Riding the Laos-China Railway from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng! 🇱🇦 Laos Travel Vlog 2023
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- In this video, we will board the new high-speed Laos-China Railway from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng. Getting tickets can be tricky if you're not a Laos or China citizen, so you'll want to watch this for info on how to book tickets for your trip through the beautiful country of Laos.
We head to the Luang Prabang railway station to board the train and get on our way.
Vang Vieng is a backpacker hot spot known for it's stunning nature and life-changing activities. This is a place you'll want to add to your bucket list.
Once there, we check into a hotel we use as a base camp for exploring this amazing destination.
We hope you enjoyed coming along on our travel day and as always, we'll see you in the next video!
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Filmed December 2022.
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UPDATE
As of March 15th 2023, there is now an app you can use to book tickets for the Laos-China Railway online. This is part of an initiative to increase tourism in Laos and other countries. For more info you can click the link below and head to their Facebook page. 😊🚆
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You guys should come to China as soon as possible and experience the real Chinese high-speed rail. The trains on the China-Laos Railway are mostly called "bullet trains" or "DONG CHE" in Chinese.
We would love to! We are looking into the logistics for some future plans. China sounds like an amazing place to visit! 😊
@@mikeandashley You are really nice couple, welcome to China soon.
The Laos-China train "is not" a high-speed train.
High-peed trains must have a maximum speed of 250 km/hr and beyond.
The Laos-China" train is actually a medium-speed train and has a maximum speed of 160 km/hr and actually travel at a speed below that.
@@sacentery5767 depends where the train is operating, no HSR would operate at max speed if they are on high altitude region /mountain regions
i think lao railway are 60-80% tunnels and bridge or somewhat close to that?
its definitely not up to current HSR standard, but its much faster than "traditional green train" standard. i think tibet train operate around 160kph as well.
maybe until they get next gen 250-350kph train, this is "their high speed train"
Hi
The Lao government made a good choice to develop trains with China, hoping that this road can go further and connect Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. I am happy for Laos to see so many passengers on this train.
I love Laos. Wish to retire in Luang Prabang, but I need to save up my dollars first 😂…enjoy guys, you are touring a beautiful country with one of the most humble, nicest, beautiful people on earth.
Couldn’t have said it better ourselves! Luang Prabang is an absolute gem!
It’s an amazing place! We fell in love is Vang Vieng 🙏 such a cool vibe and scenery 😊
Yea, the nature there is next level. The vibes too. Wish we could have gone further south than Vientiane, but that will have to be next time!
@@mikeandashley that’s the exact same for us… we will make it to 4,000 island 🏝️
Yea! We’ve heard it’s a must see. The Mekong is so great!
Thanks for coming to Laos, you make Laos looks like a peaceful place to enjoy the nature.
Laos is beautiful! We did have an amazing time here enjoying nature, the food and the kindness of the people. Thank you for watching and we hope you enjoy! 😊🤗
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A beautiful country I want to see myself
It is gorgeous! You really should go if you have an opportunity!
Man, when I visited Luang Prabang & Vientiane like 10 years ago, I literally took every mode of transportation, bus, motor bike, boat, tuk tuk, just not the comfort of Chinese made railway 😅
Right?! We’d heard it was a pain to get around but so worth it! But this definitely made it easier. Not to mention that now, booking it is super easy. You can do it all online.
I’m great to hear that you you guys love the train and the country. Some day I will go ride the train.
We do! Laos is an amazing place full of wonder. The train was so fast! First time on that kind of train for us.
A cute couple travels to a cute country. How cute!
Haha, thank you so much! 🥰
5:35...Ufff..que alivio 😅😅😅
Right! That’s what we thought. 😅
it feels like a complete different world once you leave the train station, hope the train will helps Laos development
It does feel like a completely different world. We were pleasantly surprised. 🥰
Glad to see you guys enjoy the train. Development make lives better
It certainly is a much faster way to get around! We heard it used to be 4-6 hour bumpy van rides… and this beats that for sure.
@@mikeandashley Yeah, and it's also very comfortable comparing to a plane. So in China we perfer to go around by train rather than by plane if the distance is less than 1000 km
Makes sense! It was SO SMOOTH! We had an amazing time, even if it was only 45 min!
