48h Mekong River Cruise - THAILAND to LAOS 🇱🇦
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- čas přidán 5. 11. 2022
- As we leave our lovely hotel in Chiang Rai, Thailand, we embark on an exciting new journey! We are heading to Laos (or Lao) for the first time together, and we aren’t getting there in any boring old way… we are taking the scenic and very slow boat route. After booking the slow boat on a whim the other day, we anxiously wait for our transport to arrive at 6 am! Let us just tell you that this journey was far from what we expected, but wow, we wouldn’t change it for the world! Hello Luang Prabang, Laos (or Lao, we're not sure which one to use)!
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Salut, Quelle est la dimension de ce bateau?
hello
The backpacker trail becomes more and more luxurious, no one wants to suffer any discomfort nowadays. The slow boat 25 years ago had hard wooden bench seats and sacks of rice to sit on. At Pak beng there was one guest house which was just mosquito nets over matresses outside. Only two other foreigners were seen on the trip.
Aha you’re probably right! The seats were very comfortable though hehe
Welcome to Laos! Looking forward to seeing more. Please keep adding in the random ‘wow’ makes me laugh every time.
Hahahaha it Made us giggle so much 😂 they’ll definitely be popping up again! Thank you!
Amazing! Been a while since I've seen any Laos content, looking forward to this series guys!
Awesome!! Hehe got loads of fun stuff planned 😍😍
I'm Lao and have been watching your channel for a while. Excited to see you finally made it to Lao! LPB is one of my favorite destinations. So jealous. Enjoy!
Thank you so much 😍🇱🇦 we are so exited to explore!!
Have a happy journey. From one of your subscribers in Thailand.
Thank you 🙏🏼🇹🇭
Lovely country with wonderful people and flavorsome food💚
Definitely 😍🇱🇦
That's my favourite purchase, Dylans shirt. Love it🤗💞
You inspired us to do the slow boat tour! Will go next week :) Nice video!! Funny!
Ah that’s amazing guys!! We hope it’s as laid back as ours way! Enjoy the journey and bring plenty of snacks (and a good book!!) 🤗😍
Hi guys. Quite an adventure on two boats and then the road transport. Enjoyed being on the journey with you. 👍😀
Thank you very much 🙌😍🇱🇦
It was so hard to focus on the sunset because I’m not sure what’s better. Dylan’s dimples and amazing smile or the sunset! Totally Dylan’s dimples and smile. ❤🥰🥰😘❤️
hahahaha thank you!!
Easy to get the direct bus from Chiang Rai to Huay Xai (the same bus you got in after Thai immigration) and buy the boat ticket at the pier, and pay much less. Huay Xai worth to stay overnight as well, and plenty of options to choose from for accommodation in Pakbeng. Btw the boat used to stop at the center of Luang Prabang but they moved the pier further up the river because the local tuktuk drivers need to get their share as well.
Excited for these videos, been waiting with bated breath since you said you were going to be in Laos :3
Thank you!! Ah that’s awesome - we can’t wait to post more 😍😍
I love the “WOW” guy , and it’s very cool how you used it in some of the other videos 🕺🏼😀✌️
Hehehe it Made us giggle!! 🤗🤗
Great video. Loved it as always too. Thanks.👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
Thank you 😊
ขอให้เดินทางสนุก และปลอดภัยทุกทริปนะคะ และขอให้ตุณได้กระเป๋าเดินทางใหม่ที่ดีโดยไวค่ะ พวกคุณจะได้เดินทางได้สะดวกและสนุก 😆
Thank you very much 😍🙏🏼 we are enjoying it so far!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful video n for showing your journey to Laos. Let d adventure begins.
Thank you very much!! Let the adventure begin!! 😍
@@2Passports1Dream Enjoy your adventure n exploration, and safety, good health r always first. 😁
Congrats on making it to Loas. So many staid with your hands full Dylon. Really enjoyed this journey to get to the last place. Looks like a great hotel room.
Thanks so much - the final hotel was sooo lovely 😍
I know it was a long and tiring trip, but I love that! I would definitely go on that. And I can't believe how nice that $12 hotel was in a small village, that's amazing.
It was sooooo worth it! Very relaxing and such an amazing way to take in the sights 😍
Nice trip! Excited to see more about Laos 🇱🇦
Thank you for watching 🙌
I just adooored this video!! So interesting to follow you along all the way from Chiang Rai to Laos, step by step. Very funny, too! Your videos just get better and better... where will this end?? 👍👍👍
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️ hehehe hopefully no end to it haha! 🤗
I am happy to see have a good time there, in the boat and quite sure that you will be happy in Laos. 🥰
Thank you very much 😍🤗 it’s very laid back here - so nice so far 🇱🇦
that villa mekong, what a view to die for... thanks for that sarcastic "WOW!" now and then... 555!
