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Had My Most Stressful Day in China…(I CAN’T TAKE IT!)
Emotional Rollercoaster Day in Changsha, China Travel Vlog 650
We came back to this part of china for this but it actually ended up being a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, stressful, tears and joy….certainly a day to remember in changsha china.
August 2026 | Vlog 650 Changsha, China
Road to Every Province in China: 26/34 so far
When we finally started our...
We came back to this part of China for this but it actually ended up being a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, stressful, tears and joy….certainly a day to remember in Changsha, China. August 2026 | Vlog 650 Changsha, China. Road to Every Province in China: 26/34 so far. When we finally started our adventure.
In Changsha, a day that promised adventure turned into an emotional rollercoaster. The couple faced stress, tears, and joy, making it a memorable stop on their journey across China's provinces. This vlog captures the raw ups and downs of travel.
We came back to this part of China for this but it actually ended up being a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, stressful, tears and joy….certainly a day to remember in Changsha, China. August 2026 | Vlog 650 Changsha, China. Road to Every Province in China: 26/34 so far. When we finally started our adventure.
The video opens with a short teaser of giant Oreos and the duck dinner. Reanne and Ben are in Xi'an on a travel day and running very late: the taxi to the station is about 40 minutes, it is ten past ten and their train leaves at 11:02. Reanne has odd socks on and no time to do her hair. They struggle to find their taxi, number 322, in a dark car park and bicker about who was ready. At the station they have about 12 minutes, and they explain that staff stop letting you through 8 minutes before departure. They go through the station security check, show passports, then pass the ticket gate; they think they would be trapped but it goes quickly. The station is Xi'an North Railway Station, which they call one of the main ones. They are literally the last people to board and find car 11, seats 13 B and C: a middle and an aisle seat, which they like because the train is over 6 hours and they can get up without annoying people who nap. They sit down with 5 minutes to spare. Other passengers bring food, drinks and McDonald's, and there is food on board; they only have two bottles of water and a cold coffee and talk about fasting until dinner. A passenger is streaming the new Spider-Man on his phone, and Ben spills coffee on his white t-shirt and has to change into a long-sleeve top. They arrive in Changsha after 6 and a half hours at half five. It is hot outside; Reanne changed into jeans because the train was freezing. The train was noisy with people playing the same song out loud. They mention they have just opened a company in China and want to link it to their Douyin account. Ben has found a massive candy store going viral in China, in Changsha, and they make a flying visit on the way to the hotel. They skip the metro and order a taxi on Alipay: with rush hour it takes about 40 minutes and averages 40 to 50 yuan; choosing the standard option gets a BYD without paying more. The store is very busy, with police at the road crossing. A sign shows how busy it is, and Saturday is the busiest day; it is Saturday. They find the start of the queue round the other side, see a 60-minute marker and start a timer. Barrier staff stop people slipping past. Both phones are nearly dead (7% and about 18%). It starts to rain, the queue moves quicker than expected, and they get in after 41 minutes. Inside they get charging pods, then see a tunnel of snacks, a museum-like display of giant lollies, massive noodles, candy floss and a massive Oreo, vitamins, sweets, a sausage section, toys, a bread and bakery display and another floor. Staff help them identify snacks. A popular photo wall has a mirror on top so it looks endless, plus a massive drink statue. There are drinks from all over China (one for 2.9 yuan) and malt wine for 9.9 yuan in an adults' section. Ben is found in the beer section with German, craft and pale ale beers and Holsten. The store claims 35,000 snacks and is officially in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest snack store, and it is for adults as well as kids. A big tub of popcorn is 24.8 and a massive hot dog snack is 59.9 yuan. They wonder whether the big snacks are just many small packets. In the noodles section they buy noodles for 4.7 yuan and Korean cheesy rice stick snacks for their luxury sleeper train tomorrow, which they say are really hard to get. At about 8:12 p.m. they reach the till, guess about 250 yuan, and pay 148.10 yuan, about half what they expected. They then return to a hotel they stayed at about 2 years ago, a moment they say changed their lives. They check in to room 1610 on the 16th floor, opposite a laundry room, and each room has a different design. It is a five-star hotel and the most affordable one they have stayed in, at 314 yuan per night; they compare it with not even getting a hostel in London. The room has a big double bed, a sitting area, a work desk, a great view, a big TV, a kettle with tea and mugs, a fridge, a sink, a toilet and a walk-in shower with a rainfall head and hand shower, but no bath. They put clothes in the wash and order a delivered Beijing duck, the same meal they had here 2 years ago: duck with cucumber, spring onions or leeks, pancakes, plum and hoisin sauce, sausages and potatoes for 98 yuan. The carcass they expected was not included. Little paintbrushes come for the sauce, and they say they learned you should dip it rather than spread it. Ben drinks one of the beers from the store and they end the night.