I worked in Lao one year for railway 🚃 and I miss Lao so much ❤
Wow! That sounds like an epic Job! Lao is so beautiful, we can’t wait to visit and explore more. 🤗
Love you , you're welcome, Nice to meet you and have a good day
Aw, thank you so much! 🥰😊🤗
Thank you for your objective evaluation. Other media would say that China is expanding!😢
All we can be is objective. 😊
..which would also be true.:-)
Thank you to visit Laos be save and ejoying 🙏🙏🙏⚘
Thanks so much! Loas is an amazing country. 🥰
now i cant wait for lao to build the train from the capital to the south... man that would be the day. thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching! 🥰
thank for come to traveling in laos ,hope your have a good day adn safe
Thank you! 🥰
老挝的山很漂亮。
They are! 😍
Hi ສະບາຍດີ welcome to Laos 🇱🇦
Hi! 😊👋 Thanks for the warm welcome!
Welcome to travel in China.~~
Maybe someday! 😊🤗
I'm actually going to buy my ticket online.
Yea, that became available a few months after we rode the train, so definitely a better option!
I was supposed to travel by this train but firstly I took a mini bus which was a big mistake - too crowded and on my way back I actually changed plans. But next time - it's a must
Yea! This train is a game changer. Now that you can book online, it’s the best way to get around in Laos!
Warmly Welcome and wish you enjoy traveling in Laos, We glad to have you here
Thank you so much! We have enjoyed so much about Laos. It’s such an incredible place full of amazing people. And the food is great too! There’s so much to love, we wish we had more time.
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Welcome to lao 🥰🇱🇦
Thank you! 😊🥰 We love it so much. ✌️😊
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Thank you so much! 😊🥰
welcome to laos
Thanks!! 😊😊
Great video.....I'm living these travel experiences through your videos
Aw, thank you so much! 🤗 That’s what we aim for when making them, so we’re elated to hear you enjoy!
Great video, thx Q for share your experience..
Thanks for watching! 😊
Come back to Chiiiiiang Maiiiii. Flying Tiger misses you. Love the adventures.
Funny you mention that… we will be back there for Songkran! We miss you guys too! Thanks for watching and supporting! ✌️😊
Chiang Mai is such a vibe 🎉
@LovetravelCQ It is! We’re so excited to be back there in a few weeks. We made it a little home. We have A LOT of work to catch up on and we couldn’t think of a better place.
ສະບາຍດີ ຍີນດີຕ້ອນຮັບເຂົ້າສູປະເທດລາວທຽ່ວໃຫ້ມ່ວນໆເດີ
Hello! Thank you so much. 🤗 We will! 🥰
Thank you for visiting Laos
Laos is an amazing country. We feel lucky we were able to spend time there. 😊
Welcome to Lao PDR
Thank you! ✌️🥰
Glad to see you like traveling.
We sure do! Where is your favorite place you’ve ever been?
@@mikeandashley Many places but I would like to visit Vang Vieng again.
It is certainly worth a second visit. We want to go again as well. So many things we didn’t have a chance to do!
Very good and informative video 💯, just one suggestion that is the BGM is kind of loud.
Thank you so much for the compliment and the feedback! We try really hard to balance it, but will double check for our future videos to avoid this! Is it while there is also talking going on, or simply when the music is playing alone? Thanks for watching! ✌️😊
Wow I like
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Enjoy with loves!
Aw, thank you so much! ✌️🥰🥰🥰
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like you two guys. nice, polite, warm.
Thank you so much! 🤗
We loved Laos! This train made things so so much easier to get around! How did you guys find it? ❤
The train was awesome, minus the difficulty getting tickets, but now it’s apparently as easy as ordering on an app! Which is awesome! We also loved Laos. So beautiful and the people are so kind. Incredible country.
@@mikeandashley we were there around a month ago and it was difficult to get tickets too! Lots of queues and waiting around 😂🤣
Basically! 😂😅
The. Best time for Sokran is Luang Prabang.. in April
Ah! That sounds amazing! Luang Prabang is such a beautiful city, I bet it has an amazing Sonkran festival!!
@mikeandashley it's one of the best...I wouldn't miss Son Kran in Luang Prabang
Aw man, that’s awesome, and such a bummer! We’ve got travel plans around that time, so we’ll miss it this year 🥺 but perhaps we can come experience it next year! 😊
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Fc from laos
Ah! Thank you so much! We appreciate your support! 🤗🤗
awesome train
It was so cool! We wish we got to ride it longer, but it was just too fast!
