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It is wonderful to see the vibrant colors and textures of Vietnam, again. I was there in 1969 -1970 at a very sad time in the history of Vietnam.

Thank you for always choosing Vietnam as a travel destination. Hope everyone will have a good experience and we always welcome you guys ❤

This video reminded me that not every campsite needs to be perfect, it's ok to get my shoes wet, and I'll always find a pleasant surprise on my journey when I least expect it. Thank you for that!

Adam and Katherine are just rolling with the punches here…😊😂. You got to bend when the wind blows. This train adventure reminds me of some of the train trips I took in Romania. I love how you share the highs and lows and always come through with a smile! Fun vlog! You’re the best!

OK, when people say eat rice in Vietnam, in Vietnamese it literally translates to eat rice but they mean a whole meal. They say it for dinner as well

OMG Kathryn I had to laugh at myself when I tried to reach out for your food that was about to fall. Lol, I am so into the videos. I admire that you and Adam can turn negative experiences into positive ones. That is such a good attitude because, sometimes travels do not turn out as we expect them to. Enjoy Vietnam and thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I look forward to your next adventure.😄

I have lived in SE Asia for 35 years now, having emigrated from the UK in 1988... I have visited Vietnam many times, including spending a month there in 2019, and it is one of my favourite countries. And who cares about a few bugs? Comes with the territory in much of SE Asia!

Looking out train and airplane windows truly changes your perspective on what everyday life looks like outside of "street view". Glad the cockroach didn't make another appearance, and glad you made it to Da Nang safely. Can't wait for the next video!

This overnight train trip looks funny and interesting, haha. I always love to travel by train, especially for those which you can stay one or two nights in. Unlike those people who hate the train being slow, shaking and noisy, I just love this feeling on the other way. Becaue the "Shaking bed" makes me feel that I am still in my mom's hands, I can really sleep well no matter how loud or uncomfortable the train is.

Being a daughter of a 30-years-experiece train staff, I always like to travel by train despite it is slow, noisy and shaking. And I'm sorry to say you missed the best part which is a route from Danang to Hue where there is Hai Van Pass, the scenery is so so beautiful ( the last time I see Hai Van Pass was about 20 years ago when I travel from Hanoi to HCMC with my mom, and the memory of seeing it still remain in my mind). Last month I traveled from Hue to Danang by car so we went a tunnel ( Tunnel through Hai Van Pass) and there was nothing. If you have a chance please consider travel by train to see the view of Hai Van Pass ( or you can rent a motor bike from Danang to Hue, you'll get to see the pass too)

Dang you all have really kicked off 2023 with loads of traveling from Mexico to Vietnam and so on. So happy for both of you! You all are living life to its fullest. Take care and stay safe. ❤😊

You can take the next train from Da Nang to Hue city, this is one of the beautiful trains in the world, as this line goes around the coast and mountains. It's very beautiful❤.

Hội An is my favorite city in Việt Nam. I will probably spend a whole month there next time I come back to Vietnam 👍

Looks like you guys are having a good time. I got my trip to Vietnam in 1965 courtesy of Uncle Sam

Hello Adventures, this has been AWESOME! That train ride was really cool...oh and the delicious food😁😁. And that cockrouch...I'd be nervous too. AMAZING VIDEO!

My wife and I did this exact train trip last October, in the same 2 bed room. Best nights sleep of our 1month Asian trip. We didn't realize the food was included and declined, not realizing. The bathroom was awful. My Dad was in a 4 bed a few rooms along the train making friends with locals lol. We will always remember it. Different experience to yours but fabulous memories.

What gorgeous scenery. We took 1 overnight train ride between Rome & Paris, and sprung for a sleeper car. Unfortunately, we went through the Alps overnight and missed out on the incredible scenery. Fortunately, we didn't sleep a wink and we saw parts of the Alps by moonlight. I believe there were two reasons why I didn't sleep. Our beds were east/west (perpendicular to tracks), and it would have been more restful to be north/south (over tracks). Also, there were a lot of altitude changes and tunnels, which caused our ears to pop. Looking forward to next week's adventure.

I'm so excited to see your Vietnam adventures! I'm going in May 😊 I don't mind a 10 hour overnight bus/train but 17 is a but too much time out of my day, so I'm flying from North to Central to South. But thanks for sharing what I'm missing out on 😂😂

Hello from Upstate NY, I am originally from the Mekong Delta south of Saigon and I am a wanderlust myself. I've been watching U2 since Covid year, always enjoy your show and all of your journeys!! It is common that you experience the bugs in Vietnam, I don't like them myself when I am home visiting family. Big part of Vietnam still is a third world country, but it is definitely much better since I left home in the late 70s....U2 are pretty cool travelers, take it all in and enjoy all the experiences.....hope the google translate will help.....looking forward to see your next moves!