Hahaha the wow guy is so funny 😂😍
Welcome to Laos guys, from and Aussie living an working here. It's a wonderful gem.
Ah, awesome! Thank you so much - we are loving it so far 😍
I heard Luang Prabang is a world hertitage site, and a real slow pace of life beautiful place can't wait to see more vids
Oh yes it’s so gorgeous 😍 can’t wait to show everything!!
Loving the "Boat Hat" Adriana!
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Thank you ❤️❤️ my mom made it for me!! 😍
Ow yeah it is the start of our binge watch Laos series of 2P1D, yeah....... ehat a cool trip, i added ot to my bucketlist 👊 enjoy the philippines soon and as always, C Ya in the next one pretty soon Adriana & Dylan, cheers 🙌🍻🍹
Hahaha here we gooooo!! 👀😍🤗 cheers!!
Great Video, we will be there Feb 17/23. Getting excited!
Thank you!! Awesome - have a great time 😍🇱🇦
I see from this and other episodes that you are also addicted to Thai "Red Bulls"....love them! Great journey! Enjoy!
Hahaha we don’t have many vices but Thai red bulls are definitely one 👀😍
@@2Passports1Dream same! I bring a dozen home each trip!
Yaahh, you guys made it to Luang Probang. Hope you guys enjoy that place as much as we did... Hello from Canada
Thank you!! We really love it so far 😍🇱🇦
Ahh so great to hear that you're in Laos! It's an incredible country! Let us know if you'd like any recommendations we are staying close to Luang Prabang right now in a wonderful, ethical Elephant Conservation! Maybe see you guys somewhere on the road!
Thanks so much - we are really loving it so far 😍🇱🇦 a very interesting and beautiful place!
@@2Passports1Dream It for sure is! Have you visited Nong Khiaw?
I took that trip from Luangprabang to Thailand and we were only 4 people on the boat and there was a lady cooking lunch on the boat for us! And it had a bar with Beer Lao. It was so much fun 😊
Wow fancy!!
What a great adventure. Sometimes you need to have a little faith that things will happen (the driver showing up and the boat booking). You were certainly well prepped for the trip. The handle on my suitcase broke last trip but I was able to have it replaced under warranty when I returned to Sydney. Cheers
Thank you so much! We also have warranty, but in Thailand! Not sure when we will go back to thailand :(
Loas looks amazing. I will keep watching all you guys video. thx in advance. 😄
Thank you so much!! We really appreciate that! ❤️
@@2Passports1Dream I love all you guys.
Just watched you two with Note and Flora at Crazy funny waiters restaurant, I laughed so hard and always enjoyed your collaboration.😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahah it was such a funny place 😂😂
The random WOW made me chuckle! Have a good time! Definitely need a new luggage worth the investment for all your important electronics!
Hahahah thank you 😂 it made us giggle too haha! Oh yes definitely - we should invest in a new one!
Good luck and safe travels u2 !! I hope u enjoyed my beautiful motherland specially my hometown Luangprabang ok !!!😊
Thank you so much!! We really love it so far 😍🙌🇱🇦
There are other boats where you pay a little bit more (£100-150 each) and they are not so crowded, although the boat you were did not look as crowded as it used to be pre covid. I would recommend Nagi of Mekong, they stop off at a couple of villages along the way and the Pak Ou caves. They also provide cooked meals and accommodation.
Luang Probang is amazing, I hope you enjoy
Oh wow that sounds so amazing 😍😍
Awesome adventure !
So much fun 😍
Remember Delan smile 🙂🙂 t - shirt bought from Chaingrai. Have a good day.
Hehe it’s such a nice top! 😍
I am glad you made it to Lao.
So are we 😍🇱🇦
Great video as always. You guys are such a lovely couple. I've been to LPB twice. Love it when you can smell the fragrance of "Champa Lao" (frangipani) everywhere. Please try to join the locals to do Sai Bat (Morning Alms), really great experience. and please be careful with the whiskey village (where the tourists go take sample of traditional whiskey). A lot of ppl. had bad experience at that place.
Thank you so much! Haha no whiskey for us 😂
What was the bad experience?
You are rocking those glasses 😁 love it ...
Thank you so much 😍😍 hehe
Bon voyage. Have a nice trip in Lao. I hope you will come visit Thailand again. Next time, please be my guess.
