OUR BIGGEST TRAVEL MISTAKE EVER! (Flying To Vietnam)
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2021
- Don’t make this travel mistake when flying to Vietnam!
What should have been an easy travel day turned into so much more. Sometimes when you’ve been doing something for a while you get a little overconfident and mistakes are made. We learned this lesson swiftly, which ended up costing us an extra $500 USD we didn’t plan on spending.
Sit back and enjoy the ride as we attempt to fly from Luang Prabang, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam. It was a roller coaster, but we learned some good travel lessons.
We hope you enjoy our Vietnam travel vlog and, as always, we’ll see you in our next video as we Keep Going Places!
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Filmed February 29, 2020
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We hope our Vietnam travel mistake from February 2020 brings you a little humor and entertainment 🙃 After almost a year of full-time traveling, we got a little too comfortable with waiting until the last minute on things and we ultimately paid the price on this one! Luang Prabang just made us a little too laid back. For those wondering why we didn’t just wait a few more days in Luang Prabang, we had a couple of time-bound commitments to make in Hanoi so we needed to arrive there ASAP.
Corruption takes advantage of foreigners ( that sucks) forgive my language.
@@vanmorse648 how is this related to corruption? They should have filed for the visa on arrival letter in time for it to be approved for their flight. I remember requesting for the visa on arrival a month before my flight (it arrived within a week --- but I wasn't going to wait until the last minute). There are 3rd parties that do it with RUSH processing (within 24 hrs) for a small fee. I think less than $50 all in
@@alphafox9162 I find Americans quite often think they can get through because they are American, I mean she got shitty at the check in guy, but imagine if you tried that at an American city, they would arrest you.
@@Sweetlyfe Yeah i called this foreigner entitlement. local asian has to deal with alot more corruption than any foreigners will ever see. Simple fact these guy fail to plan better and expected to get a slack just because they are foreigners. imo the 500$ is cheap if they learned their lesson that could prevent future mistake that might cause them even more.
Thanks.... I will not go to Vietnam. Fuck this shit
You guys travel this much yet is so poor at planning.
Who travels on a "pending visa?" Laos to Vietnam is a short hop. Then what? Tell the Vietnamese your visa is pending?
What if there are issues?
Sleep at the airport?
Assuming that you are approved is entitled.
To expect to call Vietnam immigration to expeditevis beyond hilarious.
Sure they will stop their lunches and expedite you two fine US citizens.
Respect the process.
Leave your Western mindset, you are not in Kansas anymore.
$500 is a cheap lesson. Should be more.
Lol....my visa is pending 😑.
But I give you guys mucha credit for smiling through it all and not let it ruin your trip.
Safe travels.
Chill out man. I get what you are saying, but they recognize it's all on them. They haven't been rude to anybody or anything. Take it easy, their mistake, their money, their vlog.
@@johnnymaldonadoparedes3502 AGREED. ForThe Record should chill a bit. Lesson learnt. Move on.
Really well said. Keep the smiles - always.VN is an amazing place. Learn to jump through the bureaucratic hoops and you'll have an amazing time.... Even when you are faced with the comically elevated immigration official desk - stay happy and smile.
Everything happens for a reason. Ashley and Jordan will learn. But as long as they have good times in Vietnam, that is all it matters. Oh, if they monetized UA-cam, they will get reimbursed.
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Yea i'm appalled that they even called vietnam embassy to process the visas for them in one hour so they could catch their plane. Who doesn't know you need a visa to enter vietnam. Heck do you just carry your suitcase to the airport and found out at the airport you need a visa to enter North Korea?
I think the “(Flying to Vietnam)” part of your title is misleading. There’s no question indeed this is your big mistake though. Trying to get into a country, any country, while your visa status is pending is really rolling the dice.
100% agreed with ya on this.
and especially under a pending pandemic :)
Definitely the title is a shameless click bait
Travel many countries and not making mistakes is almost unheard off. You learn every day.
We totally agree! Just glad we could work it out in the end. Thanks for watching!
