms and self-care, dating, finding your people in your first two weeks, the scam that caught him on his eighth trip here, the laws that catch foreigners out, the apps that actually work, survival Vietnamese and an emergency card.

Every recommendation is marked with how he knows it: stayed, been, ordered in, or worth knowing. Nothing in here is filler from a search engine.

It also includes the part most guides leave out. Real receipts: what a month in Da Nang actually cost him set against a month in Miami, what people here earn, and an honest list of the cons.