{"id":119637,"date":"2023-10-25T07:59:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/?p=119637"},"modified":"2023-10-25T07:59:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T07:59:18","slug":"i-travelled-in-vietnam-i-wish-id-been-warned-about-sleeper-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogcamlodipine.com\/travel\/i-travelled-in-vietnam-i-wish-id-been-warned-about-sleeper-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"I travelled in Vietnam &#8211; I wish I&apos;d been warned about sleeper buses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>I went travelling in Vietnam&#8230; I wish someone had warned me about what it&#8217;s REALLY like being on a sleeper bus<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A British wellness TikToker shared her experience on a night bus in Vietnam<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She claimed it was &#8216;one of the worst nights of her life&#8217; with only two hours sleep<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A British health and wellness TikToker shared her experience of travelling on a sleeper bus in Vietnam, claiming it was &#8216;one of the worst nights&#8217; of her life.<\/p>\n<p>The video by Mia Challiner (@miachalliner) has been seen by over three million people in less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>She and her brother were travelling around Vietnam and decided to book a night bus to travel from one city to another &#8211; Hanoi to Hoi an.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker explained to her two million followers that at the time of booking it, the 20 hour bus ride seemed &#8216;kind of fun&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>She filmed the experience and gave viewers an inside look to what it&#8217;s really like on one of infamous sleepers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/17\/76810181-12643933-A_British_health_and_wellness_TikToker_shared_her_experience_of_-a-199_1697819406085.jpg\" height=\"1080\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A British health and wellness TikToker shared her experience of travelling on a sleeper bus in Vietnam, claiming it was &#8216;one of the worst nights&#8217; of her life<\/p>\n<p>She said &#8216;Now, the average height here in Vietnam is 5ft and I am 6ft 2. I mean, I should have known that was literally a recipe for disaster.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Before leaving for the bus station I had a shower at the hotel spa because I didn&#8217;t know if the bus was gonna stop at any point&#8217; &#8211; she also got &#8216;snacks&#8217; to be safe:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I say snacks but I literally just got diet coke and water, which I quickly found out I was not gonna be drinking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When booking online we were able to choose which seats we were gonna have and we chose the ones at the top which we quickly realised was a silly decision.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>She told viewers &#8216;On the bus we had to take our shoes off and then headed straight to our seats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Listen, I did not anticipate the fact that I would have no storage space at all. I&#8217;ve seen videos of people having these massive beds but I guess not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;My room had a little curtain and I got given a blanket and a bottle of water, which I did not touch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I actually didn&#8217;t drink for the whole\u00a0 20 hour trip because I quickly found out there were no toilets on board.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/17\/76810183-12643933-She_said_Now_the_average_height_here_in_Vietnam_is_5ft_and_I_am_-a-200_1697819421581.jpg\" height=\"680\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She said &#8216;Now, the average height here in Vietnam is 5ft and I am 6ft 2. I mean, I should have known that was literally a recipe for disaster&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/11\/76789003-12643933-The_TikToker_explained_to_her_two_million_followers_that_at_the_-a-16_1697972102723.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The TikToker explained to her two million followers that at the time of booking it, the 20 hour bus ride seemed &#8216;kind of fun&#8217; (stock image)<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0Ultimate luxury in the world&#8217;s furthest corners: From Sydney to Tokyo, Vietnam to Thailand, here&#8217;s how you can explore some of the most exciting destinations in style!<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/18\/10\/75436877-12643933-Exploring_new_horizons_is_best_done_from_the_lap_of_luxury_IHG_H-a-1_1697621427963.jpg\" height=\"183\" width=\"274\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I actually managed to sleep for a couple of hours with my knees bent and at 12am I woke up to a man walking down the aisles shouting.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The traveller filmed herself getting out of her small bed on the bus and following the man to the toilet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She said &#8216;In my head I thought, right this must be a dinner break and luckily I had picked up a salad before getting on the bus but no I found out this was just a toilet break and I ended up p****** in this hole with my salad in my hand.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Next, she shared a clip of the bag full of makeup and skincare she had brought with her that she was hoping to use on the journey.<\/p>\n<p>She questioned &#8216;What the f*** was I thinking taking m skincare and makeup on this bus? I really thought I&#8217;d be sat on this bus doing my skincare routine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I had my little salad and the bus did have Wi-Fi so I facetimed my parents, who were literally p****** themselves laughing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The bus did stop at 3am again for another toilet break, however this time it was on the side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>The TikToker concluded &#8216;Honestly, I think I was so delusional in these clips because I only slept a total of like two hours.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At 6am everyone got told to get off the bus but we were still an hour away from our destination. We then got transferred onto another bus and had a two hour ride before finally getting into a grab which took us to our hotel.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/11\/76810179-12643933-The_TikToker_said_I_actually_didn_t_drink_for_the_whole_20_hour_-a-17_1697972102724.jpg\" height=\"974\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The TikToker said &#8221;I actually didn&#8217;t drink for the whole 20 hour trip because I quickly found out there were no toilets on board&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/20\/17\/76788997-12643933-image-a-150_1697818494123.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One person wrote &#8216;I really couldn\u2019t do a sleeper bus, I need a wee like every 15 minutes&#8217; with laughing emojis (stock image)<\/p>\n<p>The video has over 320 comments that were shocked at what it&#8217;s really like.<\/p>\n<p>One person wrote &#8216;I really couldn\u2019t do a sleeper bus, I need a wee like every 15 minutes&#8217; with laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<p>Other viewers added &#8216;NO TOILETS WHAT&#8217; and &#8216;this actually sounds like my personal nightmare&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another wrote &#8216;There\u2019s no amount of money I could save that would make this worth it, 20 hours and no bathroom is insane&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, some thought that the bus was &#8216;actually pretty nice&#8217; compared to what they have been on.<\/p>\n<p>Someone argued &#8216;That sleeper bud is pretty nice tbh, people need to realize that they\u2019re in different countries with different infrastructures&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>One traveller advised &#8216;Look for the luxury sleeper buses that are sometimes only a couple dollars more expensive but have only two rows in the bus so you get more room!&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another chimed in with &#8216;I was there last week. Take the sleeper train. I took Laman. It\u2019s literally Hogwards express. It\u2019s an incredible experience. 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