Huge reforms were made by the Lao government in 1986, including property and business ownership. Both were encourage by the government. If you could prove you've lived and worked the land for two generations (I think), the land was yours as long as it remained productive, eg farming. Proof was supplied by their Family Book (Neenee's family should have at least one). The Family Book is like a record of births, deaths and marriages within the family. After the reforms in 1986, was the first time in history the Lao actually owned their own land. Before that, all land was owned by the royal family.

@homebrandrules

3 жыл бұрын

Goodonya jurgen for some interesting info. cheers Kap jai

@zuloonyennyoc8914

3 жыл бұрын

I am not quite sure about that may be for the foreigner. I heard some rumor that the Lao oversea went back and bought house and land for a few years then the Lao government come to accuse them of fraud then they just seized the property without legal action. Thanks.

@Ooilei

3 жыл бұрын

That’s not true. Lao people owned land before 1975, during the monarchy. The Monarchy basically owned nothing after the French colonial period. It was after 1975 the communist government collectivized property and took land ownership away and made all property state property. That was a complete economic failure though, so they reprivatized land ownership approximately the same time as the fall of the USSR. To be honest that was basically the end of any communist economic reforms

@homebrandrules

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ooilei greetings friend. How do we know you arent making this all up?

@Ooilei

3 жыл бұрын

@@homebrandrules Ask any Laotian person who lived through the 1970s and 1980s. These are my own family's experiences. Plus, there are plenty of land records of owners in Laos and many history books that mention the communist take over and the collectivization reforms, also how disasterous they were. Obviously what the original poster said can't be right, because there is noway the monarchy owned anything in 1986, because the monarchy was abolished in 1975 after the communist take over. By that point the communist had long already killed the king, queen, and crown prince

Wow, I cannot believe my parents crossed that hugh Mekong River with 2 babies.

Todd, my kind of video. Absolutely outstanding. The earth, the people, in harmony. I give your two years and you'll be the mayor of that village!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

🤔 hmmm

Great video. Looking forward to seeing how the house and land shapes up.

Great work my man always a enjoyable time to get to see Lao thought your eye's thanks Bro.

Love the view and the plan of big glass window is awesome 😎

Good video, amazing ♥️👍

Maaaate couldn't fit anymore amazing content in one video. Just absolutely fantastic production all round and I'm sure everyone appreciates all of your efforts. Have a crackin weekend champ 👍

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha love your enthusiasm Jase.. stay safe mate 😉👍

@lawrencefox563

3 жыл бұрын

Wish I was just down the road mate.

Love it! It’s so peaceful! Someday I will have a small piece of land to retire on. Thanks so much for sharing!

Great video

Thank you for sharing, it is good view.

Nice place, good plan. With that view it is going to be great place for your retirement. Smart choice... thanks 🙏

Beautiful peaceful spot

Proud of you to have a warm place to live and hope you'll enjoy it.

My goodness me your editing skills and content is really spot on.... a wonderful and entertaining view from start to finish. Your subscriber count deserves to be way higher than it actually is. 👍👍😁😁

@calvinhosworld

3 жыл бұрын

Right?!? Even without the lao content, I keep admiring his edits and wide music selections, which are perfect. I keep wondering where he gets his music. When dude explained he was into photography I was like ahhh ok that part makes sense now, as I imagine most photographers are good at trying to tell a story with a single image.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter, that means a lot mate 🙏

That's quite inspiring

Very interesting !!!!

Brother good job keep going I follow you every moments

You got nice property todd good views to the river.

Excellent video - great to have the odd rant too!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Nick. All the best for the new year ahead mate 🍺😉👍

OMG A special place indeed.

Nice to hear

I think Neenee said “ very good “ 😂 - - Kokhea has a good Bunnings 👍 - look forward to the progress - all the best

Congratulations guys it's looking beautiful land

As you travel throughout life......you never know where love will take you..... You have to go through your journey in a positive way...the positive energy will pull you in the right directions......

you guys have have been BUSY clearing there, looks great! amazing how much stuff the can cram into a small shop. it's good that you have it nearby

Beautiful place with an awesome view! Just found your channel today. I like your videos 👍🏼

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Great to have you along John 👍

Brilliant view.

