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Love to see you back with trains. The other stuff is fun, but the trains videos are the best. Second are the boat videos. Can't wait to see what adventures you get up to now that you are based out of another part of the world!
Have just come back from Vietnam (August 2024). We experienced no issues with access to train street - you just need to find the right segment. But you're absolutely right, it is super dangerous and therefore incredibly exciting and a must-do when visiting Hanoi. I'm looking forward to seeing your Vietnam adventures!
Theres a similar market in Thailand! I went a few years ago. We took a day trip to it, and you basically get to ride the train in through a similarly narrow pathway. And the local shops generally sell goods over the train tracks. And then pack up as the trains coming. They all had fold away stalls and stuff so when the train passes they're out of the way, and then within minutes are back set up to sell after the train passes. You can get tickets to ride the train in and there's literal inches between the train and some of the stalls. And then you park up and get to explore. Highly suggest trying it out if you're in Thailand. Its just outside of Bangkok, and its called the Maeklong Railway Market.
Some of my most poignant memories are the times spent with my brother. One time in particular was two days together in a small camp trailer. While it rained outside, my brother and I talked, cooked, played games, and enjoyed a sleepover.
You should come to St. George, Utah next, there are a lot of things to do and the town is close to Zion national park and it’s near snow canyon state park and there are red rocks that surround the town and there a lot of hikes, I really want you to come and experience my home town 😁
Love the train!! Sure, it's dangerous...but not as dangerous as getting on a motorcycle and driving in Vietnam.. HAha. Always enjoy seeing your sister Jessica on the video!!
Reminds me of the CP holiday train in Whitemouth, MB. Except when they forget to tell anyone that a freight train has priority and blows by at 90km/hr about as close as this one.
Love the little cafes by the train track. That would be fun. Riding the mopeds like that, not so much. Haha Love Bellroy products. I use their sling all the time for my travels and their backpack holds a lot.
In the US (and presumably most of the first world) use of asbestos in train brakes was stopped in the mid 1980s. In Asia, I have no idea...but if it is level track and there's no station on either side of the street, the trains may not need to decelerate under normal circumstances. And if they only need to slow down a little bit, they will use dynamic braking that doesn't use brake shoes.
There are a lot of "street runners" in the US. Maybe not so tight or turned into tourist attractions, but they're there. La Grange, KY, is a well-known one.
I’ve had a rough week. My mom’s in hospice (I’m her only egg 😊) and I had to have surgery. Your video came at the right time. It is interesting, fun, and joyful, plus it included your sister. I also learned something I never knew existed, the train street. How cool!? Thank you so much. Not sure if you’ll ever know the impact your videos have on people’s mental wellbeing.
Growing up on Long Island (New York) we used to crush pennies on the tracks of the Long Island Rail Road. Most of the ground level tracks we used to do that on are now elevated and you can't access them any more.
We would get in trouble putting pennies on the train tracks as kids. Our parents always told us it could make the train derail. Looking forward to the next vid.
I crashed a local funeral while hiking in Sa Pa. Lots of happy water with the locals and also witnessed the Village butchering a water Buffalo in a creek.
My ex was once married to a man from Vietnam. She's been there many times and told me all the cool, funny, and sometimes near unbelievable stories, like your moped not having enough power for the hill. The rented a more powerful one which then led to a wheelie and she fell off the back... lol
Yey!!!! hopefully more contents about Asia since you now live in Asia 🤩. Maybe about trains in Japan or that airport in Singapore or that bus across mainland Southeast Asia or maybe something always happens in Singapore Grand Prix
