Hey Todd,,another lovely little village,,The use of this particular Bob song was totally inspired! Heading north. With Neenee. I loved it. The vids that you have both put up the last few days have been just flat out Excellent. I've been writing longer comments about Neenee's videos the last few. I hope she has understood what I wrote,,or you've helped interpret. The one with the two little boys singing about the bombs was heart wrenching. Thank you both for sharing the journey. I know this trip is you and Neenee's alone,,but you guys make me feel included,,like I'm helping choose the route. Just cool as all blue hell! Stay safe and healthy. Ttyl,,,Marlon
Haha she's so excited you comment on her videos Marlon, as she has always asked about the long comments on mine lol She understands most, what she doesn't I explain. Thanks again Marlon, its always great to hear from you and your input. If only you were here to be able to travel with us 🙏 Take care brother
Aloha, Todd and Neenee. Be safe and enjoy your travels around. Looking forward to more videos to add to our visiting list. We love old towns and small neighborhoods with the Homeland feelings locals give.
Wow, a very beautiful town. Definitely would like to visit someday. I'm pretty sure I have room on my bucket list. Keep up the great videos and thank you for sharing them with me.
The drive it’s nice you get to see places, and stop along the way, see how people live it’s very interesting, enjoy road side foods, love your video, can’t wait for the next video, thank you..
Nice video! I passed through Nong Khiaw last December, after having cruised down the Nam Ou River from Muang Khua to Muang Ngoi for an overnight stay, then to Nong Khiaw to drive to Luang Prabang via Road #1C and Road #13. The village you stopped at before the Road #13/Road #1C junction may have been a Khmu village. After stopping at the Nam Thouam main market and continuing south on Road #13 in a rural area, our car broke down in a small village, and while waiting for a replacement car and driver, my guide and I walked through the village, which turn out to be Khmu. A local village woman gifted me some Phongsali style green lao-lao that her friend makes, when she saw that I had less than a finger of green lao-lao left from the small repurposed drinking water bottle of green lao-lao I bought at the Phongsali market two mornings prior. The owner of the Phongsali hotel makes her own white lao-lao as a hobby that is much stronger than normal (60% ABV/120 Proof!). When she saw my green lao-lao bottle that I bought before breakfast, she insisted that I try a shot of my green lao-lao first, then try her homemade lao-lao to compare and judge which was better. I had only eaten a fried egg with Maggi Seasoning Sauce and a little bread, and had not intended any ‘morning drinking’, so suffice it to say the two full shots of lao-lao (especially her’s!) gave me a nice buzz for my subsequent walk through the Phounoi village of Ban Komaen, and rough ride along Road #1B to Boun Neua for lunch, then continuing down Road #1B back through Bountai (our prior night’s stay), then along Road #2E to Muang Khua. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in northern Laos, especially visiting the Khmu, White Hmong, Akha Puli, Akha Chupia, Phounoi and Tai Deng ethnic villages, plus the Lao and Hmong private room full-body oil massages were very good and very cheap. I wish I could find lao-lao in the US, though at least I can buy Lao sai oua here. Cheers!
Love Nong Khiaw. Saw one of your previous videos and wanted to come climb Padeng Peak. Made it to the top last December after 2 hours and 45 minutes. View was priceless from the top.
Isn't that why we're in Laos... for the slower pace of life? No rush! You don't see the real Laos from planes and airports, only clouds. You have this wonderful country to explore Joe and you want to fly over it? 🤔
Nice place to take a get away vacation, what I like about Lao's, is the delicious foods are cheap and hotel also from $10-$20 USD per night. Can't wait to go back there again, the last time there was 2014 👌
Thats a shame about the dam as we were planning on getting one of the river boats to Luang Prabang. We are planning to head from Dien Ben Phui to Nong Khiaw. Top room on the river and we know we are staying now. Cheers ol mate.
You know in 2015, our first time traveling to Nong Khiaw we had the,same idea. We left our car in Luangprabang and caught a van up with all intentions of returning by boat.. the dam was only just started but the river was not safe to travel by boat anymore. We had to return by van 😔 You can still travel upstream though to Muang Gnoi and further Pookey. I highly recommend it. With those mountains either side of the river its absolutely mystical 🙏
@@NowinLao Thanks for that Tod ol mate. You have me thinking now and I wonder if you can go by boat from Mang Khua stop overnight in Muang Gnoi . Then go on to Luang Prabang? You are right about Muang Gnoi as the cook and I checked out Muang Gnoi on google maps and the scenery is insane. Plenty of guest houses in both joints and we use them in all our travels in Vietnam and Cambodia. We have found that the more stars you stay in the less connected you are to the place you are in. We don,t spend enough time in our room to warrant it as we love exploring the joints we call into and have a chinwag to the locals. Cheers Tod.