a kind remind-- you can buy tickets online now
We wish we had that option when we booked. It would have been way easier! 😅
Well come to Laos
Thank you! 👋😊🥰
Yup it's so stiff it's stiffer than Mr. Stiffy😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yup. As are most of the beds out here 😂
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Hello! 👋😊 Thank you so much. 🥰
your welcome to indonesia..plaese😆😆😆😆😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
We would LOVE to visit Indonesia! We hope to be able to soon! 😊
Very cute couple
Thank you so much! 🥰🥰🥰
It may be that you have set Chinese subtitles, CZcams recommended it to me, let me see your beautiful journey.👍
Yes! We try to always put out subtitles in every language! We hope you enjoy. We have many adventures planned and hope you’ll subscribe to our journey! 😊
The trains you took aren't the real high-speed trains. The trains are the export version of the CR200J EMU, with a maximum speed of 160 KM/H, the CR200Js are used as alternative for ordinary-speed trains in China. Some of the Renaissance (Fu Xing Hao) high-speed trains can reach a top speed of 350KM/H. By the way, the livery of the exported trains look much better than the domestic version. The domestic version of the CR200J has a nick name of 'trash bin'. Since the domestic version is dark green, similar to the colour of household trash bin in China.
Wow! Yea, we are aware that there are much faster trains, but this was certainly the fastest we’d been on!
That’s interesting to know about the livery 😂 we’d call them that too! Trash receptacles in the states are also that color green.
Thanks for sharing! 🤗
@@mikeandashley As a Chinese train Fan , CR200j aka 'Trash Bin' is not a real high speed train in my opinion , at least CR300 with speed 250 can be called High-speed train .
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I’m Thailand 🇹🇭
enjoy your trip.
Take care of yourself please?
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Thank you so much! We will! We will be back to Thailand soon as well, so there will definitely be more videos! ☺️
Thai and Lao speak the same language.
Have you ever been to Hong Kong Shanghai Shenzhen? My country is China , welcome to China
We have not! China sounds amazing though and we’d love to visit.
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Where are you from friends both of u?
Good talking.
Hello! 👋😊 We are from the US. Most recently we’ve been living in Alaska.
I am Luang Prabang❤
Hello! 👋😊 Nice to meet you. Thanks for watching, we hope you enjoy. ☺️
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Nice to see your enthousiasm but please look into the way China is investing in northern Laos, not only the railways but also energy (dams) and natural ressources. It's actually quite concerning, Laos is turning into their new colony :(
Thanks! We are aware of the issues in Laos. It's complex, and we don't know the right answer, but their plight doesn't go ignored. ♥️
Great nice fun contents channel, are you also going to travel to China? China is a huge country with lots of futuristic modern cities and beautiful scenery landscapes, which also contains lots of amazing diversities with many different cultures and delicious food. Subscribed in advance 😀😀. Enjoy your trips and have a wonderful traveling guys.
China looks beautiful! We would love to visit someday! Where should we start?!
No worries! Thank you so much for all of the information! We will absolutely check out these videos. It’s making us think about visiting China so badly. 🤗
@@mikeandashley Start with Dali, Lijiang, Shangrila in Yunnan province, you probably can enter that province from Southeast Asia directly
@@firefly4784 与老挝相连的西双版纳不能先去吗？
Thanks for the tips! ✌️😊
I really hope that you can take time to visit China. The people here will welcome you very much. By the way, you can experience the Chinese high-speed rail. I also hope that you have a pleasant journey in Laos and enjoy every day.
Thanks so much! We’d love to visit China when we get a chance! 😊 I can’t imagine going 250+ km/h 😳🤯
@@mikeandashley I watched your video, Dali City, Lijiang City, Xishuangbanna City in Yunnan Province, and Guilin City in Guangxi Province have a climate and diet that is more inclined to Thailand and Laos, I think you will like it. The distance between Beijing and Shanghai, the two largest cities in China, is 1,210 kilometers. If you take the high-speed rail, you will stop at about 5 stations, and you can get there in 4.5 hours. The second-class seat is US$96, and the first-class seat is US$156. People who travel between the two places prefer to sit High-speed rail, not plane
That’s crazy fast! We would love to try traditional Chinese food as well! We’re looking forward to being able to visit China one day for sure!
@@mikeandashley You are welcome to experience China's high-speed railway and taste Chinese food
Do they announce over the speakers the train number that is approaching?
I do believe so. Though, it’s been a while.
now you can buy a ticket online .
We just found this out! That would have been so much more convenient! 😂 We’ve updated our description to let viewers know. Thanks so much for watching and reaching out! ✌️😊
以后欢迎来中国旅游！
We’d love to visit China!
Do you recommend Laos for a woman travelling solo?
I (Ashley) would. Even though I was usually with Mike, I never felt unsafe in the country and would sometimes walk around alone. I wouldn’t recommend riding a motorbike in Vientiane, though.
Otherwise, use general safety precautions, and you should be fine. Have a safe (and fun) trip! 😊
You are misled by the wrong technical information.
The Laos-China train "is not" a high-speed train.
High-peed trains must have a maximum speed of 250 km/hr and beyond.