Informative vid, thanks. I did the exact same trip in 1994. The trains look to have improved a lot since then. The smell of the squat toilet back then is something i'll never forget.

what a great adventure you two are on. Keep posting new videos because I'm enjoying it through your lens. thanks!

You survived!!! Making memories! Hot trains are the worst, so glad they were able to fix that for you!

I served at a navy base in Da Nang in 1970-71. Things look quite different there now! 😂Glad you had fun on the train. Vietnam is, as you know, very humid and tropical, so bugs will be common. I also saw a huge cockroach when I was stationed in Orlando, Flordia, in the navy in 1968. That critter was about 4 inches long and was skittering up a support post at an outdoor laundromat. I doubt Orlando has outdoor laundromats now. That was pre-Disney, when it was mostly a retirement community full of old people (like I am now) and their tons of dirty laundry (in more ways than one, probably!). Anyway, thanks for taking us on that ride. Fun to watch as always.

If we could we would ride every train in the world! Thanks for taking us along on this journey. Looks amazing.

My thought as I saw the bloopers..."Whelp, Mr. Roach and his family will now feast for the next year on that!" Hahaha! Many people say you don't really take the train unless you're doing it for the experience. They suggest flying instead as the price is not that much more to fly and it'll be faster.

Stumbled across this video randomly, but you guys have such a wholesome positive energy that I had to subscribe! Thanks for the video - I was considering flying but the train experience seems unforgettable!

Oh gosh the train situation would've made me cry. Love that you stayed so positive!!

Lovely FIRST CLASS overnight TRAIN

You guys do an awesome job with your videos and we love following your adventures. We are retired full timers and we have followed a few of your ideas the #1 being looking for local good coffee shops on our travels. God Bless you guys. Keep up the good work❤❤

You guys are cool. I've lived in Vietnam almost 20 years and you have the right attitude for survival in this intense, crazy country.

Loving the Viet Nam tour 🙌🏼 Thank you!

That was one heck of a ride! Lol I’m so glad that you got to enjoy the views & got to eat some lunch! 💖🙌🏽 Everything worked out in the end. 😃

Loving the content and so happy to see you guys in Vietnam. Transportation in Vietnam is one thing I have not try to tackle on my own, so thank you for sharing your experience. If you get the chance have banh canh in Hoi An - it’s my favorite meal from Vietnam.

It seems awkward falling asleep in a strange place, then see a cockroach. Good thing you had snacks. That was nice they brought you meals. Looking forward to your next video. Have a good week!

You guys are so much fun!

Hi A+K, This is Xia and Lou, back in Fresno, CA. It was a one in a trillion chance that we met you in Ninh Binh, at the granduer boat tour, on the other side of the planet! My video caught the scene of my wife Lou excitedly yelling her greetings to you at the shore! My sister in law didn't understand Lou's excitement, and thought Lou had seen a king or something. We were excitedly suprised to see you, greet you, hugs, take pictures and videos together. We also have a parting video of both of you riding your boat along ours. We will always cherrish Ninh Binh's beauty, serenity, grandeur, and your friendship souvenir...

It looks fantastic! I've only been on one train, the narrow gauge in Durango, and it went on for entirely too long. 17 hours would drive me nuts! But it's better than a plane, and probably much simpler than renting a car and driving across the country (though if you had no time restrictions that would be amazing). I don't know that I'll ever go out to SE Asia, though I've been told to visit the Philippines since that's where some of my family is from. I'm enjoying vicariously traveling through you though!

Yikes a roach ... roaches can sneak into bags ... in my Boston trip, I had a mouse ... awesome video. I did the reverse trip from Hanoi to Da Nang. The Grab driver told me if I cancelled the booking and paid cash, he would discount my trip and always beat app prices. In Hoi An, try the Banh mi that Anthony Bourdain ate at! Yummy!

Love the travel day vids! I live the train experiences. I took a train from Frankfurt to Munich along time ago, and that is still one of my favorite travel days. Some thug about trains and seeing the rural country life, like you said. Glad you got that meal even if you spilled a a bit. 😂

Vietnamese are the nicest people.