Keep it up! Not everything is sunshine and rainbows... but it's the lows that make the good times great. Can't wait for the next video!
Who go to the airport without visa?
When you need it. You get the visa print it all ready everything then you get on a flight
I don't understand this video
I have EU pass its 2 weeks visa free. How ever when I did apply to get longer visa I did all after I have the visa ready...
Absolutely love this video. Keep making these awesome content. Love to see other content creators making wonderful content. Vietnam looks gorgeous.
Thanks for showing your mistakes for others to learn from. Happy Travels!!!
Hope things get better soon! Great vlog guys!
Thanks, Chris! Glad you enjoyed it.
Call me old school but even after traveling to SE Asia for 15 years, I go to the US State Dept and the country's embassy website to look up the visa requirements for the countries that I plan on visiting and work that county's processing timeline into my plans. I make sure that I have documentation in hand to be stamped. For some countries, that includes a copy of one's most recent bank account statement (with account numbers blackened out). Their rules so if one wishes to visit, it is best to plan it out. In all these years, I have had only one hiccup and that was finding out that my husband's visa was stamped with a different expiration date than mine, though we arrived together. So, we had to pay a fee for him to leave the country ($14). I now ALWAYS check BOTH of our visas for the date!
Mistakes and problems is wad we learnt in travel. And with you posting it on UA-cam will bound to help more people in the future.
Kudos to making this video , sorry for wad u went thru, but 20years later when u look back and think about it. It's a precious experience. Part and parcel of a travel. Giving u a Like for this.
Thank you! We definitely learned a lot that day. 😅
This video was suspenseful!!! I know you’re both 2 years out from this video, but what a bummer. Thanks for capturing it and sharing with all of us. I’m just glad you guys made it to Hanoi!!!
Thank you! Glad it worked out for us in the end, even if we had to pay a lot more money. Won’t make that mistake again!
Every days a school day. These are lessons we all learn when we're enjoying life and living large.
Never stop learning! Thank you for watching
You are very brave heart for go around in this time ! It's easy lose money with this insane rule every land border it's closed thailand cambodia Laos Vietnam ecc
Love your video and thanks for sharing your travel journey with everyone. I’m curious how can you enter Vietnam without the mandatory quarantine? I’m surprised to learn you can get Visa as well because I thought Vietnam don’t allow foreigners tourists enter yet because of COVID
Hi Derrick! This was actually filmed in February of 2020 before any travel restrictions. Thanks for watching!
Oh wow, how stressful that was.. glad you had it all worked out at the end. Do you have to quarantine for two weeks in Hanoi?
This was actually filmed in February of 2020 before Covid got really crazy outside of China. It was a very stressful day but we figured it out in the end! Thanks for watching!
Learning from mistake From now on you guy fun enjoy love this video.
Oops!! Personally I would have just stayed in Laos 2 or three more days until the original visa came through instead of a weeks travel budget. I am a very cheap ass traveller though.
I did pay ten extra dollars to get my Vietnam visa in 24hrs instead of 72 hrs in Bangkok and booked a flight at the same time.
Yes , always a learning curve . You will have a great trip , love Vietnam and the food woooo . Safe travels .
Wow, I am sorry you guy had to go thru this. I understand your situation so well. My brother and sister went thru same situation. I didn’t know you need to have a visa to transit to Kumming airport. So my siblings have to miss their flight to get their visa done for that day. Better luck and happy traveling
Perfect planning prevents pathetic performance :)
you mean proper prior planning prevents piss-poor performance?
When you are on an enormous trip like this, you are bound to miss a flight or leave getting a visa a little late. It's happened to many others as well. Thanks for sharing, not everything will run smoothly when you travel. At the end of the day, it's only money, it's not your health or safety that was affected.
So true! Thanks for watching ☺️
Good people do make mistakes, learn their lessons and they come above like you guys. I'm 77yrs old travelling for the past 47yrs.