The Laos-China train is actually a medium-speed train and has a maximum speed of 160 km/hr and actually travel at a speed below that.
Note that Thailand has already had in operation 2 lines of medium-speed train, with a maximum speed of 160 km/hr, namely, the Airport Rail Link and the Red Line. The Airport Rail Link has been in operation for more than ten years.
Oh interesting! We had no idea. Hopefully we’ll get to experience a “real” high-speed train one day. Thank you for sharing! 🥰
your videos are very professional. which camera and microphone do you use? thanks
Thank you so much! 🤗 We use a combination of a Sony A7c with a Rode VideoMicro and a Sony ZV1F with the built in microphone. We also sometimes use our iPhones and a GoPro Hero 8. 😊
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Hello! 👋😊 We’re so happy about that! We also love Thailand! 🥰🥰
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ฉันจะมีอนาคตที่สดใสแน่นอนสำหรับรถไฟสายนี้แต่สถานการณ์การลงทุนในช่วงนี้มันยังไม่เหมาะสมทางการไทยก็มีนโยบายที่จะทำรถไฟความเร็วสูงเชื่อมหัวเมืองใหญ่ทั่วประเทศให้ได้ซะก่อนถ้าทำรถไฟความเร็วสูงช่วงนี้ไทยอาจจะขาดทุนหนักเพราะเส้นทางมันมีไม่มากส่วนต่อขยายยังไม่เสร็จ
It would be wild to have something like that in Thailand! It would make traveling around so much easier. Even the BTS/MRT makes things so convenient in Bangkok. I would love to have something similar for the whole country!
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you should start making jailbreak stuff again
Jailbreak stuff?! What does that mean? 😅
Bed bugs. Watch out for that
Thank goodness we didn’t have any issues with that! 😬
Interesting....I am curious what is the highest speed during your travel showed on the train. 200 KM/hr ? or even faster.
Nope! 😅 The highest speed was 157 km/h that I could tell.
@@mikeandashley ok maybe too many tunnels and mountain area. Thanks.
This is not a high speed train, just a normal speed. And it's constructed by China with the loan from China, which makes Laos in a bad debt situation. Moreover, the rail is a single track, which will be problematic if it gets more busy...the rain will have to wait for another train to pass by before it can resume the trip.
Interesting. Thank you for the information!
哈哈哈哈哈哈哈，这是我听过这个世纪最好笑的笑话，请继续保持你的无知😂。
Who is this person
For heavens sake
We're not sure who you're referring to. 😅 We're Mike and Ashley. 👋🥰
looks like mask is required
There were signs everywhere that said they were but it was 50/50 whether people were wearing them or not.
I like to hear about any public infrastructure project ever done by Europeans or Americans in global south. Any?…except oil and bombing?
I’m sure there’s not much. 😅
The train of China colonization....
So now this is the American version of Orel and Reshka ?
Bloody Americans like to copy everything they see 😂🤣
We’ve actually never heard of them! 😅🤷♂️🤷♀️ Worth a watch?! Thanks for watching. ✌️😊
@@mikeandashley czcams.com/video/9nCKfALy9JU/video.html&feature=shares
They are doing it since years
Oh wow. Yea they have! They have such huge personalities. 😮 But yes, we’d never heard of them until this comment. Thanks for comparing us to such successful TV and CZcams stars. 🥰🤗
Ashley's teeth look unnatural. They ruined them with too much teeth whitening..
I’ve only whitened my teeth once over a year ago, and was thinking about doing it again, but now I may reconsider. 😅😀
Your hotel is a bargain
Yea! It was for sure. And the hosts were incredible! 😊
欢迎来中国体验350公里速度的火车❤️
That sounds AMAZING! We’d love to come visit China! 😍 Some day!
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How much is the fare? Affordable?
It was, I’m not sure what it is now, but for us it was only about $8-$10 USD per person for second class
@@mikeandashley so cheap!
It wasn’t bad! And it was fast!
people wear mask on train, but 2 stupid farang doesn't
We wear our masks everywhere that the majority of people are also wearing masks, please look at any of our vlogs. The majority of people, farang or not, weren’t wearing masks on this train. What is the point in being rude? 🤔
ประเทศที่พัฒนาเเล้วก็จะมีรถไฟความเร็วสูงให้คนนั้งเเบบนี้เเหละต่างจากประเทศเพื่อนบ้านที่ยังใช้รถไฟอายุ100ปีอยู่เลย😟😞😦
I know, it’s crazy that some of the old trains still operate! We rode on a SUPER old train in Kanchanaburi, not quite 100 years old, but it felt like it!