A British couple have a hectic travel day from Xi'an to Changsha in August 2026. Running late, they rush a 40-minute taxi ride to Xi'an North Railway Station, race through the security and passport checks and board the train as the last passengers, with 5 minutes to spare before the gates close. After six and a half hours on a cold, noisy train they arrive in Changsha, one of their favourite cities, and take a standard BYD taxi ordered on Alipay to a snack store that holds the Guinness World Record as the world's largest. On a busy Saturday they queue 41 minutes in the rain, rent charging pods for their dying phones, explore giant snacks, a photo wall, drinks from all over China, a big beer section and Korean noodles, and pay just 148.10 yuan. They end the day at the five-star hotel they first stayed at 2 years ago, 314 yuan per night with a view they call one of their best, and eat a delivered Beijing duck dinner for 98 yuan.
A rushed train from Xi'an to Changsha, a long queue at the world's largest snack store, a 314-yuan five-star hotel and Beijing duck.
Xi'an to Changsha by Train and the World's Largest Snack Store
3:09 Do not cut it fine for a train in China: staff stop letting you through the gate 8 minutes before departure, and you must first pass a security check and show your passport.
7:23 On a long train ride of over 6 hours, a middle and aisle pair of seats means you can get up for the toilet without annoying the many people who like a nap on the train.
8:27 Bring your own food and drinks for a long train journey; other passengers come prepared with snacks, drinks and McDonald's, although there is also food on board.
11:02 Pack a layer for the train: the air conditioning on board was freezing, while it was hot when they arrived in Changsha, so jeans on the train felt right but too warm outside.
13:13 From the station in Changsha a taxi in rush hour traffic took about 40 minutes and averages around 40 to 50 yuan; pick the standard option and you get a BYD without paying more.
15:01 The giant snack store has a sign showing how busy it is and Saturday is the busiest day; on a Saturday the queue took them 41 minutes, so avoid weekends if you can.
18:45 If your phone is dying, the snack store has charging pods; both their phones were nearly dead in the queue and they picked up charging pods once inside.
29:31 The snack store is cheaper than it looks: drinks from 2.9 yuan, malt wine for 9.9 yuan, and their full basket came to 148.10 yuan, about half what they expected.
33:00 Five-star hotels in Changsha can be very affordable: theirs was 314 yuan per night with a great view, a fridge, a walk-in shower and a laundry room on the floor.
36:17 Order Beijing duck delivered to your hotel room: duck with cucumber, spring onions, pancakes, plum and hoisin sauce plus sausages and potatoes came to 98 yuan.
37:14 When eating Beijing duck, they learned you should dip it in the sauce rather than spread the sauce on your pancake, although the little paintbrush is there to spread it.
3:09 Do not cut it fine for a train in China: staff stop letting you through the gate 8 minutes before departure, and you must first pass a security check and show your passport.
7:23 On a long train ride of over 6 hours, a middle and aisle pair of seats means you can get up for the toilet without annoying the many people who like a nap on the train.
8:27 Bring your own food and drinks for a long train journey; other passengers come prepared with snacks, drinks and McDonald's, although there is also food on board.