I really enjoyed your video. Great channel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Greetings from Albania. 👋🏼🇦🇱
Thanks so much! ☺️
You must have visa entry to Vietnam or Approval Letter (online e-Visa service) completed before departing for Vietnam. So far you were still able to get in VN, have nice trip
Really cool vlog, keep up the good work and keep creating!
All the best to you guys
Thanks so much! Definitely plenty more to come ☺️
@@KeepGoingPlaces 🙏🙏🙂
I love your video, now i consider Vietnam to be my first place to visit after have been staying in Thailand for 2 years now.🤗
I'm proud of how you both handled that roadblock! Things are bound to happen when you travel, and it's best to remain calm and just work through it. I've seen travelers yelling at the staff, as if that's going to help. Every country has their own rules, and if you want to travel, you have to accept the pitfalls too.
Thank you so much! Yep, no use in getting angry at people simply enforcing rules. I think you’re more likely to get help when being polite. Also, I think full time traveling made us more patient in general. Thank you for watching 😊
So sorry you both had to go through all that, but you handled it very resourcefully. And calmly. Just curious though. Why couldn't you stay in Luang Prabang a day or two long and wait for the visa? That would have been a lot cheaper. Looking forward to the next video. Love them!
Thank you so much 😊 It’s a good thought. We would’ve stayed a couple nights longer, but we had a couple of time bound commitments to make in Vietnam 🇻🇳 So we had to just eat the costs on this one. Thank you for watching; glad you’re enjoying them!
Ohh 😮 04:43 is so cool 😎☺️
Like your videos. Just curious, why you had to leave that day. Why didn't you just wait for your E-visa to arrive. Or did you already have the aeroplane ticket but you just forgot to get the Visa?
Thanks for watching! We had some commitments in Hanoi that we had to get to on time. Had we not needed to get to Hanoi by a certain day, we would have just waited it out.
Ouch that hurt for sure, though in hindsight it worked out and good content. Now the big question is....did you ever get your e-Visa or did that just not materialize? I'm a little happy you stayed over one more day in Laos as finally you had a meal I could relate to - Pizza (and it looked awesome).
Definitely felt that one for a few days! Lol 😂 Yes, we got it about 2 days later in our inbox! We would’ve just waiting in Luang Prabang a couple more days, but had a couple of commitments we needed to be in Vietnam for. So we ate the fees. Ashley and I both got a good chuckle from your pizza 🍕 comment. Lol
Good story. For sure I can see how this could happen as almost everywhere in SE Asia there is visa on arrival. Happy future travels
Hello Ashley and Jordan, how did you get into Vietnam without quarantining?
Hi, Steve! This was filmed in February of 2020 before any travel restrictions.
Hi y'all! New subscriber here! I was looking for travel tips before entering Vietnam and I saw this video. I'm so glad to have found this! Safe travels and can't wait to see the upcoming content! - JL
Hope you guys had plenty of fun in Vietnam
Very nice travel video, I love to Travel myself. Cant wait to start again soooon. ALL THE BEEEEST 👍😊 ❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your sharing your experiencing so we might get a lesson from its if next we going to visit Laos or Vietnam.
Happy to help 😅
When I travel to different countries, I always contact the travel agency that specializes in the places I'm going to visit. They have all the info that I need.
Stay in Laos , was there in 2004 , super chilled place. Was in Vietnam also in 2004 , was pretty cool. Hanoi was nice but recently was there in Vietnam in 2019 and the cities are a rip off , its changed alot , but some of the rural areas are still super chilled places , no scammers , no extortion, no rip offs , just warm kind friendly gentle people. 🙏❤
We loved Laos 🇱🇦 Did the Mekong River Cruise from Northern Thailand through Pakbeng to Luang Prabang. Can’t wait to get back there one day!
Hey guys! Thanks for sharing this "travel blooper", great to see you guys keeping positive despite challenges and sharing the experience...Since it's been over a year are you able to "guffaw" now? 🤣🤣🤣 Have a great day wherever you are! All the best
I was also in Vietnam in February 2020, how long did you stay there for and was that the last country on your trip before returning to Canada?
We were in Vietnam about 10 days and then we went to Cambodia before we had to go home. We are actually from the US, so we went home to Texas.
Thanks For Sharing This Great Video. W/That Said At The Beginning Of The Video You BOTH Said it Would Take 3 DAYS & You Counted On It Being Done On The 2ND DAY.
Guys what about quarantine, is it still 14 days, have they started waiving thus for vaccinated visitors
They travelled to Vietnam in February 2020. That time VN did no close its door yet.
Happened to us! We actually completely forgot to get the visa. When we checked in at the Hong Kong airport they asked for our visa and we are like holly shit! Lol the Hong Kong airport check in person gave us the option of what you were showing on your phone...essentially voa. We had it done in 30 min and made our flight. Yes a rip off but we were happy that it was done quickly.
A beautiful video, a lovely virtual walk, it's very relaxing. Thanks for sharing!
Already said good bye to noodle lady. LOL. Thant's funny.
We couldn’t handle the embarrassment! 🙈
Is it possible to get into Vietnam right now as a tourist, thought they had frozen all new e-visa/visa applications?
Fly 30 min from LB to Xieng Khouang. Head east by vehicle to M.Nonghet. 14 miles later you hit Nam Can (Vietnam Border). I got to the other side with no trouble to celebrate the Chinese/Vietnamese new year.
I enjoyed reading all this very important information.
I would like you to inform me which is the safe and true entity to apply for the E-Visa for Vietnam.
Thank you and keep up the good travels
This is fascinating to me because I did the exact same flight in 2016 and I don't remember getting asked about Vietnam visas in Laos. I'm pretty sure we got it on arrival. Problems like this are hard at the time, but you'll be thankful what you learnt in future travels. Also hope everything is okay in Texas with all the bad weather and issues there.
Thank you, Sam! Definitely wish it would’ve been easier. We’re doing well in Texas - we were super lucky and had no issues personally. Friends and family had a tough time with electricity and water outages, but all are okay now. Thank you
visa on arrival is on decline since the local authority's want it to fade out
Have been enjoying the vlogs
Thank you for watching! Glad you’re enjoying our videos
Welcome to the beautiful and safe country of Vietnam. All Vietnamese people love you. Wish you do a tour around the country of Vietnam. Have a happy trip.
Vietnam ranked last country in terms of: pickpocketing, crazy traffic, dusty air and poisonous food.
Im wondering, do you usually booked a return ticket before geting in one country?
If the country requires it as part of our entry, then yes. Otherwise, it depends on if we know where we want to go next.
Border or airport immigration. Takes 5 minutes and 20-30 USD for on arrival visa.
But what were you thinking, I got anxious by watching this video hahahaha
You guys started the video like: 😁
Ended the video like: ☹️
I really love that you recognize that its all on you. Im subscribing.
Thanks for the sub, glad to have you! We really thought (mistakenly) we could just get a visa on arrival instead. When that wasn’t going to be possible, we tried everything else. For sure all on us, poor planning, but hey- we made it out in the end! Thanks for watching, sorry for the anxiety 😬
I was very impressed and surprised to see the airports in Laos and Vietnam and the hotel rooms that were very decent and clean. I have traveled through Europe, Airports are dumps, especially the Rome airport, and hotel rooms where both in Barcelona Spain and Rome were nothing short of a little filthy room with a shared bathroom, of course, we did not stay at Hilton but there is nothing in between something like courtyard or travel lodge
it is part of the experience, and years from now it will stand out as a good memory :)
How did you get accepted to enter? Was it a tourist visa? Just because citizens of Vietnam in other countries are having a difficult time returning to Vietnam during the pandemic
Nvm, delayed videos from 20 years ago lol
My mom's from luang praphang very nice mountain range haven't been back for 5 years..I miss lao new years..took took taxi..love your videos
It’s a beautiful place and we hope to go back someday. Thank you for watching the vlog!
I let the ad run, gave a thumbs up and subscribed. Hope this helps!
It absolutely helps! Thank you! 😊
I just subscribed & watched it change to 5K, not sure if it was me but I'd like to think so. I've watched about 5 videos so far and have really enjoyed the content.
WOO HOO!! We’ve been watching it for a couple days waiting for 5K! 🎉 Thanks so much for subscribing!
DO YOUR HOME WORK B4 YOU TRAVEL TO ANY COUNTRY....THIS WAY U DONT GET SCAM OR CHEAT ....ITS THE COMMON SENSE DEAR !
Don't blame others, it's their own fault and take things for granted
Did you get into Vietnam in 2021? I hadn't realised they opened the borders
Thanks for the lesson.
Số Happy 2 of your enjoy and good luck in Vietnam..
Thank you! ☺️
Amazing video.. sorry about what happened. But hey, it's all part of the experience and you will learn from it and it will make you a better traveler. I've had some shocking experiences as well.. and some lucky escapes... But better off from the experiences.
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, we certainly learned a few things from all of that 🙃. Honestly, I think filming the experience helped keep us accountable and calm.
Ouch. These are things most people, that don’t travel a lot, don’t realize. This had to be a headache!
Sorry to hear all that. But at least you managed to arrive at your destination on the next day without anymore headaches...I was once "paid" $5K+ for my travel "mistake" ever when on my flight from New York to Arizona; We had to make a connect fight at Las Vegas airport and instead of waiting in the airport for the next flight, I jumped on a taxi going to the... casinos which only 30 minutes away.... :) You should arrive VN few weeks earlier as Tet holiday just passed. Hope you two enjoy your trip in VN and be safe.
Yikes! Sometimes you just can’t avoid those situations. Thanks for watching!
Oh man... I feel so sorry you had to go through all this. The process of travelling by plane itself is already stressful but then this on top... Anyway I'm lucky you made it to VN! Welcome :-) Let me know if you need any advice, especially for Saigon. Happy Travels! Nhi
It was all okay in the end. Really it was our mistake, so no worries. Thanks for watching! ☺️
I am sorry to hear that. Now you must think twice
Just remember that is not a mistake but it is a good lesson.
how can you travel to Vietnam now? Is it that your travelling from cambodia to Vietnam now? Are they more open to travel from Asian countries?
This was filmed in February of 2020.
The plus sign in a phone number basically means that you need to add the international dialling-out code to the start of the number. It varies with the country are in. For the US it’s 00 and the UK is 0, for example.
It's 00 for most countries including the UK. In the United States you have to use 011 I'm pretty sure.
@@jonaskerkhoff9389 yes, 011
Me, for that visa I didn't get on time I had to deal with a shortcut company to get the letter in 15 minutes
Ty for travelling to Vietnam I actually speak that language 🇻🇳😙
I dislike all the countries that require visas ! What a pain. Weird to see the various reactions to Covid a year ago. You guys have patience , needed when traveling !
There are definitely some experiences that are simply challenging to get into. Plus, when traveling so much we had to start making sure we had plenty of empty pages left in our passport. Well, almost a year of international travel made us a LOT more patient. 😂 It is so interesting to see what others and ourselves did as the pandemic was just picking up steam. Thank you for watching!
Interesting 🤓 insight 🙂
Sorry you ´ve been through that :( but I´m glad you got to Vietnam!
Thank you so much 😊 It was an eventful journey, but we made it! Looking forward to sharing our Vietnam adventures 🇻🇳 thank you for watching
I go to Vietnam 3 times a year. Just pick up my visa at arrival airport. They do tell you that the visa approval letter is needed...maybe wait for confirmation next time hey...alot of visa companies available just $30 if you pay for VIP service you can get it in less than 2 days
Oops! One of those things. I spent four hours at the VN/KH land border trying to convince the border guards that the guy who'd had an epileptic fit on the bus ride down was not on drugs. This stuff just adds to the anecdotal tales when you travel. Vietnam is way my favourite country, and well worth the wait.