Ha. That somebody was me! As soon as the table shop is found, a table will appear at the property. Great vid.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha been keeping my eye out for one mate 😝👍

Looks like a dream come true there, lovely spot fora home. Living near the River has always been top on my list. I plan to come back to Laos 2021, wish me luck

Thank you for sharing.

Sabaidi, Thanks for your video, I like Laos more and more, hope can will go to Laos in one time 😊🇱🇦

First time watching your video. You seem respectful of their cultures. Cool stuff. Looking forward to seeing some more.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Nice thank you bro , wel come too laos 😊

5 Star Video

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers David, thanks mate 👍

" I BAGSED that first " haven't heard that saying for a long time 5555 brings back memories

Very nice 👍👍

God bless you and everyone

wow love asia

Good video. Laos looks beautiful in the countryside.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Milkybar 😁👍

Well done guys. There's so much potential with that property ,besides just being your retirement residence .As you mentioned ,down stairs B/B . A nice decking overlooking the Mekong,for meals/snacks /coffee/beer. I'd be getting a mini excavator in,and sorting that vacant piece of land out. Cheers...Kenno....West Aust

Good to see my home land country, I did subscribe for you

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Ua tsaug 🙏

nice house mike also very close to the riverside you make good gardens you can plant mangoes and coconut

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Looking forward to the day when i can spend more time there. 👌

i'm surprise i didn't come across your videos earlier, i'm a big fan of mark wiens and somehow the algorithm finally loaded one of your videos, must be because you were eating hahaha..i visit laos almost every year except this year, love seeing sleepy little towns like this..can't wait to see your house when you finally get it all fixed up

Loves all of your videos. I can’t wait to visit my homeland again and hopes to meet you for dinner at your restaurant. I left Vientiane 40 yrs ago and visited once in 1993.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Would be cool to meet when you visit. All the best for the new year 🙏

the first time i saw the mekong in northern thailand / laos there were large freighters travelling up and down it.... it is gradually getting lower each year...

Sabaidee😎😎😎

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Jao Sabaidee 🙏

Big fan of your videos! My wife is a Lao citizen, I am an American. We have about 1100 hectares close to ban hae near Pakse. We are planning to build and spend winters there as it gets pretty cold where we live in the winter here. We fly into Vientiane so we will definitely plan on a meal at your restaurant once the covid restrictions are lifted. Thanks for all your work with the videos, they are great! Kop Jai der.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Daniel, cheers thanks mate. Sounds like a good plan, I'm not a fan of the cold either. Cool, would be great meet up and have a chat. All the best for the new year guys 🙏

Nice looking place y’all! If I go to Laos n I’ll come visit y’all LoL

Hey Todd,,Excellent video,,I've always loved the rantish ones! Lol yeah buddy,,I kinda figured I was aced out of the upstairs rooms with a view. Lol hell's bells ,,a snake proof bamboo hut would work if I have access to a sit-down shitter. Lolol."hey Neenee,,is that working better? ' fucking good mate "lmao that was perfect,,sweet innocent Neenee,,fucking good mate. Thanks buddy,,I needed a laugh like that. That hardware store is the bomb. I could see a few exploratory expeditions to that store. I'm wondering if the unusual square electrical device might have been an inverter,,for solar,,to convert 12 or 24 volt current to 120? Just an idea. One of my fave things about the village is the sky. Has a quality to it that V-town doesn't have. Omg that masonry block machine is something I've never ever seen. It's rather amazing. Wonder how many days it takes for them to cure. I noticed he wasn't stacking them in direct sunlight,,because they'd dry way to fast and crack,,if not crumble completely. Dude ,I think the terraced garden beds near the river is a great idea. You have 3 times the land you'd need to produce veg and eventually fruit too,,for 5 big restos like Neenee's. I'm super happy for you guys,,that you can do this house project. Its gonna be great. Thanks for the great video Todd. You guys take care and be safe Ttyl,,,Marlon

i found your videos tonight ,I live in canada,and have friends from Loas,very honest,and hard working ,i am originally from caribbean,will look forward to your videos,enjoying the scenery ,looks so peaceful

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome 🙏

Trucks in Canada have those lights as well the usually and use them mainly at night when backing up but sometimes they forget to turn them off I’ve had to tell a few truckers to turn that light off.