Hi guys, do you know if the friendship bridge in Vientiane has opened to commercial traffic? I have a small package that needs to be walked across and put in the regular mail to me in Chiang Mai
Have flown it under another in Vientiane and it spazzed out half way under, because of all the steel in the concrete i presume. Was lucky it never dived into the water. Steel messes with the signal, so as cool as it would look, it never crossed my mind to fly under this bridge as we still had a long way to go and many more drone opportunities.
I know this is random but since you live in Laos, do you bet on the " numbers" too? It's something I grew up very confused about. Because of the language barrier it is still a mystery to me. I saw in a Laotian store there is a chart with certain animals with various numbers paired up with them, they watch the lottery on TV specifically Powerball or Pick 3, consult the animal chart and bet on a number of whatever animal it's under. All the Laotians I know bet on these..." Numbers"
Now I'm confused. Why on earth would you think I'm in Vietnam. 🤔 Clue... Check channel name. Sabaidee is Lao, but it is used in Thailand, more common in the Isaan area of Thai. Falang or Farang was originally used to describe the French by both Lao and Thai. More commonly used for any foreigner nowadays
Sorry mate I made a mistake between Vietnam and Laos .Thank you for explaning the language to me.Is your gildfrend from Thailand ?Laos and Thailand is the language similear?If you are in Laos ,have a good one.Thailand,Laos,Cambodia,Vietnam and Myanmar have the same religion so I presume the language is the same,gate confuse.Sorry to bother you mate.We're ever you are enjoy your self.
@@cliveespeckerman4721 no need to be sorry mate, all good. All the same religion Clive, maybe Vietnam not so much. All have their own languages though, even multiple different languages within Laos and Thailand because of all the different ethnicities, but Lao and Thai being the most common in their respective countries. I'm in Vientiane, Laos. Thanks for commenting. Take care 🙏
What's the backstory on poor neinei... She seems jet-lagged, a little apathetic, stressed and more than likely shouldering the shards of a psycho-social familial legacy she's left behind Kids? disconcerting ... Just askin'
Here is my tip..no one understands you speaking in Thai with an Aussie accent mate ..your ‘Sabai Dee’ sounds like ‘Cooey Cobber’ ffs. On a positive note, I like your camera work 👍🏻
You find some great music arrangements 😃
Good morning un petit coucou de France et de la Normandie le Laos superbe pays j’espère bientôt revoir ce pays et protéger vous bien.
Hey Todd,,another lovely little village,,The use of this particular Bob song was totally inspired! Heading north. With Neenee. I loved it. The vids that you have both put up the last few days have been just flat out Excellent. I've been writing longer comments about Neenee's videos the last few. I hope she has understood what I wrote,,or you've helped interpret. The one with the two little boys singing about the bombs was heart wrenching. Thank you both for sharing the journey. I know this trip is you and Neenee's alone,,but you guys make me feel included,,like I'm helping choose the route. Just cool as all blue hell! Stay safe and healthy. Ttyl,,,Marlon
Haha she's so excited you comment on her videos Marlon, as she has always asked about the long comments on mine lol She understands most, what she doesn't I explain. Thanks again Marlon, its always great to hear from you and your input. If only you were here to be able to travel with us 🙏
Take care brother
Its Great to see the Journey of LAOS on the Ground...Great Video
Hi. Tod 👍 Thanks for your time doing all these great videos. You show us can't wait to visit laos. 👍
Thanks Nicholas, I hope things change soon so you can 🙏
Good morning friend nice to see you in Laos have a great holiday.
Thank you 🙏
I found this video accidentally by scrolling but so glad i did thank you
Another great video. Laos keeps moving up on my bucket list.
Good to hear bread-and-butter, thanks
Wonderful Lao village life......so beautiful! Super video.....thanks a million for taking us along with you. 👍👍😁
Thank you for tagging song with us Peter 🙏
Now we know where to stay in Nong Khiaw. Can't beat that view. Thanks!
Killer view Joe 👌
Aloha, Todd and Neenee. Be safe and enjoy your travels around. Looking forward to more videos to add to our visiting list. We love old towns and small neighborhoods with the Homeland feelings locals give.
The more videos I watch the more I love them
Great views of the bridge!
Birdy is my favorite go to coffee. Another awesome video, such a beautiful place! Can not wait for things to open back up so I can come see it.
Road tripping is not the same without Birdy 👌
Wow, a very beautiful town. Definitely would like to visit someday. I'm pretty sure I have room on my bucket list.
Keep up the great videos and thank you for sharing them with me.
This town is a must！Absolutely stunning views.. you wont be disappointed 👌
Good audio and great video.
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Hi small world I stayed in that guesthouse in Nong Khiaw a few years back very friendly family business
They are! Very nice family 👌
I've been for video for this video for so long, it's finally here!
