Hill Tribe in the Clouds | Back Roads & Hmong Villages E9
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- Far from civilization with daylight fading quickly, we need to find somewhere to stay ASAP.. You don't want to be on these roads after dark!
Hill Tribe in the Clouds | Back Roads & Hmong Villages E9
Luckily we drive into an isolated Hmong village perched high in the mountains, but you can't stay in a Hmong village without permission. We need to find the village chief..
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man loving this stuff!
Love the endings with the black and white photos, great way to end the video Mate 👍🙏
love y'all sooooo much..ty..xoxo blessings to y'all in every way ❤❤❤
This is the best and the most appropriate place for such an amazing charity work. The local looks so happy and appreciative of your donations. They are rich in love and happiness regardless how little they may have. More video about Hmong villages and their lives please.
Todd, I am overwhelmed with sadness and happiness watching this episode. Overall it's a good feeling. I am Hmong (post a few comments before) and left Laos with my parents at the age of 6 and came to America in 1978. Right now I am 55. My parents and many uncles and aunts, along with 3 great aunts and 15 of the 16 great uncles (grandpas as we call it in Hmong), including my very grandfather as the oldest of these 16 brothers and half brothers and the 3 sisters, all came to America and they all are gone now, with one great uncle left. 3 generations back from my great grandparents, all 8 generations down to me, came down from China, entered Vietnam in the late 1870s, and first entered Laos and settled in Nong Het. The first couple of generations lived in the Nong Het area until right before WWII (the 1930s). My great-grandfather took my grandfather and my very young father and relocated them by walking that mountain range (Nong Het - Muang Khoun). I imagine and wanted to assume that that is the very path you travel here, of course as a trail back in the 30s/40s with horses, to Muang Khoun (the old capital), following today's road west to the Plain of Jars, and south to the northern foothill of Mt. Phu Bia. Where my Great-Grandfather, in 1951 told some of his sons to move back to the area of Na Nu and Don Dang, closer to Muang Khoun, so that my dad and his older brother, be able to attend the only secondary school in Muang Khoun. The two of them graduated there in 1953 and went on to Don Dok Teacher College (my father in Vientiane) and Laos Military Academy (my uncle in Sanyabuli). My dad graduated from Don Dok, became a teacher and in the late 1960s became principal in the Thong Mien/Muang Cha region until we left in 1975. During the late 1960s and a few years in the early 70s, my father went on to more training in Malaysia as an educator and my uncle went to Japan for more military training. My parents, uncle /aunt gone now and it made me sad. But I interviewed them and jogged down many of their stories on paper. I studied their live stories, well enough to trace their history, and seeing your trip through the areas of the footsteps of my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s...made me sad and happy at the same time. THANK YOU. - From a Hmong Laos Boy and a Hmong Man in America.
Thank you my friend for sharing your history with us. No doubt this is part of the trail your family travelled and more of the same trails in the next video👌 Take care 🙏
Mate, the joy on the faces of the mothers and the wonderment on the faces of the kids at 28 minutes in was exceptional videography - if anyone didnt have a wet eye at that point they aint got a heart. 🙏🙏🙏
Purely magical Todd, NeeNee and Mina! I had to watch it twice.
Thanks mate 👍
Fowling you nana for 2 yrs now.have shed tears of joy over what you do! Hmong people just fasinate me
i love this kind of videos, keep'em coming mate kudos to the "hatmaker"
Experiences like the ones you had in the video are just priceless. Thanks for sharing with us!
