Every morning at dawn, when the `city of flowers` is still asleep, the 9x couple drives through bumpy roads and fog to reach the pink grass hill (Lac Duong, Lam Dong) to sell coffee.
Since June, when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, they rented a location in the Trai Mat area, where many tourists come to watch the sunset and the valley of lights, and registered a semi-permanent business.
Couple Khanh and Van next to the mobile coffee cart.
Living in Da Lat City and having a passion for travel, Khanh and Van couple work as guides and organize tours to explore local experiences for foreign guests.
Having strengths in camping, coffee business and a love for vehicles and trips, they decided to build a `mobile home` to both travel and do business.
They bought a 5-seat van truck TMT K05S, model year 2021, with a rolling price of 300 million VND.
Conceptualizing the car started in December 2020, but it was not until February 2021 that the couple started implementing it.
To serve business, the car is fully equipped with a coffee maker and the most compact kitchen.
Because there are no structural changes or permanent drilling, the vehicle is allowed to circulate and is inspected once every 2 years.
`My husband and I also gave the funny police officer a bottle of homemade sweet soup and he complimented me on his beautiful car and delicious sweet soup, so we were very happy,` Khanh said, smiling.
Since March, the two have officially sold mobile coffee on the vehicle.
The car is small and has a color that matches the poetic scenery of Da Lat, so it attracts many tourists to take photos and buy drinks.
When the Covid-19 epidemic became complicated in many localities and Da Lat stipulated that restaurants only sell take-away, the couple moved to Trai Mat to sell on a permanent basis, minimizing operating costs.
Since selling permanent products, Khanh – Van seems to have moved to live in the car, to conveniently take care of the shop’s supplies.
Currently, when Da Lat allows restaurants to serve on-site, coffee carts open for sale from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day, both selling goods and serving as a photo and sightseeing spot for customers.
Building a car to serve the purpose of traveling, but Khanh and Van couple just arrived in Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa).