A couple of years or so ago, a Korean tourist did something foolish on Train Street and was hurt. They closed down Train Street for a while after that. It's now only allowed if you are invited by a cafe owner (which means you should order a drink and/or food while there). The fact that you have to be invited by the cafe owner means it limits how many people are allowed on the tracks as the owners are responsible for their patrons. If they had opened it up to the general public with it's recent popularity, imagine the crowds that would gather and the chaos that would ensue...and imagine a train going through with crowds loitering around. Very dangerous.
Thank you so much for your comment. It's a shame but it certainly makes complete sense! It would be incredibly dangerous if it wasn't very carefully managed!
Mình nhớ tuổi thơ thường hay bám vào đuôi tàu từ ga Hà Nội đến bên kia sông. Ngày nay nơi này trở thành một địa điểm du lịch tự phát nhưng thực sự rất nguy hiểm. Mặc dù chưa có tai nạn nào xảy ra từ 1975 đến nay.
Yeah. It’s very much a major tourist hotspot now. People like us probably don’t help! It’s just fascinating to see I guess, and it’s a pretty street. But I imagine it’s a shame for locals that it’s become this way!
Có mấy vụ tai nạn đưa lên báo rồi đó. Chính vì vậy họ không cho vào phố đường tầu tự do như trước đây nữa nhưng không cấm được hoàn toàn vì những người kinh doanh nhà hàng luôn tìm mọi cách để đưa du khách vào.
It's hard to beat the atmosphere of Hanoi. Reminds me of a bit of Marseille, France with the narrow streets and old French architecture, but then you have the buzzing energy of Southeast Asia, people hanging out absolutely everywhere (life happens on the streets, not inside), quaint and cute cafes and shops, activity and action everywhere you look. Normally you get that type of energy in massive cities like Bangkok or NYC but the fact that you get it in such a serene looking place that looks like the Southeast Asian South of France with lots of greenery everywhere that makes it look like out of another world is pretty mind boggling.
Great summary! It really is such a lively place. Almost too overwhelming if you’re easily stressed haha 😅 But you’re absolutely right, a truly remarkable place!
Hanoi is amazing, we were lucky with Train street,just walked in but we had been told it's no go. We didn't want to wait for the train. The lake is lovely in the evening, lovely atmosphere. Thanks for posting your vlogs.
Glad to hear you got lucky with the train street! I think maybe it's way more hectic when a train is due to come (mainly for health and safety reasons). The lake is really nice indeed! Ahh glad you enjoyed watching, thank you :)
The train spot is not really easy to catch up with so I totally understand, they have some specific rules. You will have to be with a coffee shop in order to get into the rail (their staff would recruit you into their cafe as you enter the road, so pretty much you don’t have much options at that time), and most of the trains come thru go pretty late at night (7-10pm) and just a few during the day, so morning is not an ideal time. And only the cafe owners know if there be a train coming so you can come in and ask them the time then comeback. Pretty chill spot late night tho, at the end it’s just for your safety as tourists in the area has grown a lot.
Yeah we slowly figured out how it all worked! We have to say, the night time was definitely the best experience we had ☺️ And straight away, we realised how big a tourist attraction it has become, so the safety measures are understandable. A little stressful but still good fun 😀
Advice for future tourists. If you have to travel South and you want to see the whole street, go by train. It's an experience by itself. Take a slow moving one with built-in-restaurant, and just watch the scenery as you go by, a sleeper train works too but even better is with a train that have a back balcony. Remember to choose the right station though.
Hey Ben and Marnie, I’m an old school friend of Gary, your Dad Marnie. I’ve been following your escapades and I have some questions about Vietnam. My daughter will be visiting Vietnam very shortly and she’s wondering if credit/debit cards are widely used or not? Is it best to take cash? If so do you recommend exchanging before travelling or in Vietnam? Looking forward to your reply. Thanks, Robin
Hey Robin! Ahh that's so cool, thank you for following along :) Awesome, hope she has a great time! In terms of the money situation, you need cash most of the time. A few places accept card but will often charge a 3% fee to use it. You could change up some cash before travelling, but my advice would be to get an international bank account beforehand that doesn't charge you transaction fees when abroad. We use Starling, for example, but Monzo also works the same way. Then when she is in Vietnam, she can withdraw cash from an ATM without paying international fees. Always select 'no' on the cashpoint if it asks whether you want to convert the currency from GBP to VND as you'll get an awful exchange rate. Just withdraw Vietnamese Dong without the conversion. That way, you are getting the best value for money as Starling just withdraws the exact amount at the best exchange rate. Hope this helps, let us know if you have any other questions. More than happy to advise however we can! :)
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A couple of years or so ago, a Korean tourist did something foolish on Train Street and was hurt. They closed down Train Street for a while after that. It's now only allowed if you are invited by a cafe owner (which means you should order a drink and/or food while there). The fact that you have to be invited by the cafe owner means it limits how many people are allowed on the tracks as the owners are responsible for their patrons. If they had opened it up to the general public with it's recent popularity, imagine the crowds that would gather and the chaos that would ensue...and imagine a train going through with crowds loitering around. Very dangerous.
Thank you so much for your comment. It's a shame but it certainly makes complete sense! It would be incredibly dangerous if it wasn't very carefully managed!
Mình nhớ tuổi thơ thường hay bám vào đuôi tàu từ ga Hà Nội đến bên kia sông. Ngày nay nơi này trở thành một địa điểm du lịch tự phát nhưng thực sự rất nguy hiểm. Mặc dù chưa có tai nạn nào xảy ra từ 1975 đến nay.
