The trains in Thailand are so good! We took an overnight train from Laos to Bangkok a couple of years ago and we were very impressed. Nice that they make up the beds for you each night 😃
Correct, in 2nd class sleeper where you were there is no privacy, so lights stay on for security. ist class sleeper you have a private cabin for 2, or you can pay a little extra and have it for 1 person.
Yes, I thought the same - in the dark there is little control of the situation. When many people (strange to each other) sleep in the same place, it is not safe to leave them without control. The only alternative is an infrared camera connected to the display in the steward's compartment.
We asked someone later about it and they said that there had been quite a lot of incidents of drinking alcohol and things going on in the beds that were not appropriate. So now they leave the lights on to make everyone feel safer and alcohol is not allowed. To be honest it was fine and each bed has a curtain, we just weren't expecting it and we think a few people were caught out and didn't come prepared!
Lantern festival? We didn't know about that...our visa runs out so looks like we'll miss it boo! Chiang Mai is so lovely! We can see why so many expats go there!
@@AprilandTimTravel our visa expires right before the lantern festival. We are doing a visa run next week and hopefully be able to come back for the event!
Wonderful train interior, a well thought-out design. They only have to arrange something for those suffering from light (I sleep easily with the light on, at home even leave it on at night on purpose, when feeling bad). The landscape resembles Siberia.
@@AprilandTimTravel After your words about the previous incidents with alcohol etc. I can see the reason: these individual lamps (which I also saw in all Russian trains), where necessary, when the general light was turned off in certain hours, but some people could want to read books etc. Now they just don't turn off the general light for the reason you have mentioned, but they have left in place the individual lights in accordance with the design ofthe carriage. I also really like this idea of curtains - lets comfortably taking off my clothes at night (or if I want to sleep during the day on a several-day trip). Quite an easy and inexpensive way of providing more privacy.
We caught train #9, we think train #13 is still the old carriages - it costs less and books out quicker. We were happy to pay the extra 150 baht each to go on the new train. It really was one of the cleanest trains we've travelled on!
For safety issue, unfortunately they need to turn the light on on all cabin and there are the CCTVs monitoring in the cabins too. If you want the room to be dark then you need to buy the First Class ticket ( can accommodate 2 passengers in 1 room) so you can turn off the light in your room while sleeping.
We did this train to when we were in Thailand 🇹🇭 haha we went el cheapo though on the old train! Your train looked really nice though! I (Sally) slept on the top bunk and couldn’t sleep all night because of the bright lights! It was awful 😭 Hahaha we feel you April about walking into the bathroom with a camera... we got some weird looks whilst doing the trains across Russia 😂😂
😂😂 Things you do for the vlog! we were impressed by how clean they kept the train for the whole journey, we were expecting it to get trashed but the cleaners would go through every couple of hours and mop the floor and do a complete clean of the bathroom! swank! Haha
I had taken that train twice in May 1918 and the reason that they left the lights on because of the security reason. In the past passengers do get robed quite often in the sleeping car. Since they introduce, left the lights on plus police to guard the train such incident is reduced to almost nil.
I was asked them to turn the light off , But they told me like kinda safety at the night time .. that's it And i don't understand too 🙃 but still okay 👌
2:12 That thing next to the toilet is actually to clean the toilet and the floors. It's like what we would have in the shower, but in this case used slightly differently. Only for staff though, so don't tough that thing haha. Also regular houses in Thailand have this feature. 5:25 The lights stay on so you won't have anyone falling, grabbing the wrong things or other wise causing possible accidents.
Nothing beats cheap, old nonA/C cars on that trip. You can open windows, watch countryside, greet station masters... :) but there is less and less of them...
I would not be able to sleep if they turn off the lights because I am scared that someone will rob me. Can you imagine if the whole cabin is in the dark ?
We felt safe 😊 We were on the train that costs a little bit extra (not much). There weren't any drunks or noisey people. Which is why we probably wanted the lights off because we felt so safe!
haha if only! we would love to meet them but we think they're hard at work. it would be great to bump into them along the street though - April would fan girl no doubt! they inspired us to travel full time and start making videos, we have followed them from the start of their travels and love how they are following their dreams 😊
thanks for replying tim! cant blame april if she would fangirl.. i would do the same thing hahaha! wishing you guys more subscribers as i love watching your vlogs!! much love to both of you from LA! 😍
Hopefully Tim pulled down the baseball cap over his eyes other option is put put your head in a black tshirt and roll it the material over your eyes. But its strange because you can always FEEL the light regardless.
The trains in Thailand are so good! We took an overnight train from Laos to Bangkok a couple of years ago and we were very impressed. Nice that they make up the beds for you each night 😃
Train travel is the way to go! Especially when you're travelling a lot, it gives you forced relaxation time 😊
@@AprilandTimTravel definitely! And it's a nice bonus that you save on accommodation costs :D
fantastic detail in your blog, thanks
Great 😀👍
I used to do the same,went to Chiengmai, when several years ago, with my friends.
Love your VDO.
The picture is sharp. The trains are good and you describe very well.
Glad you liked it 😀
Correct, in 2nd class sleeper where you were there is no privacy, so lights stay on for security. ist class sleeper you have a private cabin for 2, or you can pay a little extra and have it for 1 person.
The steward made the bed very fast. I think they leave the lights on for safety for passengers. Looked very comfortable.
Yes, I thought the same - in the dark there is little control of the situation. When many people (strange to each other) sleep in the same place, it is not safe to leave them without control. The only alternative is an infrared camera connected to the display in the steward's compartment.
He was an expert! He was so happy to make our beds as well lol 😀
We asked someone later about it and they said that there had been quite a lot of incidents of drinking alcohol and things going on in the beds that were not appropriate. So now they leave the lights on to make everyone feel safer and alcohol is not allowed. To be honest it was fine and each bed has a curtain, we just weren't expecting it and we think a few people were caught out and didn't come prepared!