11:02 Pack a layer for the train: the air conditioning on board was freezing, while it was hot when they arrived in Changsha, so jeans on the train felt right but too warm outside.
13:13 From the station in Changsha a taxi in rush hour traffic took about 40 minutes and averages around 40 to 50 yuan; pick the standard option and you get a BYD without paying more.
15:01 The giant snack store has a sign showing how busy it is and Saturday is the busiest day; on a Saturday the queue took them 41 minutes, so avoid weekends if you can.
18:45 If your phone is dying, the snack store has charging pods; both their phones were nearly dead in the queue and they picked up charging pods once inside.
29:31 The snack store is cheaper than it looks: drinks from 2.9 yuan, malt wine for 9.9 yuan, and their full basket came to 148.10 yuan, about half what they expected.
33:00 Five-star hotels in Changsha can be very affordable: theirs was 314 yuan per night with a great view, a fridge, a walk-in shower and a laundry room on the floor.
36:17 Order Beijing duck delivered to your hotel room: duck with cucumber, spring onions, pancakes, plum and hoisin sauce plus sausages and potatoes came to 98 yuan.
37:14 When eating Beijing duck, they learned you should dip it in the sauce rather than spread the sauce on your pancake, although the little paintbrush is there to spread it.
0:25 Running late on a travel day in Xi'an
1:38 Hunting for the taxi
3:09 Racing through station security
6:07 Boarding at Xi'an North Railway Station
7:23 Finding our train seats
8:27 Snacks and Spider-Man on board
10:36 Arriving in Changsha
13:13 Taking a BYD taxi
14:13 Huge queue at the snack store
18:13 Inside the world's largest snack store
23:12 Ben finds the beer section
28:39 Paying at the till
30:05 Back at our favourite five-star hotel
32:33 Room tour with a view
35:48 Beijing duck delivery dinner
0:25 Running late on a travel day in Xi'an
1:38 Hunting for the taxi
3:09 Racing through station security
6:07 Boarding at Xi'an North Railway Station
7:23 Finding our train seats
8:27 Snacks and Spider-Man on board
10:36 Arriving in Changsha
13:13 Taking a BYD taxi
14:13 Huge queue at the snack store
18:13 Inside the world's largest snack store
23:12 Ben finds the beer section
28:39 Paying at the till
30:05 Back at our favourite five-star hotel
32:33 Room tour with a view
35:48 Beijing duck delivery dinner
on tour with dridgers#otwdChangshaHunanXi'anXi'an North Railway StationChina high-speed trainworld's largest snack storeChangsha snack storeChangsha hotelBeijing duckChangsha taxiChina travel vlogHow early do you need to be at the gate for a train in China?
They say staff stop letting you through 8 minutes before departure, and you also have to pass a security check and show your passport first.
How long is the train from Xi'an to Changsha?
Their train from Xi'an North Railway Station was over 6 hours; they arrived in Changsha after 6 and a half hours, at half five.
How much is a taxi in Changsha?
Their taxi in rush hour took about 40 minutes and averages around 40 to 50 yuan. They ordered it on Alipay and the standard option got them a BYD.
How long is the queue for the giant snack store in Changsha?
On a Saturday, the busiest day, they queued for 41 minutes. A sign at the store shows how busy it is.
How big is the snack store in Changsha?
They say it has 35,000 snacks and is officially in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest snack store, with sections for kids and adults, including beer.
Can you charge your phone inside the snack store?
Yes. Their phones were nearly dead after the queue, and they got charging pods once inside.
Is the giant snack store expensive?
No. They saw drinks for 2.9 yuan and malt wine for 9.9 yuan, and their whole basket cost 148.10 yuan, about half what they expected.
How much is a five-star hotel in Changsha?
Their five-star hotel cost 314 yuan per night for a room with a big double bed, a great view, a fridge and a walk-in shower.
How much does Beijing duck delivery cost in Changsha?
Their delivered Beijing duck with cucumber, spring onions, pancakes, plum and hoisin sauce, sausages and potatoes came to 98 yuan.