Yeah. It’s very much a major tourist hotspot now. People like us probably don’t help! It’s just fascinating to see I guess, and it’s a pretty street. But I imagine it’s a shame for locals that it’s become this way!
Có mấy vụ tai nạn đưa lên báo rồi đó. Chính vì vậy họ không cho vào phố đường tầu tự do như trước đây nữa nhưng không cấm được hoàn toàn vì những người kinh doanh nhà hàng luôn tìm mọi cách để đưa du khách vào.
@@vuavietnam Làm gì có, nhà tôi ngay Lý Nam Đế đây, có thì đã biết rồi.
@@vuavietnam Thank you for explaining - we figured as much and it does make complete sense from a health and safety perspective!
It's hard to beat the atmosphere of Hanoi. Reminds me of a bit of Marseille, France with the narrow streets and old French architecture, but then you have the buzzing energy of Southeast Asia, people hanging out absolutely everywhere (life happens on the streets, not inside), quaint and cute cafes and shops, activity and action everywhere you look. Normally you get that type of energy in massive cities like Bangkok or NYC but the fact that you get it in such a serene looking place that looks like the Southeast Asian South of France with lots of greenery everywhere that makes it look like out of another world is pretty mind boggling.
Great summary! It really is such a lively place. Almost too overwhelming if you’re easily stressed haha 😅
But you’re absolutely right, a truly remarkable place!
Hanoi is amazing, we were lucky with Train street,just walked in but we had been told it's no go. We didn't want to wait for the train.
The lake is lovely in the evening, lovely atmosphere.
Thanks for posting your vlogs.
Glad to hear you got lucky with the train street! I think maybe it's way more hectic when a train is due to come (mainly for health and safety reasons).
The lake is really nice indeed! Ahh glad you enjoyed watching, thank you :)
The train spot is not really easy to catch up with so I totally understand, they have some specific rules. You will have to be with a coffee shop in order to get into the rail (their staff would recruit you into their cafe as you enter the road, so pretty much you don’t have much options at that time), and most of the trains come thru go pretty late at night (7-10pm) and just a few during the day, so morning is not an ideal time. And only the cafe owners know if there be a train coming so you can come in and ask them the time then comeback. Pretty chill spot late night tho, at the end it’s just for your safety as tourists in the area has grown a lot.
Yeah we slowly figured out how it all worked! We have to say, the night time was definitely the best experience we had ☺️
And straight away, we realised how big a tourist attraction it has become, so the safety measures are understandable. A little stressful but still good fun 😀
Advice for future tourists.
If you have to travel South and you want to see the whole street, go by train. It's an experience by itself.
Take a slow moving one with built-in-restaurant, and just watch the scenery as you go by, a sleeper train works too but even better is with a train that have a back balcony.
Remember to choose the right station though.
Great advice! We were lucky to take a train out of Hanoi and see the street this way too :)
Great work 😊 thanks for sharing dear friend 👌 😊
Thank you so much as always 🙏😀
Chào đón anh chị đến Việt Nam!! Chúc 2 anh chị Mãi Hạnh Phúc nha!!!❤❤❤❤❤
Aww thank you so much! You too!! 😀😍
Fantastic 👏
Thank you ☺️ pure chaos but a great experience 😀🥰
Try some morning glory my friends. You won’t regret it if you love vegetables. It’s called rau muong.
thank you for the recommendation! :)
Hey Ben and Marnie, I’m an old school friend of Gary, your Dad Marnie. I’ve been following your escapades and I have some questions about Vietnam. My daughter will be visiting Vietnam very shortly and she’s wondering if credit/debit cards are widely used or not? Is it best to take cash? If so do you recommend exchanging before travelling or in Vietnam? Looking forward to your reply. Thanks, Robin
Hey Robin! Ahh that's so cool, thank you for following along :)
Awesome, hope she has a great time! In terms of the money situation, you need cash most of the time. A few places accept card but will often charge a 3% fee to use it. You could change up some cash before travelling, but my advice would be to get an international bank account beforehand that doesn't charge you transaction fees when abroad. We use Starling, for example, but Monzo also works the same way. Then when she is in Vietnam, she can withdraw cash from an ATM without paying international fees. Always select 'no' on the cashpoint if it asks whether you want to convert the currency from GBP to VND as you'll get an awful exchange rate. Just withdraw Vietnamese Dong without the conversion. That way, you are getting the best value for money as Starling just withdraws the exact amount at the best exchange rate. Hope this helps, let us know if you have any other questions. More than happy to advise however we can! :)
@@BenandMarnie Thanks so much for the advice. Hope you enjoy the rest of your travels. Looking forward to the next video 👏👏👏
@@robinhughes1700 our pleasure! Hope your daughter has the best time 😀
And thank you, next one should be up in a few days and plenty more to come 👍
Be Happy ..easy to go everywhere with Motorbike..
thank you! :)
I wish u would leave the info on your place u stayed at. I’m 70 and will be traveling alone and on a budget
It was called Vitamin Home Hoàn Kiếm 35 - very reasonable price wise and fantastic location in the Old Quarter :)
Your first stop should be choosing to come to China, as the number of subscribers will rapidly increase.....😁
Haha, hopefully one day we can make it to China if the budget allows 🙏☺️
Alright, no one go flat.👍🤪
Wow Ong y’all look beautiful from eating banh mi. Just beautiful. 😢just beware the train y’all can’t stop the train with your body.😂
Haha the banh mi is what’s beautiful 🤩
That train comes by super close 😯