I have to applaud you for taking on this trip and all the modes of transportation. I see all these KZitemrs hopping into cabs or very limited transfers and wow! You showed a real experience.
@nanwithabackpack
11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! It really was the longest most uncomfortable journey. There was water running down the inside of the night bus so I was sitting in a puddle with wet clothes for the whole 12 hour ride. No bathroom stops although the driver did pull over on a dark road at 1am so myself and some other ladies could have a nature wee behind the bus!!!! I will definitely never forget the trip and something I don’t want to repeat in a hurry!!!! But I’m still glad I did it because it’s something I will always remember. If I had traveled by plane or private transport the memory would fade. How funny how the mind works!! 🥰
@Mr0ptimist
11 ай бұрын
lol, those busses are hardly ever on time from those deports! Still, it’s always an experience, though 😂🤣😂
@nanwithabackpack
11 ай бұрын
It was definitely an experience 🥴🤣😝
@LamiaEssex
Жыл бұрын
After that journey.....I will say your mad......but so glad you survived.....thought you would have checked into a hotel, to be pampered..you are so much stronger than me....will look forward to next video....take care and stay safe
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
I was exhausted 😩 after 🤣
@shannonrickards1278
10 ай бұрын
That was a long bus ride
@nanwithabackpack
10 ай бұрын
It was awful 😢
@donnamaree2311
Жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness Sonja, l was exhausted with you haha, glad you made it finally, love from your Aussie friend xx
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
I can’t even believe to tell you how bad it was. It was like being in a sort of nightmare comedy. It was the worst journey I’ve had in 10 months it was even worse than the boat trip off Gill Air and that was horrible 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@penniedurell6934
Жыл бұрын
That was some journey you did and thank goodness you were able to tell us the story 🙏
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
I was so very tired afterwards. Took me days to recover. 🥱
@dianefturner4166
Жыл бұрын
Honestly I don’t know how you do it ,sitting in a strangers car ,my worst nightmare 😱
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Shhhhhh don’t say anything but I was definitely nervous until we collected his children. 😬
@mabo9636
Жыл бұрын
Actually there is another choice by taking train from luang prabang to nateuy by train. And take mini bus from nateuy to houay xai.
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Oh wow i so wish I knew that as my night sleeper bus was awful. I definitely want to go back so next time I will look into the train. Thank you so very much. 🥰
Well done what a great video, what a amazing trip so far, big hugs lots love from us all in the UK 😮😊
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊 much love 🥰
@rebeccaauld5054
Жыл бұрын
Yikes!
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 yep 🤣🤣🤣
@neilwiltshire1467
Жыл бұрын
Ouch ! That was a painful watch ! 😪
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Lol it was a painful experience 🤣
@anna_m59
Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe it you really did this bus drive .. you are a hero. Is there a better option to visit Chiang Rai?
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
From Luang Prabang to Chiang Rai you can do the slow boat, night bus, private car hire or fly. Night bus is the cheapest. Because it was last minute the flights were expensive.
@anna_m59
Жыл бұрын
@@nanwithabackpack you rock Sonja!
@mabo9636
Жыл бұрын
There is another option. Take train to Nateuy station. Change to mini van to houay xai. It is next the thai-laos border.
@paulseoighemcgee5772
Жыл бұрын
Wow - what a nightmare . Earplugs are a must , fellow travellers .
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Lol yes I put my headphones on for the whole trip.
@nanaontherun1968
Жыл бұрын
That certainly was sleeping rough!
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Omg it was the worst. When I do head back to Laos I will definitely fly NO MORE NIGHT SLEEPER BUS!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Did you receive my email response? 😃
@nanaontherun1968
Жыл бұрын
I did. Thank you. Yes leaving and not having security when I return is rather frightening. I think a plan would be to have my son rent the house with a couple friends. The cost of living here in Canada has become ridiculous. I still have a mortgage but it's a small one. I think I'd want to do the less expensive counties first and with each day of what I save tac it on to the more expensive European countries. I think I could budget for accommodation $50 a night in SE Asia or if I did a mth at a time easily $700 or less. I work in a accounting and own a small cloth diaper business. If I can get that to a point where I can have a 3rd party do my Shipping that would give me an on going income. Would cover at least food.
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
You can get a lovely room for $25 usa per night in Thailand. My rooms have been between £3-£7 per night some of those have been shed door mattress and some of them have been private rooms. 😃
@66TripsLeft
Жыл бұрын
Excellent update, but what a journey. We've got one of those washing lines, came in handy when we were in Vietnam. I went to Chiang Rai in 1994, I *may* have stayed *slightly* more upmarket
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
The washing limo is so useful I have used it so much. Yes I’m definitely a budget traveler. Although I’m meeting the best people along the way. 😃
@66TripsLeft
Жыл бұрын
@@nanwithabackpack We no longer stay in posh accommodation, that was our honeymoon, we're normally £15-£25 a night people, most of our Vietnam places we're £20.
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
@@66TripsLeft 🥰
@66TripsLeft
Жыл бұрын
@@nanwithabackpack blimey, you still awake, it must be 4am?
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
@@66TripsLeft it’s now 5.30am yes I really struggle with my sleep unfortunately. I’ve only managed a few hours in days now. I even tried sleeping pill but unfortunately it didn’t help very much. Hopefully it will settle down in the next few days.
@user-wt8mg5ym8g
Жыл бұрын
I know how you feel girl, i was on a train in a sleeper cabin for 4 people me, my daugther and a total stranger(man) farting in snoring or eating most of the 32 hours from Goa to Agra India, it was a nightmare our cabin was next to the toilets they smelled terrible my daughter had a t shirt wrap around her face most of the trip never again, it,s cheaper and faster to get a internal flight
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Oh my that sounds terrible poor you. I was lucky in the fact it was only 12 hours on the bus. 🥴
@adventuresofken4411
Жыл бұрын
Such an adventure! 🤠
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
I will definitely never forget it!!! Lol 😂
@MunkyChunk
Жыл бұрын
Haha, that was a heck of a trip. What are the alternative travel options? Train? Plane?
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
There is the slow boat, private transport, night bus or flight ✈️ I choose the cheapest!!!! 😩 I will never ever forget it!!!! 🤣
@MunkyChunk
Жыл бұрын
@@nanwithabackpackseems like a few bucks makes a big difference over there!!
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
Yes definitely. Unfortunately the option of flying was way out of price range as it was very last minute. Definitely a lesson learned!!!! 🤣🤣
@MunkyChunk
Жыл бұрын
@@nanwithabackpack I just watched your radio interview video. Heard you sold your salon + belongings to fund your travels. How long do you have to travel with these funds? Any idea what you’ll do if/when they run out?
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
I have a small pension and I am teaching online as well. Hopefully as my KZitem channel grows I might earn something from that as well. I also have several other ideas of side hustle’s.
@anna_m59
Жыл бұрын
Sonja, are you in October still in Chiang May?
@nanwithabackpack
Жыл бұрын
I will have moved from Chiang Mai by October. Hopefully I will get to go back next year sometime. 🥰
@anna_m59
Жыл бұрын
@@nanwithabackpack I will keep you updated, would be nice to meeting you.
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