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@user-eh5on5vo4h

2 жыл бұрын

แนะนําให้วิ่งรถตามริมโขงไปทางจังหวัดเลยเที่ยวเชียงคานคับสนุกมาก

@withcookie5583

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paddy, do you ask people to DM you on WhatsApp or are these dodgy characters?

@fundeekongsuk7815

2 жыл бұрын

กลางแม่น้ำโขง ไม่ใช่ก้อนหิน เป็นพระธาตุเก่า ที่จมนำ ที่เห็นเหมือนก้อนหิน คือฐานของพระธาตุ

Never fails to amaze me the level of devotion that the Thais (and other SE Asian countries) put into the artistry of their temples and shrines! That seven headed serpent is epic! Ahh the dip for the mango brings back to many memories! See you weren't keen but I definitely love it 😂

@markvine3814

2 жыл бұрын

All religions have a particular architecture and art associated with them. For me, buddhism has the best combination of beauty and awe.

Not much in Nong Khai for touristy stuff ... but having dinner and drinks by the Mekong river at sunset is really nice. Especially during this time of the year. Paddy didn't show or mentioned it but... for those who haven't been here since the last two years... they finished a really nice walking and biking path right along the river, from the white temple (where he took the boat out) all the way to Wat Mee Chai. Hopefully, it will eventually go all the way to underneath the Friendship bridge. That's a long nice path to jog, bike, skate and enjoy the river. Really enjoy that scenery 👌 👍

@craigross341

2 жыл бұрын

The temple and a few other things force you onto the road. At various bit. In 2014 it ran out just at the entrance to Nong Khai park, just past the big temple.

@ricecookerbaking

2 жыл бұрын

@@craigross341 What you saw around the Naga in the video is pretty much all the way down to the entrance of the park and further. Raised path... straight through... little obstacles around wat Mee Chai but very nice big pathways

@craigross341

2 жыл бұрын

@@ricecookerbaking In 2014 the walkway came to a dead stop at the temple next to the park entrance and you had to dog leg around it. IIRC it then a bit later hit a massive engineering facility - a huge steel device right next to the river. I couldn't see the walkway ever continuing at the price of moving that. They were expanding the riverside frontage down at the other end - massive pile driving and concrete - beyond the covered market, and opposite another temple (near the little exercise machines) God knows why; what was there was pretty dead.

@nvan78

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Haven't been there myself for several yrs. Nong Khai is roughly 50Km or so from my Thai home, but currently stuck in Canada. lol

My mother is from a small village in Nong Khai. Went to Thailand in 2002 visiting my mothers family for the very first time. Beautiful area. We saw the Friendship bridge which connects Thailand to Laos.

awsome, paddy. so happy you went to nong khai and did a really good video. I hope you take enough breaks from your trip/work but pls do not give up, youre doing an amazing job , so many places ppl normally dont film too much but are awsome, and ppl will watch these videos for years and years to come

Love the statue park and the pathway along the river! I have never been there but would love to check it out!!!! Thanks for another wonderful vlog Paddy…..I enjoyed watching this one😊

My Danish Cdn friend lived in Nong Khai with his Thai wife, who was the wife of my then Thai GF, who lived in Dongwattana village near Ban Dung, Issan. I went golfing many times at nearby Victory GC with my beery buddies from Eddie's Bar in Ban Dung. Good times from 2010 to 2012. Many of the Nong Khai Business people are actually Chinese who were kicked out of Hanoi in the 1960's. Those with vehicles drove them from Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu, thru Laos & into Thailand. My Danish friend bought Heineken Beer from one of these Chinese expats. He spoke very good English, as his 2 daughters were educated in Canada. One is a Doctor 7 the other is a Dentist in Ottawa ON. he goes to visit them every spring for a few months.

Love mangos with the Suger chili dip. One of my favs. Another great video Paddy.

Lovely footage from Nongkhai. There are so many beautiful places along the Mekong river both in Laos and in Thailand. This video made me miss Thailand so much. Yeah! 😊

I have been to Knong Kai many time , One of the most impressive things there was traveling along the road that by the Mae Khong river to see and relax beautiful scenery of the river and Loas ,this road can bring you see Vien tien across and find somewhere to stay there at a nice resort along the river.

What an amazing part of Thailand 🇹🇭. Thank you for bringing us to this amazing province. Congratulations also on your 50 k you truly deserve it . Happy Travels and looking forward to seeing so many provinces, people and the sights of beautiful Thailand 🇹🇭 ♥️

Enjoyed this video. Keep exploring and keep sharing. Thank you Paddy.

