My name is Chad Dunn. I spent 55 years in America, and somewhere along the way the math stopped adding up. High prices, sky-high healthcare, a general heaviness in the air. So I researched, obsessively, and it led me to one place: Da Nang City, Vietnam. I came for the price point, the climate, the food, and the beach. What I found was a city full of warm people who welcomed me like family. This book is everything I learned, laid out step by step so you can do the same.
📖 What's Inside
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The Real Cost of Living — What the good life actually costs in Da Nang, line by line. The section that changes everything for most people.
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Motorbikes & Getting Around — Renting, buying, riding safe, and what it really costs to get mobile in Vietnam.
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Health, Medical & Insurance — How healthcare works here, how to cover yourself, and the travel and medical insurance that actually matters.
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Documents, Legal & Financial Setup — Core paperwork, banking, and closing out your old life before you go.
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Digital Life & Must-Have Apps — Staying secure, connected, and paying like a local from day one.
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Where to Stay in Da Nang — The neighborhoods, the trade-offs, and where expats actually land.
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Your Plane Just Landed, Now What? — The day-one playbook so you hit the ground moving, not guessing.
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Built from lived experience — not a tourist's notes. This is the stuff nobody tells you, learned the hard way so you don't have to.
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Stretch your money — real numbers on rent, food, transport, and healthcare so you know exactly what you're walking into.
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Settle in like you belong — the daily rhythm of expat life in Da Nang, demystified.
You've taken the first step by picking up this guide. Welcome to a new life that's better than you could have ever imagined. Just turn the key. Let's ride.