More to come 😁👍
I love those villages ,so real Asia , stay safe ,
Hey Gordo! Thanks, settled in ok mate?
9:31 Birdy - ແຊບຫຼາຍ!
Nong Khiaw - is beautiful! A must for any tourist.
Absolutely Nick!
Another Quinton Tarantino production mate, awesome footage
Legend.. thanks Luke 😁👍
Great to see you eating bro. Spicy or not the for in Laos is awesome
Hi sabaidee Todd! What a beautiful place always to Nong kiew . Surround by beautiful mountain! Enjoying your journey Todd & neene 👍👍🙏🙏
Spectacular views！
The drive it’s nice you get to see places, and stop along the way, see how people live it’s very interesting, enjoy road side foods, love your video, can’t wait for the next video, thank you..
Absolutely. You miss all those things flying between destinations.
Thank you Jort, I'm pretty sure you're going to enjoy it 😁👍
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Beautiful countryside and great road trip continues - nice work Todd 🇦🇺🙏👍🍻
Thanks for coming along for the ride Ant... it keeps getting better from here mate. Hope things are all good down your way 🙏
Another great video. Love the unique perspectives of the villages, homes and people! Keep up the good work!
Thanks man
Great drone with that truck overtaking
Was lucky with that one 👍
Nice video! I passed through Nong Khiaw last December, after having cruised down the Nam Ou River from Muang Khua to Muang Ngoi for an overnight stay, then to Nong Khiaw to drive to Luang Prabang via Road #1C and Road #13. The village you stopped at before the Road #13/Road #1C junction may have been a Khmu village. After stopping at the Nam Thouam main market and continuing south on Road #13 in a rural area, our car broke down in a small village, and while waiting for a replacement car and driver, my guide and I walked through the village, which turn out to be Khmu. A local village woman gifted me some Phongsali style green lao-lao that her friend makes, when she saw that I had less than a finger of green lao-lao left from the small repurposed drinking water bottle of green lao-lao I bought at the Phongsali market two mornings prior. The owner of the Phongsali hotel makes her own white lao-lao as a hobby that is much stronger than normal (60% ABV/120 Proof!). When she saw my green lao-lao bottle that I bought before breakfast, she insisted that I try a shot of my green lao-lao first, then try her homemade lao-lao to compare and judge which was better. I had only eaten a fried egg with Maggi Seasoning Sauce and a little bread, and had not intended any ‘morning drinking’, so suffice it to say the two full shots of lao-lao (especially her’s!) gave me a nice buzz for my subsequent walk through the Phounoi village of Ban Komaen, and rough ride along Road #1B to Boun Neua for lunch, then continuing down Road #1B back through Bountai (our prior night’s stay), then along Road #2E to Muang Khua. I thoroughly enjoyed my time in northern Laos, especially visiting the Khmu, White Hmong, Akha Puli, Akha Chupia, Phounoi and Tai Deng ethnic villages, plus the Lao and Hmong private room full-body oil massages were very good and very cheap. I wish I could find lao-lao in the US, though at least I can buy Lao sai oua here. Cheers!
Hahaha.. thank you for sharing that adventure with us Scott. No matter where you go in Laos, all ethnicities are very friendly and accomodating.
The view from your Hotel is unbelievable Todd. What to great spot to spend a few nights. Cheers mate! 👍
I could chill there for,weeks on end Bill. Never tire of that view 👌
this blew my mind, you my friend are a god damn genius
Thank you again for the video ❤️❤️❤️
No problem 😊
Love Nong Khiaw. Saw one of your previous videos and wanted to come climb Padeng Peak. Made it to the top last December after 2 hours and 45 minutes. View was priceless from the top.
Magical place Andy.. one of my most favorite in Laos ❤
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See dude, all this rural exploration is why I keep coming back. Good shit man.👌
Always love to see QUINTON TV stopping by! Legend man.. thanks. Stay tuned for the next one dude.. think ya gonna like it 👌😁
How is the road to Nong Khiaw? I have read the shuttle journey can be a little rough
The drive is part of the journey mate... yeah, but you get there faster when you fly. :-)
Isn't that why we're in Laos... for the slower pace of life? No rush! You don't see the real Laos from planes and airports, only clouds. You have this wonderful country to explore Joe and you want to fly over it? 🤔
King of LAOS
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Nice place to take a get away vacation, what I like about Lao's, is the delicious foods are cheap and hotel also from $10-$20 USD per night. Can't wait to go back there again, the last time there was 2014 👌
Yep. So cheap to travel around Laos once here 😁👍
Thats a shame about the dam as we were planning on getting one of the river boats to Luang Prabang. We are planning to head from Dien Ben Phui to Nong Khiaw. Top room on the river and we know we are staying now. Cheers ol mate.