Cheers mate
Fascinating. Thanks Todd and Neene.👏 And great music as always. 👍
I was excited when you all were driving those cliff roads and having to pass locals on their awesome tractors. those drops are really wicked, had myself fun in my youth on crazy roads like the ones you and the girls are on. I must say I felt real bad when everyone ran and hid from you and the family, heart breaking to have to feel that way, God bless them. The two nice ladies along the road you helped was a joyful moment, since they had so little to eat, thank you Todd, Nenee, and Mina for helping them, it is beautiful to help kind souls. That Bull was massive and strong, very well fed from all that healthy grass everywhere. Such beautiful people and the children are lovely as everyone looked so happy, can you just imagine how happy they truly feel, I can remember feeling that way when I was a little one and got a gift from a stranger. No!! you are not bad parents and were not far away from Mina, I do understand her feelings and she just loves you both with all her heart and soul ❤The family you stayed with were so very kind, friendly, just all around hospitality you would never see here in America Todd, and the field animal you were eating looked good, your facial expression showed it was good and the pumpkin soup I know I would of enjoyed as it looked great and the host was a very honorable gentleman as his wife and family are great hosts. What an amazing video from others of a closeness, but this one is just great today. I will end this with a thank you and good night from the Cookie man, God bless you on your journey and best wishes my friend and to Nenee and Mina. 🙏💯AMAZING!!👋
Thank you Robyn Morup and thanks to the three of you, love your videos and pictures at the end of the videos keep it coming please!
Thank you 🙏
Laos is a memory for many hmong people.
Blessings Todd Nene Mina and Robin for the hats.....
i am so happy to you three beautiful souls have such a beautiful life experince and story to share for all of us!
Thank you and your family for all you guys do. God bless you all
Seeing those corn farming women’s hut made me think tarps would be a handy asset for them to have in the wet season.
Another great video.
Hey Todd , how lucky you are to spend the night with the family and having a meal with them. Lovely people. Take care Nev
Was a great experience Nev. Wonderful family 💚
The part where you distribute the beanies was so beautiful, ❤ you are one of theclucky ones who get to travel to such a beautiful country
One of your very best videos mate... Nothing like the deep country away from city lights..
The hmong are poor in life, but rich in the heart. What I'm trying to say is that they will offer you whatever they have.
Thank you for visiting these rural Hmong villages and donate some warm beanie to the kids. You are one of the best travelers/youtuber.
A bit of trivia. The Nong Het district is the unofficial birth place of Lao Women's Rugby Union. Care Australia was working in the area and introduced Rugby to the district. The boys already had a sport they could identify with, football (soccer), so the girls took to the sport. Lao Women's Rugby grew from there. The former captain of the Lao National Women's Rugby team is from the Nong Het district. Her name is Lao Khang, an amazing woman and Hmong. I think Lao Khang is now the development officer for Lao Women's Rugby.
Todd as always fun and informative
And yea I’m watching out of order as usual lol 😂
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Lovely vlog, when you see people living like that in 2024 and in the western world we worry about something like the bus is late!!! We all need to get a life.and by the way l hope you dropped him a few bob.
God bless Robyn for those beautiful knitted beenies!
Continue your trip safely!
Fantastic video you are a lucky man to experience this interaction
Hey Todd and Neenee.. Wow !! what a trip ascending up through that country mate. Those Corn farmers working amongst that hilly terrain for little monetary gains for the their labour . It must be such an awesome feeling knowing you guys are treated to something rare and special ,as "guests" in those villages ( regardless of you generosity /gifts) ...knock knock on Heaven's Door ( very apt) ,,thanks again Todd....
Kenno ..West Aust
Glad you're enjoying ride mate 😉
Thanks for the harmonica music good choice
Can’t wait for this video to drop :)
PPP led to a great night. Bonus!
First time dining inside a Hmong house, I presumed.
Those bulls are so interesting looking they look like tanks. I will have to do some research on them they're built very different from the bulls here in the states.
Good morning Todd and Nee nee. Have a great day.
Going back to bed now.. thanks for joining us this morning 👍
The welcome, hospitality and generosity of people who seem to so little, is simply overwhelming.
It's so sad that the wider world has forgotten these simple things.
I envy you Todd & Neenee, thanks for sharing your experiences.
Great adventure through the hills of laos. Love the ride along. Stay safe healthy and warm Mina Neenee and Todd super vlog.❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
Thanks Gerald
What a Fantastic Vid .. just loved it all 🙏🙏
Nothing like some bush pin striping😅 In all seriousness this is the most wholesome channel on the tube, good work Todd, Neenee and little one.
Bush pin striping.. I like that 👌 Cheers mate, thanks
That's one incredible vlog mate, absolutely amazing. One the best I have viewed from Now in Lao 👍🏼
It was wonderful to come along for the drive of a lifetime. I felt like I was right there with you three.