Thank you so much ❤️😍🇹🇭
Congrats on making it laos, mates. Have a great time. I am guessing you are going to meet up with your friend Paddy Doyle since he also just entered laos. Say hi! Looking forward to your adventure
We would love to meet up with paddy but he’s completely on a different route than we are!! Thanks so much 😍😍
Hey guys! Hope all is well! Thanks for the Laos series! Super helpful! Question for you... I think I caught that it's best to apply for Visa online before crossing into Laos, and also you said you pre-booked the first hotel stop. Was that booked at the same time you booked the slow boat? Safe travels always!! 🙏
Hello!! Glad you’re enjoying it! We didn’t pre-apply for the visa - and it was pretty smooth passing over and paying on the spot (apparently when there’s more people it would be beneficial to apply online to speed up the process!). Once we booked the slow boat we made sure to book a hotel for our overnight stay once we knew the name of the town which is Pakbeng (but a lot of people hadn’t and hotels seemed to have representatives down where the boat arrived… although booking it beforehand gives a lot of peace of mind!)
Hi! My home, I've been following you guys since clips in Thailand ,Welcome to Laos
Thank you so much!! We are really enjoy Laos - it’s so calm and beautiful 😍
In Luang Prabang, you need to search the rare species of animal at morning market. So much exotic foods to figure out what is this? So awesome place for sightseeing. Cheer!!!
Oh yes so much to see and eat 😍😍
Thank you for this! We will be doing the opposite way: Laos to Thailand
Oh cool!! Enjoy 😍😍
I can't imagine the boat which was quite large wide. It looks riding smoothly. Have a safe trip.
Very smooth & comfortable 🙌🙌
ຂອບໃຂຫລາຍໆທີ່ມາທ່ຽວປະເທດລາວ
Thank you very much for visiting Laos.
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a good idea Travel to all countries in ASEAN Using Thailand as the center, I agree, it's great. 👍
Definitely 🤗😍
Awesome work God blessing friends sir. I'm we are pakse. Champasak..yet we were young busy dad ma..not yet travelling north Vientiane..enjoy Thank u. God blessing Sir
Thank you!
Happy a nice journey
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I actually like his voice "WoW " and boat trip quite too tired
Heheheh he made us laugh!
Enjoy journey ! Safely journey from Thailand subscriber !
Thank you so much 😍😍
Wow!!
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Beautiful Thailand just saw ur video in TikTok that u are here in the 🇵🇭
We can’t wait to start posting Philippines content!! 😍😍 we only arrived a few days ago so lots to film and do 🤗
@@2Passports1Dream enjoy and welcome here 🇵🇭🇵🇭 waiting for ur vlogs
That journey, hope the case handle is surviving, hope your enjoying laos. Hope Dylan is OK with his robot patch have fun and great content
Hehehe he’s got a new robot patch now luckily 😂😍
For traveling luggage, buy new ones in Thailand. Tons of them are on sale in every shopping mall with different kinds of quality.
We probably should yes 👀👀
you guys look amazing.
Thank you so much! 💕
Wow 😳 Beautiful 🥰
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Laos so smile visit travel laos
สวัสดีครับ.เดินทางทางน้ำดูน่าสนใจมาก มีความสุขมากๆครับ
Thank you 🙏🏼🤗
Have a happy journey in Asean Lao
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This is by far the best video covering getting the slow boat! I'm planning on taking it in a few months and I've read some horror stories but this has eased my mind so much, looks like a great trip! Weird question, but do the boats have toilets on them? I'm worried about being able to hold it in for 8-9hrs 😅😅
Hello!! Thank you so much 🤗 Haha we were dreading it a bit but it was so laid back and pretty comfortable… a really enjoyable journey! Just bring enough snacks and maybe a good book 🤗 Both boats that we took had a toilet on them but maybe bring some extra wipes (bc the toilet paper did run out at one point haha!)
@@2Passports1Dream Thanks so much!
They didn't even say what they thought about being on a boat for 2 days. Surely that's what a lot of people want to know when they watch a video about this.
Thanks!
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Thank you for your generosity, it really helps to keep the show on the road 😍
Nice video. Can I ask what boat company you chose for the slow boat trip featured in this video and how much you paid for the 2 days trip?
We don’t know the name of the company - we just strolled past the lady in the street and she sorted us out! We paid 1600 ish baht each I think (if I remember correctly!)
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Hahahahaa that guy “wow” 🤣🤣🤣 future meme
Hahahaha definitely 😂😂
go to southern laos to tiger waterfall, kamued waterfall & ta-ged waterfall cuz they are very difficult to access .... walking treking camping zip lining
Wher exactly are these? Can't see them on google!
Dylan I feel the pain of the Freestyle Libre. I sometimes caught it on doors leaving cars. Buy a little sticker that goes over the top and stops the ends being 'flick-up-able' and it'll be fine. 50 quid you wont get back, and I doubt you can buy them in Laos.