Just subscribed, and welcome to VN
So glad you’re here, thanks for watching! ☺️
Beautiful video 💕💕💕
Thank you! 😊
Great videos!
Thank you! ☺️
Thanks guys i was so confused.
Fast way to get a Vietnam visa is getting from Vietnam travel agencies in Texas. Very fast. You don’t have to buy airline tickets there 😊😊
Hi, is VIetnam going to open up in July?
You hv a lot to learn.Take care.
Don’t we all! Thanks for watching
i was waiting for the first mention of coronavirus and finally heard it today (not unless i missed it before)! thanks for sharing your mistakes! this kind of videos make me more cautious and want to plan ahead!! xo from vegas
We mentioned it a few videos ago but with each passing video it became more and more of a concern for sure. So glad you enjoyed the video! We certainly learned some lessons that day. 😆
I got to take my Hat off to you two for your COOLNESS and patience. I would scream from the top of my lung. Keep traveling .... good luck and stay safe ....THUMB UP ....
State Department says visa on arrival by air is available at international
airports. Not sure I understand this foul up.
You need a letter of invitation for the visa on arrival.
Im in vietnam. And im not local. I also need a visa when i get in vn. However i always leave some space for them to work out the visa so that will be much more cheaper than urgent cases that you facing. It feel sad that you guys met this kind of situation . However when you guys come to vn will enjoy it very much ! Especially in saigon. There is much more fun than hanoi 😋 stay safe (hold tight on your phone ) tips**
The agent isn't wrong. You need either a letter for visa on arrival or e-visa. I done it both ways. Letter was through a 3rd party. But nowhere near $180 per person, but I did not expedite it.
Vietnam is a great country so hope it's beauty made the final price worth it 🙂
Things happen guys just chill…..it always works out! A test of your patience and humour!
So true!
While traveling se Asia best way to get a visa just go to the embassy (if the country you’re going to don’t have visa on arrival)5working day you pay $ 3day $$ 2day $$$ 1day $$$$ and don’t forget 2 passport photo.
So Vietnam is open for tourism 2021
Welcome to vietnam!
lol ive never gotten my e-visa in the allotted 3 days. it always takes 5-10 days for me
Yeah. You got to plan ahead and be ready. Can’t believe you tried to do that before you had the visa
Never know if you don’t try. You’d be surprised what all we’ve been able to get or accomplish by simply trying.
Time spent in reconnaissance is rarely wasted!
Wooow Nice......
I am still amazing.... actually can FLY..... how did you guys do it?
I can't wait to fly....... and wait.... LAOS dun require mask?
This was filmed in February of 2020 before travel restrictions were in place. Thanks for watching!
Unless you put the filming date in the title the vid remains misleading. Note that no posted comment realizes that it’s an ‘old’ vid, one of a 3-4 series with recent posting dates. The only reason I realized the mislead was because I recently reviewed Vietnam visa issues.
No free wifi in the Airport?
hi,you should have entry permission letter from Vietnam immigration and confirm hotel booking in quarantine which should be attested by Vietnam immigration .this just E visa not enough for travel to Vietnam due to covid -9
Hello! Thanks for the comment. This was filmed in February of 2020, before Covid travel rules/restrictions. We knew what paperwork was needed, we just did not apply on time.
@@KeepGoingPlaces .best of luck .to be honest your video was amazing .i can,t forget .
That's strange that US citizens need a visa for Vietnam. I can go 15 days completely visa free with my German passport.
I’m not sure why we need them specifically, but that’s awesome y’all can go 15 days without one! Thanks for watching
It's special ☺️😅 agreement made.
Australia citizens need visa for Vietnam too
Vietnam has become such a hip, young travel destination that people forget that its a Communist country - and I believe all Communist countries such as China and definitely N Korea require a Visa from the "outside" world.
Nordics countries can also go to Vietnam visafree for 2 weeks