U guys are awesome! Always staying positive! Thanks again for sharing 😊

Kudo to both of you and the clip! Thanks for coming to visit our beautiful country and wish you the best trip ahead. I am sure that tones of interesting things would wait for u later on!🤘✋👍

It looks beautiful. Oh boy..... I'm ready for your adventures. 🥰🐕🇺🇸

Congrats on making y’all’s Asian trip come true. Experiencing other cultures is very exciting especially in Asia. I’ve been to the Philippines and experiencing their big cities and extremely rural country sides was amazing. I’m truly looking forward towards your other Asian countries. Stay safe stay healthy

Damn you two are living the life! I found your channel when looking for thing to do in Oregon, and now watching you in Vietnam!

We totally love traveling by Train but we have never tried Vietnam one. 🙏 Thank you for making this nice video 🙂 Have a nice day 🍒🍒🍒

Hi Guys, Magic !!! video well done. we thought about your option to see the countryside etc but we booked with Veitnam airlines at £120 pounds for two plus luggage in June. Enjoy your travels. Thanks for your efforts and information. Regards John

Wow what an adventure for sure! Looking forward to the next video in Hoi An!

You guys rock with being so positive. The "train bug" would be a no deal for me. The train's definitely the top choice for the scenery of the daily life for long travel. Thanks for posting. Heading to VN in a month, your video helps.

The train ride was quite the adventure! Can't wait for your next video!

What an adventure glad you too had fun ❤

You guys did an excellent job on film editing. Keep it up!

It was just a cockroach. Pull yourself together man!!

Vietnamese services is just like 'hate me, love me, hate me again, oh no love me' haha

Seems like a great and wonderful experience.

So far, you have adventures out on the safe side. Go to villages, outdoor markets, and eat like the locals.

Currently in Vietnam, people mainly use personal cars or coach bus when traveling long distances. Trains are no longer a popular means of transportation, but because of safety, many people still choose them

From Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang City is quite far, about 960 km

17 Hour Train Ride YUK. Thought there was a 12 hour direct bus other KZfaqrs have taken. Congrats on getting your train tickets. Smelling the pillow sheets. It’s a train, you should expect bugs. Guess you did not check prices in advance [ like most ] Welcome to Hoi An home of the Outstanding Lantern Festival. Absolutely Loved Every Minute

You too are such a nice couple. Hope you enjoyed your time in our country.

The private cabin really is worth the extra money! The only downside is that you don’t get to meet and share food with the lovely locals 🇻🇳

It is AMAZING to watching your video in my beautiful country!

Groovy, Do you remember if they have private single cabins. Anyway, I did an othernite 12hour train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and LOVE it. I hope you enjoy HoiAn. I loved that unique and beautiful town.

You'll probably see lots of roaches before you come back to the states! lol Glad you were able to bounce back from that and enjoy and realize that's just part of the adventure. What a beautiful country!

I spent a very interesting year in Viet Nam 52 years ago wearing jungle fatigues. The cities have really changed. The biggest buildings back then were the old French ones. The railroad generally wasn't running then because the VC and NVA would blow up bridges. The country side looks much the same. One good memory is bahn mi sandwiches in Hoi An from street vendors. The old part of Hoi An is very cool. There is an excellent museum in Da Nang of Cham (Champa) culture. If you can see it do so. IIRC it is between the downtown area and the air port and a block or two west of the river. The people back then were very friendly (except for the ones trying to kill me). The Da Nang area is lovely. There are some really pretty areas in the highlands. I had a very different experience in Viet Nam than a lot of GIs. The first half or my tour I was out in the bush as an Infantry Platoon Leader playing hide and seek with people who were trying to kill me and vice versa. The 2d half of my tour I was a Civil Affairs Officer in the Da Nang area which meant I was working with Vietnamese civilians doing disaster relief and things like taking medical teams out to remote hamlets. The 2d half was much more rewarding.

Thanks A+K

I used to travel the US by train a lot in the ‘50’s and early ‘60’s. Never could sleep on the dang things!

Mình rất vui vì nhiều bạn đến Việt Nam du lịch và thưởng thức nhiều món ăn của của Việt Nam chúng tôi

Vietnam is a lovely country, full of lovely people!

Hi, nice to meet you! I took the train from HCM to Hanoi, just over a month ago [early AM]. Probably too late now, but just behind that escalator in Saigon Station is a ticket booth, ....with a lady who speaks fluent English....she could have helped you with your already booked tickets!

Loved our trip to Vietnam

It just a tiny cockroach, I live in the U.S and stay in some of the motels during the storm and they were huge cockroaches. We live in Louisiana and hurricane hits sometime one or two times a years.