That means a lot coming from you Nate! Thanks mate 🙏
Awesome video Todd, like many others who posted my grandparents came from the region of Nong Het, and later migrated towards Thailand due to the war in the mid 70's. Please continue with your videos, your coverage of these areas is the best my friend. Once again the very best content of these backroad areas come from your channel my friend.
Thank you. The next video will be up in a few hours, where we make our way towards and arrive in Nonghet 🙏
Well done, great work.
I super rarely comment on any video, honestly I cannot get enough of watching these series of you driving thorough these mountains and visiting these remote villages. It's stunning and fascinating to see what you're filming. I am very thankful for what you're giving us here.
Another request please, if you're still going through these areas and you know you will encounter more of these people in need, I would like to contribute by helping them if you allow me to send you a small amount of money.
Let me know if this is possible please and we can discuss how I can send it to you.
Thank you!
I understand, and it means a lot to me that you have taken the time to comment, thank you. This series you are watching is already over. Very rarely do I edit while traveling. I prefer to spend the time capturing and taking it all in. Editing is too time consuming to be doing it while away on the road. We normally do about 2 big trips like this a year and of late, concentrating on the more isolated areas of Laos and helping those less fortunate that we do come across. I do have a Patreon page that helps support the channel and goes towards donations also. It is subscription based, and in return you receive early release BW images from the videos not released yet, plus behind the scenes video that doesn't make it to TH-cam. Also, when we are on the road, everyday while travelling I am uploading short daily video updates directly to Patreon so my patrons can follow along knowing where we are each day and what to look forward to once we return and start editing the trip. Everybody else just has to wait for the edited videos to know where we were.. These are just a few of the perks you get by becoming a Patron. There is a link to that in the description of every video. There's also a link to my PayPal for one off payments. If you'd like to contact me, I have a Now in Lao Facebook page where you can message me if you like.. no problem 👌
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Thank you for the reply!
I just sent a little help to your PayPal account. I hope it will be of good value and assistance for those people in need.
Thank you for everything you do!
@@Chouf-TV Received.. Thank you so much, very generous. Will go a long way in helping us help others on our next adventure. Take care my friend
Good looking bulls
I love this . Thank you.
They cook squir-rel for you guys. Lao call Kahok.
Terrific video ..... found that one really interesting. thank you.
Thanks Jeff
Now that is some gorgeous countryside mate!!😍 Will be up in Loei from Easter weekend, we may duck across your way for a day trip or overnight yet before we head south ❤
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Hey Brother,,magnificent road,,and lovely hospitality! I think the bigger daughter was dying to see Mina's phone,,but didn't have the nerve to ask. Lol Mina was getting tired ,,but she was hanging right in there. Cant blame her for being upset when she woke up and Mom and Dad were lost. She did the right thing though. Thanks for taking me over the hill with you all. Take care,,Ttyl,,,Marlon,,Uncle Marlon ❤ you,Mina
Always great to have you with us mate 💚
Fantastic Journey
Love your vids mate I must admit given out things to the locals makes me tear up.., cheers and thanks for making the world a better place cheers
Cheers Simon, glad you're enjoying the vids 👍
WOW! WHAT an adventure, WHAT and experience! all I could think when you talking to the 2 women on the hill side farming corn and you showed there sleeping hut was JEEZUS how do they survive wet season!!! no way would you be driving that road when wet either. Love what your doing the look on the children's faces when you give them things is priceless. I do hope you carry a good first aid kit and also a good puncture repair kit when traveling these remote areas, just awesome guys😊😊🙏🙏❤
Great Video Todd.. Showing the Hmong Villages and it's people is something Harriet and I truly look forward to. Thank you for sharing Todd. All the best 🙏🙏 Jim and Harriet
What a journey, those roads look so thin wasn't sure if the Troopy was going to stay on the road.
This is one of the best adventures yet!🇱🇦
Not a road I'd like to be on in the wet season that's for sure 😉
@@NowinLaoI can see that. Those roads get slippy and slidey!
Very enjoyable episode, thanks!
🤗🙏🏼!
Loved the video, thank you. Nice and warm hospitality from a lovely family.
Take care.
I love the show
👍👍Todd
Its fantastic what you do Todd.
Cheers mate
Good morning from Brisbane!