Haha, its definitely not the first time! Luckily it only had a couple of days left. They start to become fragile towards the end dont they? Luckily I have about 4 left! Then I need to buy more
Last time I was on the slow boat to Laung Prabang, there was a big weed circle at the back of the boat all the way to the midway point. But keep in mind that weed is only legal in Thailand side.
Hahaha 👀👀
WOW! 😂
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Hey guys,
Love your content. How do you make sure you have good internet while you travel? Are you relying on hotel wifi?
Hello Lucy! We actually make sure that at least one of us has a local SIM card. Many countries have “data only” cards which are very affordable and means that we can always use the internet!
What an adventure! Cell phone looked like it worked ok?!
Aha yes definitely 😍😍 we were very relieved!
i'm like 2 weeks behind you guys! lol.. i'm gonna take a speed boat I think tho.
We’ve actually been here for a bit, it’s so nice here 🙌
1 thing that I love is beer lao, beer lao easy to drink.
Hehehe too easy to drink! 😍
@@2Passports1Dream ....sinhg or Chang or Leo so strong ,beer lao you can drink like drinking water. ha ha ha.
เดินทางปลอดภัยนะ สนุกกับการเดินทางครับ แล้วกลับมาใหม่นะครับ คนไทยประเทศไทยยินดีต้อนรับคุณเสมอ จะเทศกาลลอยกระทงแล้วแนะนำให้กลับมาให้ทันเทศกาลลอยกระทงในไทยที่ จังหวัดสุขโขทัย หรือ งานลอยโคมยี่เป็ง จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ แล้วคุณจะประทับใจจดจำไปชั่วชีวิต
Thank you so much 😍❤️
You can use Thai language and Thai baht in Laos. Have fun and safe travels.
Sawasdee krap
We don’t have any Thai baht left but we seem to be able to order in some places with our limited Thai hehe!
waaaaw! =)
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Hi, which company did you use for the slow boat booking? Thanks from NZ
I don't know the company, just bought it off a shop in Chiang Rai
Dyl, be careful with your insulin/diabetes supplies there. Make sure it stays safe as Laos may not even have insulin. I suppose you could always hop a quick flight to BKK worst case scenario, but better to not have to be in that situation. Enjoy Laos guys!
Hey! We've packed enough to last a few months thankfully! And my brother sends new stuff when I run out :) Thank you so much! 💕
Hello lovely guys have a good trips in laos. will you come back thailand again i guess you must missing krapao khai dao sure
Thank you so much!! Haha we always miss Thai food when we leave Thailand 😂😍
Watch the new channel for over year now great content 🙌🙌🙌
Thank you so much!! ❤️
I forgot to tell you that you can use Thai (baht) currency in Laos. Normally, Thai people use Thai currency there. 20 baht notes will be more convenient because you do not have to worry about change.
Thank you very much for letting us know!
Planning the same ride in February. Can I ask if the slow boat service only operating mondays and thursdays, or is it all days of the week?
Without us knowing - the day that we went was the first day back to every day operation schedule!! So from now on it should be running on the daily 😍🤗
@@2Passports1Dream Wow, niice, thank you ☺ So I dont have to reschedule my trip before that. :D
Beer lao!!!
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ประเทศลาว คือเพื่อนบ้าน ที่ดี เมืองน่าเที่ยว อยากไปจัง
😍🇱🇦 it’s very lovely so far!
Looks like it will be a lovely trip! I hope Dylan is ok with his diabetes thingy getting broken? I don't know anything about those - i hope it's not serious:-( You may need to find a "burp" t-shirt to replace the "smile" shirt heehee:) Be safe!
It's not that serious, I have a few more I can use! Thank you so much! 💕
is it evisa to Laos applicable now ？most of the country are Usd 50？
We just did visa on arrival and it was 40 USD!
Those dimples and biceps! 😍
He is a cutie 🥰
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Those pastries you bought from Pakbeng definitely does not indicate many other great bakeries in Laos. Please do judge when you get to try more from famous bakeries in the city and capital ;)
Definitely need to try more 😍👀 that croissant was misleadingly not the best!
That is awsome taking a slow boat to Laos, I'm thinking of doing that. How easy is it to get a visa to Laos and what is the process?
The visa was super easy. Just bring 40 USD or equivalent in thai baht
Thank you!
ขากลับแวะเที่ยวโขงเจียมบ้างนะ
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Where did you book the tour?
In our previous video we show how we just came across a lady selling it. Don’t know the name and it felt very unofficial but did the job!
Good evening , ฉันเคยดูคลิปของคุณ from F.C Thailand.., ได้ ยืน คนบอกว่า อาหารที่ Loas expensive more than Thailand
Thank you so much 😍🤗🙏🏼
Good (ok)👍 am thailand
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