Wow, Paddy! Such a beautiful video. I've been following you from the beginning of your channel but for whatever reason this one really moved me. I miss Thailand and the images you have been capturing are gorgeous 😍

In all of Thailand we use so many condiment to cut the sourness of unripe mangoes such as sugar, salt, chili flake, plum powder, dry shrimp, shrimp paste or even fermented fish sauce that use in somtum that you don’t like. Hahaha

Wonderful experience. Thanks for posting the video Paddy.

Amazing video again, your videos are much more fun, informative and interesting to watch than any TV travel documentary 👍

On ya Paddy keep rolling mate, you're doing a great job.

Very good viewpoints of your eye on cultural hotspots. When I came through Nongkhai I did not see this. I like this region very much, so I thank you for these new ideas to travel there (beautiful views of the park, Mae Kong-stone, very beautiful Payanak...). The droneviews are beautiful too. Have a good time.

Great video Paddy I live in Nong Khai and thanks for sharing with the rest of the world 🌎 Happy trails 😎🌴

You inspire so many people man, because of you so many people follow a dream they never thought would be possible, just keep doing what you doing man it's just getting better every episode. Peace 🍄🍄🍄

Well done Paddy. I really enjoy all your episodes. Thank you very much

Loved Nong Khai, and i went accros the bridge into Laos back in 2019, some day Paddy you can explore that country also, its lovely. Thanks for this one and as always, C Ya in the next one, cheers 🙌🍻

@robertburnett5561

2 жыл бұрын

You might check "Now in Lao". Vds. by a Aussie who lives there.

Beautiful place Paddy, it’s almost magical. Love ❤️ Thailand 🇹🇭

Another great video paddy 👍

Hi Paddy, I've been watching your videos from the start and have never missed one. The content and quality just gets better and better. I was just wondering along with many others if you are planning any more trips with "The Budgeteers" ? I noticed on their home page that they are planning a Europe trip on a 1000 Euro's

There's nothing better than to be on a trip with you! Thank you for your journeys! : )

Hi paddy , thanks for showing the beautiful places !!

This is a real WOW Impressive video, Paddy!

I love the way your present. Sometimes I laugh a lot. I know it’s new for foreigner such as food favor, directions. Hope you enjoy in Isan.

Wow that place is awesome Paddy ,Thanks

You try to take the road from Nong Song Hong to Sangkhom District. You'll find incredible tree trimming that can tell a story along either side of the road.

OMG the big snake heads and tall Buddhas art style look gorgeous.

Hiya Paddy, Those fish were huge. Dib dab, blast from the past. That would be a cool prank. Lol. Beautiful tour around. Loving how you are trying all the new foods. Cool tunes. Good vibes. Lovely drone footage. Sweaty, sweaty. Haha. you always make me smile. Beautiful sunset. Always great content. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend.

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed Nicky!

Beautifully done!

Brilliant Paddy,, brilliant!

Extremely interesting place. Loved the statues. In Indonesia where I live they have the green or white flesh mangoes (they call them salad) and dip in sambal which is super spicy and lots of chili.

Thank you Paddy for sharing your superglue experience. Your presentation is hilarious 😂. Just sorry it causes you so much hassle. Once again a fascinating vlog

Hello Paddy, yes, Nong Khai is amazing. We stayed there for a couple of days and we enjoyed it very much. The food, the lovely people... Have a good time. Many greetings from Vienna - 😎😎

I am addicted to you video mate.

I am definitely adding this to my itinerary. Thanks mate!

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@craigross341

2 жыл бұрын

Nong Khai is quite limited. A nice day, though. The third class train would be mellow from Udon but Nong Khao train station is miles away from the town centre.

I missed the sculpture park when I was in Nong Khai as I didn't know it was there. I did go to the one across the river in Vientiane and it was impressive. Can't wait to get back there.

Love the sunset 🌅 thank you for showing us 🙏

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for visiting

Hello Paddy. I love to watch your travel videos. Keep on , you are doing great. I recommend you to visit Wat Pa Phu Kon, Ban Kong, Na Yung District, Udon Thani, Thailand and Skywalk Wat Pha Tak Suea , also at the Mekong river. We went to the temple Wat Pa Phu Kon three years ago, visiting a friend in Nong Bua Lamphu. The temple lies way out on top of a hill in the jungle. We hope to go to Thailand again in January, but have to see if how things are going with the covid situation both in Europe and in Thailand. Greetings from Me Kao (Polar bear) in Norway. You can also find my travel videos on astveten on KZread. I have been 5 times to Thailand, from 1 to 3 months each time, and I love it.