You know in 2015, our first time traveling to Nong Khiaw we had the,same idea. We left our car in Luangprabang and caught a van up with all intentions of returning by boat.. the dam was only just started but the river was not safe to travel by boat anymore. We had to return by van 😔
You can still travel upstream though to Muang Gnoi and further Pookey. I highly recommend it. With those mountains either side of the river its absolutely mystical 🙏
@@NowinLao Thanks for that Tod ol mate. You have me thinking now and I wonder if you can go by boat from Mang Khua stop overnight in Muang Gnoi . Then go on to Luang Prabang? You are right about Muang Gnoi as the cook and I checked out Muang Gnoi on google maps and the scenery is insane. Plenty of guest houses in both joints and we use them in all our travels in Vietnam and Cambodia. We have found that the more stars you stay in the less connected you are to the place you are in. We don,t spend enough time in our room to warrant it as we love exploring the joints we call into and have a chinwag to the locals. Cheers Tod.
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Nice brother
Thanks
Hi guys, do you know if the friendship bridge in Vientiane has opened to commercial traffic?
I have a small package that needs to be walked across and put in the regular mail to me in Chiang Mai
I have no idea Frank. Maybe check with the “Laos in the time of Covid” Facebook group 👍
What a beautiful town!
Wait till the next vid dude! Spectacular place！
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Such an interesting country to visit. Will be there once the pendamic is over Todd.
Be sure to stop on by 😁👍
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Hi does the Laos reopen to the international tourist?
7:37 dek noi yaan falang..
So many dams are not good for the river.
Damn too many! 🙄
@@NowinLao Boom! 😎😎😎
You ever think about flying the drone under the bridge?
Have flown it under another in Vientiane and it spazzed out half way under, because of all the steel in the concrete i presume. Was lucky it never dived into the water. Steel messes with the signal, so as cool as it would look, it never crossed my mind to fly under this bridge as we still had a long way to go and many more drone opportunities.
@@NowinLao fair enough! Would look great.
Those Laos girls are gorgeous.
I know this is random but since you live in Laos, do you bet on the " numbers" too? It's something I grew up very confused about. Because of the language barrier it is still a mystery to me. I saw in a Laotian store there is a chart with certain animals with various numbers paired up with them, they watch the lottery on TV specifically Powerball or Pick 3, consult the animal chart and bet on a number of whatever animal it's under. All the Laotians I know bet on these..." Numbers"
I know what you mean, but no, I don't, nor my wife. We don't even know how to play the lottery here. Lol
With so many coffee shops around, you drink espresso out of a can? :-(
Lol.. wander a little away from the tourist spots Joe and you may find yourself having to compromise 😏
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You keep using the word's sabadi an falang,is that not Thai word's?I taught you'r in Vietnam🤔 A bit confuse mate 🙄.
Now I'm confused. Why on earth would you think I'm in Vietnam. 🤔 Clue... Check channel name.
Sabaidee is Lao, but it is used in Thailand, more common in the Isaan area of Thai.
Falang or Farang was originally used to describe the French by both Lao and Thai. More commonly used for any foreigner nowadays
Sorry mate I made a mistake between Vietnam and Laos .Thank you for explaning the language to me.Is your gildfrend from Thailand ?Laos and Thailand is the language similear?If you are in Laos ,have a good one.Thailand,Laos,Cambodia,Vietnam and Myanmar have the same religion so I presume the language is the same,gate confuse.Sorry to bother you mate.We're ever you are enjoy your self.
@@cliveespeckerman4721 no need to be sorry mate, all good.
All the same religion Clive, maybe Vietnam not so much. All have their own languages though, even multiple different languages within Laos and Thailand because of all the different ethnicities, but Lao and Thai being the most common in their respective countries.
I'm in Vientiane, Laos.
Thanks for commenting. Take care 🙏
you're safe, you're not French! lol.
Lol 😝
@@NowinLao yes! that water well heritage site in Thakhek does not bode well for French. LoL.
7:29 I didnt want to say but Ya startin to look like a bloody Hippy Todd.
Looking fresh now tho mate. Check it out, check it out.. 😁👍
What's the backstory on poor neinei... She seems jet-lagged, a little apathetic, stressed and more than likely shouldering the shards of a psycho-social familial legacy she's left behind Kids? disconcerting ... Just askin'
Lol nice try.. it's all there to be watched
Here is my tip..no one understands you speaking in Thai with an Aussie accent mate ..your ‘Sabai Dee’ sounds like ‘Cooey Cobber’ ffs. On a positive note, I like your camera work 👍🏻
Here's a tip.. Sabaidee is not Thai. I'm in Lao 😐
@@NowinLao .. 😐and yet it is a common form of greeting on the Thai/Isaac side of the river.. right?
Isaac? Isaan/Esaan
@@clintalexander2575 the isaan region of Thailand used to be a part of Laos, hence the similar dialect in that part of Thailand.
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