Thank you for making this planet a better place.
love it.
Fire flys..very cool...there arn't so many in the USA anymore....but we had a blast with them when we were kids ....
Thank you to you and the ladies. This video brought back memories and at the same time is very otherworldly.
From West Aussie :)
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Thanks!
Thanks again Ott 🙏
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Bull fighting is almost in all African countries.
You can’t beat eating whit a local family. Too bad you haven’t spent more time learning the language.
Todd on the tour of Laos. #ToddHales2024# #Nowinlao
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You will be known in the whole Laos as "the farang who gives beanies".
Haha Beanie boy 😝
Live Stream was great and good to see you and the crew on the road again!
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What a great experience and be able to share it with us. Thank you
Hope i dodnt upset you last week mate.... 46 minutes!!!!!! you legend!!!!! hahahaha
Was always planned to be a long one mate 👌
100% love these videos Todd - I truly believe you are blessed to experience these villages - I feel humbled just watching 👍🙂🙏
Thanks mate
where is your little hmong ambassder Mina😂
Nice,that's my type of traveling.
Love these videos, I get to travel when I have to work and can’t travel 👍 definitely keeps the feet itchy.
Don't work to hard mate.. Cheers
I drove alone from Houxay to Pak Beng last month, the road was narrow and bumpy, it was a hell of an experience i’ve ever had.
I'd like to take that road sometime. Where'd you head after Pak Beng?
@@NowinLaoi then proceeded down south to Xayaboury where I decided to stop moving on to Pakse which should’ve been my final destination and went back to Luangprabang. Now I am back on road again to Pakse.😂😂
@@seanwang2501 Ah ok.. yeah, it's a shame there's not a more direct route from Pak Beng to LP. If only you could continue to follow the river along. 👌
Ill take a pass on the forest rat soup... hahahahaha....
Aw come on mate, it wasn't a forest rat.. it was a bamboo rat 😝
Enjoying following your journey. I'm watching on our flatscreen TV, and the resolution doesn't seem to be very good. With great respect, is it time to upgrade your camera? Stay safe.
Maybe it's your internet connection.. it's captured in 4k 👌 On the TH-cam player settings make sure it is playing for you in UHD, a big percentage of my viewers watch on TVs also and have no problem. If your internet connection isn't quick enough it will automatically drop the playback resolution for you so it's not buffering all the time.
So happy to see this.
Missed the premiere… damn work thing keeps getting in the way!
What an adventure… Todd it looks awesome!! And what an experience this trip!
I am so jealous.
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Hi to Mina from the fan club!
Dave
Thanks Dave
I would not have enjoyed that road, never having been there before... just waiting for an oncoming vehicle.......Is the little one having issues with her teeth? I saw the Missus holding a washcloth across...
Yeah, very narrow in places hey! No, she was just nodding off but fighting it and Neenee was supporting her head 👌
What flash light are you guys using if you don’t mind me asking. Great video by the way. Look so peaceful out there. Simplicity is so underrated
It's a rechargeable Chinese thing that turned out to be a piece of junk. It was brand new for this trip. Once we needed to recharge it, it was never the same brightness again.. I think my phone's better now 😏
But at least it was good for this night 😉
@@NowinLao 😂😂 yeah looked bright but I guess it didn’t take long to burn out. Thanks for letting me know
Great Video, Mate; very interesting...
Thanks again Dion.. much appreciated mate 🙏
Hey from Pulaski Tennessee!
Hey Bennie
Can't help feeling it's a slog for Neenee and Mina bit of a neck dislocater . At least you have the steering wheel to brace against . Don't get the Hmong thing . I have travelled all over Asia all much of a muchness.
Yeah, I guess I can see how you don't get the Hmong thing if you think Japan and Myanmar are much the muchness, or India and the Philippines. Same same 😏
What happen to the Chevy?
Still got it.
Where is your restaurant at?
Vientiane. We closed a year ago. Leasing it out now
We don’t know what you did in the last life but we know what you did in this life
Great adventure. Thanks for taking me. I would like to give you a proposal for home health care donations that I would like to give you. How can I get the proposal to you?
Thank you.. in the description of each video there are links to how you can contact us, donate or mail us 🙏