หนองคาย is very beautiful 🤩 thanks for presenting😊

I visited a friend’s family who lives here. I enjoyed this area. Thanks for taking me back😃

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Great stuff.

WOWZA=Incredible sculptures.I'd be in Heaven to be there. Lucky you ~ Paddy & so glad you share these adventures with us .Your incredible footage is awesomely done*.

I once bought a whole loaf of bread to feed some fish in Isan and then the son of my wife (8 years old) came and said: And me? What do I get? And I said: Well if you are hungry then let's go and find something good to eat for you. smile I love your videos, you are an inspiration for me - and I hope that one day I can do drone videos as good as yours. (Say hello to sparky!) 😉 Oh and Mekong is sometimes quite dry ... maybe then they can walk to the rock.

Thank you for sharing

Thank you for visiting us in Nong Khai.

Hi Paddy, Great video. The Sala Keoku temple used to be a temple ground when I visited the place about 35 years ago. A white robe priest used to managed the whole temple ground which had Buddhist and Hindu statues. The attic of the main temple was used to keep the relics and antiques from the Burmeses and Thai war period which the priest showed me. I supposed they are now housed in a museum somewhere in Nongkai. This video definitely bring back fond memories of Nongkai. Hope to visit the newly developed Nongkai again.

Been in Nongkhai three times, 2012, 2016, 2018. And yes, visit the place with the statues 2012, your in the clip. I saw when the sunken temple was built.😳

Been there at least three times at that temple, nice place.

Thank you for your video and keep going to explore the remain Thailand. please, do not give up.

Simply beautiful!

I went to that weird sculpture park with a big hangover, coming from Laos on the way down to Bangkok, and it freaked me out!

This video make me miss my home land country I been in the USA since 1991. Im planing to go visit next year or two.

Green mango with that dip is heaven

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Cheers 🍻 Paddy Just finished dry November,Heading to North Americans Thailand. But not so cheap 🇲🇽 Mexico . See you next year . Amazing trip so full of emotions. Understandable so. Thank you

Come to visit Bueng Kan, my hometown, visit Wat Phu Thok, Had Kham Somboon , Naka cave, cafe chic, community museum. and beautiful temples along the way welcome

@user-ru6yd3ew9c

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, I forgot to mention, another popular tourist attraction is the Three Whale Rocks. If you can go at sunrise, it will be amazing.

The statues ,Brilliant , Love Thai people 🙏🙏Soft mango all the way for me ,tried the firm with the sugar dip once, never again

Probably the place i'd like to live in thailand with kon kaen. I love the atmosphere, and wandering along the river. It would have been interesting to speak a little bit about the artist who built the statues in sala kaew ku. His name, Bunleua Sulilat, you can check on Wikipedia. Nice video, 'm waiting for the next. Il you go to Buriram, you have to visit phanom rung. Go ahead dude 😀😀

@kashyapkhakharia5826

2 жыл бұрын

KK is awesome small town best thing for me in Khon Kaen that I did and I do evrytime I go to KK is Thawangdeng it's best club in Thailand I have not seen any other match it with almost all locals and quality of entertainment and shows is international with local price.

@wtffrankreich6873

2 жыл бұрын

@@kashyapkhakharia5826 tkx for the info dude😀

The guy who built that buddha park did one just outside vientienne as well. Go see it . Great vloggs .

Very tranquil place...

I'm liking the look of Isan some of the food looks abit different but somewhere to try in the future 😄

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

haha yeah, we find some better food along the way don't worry

Welcome to my home town! 😊

Your vds. can be a eye opener to all the expats and tourists who think Thailand is just the club and bar scene. Also, for those at home who think they "know what you are going for" when you tell them you going to Thailand.

Hmm my previous comment didn't show - anyway again: if you are traveling towards Korat - South Isaan - (I know it is still far away in distance from you, but eventual you will be in this area) about 60 km NE of Korat there is: the 'Phimai Historical Park' - I would strongly recommend visiting it - it is one of my favorites in Isaan - huge trees, nice nature and temples in Hindu-Khmer Style - like Angkor Wat - it is a very special and atmospheric place - I love it there, I think you will too...(I live near Udon Thani for 30 years)

The temple underwater is the sunken chedi collapsed into Mekong river in 1847

And what's also good there are the girlie bars, you should go round them.