1. Please try our couple bed on a bus for another transportation option. 2. Sry our trains still need to improve a lot compare to the West. They must offer great service and hospitality with the 2 beds option cause you paid 189$ OMGGGG (Vietnamese rarely use this option). The lunch missing for miscommunication is unacceptable! However, things sorted out. Hopefully you had some weird and fun experience. Enjoy your stay and truly appreciated for visiting VN! Have fun and stay safe!

Cute couples! Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤

The dragon bridge is so cool, it spews fire and water

I hope one day I can visit Indonesia ❤

Looks nice 😀😁😄

LOL - the way you went on about the cockroach :) .. Don't come to Australia - you wouldn't cope with the bugs, spiders, cockroaches ... ha ha

The train is always a good idea....even when it isn't. LOL It goes places you probably never would have...and you don't have to drive. Nice save at the end Kathryn! How freaky was the "currency amounts" there in Vietnam? 300,000!!! And you find out it's $13. LOL So this roommate you guys had on the train....was it a Texas sized one? Haha.

Nice trips, I wish I could have the opportunity to travel to vietnam someday.

Yeah, I had to change motels because I saw a roach, of all places, on my pillow. Didn't want to take any along with me or wake one in my mouth for breakfast. Thanks for your video!

Wow that train needs some serious cleaning. But it still looked like a fun experience! Riding a sleeper train is on my bucketlist, but a higher quality, cleaner one in Japan I hope lol. I thought during the roach segment y'all found a bedbug! My biggest fear when traveling

This video confirms our decision to fly instead when we travel there in June!

You can always ask anybody there. We’d love to help foreigners

Really enjoying your episodes on Viet Nam.

I caught the vietnam travel bug last year hosted by one pack wanderer and went for a 10 days trip. This year I guess I caught it again viewing yours. Will be heading in July, thanks to you both, are a natural.

Thumbs up for final clip..

Hi great video! Can you tell me which train has the two berth cabins...? I'm planning a trip from HCM city to Da Nang but can only find the 4 berth cabins online... Thank you!

What a "cop out" I did that trip in 2001 ,, 1920's train ,, the REAL Vietnam :)

As a Vietnamese, I suggest traveling such a distance (SGN-DAN) using airplanes. That's an obvious choice of Vietnameses here. We know that the train service in VN is not good, the train system and every parts of the service need upgrade and changes. We are not satisfied with its current state, but it is where it is now.

Eeeek…a cockroach! At least it didn’t make its way to your mouths while you were sleeping! I know someone that happened to in their own house! 😳🤮 But seriously, this was a great video! We were laughing after that outtake with the food…Dad was really laughing! The scenery was gorgeous and your attitudes were great! Glad you got to experience this! Keep traveling safe!

I've heard things about this train and more often than not, it's not been great. I KNEW you guys were going to say you saw a cockroach before you said it... and I couldn't help but giggle over Kathryn jumping at the slightest noise thereafter. I know a lot of people take their own sheets... not that it would have helped with the cockroach. 12goAsia are amazing aren't they? We had no way to pre-book the overnight sleeper train from Bangkok to the Laos border but they made booking through them and guaranteeing us a bed for the night a breeze. I didn't know it was possible to get a cabin with just 2 beds in it so this was very helpful to learn! Was it possible to fold away the beds to make seats for the day time or you have to keep the beds the way you had them in the video? On the last overnight sleeper train I took, they'd wrenched out all of the original train furniture and just put in 2 metal bunk beds that you'd find in a hostel dorm. I was so tired boarding the train around midnight I didn't realise until the next morning. Having had time to digest it - would you still recommend the train over flying?

Super fast catch at the end LOL… Enjoy VietNam guys, my home country.

Dude you're lucky it was just a tiny little cockroach and not one of the giant flying kind we get down in Florida! Those are terrifying!

Oh ho ho :)) cant wait til the part in Phong Nha

You guys are awesome. Thank you for sharing

Oh no, if you see one cockroach there's definitely a full on colony somewhere nearby 😬. I would've had to sleep with lights on, doesn't keep them all at bay but cuts down the amount that may come out usually 😬 ahhh I hate it 😂. Ya'll are brave to have that coffee after seeing bugs, but to be honest I get it I have to have coffee so I probably would've got some too! That meat cabbage and rice looks so good, I'm so glad you guys didn't miss out after all of that. I'm assuming Grab is like Uber/Lyft. Thank you guys for another great video!! Sending much love to you guys!

god luck finding a 2 berth anymore on that route

thank you for pick viet nam is your travel destination, I will be there in May 17 on my vacation. This is my first vacation after Covid 19. i will travel to Ninh Binh the place call TRANG AN. this place will not disappoint you guys for sure. for now welcome to vietnam. thank you for share your posted.