I'm currently in Chiang Mai. It's a beautiful city. Don't forget the lantern festival in November! Have fun!
Lantern festival? We didn't know about that...our visa runs out so looks like we'll miss it boo! Chiang Mai is so lovely! We can see why so many expats go there!
@@AprilandTimTravel our visa expires right before the lantern festival. We are doing a visa run next week and hopefully be able to come back for the event!
Wonderful train interior, a well thought-out design. They only have to arrange something for those suffering from light (I sleep easily with the light on, at home even leave it on at night on purpose, when feeling bad).
The landscape resembles Siberia.
the strange thing was every bed had a individual lamp - but there was absolute no need to use them ever because the aisle lights were so bright!
@@AprilandTimTravel After your words about the previous incidents with alcohol etc. I can see the reason: these individual lamps (which I also saw in all Russian trains), where necessary, when the general light was turned off in certain hours, but some people could want to read books etc. Now they just don't turn off the general light for the reason you have mentioned, but they have left in place the individual lights in accordance with the design ofthe carriage.
I also really like this idea of curtains - lets comfortably taking off my clothes at night (or if I want to sleep during the day on a several-day trip). Quite an easy and inexpensive way of providing more privacy.
I think, the light had to be on for the safety reason.
Yes. That's the reason. Because overnight train used to have a terrify murder case before.
I wish they dim the light during night time.
This is how I feel when I take a new train to Chiang Mai from Bangkok.
Wow, new train :) Two years ago they had old carriages
We caught train #9, we think train #13 is still the old carriages - it costs less and books out quicker. We were happy to pay the extra 150 baht each to go on the new train. It really was one of the cleanest trains we've travelled on!
@@AprilandTimTravel , yes, we caught #13
For safety issue, unfortunately they need to turn the light on on all cabin and there are the CCTVs monitoring in the cabins too. If you want the room to be dark then you need to buy the First Class ticket ( can accommodate 2 passengers in 1 room) so you can turn off the light in your room while sleeping.
We did this train to when we were in Thailand 🇹🇭 haha we went el cheapo though on the old train! Your train looked really nice though! I (Sally) slept on the top bunk and couldn’t sleep all night because of the bright lights! It was awful 😭 Hahaha we feel you April about walking into the bathroom with a camera... we got some weird looks whilst doing the trains across Russia 😂😂
😂😂 Things you do for the vlog! we were impressed by how clean they kept the train for the whole journey, we were expecting it to get trashed but the cleaners would go through every couple of hours and mop the floor and do a complete clean of the bathroom! swank! Haha
I had taken that train twice in May 1918 and the reason that they left the lights on because of the security reason. In the past passengers do get robed quite often in the sleeping car. Since they introduce, left the lights on plus police to guard the train such incident is reduced to almost nil.
It’s good they took measures to make the journey safer for travellers. We felt very safe on that train and it was also very clean.
Some ppl of thai don't know about that sleeper train class we use bus instead cheaper and faster
light still on because for security for everyone
Great that you laughed at the McDonald’s phot op I thought they were your sponsor.
😂😂 no way!
I was asked them to turn the light off , But they told me like kinda safety at the night time .. that's it
And i don't understand too 🙃 but still okay 👌
Nice clip.
2:12 That thing next to the toilet is actually to clean the toilet and the floors. It's like what we would have in the shower, but in this case used slightly differently. Only for staff though, so don't tough that thing haha. Also regular houses in Thailand have this feature.
5:25 The lights stay on so you won't have anyone falling, grabbing the wrong things or other wise causing possible accidents.
Like 6. Nice video thanks for sharing.
thanks for watching 😊
@@AprilandTimTravel Your welcome!
you didnt mention the price or the cost - i watched this video hoping to find that info out
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Probably the crew have not been told to turn off the lights, so they don't. Mai pen rai
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2:13 “Bum Gun” 😁
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Nothing beats cheap, old nonA/C cars on that trip. You can open windows, watch countryside, greet station masters... :) but there is less and less of them...
Yes there is something romantic about the old style of rail travel.
I would not be able to sleep if they turn off the lights because I am scared that someone will rob me. Can you imagine if the whole cabin is in the dark ?
We felt safe 😊 We were on the train that costs a little bit extra (not much). There weren't any drunks or noisey people. Which is why we probably wanted the lights off because we felt so safe!
Air Asia $30 wonderful scenery from the air
Cheapskate. Thai Airways better for sn extra $10
Very nice VDO
Thanks 😁
They are turn on the light becos for safety.
For 1st class private room. the cabin attendant always said please keep the door locked.
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kara and nate are in chiang mai too! hope you guys meet up and collab :)
haha if only! we would love to meet them but we think they're hard at work. it would be great to bump into them along the street though - April would fan girl no doubt! they inspired us to travel full time and start making videos, we have followed them from the start of their travels and love how they are following their dreams 😊
thanks for replying tim! cant blame april if she would fangirl.. i would do the same thing hahaha! wishing you guys more subscribers as i love watching your vlogs!! much love to both of you from LA! 😍
April you nice!😄
aw shucks 😳
@@AprilandTimTravel just an interesting video.
April, ❤️ your teeth girl. New sub 😀
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Great video!
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Hopefully Tim pulled down the baseball cap over his eyes other option is put put your head in a black tshirt and roll it the material over your eyes. But its strange because you can always FEEL the light regardless.
yeah we 'felt' the light, all night long! thankfully we are prepared and have eye masks so we did manage to get some sleep 😀
I think you meant 25 Celsius, not Degrees.
Celcius and Fahrenheit are both degrees of temperature