I've always wondered what this side looked like when I'm standing from the other side in Laos.. my family lives right on the other side of the river iv VTE.. can't wait to be back

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@craigross341

2 жыл бұрын

I was on the train from Nong Khai to Udon Thani with a Norwegian lad who'd been in Laos. I asked what it was like. He said, "Exactly like here but you have to have a massive fight every time to avoid paying huge farang prices". I'm sure you can come across from Laos no problem. TescoLotus in Nong Khai is full of Laotians shopping. I spoke to a Laotian guy in 2018 on the train up to Udon. He'd been (IIRC) in Malaysia/Indonesia. He said that Laos is notionally communist, but you can have a business.

Im going there in summer 😊

coool dude

In the middle of the river is a pagoda that was eroded by water until it collapsed in the middle of the river.

The Nong!! Spent over five weeks there in 2014. Nearly went mad. I kept getting lost. It turns out Mekong means sod all to the locals. Mae Nam is what you're looking for to orientate yourself; Mother River. 8:40 The interesting thing about that street is that they have 20 baht noodle places for schoolkids. It's nuts. I don't know what the deal is, whether it's to keep them going until their parents finish work. But still in uniform they all sit and have a bowl!

Obrigada de coração pelos seus vídeos sinto apenas que os templos paisagens etc. não são vistos completamente. Gosto muito de ver interiores. Desculpe por fazer esta observação pois estou gostando muito.

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You don't forget to go to Nakhon Phanom and Sakon Nakhon are my hometown, there are many more cool places, you can find good information.

Hi Paddy. Thanks for your lovely videos. How you can fly drone in Thailand? You need some Permission for it? Thanks

ขอบคุณที่รักเมืองไทย ขอบคุณที่ชอบภาคอีสาน ขอให้เที่ยวให้สนุก เดินทางปลอดภัยครับ🥰🥰i love you

Famous for Vietnamese food there . Nice relaxing place

@craigross341

2 жыл бұрын

One of the chefs put his hand on my thigh. My Thai didn't stretch to, "I don't sit on that side of the wat".

Welcome to my city Paddy.

This is my home town

I normally go to Philippines every other year for the last 20 years but definitely do Thailand next year. (If we can travel)

Nice video but you forgot to mention the story of the artist who created the Sala Keoku. Last time I saw him he was in a wheelchair. It was probably 35 years ago...

You could use camera mode in google translator for quick translation

You’re quite nice, Paddy. I’ve been there a dozen times to enjoy the gym there but didn’t find enough to do there to make me want to leave Udon Thani.

@PaddyDoyle.

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

We visited the Buddha Park when we were last in Thailand, but we also visited the first Buddha Park in Vientiane Laos. The artist started there, but when the communists came to power, he moved to Thailand, and started this ART installation again. It was Crazy busy when we were there. Busloads of tourists, ah, the pre covid days, yes!? I'm glad you had the place to yourself, to enjoy that artists Spirit and Love of his Buddhist Nations.

@sylviasmith3418

2 жыл бұрын

Hey, one more thing, your artistry and creativity was just shining in this vlog, stunning work, on a stunning day, thank you, love, rest up a little and be safe!

the park in nongkhai and the one in vientiane was created by the same monk.

Person of perspicaciousness, as is the content for others. Honorable mention such perspirat-i(o)nspirational travels Sir Paddy.

Mae Nam Kong means, Mother of all Rivers. It is abbreviated to Mekong, foreigners add River when Kong means River. It is pronounced Meekong by foreigners and Maekong by Thais.

Can you run a speed boat on the mekhong

Perhaps with some of the places you visit you take photos or extract stills from your videos for translation by a native Thai speaker? Professional translation is expensive but I would not be surprised that many Thais are watching your channel who may be able to help you. Of course you have Thai friends who can help you as well. I think this aspect will help with immersion into the places that you visit.

6:23 so many memes could be made from this order of events😂😂😂

10 years ago the airline lost our luggage and we had two hours to kill. My wife`s family took me to see the statues and it was amazing. 20 Baht for the "farang" price back then! You are almost to our Province! (#77)

Why should you put spicy jam on a super yummi mango?Thai people LOVE sugar and sweetness on top of almost everything they eat 😅 Lovely place this time as well Paddy 👍

Ashame you didnt go into the building in the statue park the guy that built the statues is mummiefied in a glass chamber. The rock in the mekhong is the top of an old temple there was a mudslide and it sank into the mekong river

Another beautiful adventure ♥🙏

เนื้อย่างติดมัน น้ำจิ้มแจ่ว พร้อมข้าวเหนียว ฉันยอมเอา กุ้งล็อบเตอร์ไปแลก 🤤🤤🤤 ถ้าคุณศึกษาศาสนาพุทธ คุณจะรู้จักพญานาค 🙏