Looks great there guys!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

It is mate, it really is 👌

@jamesmathers6204

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao congrats bro

Another great video, Todd. Really enjoy your works. Thank you for mentioning my name & question about the land availability in the area. I would love to visit Lao once we are out of the Covid situation. Through your videos, I've learned so much about Lao. It could be one of my favorite south east Asia countries to settle my feet in when I retire (It is not too early to think about it, right?). It is nice if you could mention about the price range of land in Lao. Cheers

@mela6046

3 жыл бұрын

U should buy or RENT B4 ppL flock to it due to this video & when it opens up after pandemic....

I just love those little Bunnings shops, So much to see , I could spend hours in there just looking 🤔⁉️🤪😂😂

good luck

todd mate them silver boxes on the shelf are voltage transformers for 100 to 220 or reverse hope that helps you need one if you bring stuff from us thats diffrent voltage in lao

What about having horse-riding courses? That kind of a venture. Me and my ex-husband in Malaysia had that plan in mind, as he was very silkillful in horseriding and thought he could find some funding. That never happened as we split up as a couple.

I'm building a house in Laos now (roof going up soon) - cannot go to see actual construction. Happy to find your channel.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith. Hope everything turns out alright for you 🙏

아름답다

Hi Todd great video as always. As to the land ownership issue, there is a two step process with a white paper, then a yellow, or gold one. The white paper means it is not yours to sell as some locals here found out. Some Chinese traders "bought" land through a Laos agent from locals. the government got wind of the deal and told the Laos sellers to give the money back, and then took the land back (without compensation) to the government holdings. If you have the gold paper and the government want to take the land back they have to compensate, but if you only have a white paper, you have no claim for compensation. The other thing was a guy talking about all the rain in Vietnam should of affected the river where you are. It cant, as Vietnam is down stream. That said you are right about the dams affecting the river flow. However at some point they will let the water out to generate power and at that point it should flow past your window. Final point is we are close to where the new bridge is going in and the government has already marked out a 6 SQ KM area as a special economic zone, and we all know what that means.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Your last point Chris, about the bridge. Not the new bridge I'm talking about. You're down near Thakhek, I know. The next bridge built after that is near Xanankham. Hopefully no economic zone there. Have visited one, and will never again!

22:44 cute wittle puppies !! aaaww !!

Just subscribed 👍 and LIKE ! 🙂

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Viena.. thank you so much. 😁👍

Hi Todd Good Evening from Bangalore city, India. You bought vary beautiful land next to river. I wish someday I can stay at your beautiful homestay. 😊. My wife and myself we are so impatiently waiting to explore amazing Lao. Still we are in trouble for covid situation. Anyway stay safe. 💓🙏

Looks for sure like a fish trap...traditional bamboo swift river trap...lay it horizontal to catch the fish as they go through a narrow part of the river...maybe near the shore ...also placed in the swift deeper water but usually with a bunch of others on a raft structure ...the sticks help support the placement in the narrows so the fish hitting it don’t knock it loose...my bit

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Ok, yep that makes sense. Looks like I was wrong...again 😝👍 Thanks Craig

Gosh I miss those bracelet jerky! Little bit of sticky rice and some papaya salad. It's pretty sad to see the river like that. Growing up right across the street from it in Vientiane, I remember eating pho with my father at restaurants over looking the river and thinking how large the body of water was. I imagine it is nothing like 20-25 years ago.

fellow long time e-pat new to now in laos in a rented house. this brings new meaning to ripairian rights

Just found your channel love it! I am married to a woman born in Vientiane Laos 35 years before moving to the states where I met her.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff, thanks Jeff. Enjoy 😉 👍

I live in udon Thani Thailand 30 minutes south of the Nong khai border.i travel to the Mekong for weekend trips and it’s beautiful and tranquil.

@jurgentreue1200

3 жыл бұрын

When we lived in Laos, we'd travel in the opposite direction once a month or every six weeks. We'd stay overnight for a spot of shopping in Udon Thani.

I have worked in the masonry trade for almost 35 years and I tell you, that block processing plant is the smallest I have ever seen. Interesting to see it though, hard work for sure. I am curious to see the bamboo wovens panels use. Great video, very interesting stuff.

@FlowtnWitWalden

3 жыл бұрын

woven panels looked like fencing or room dividers to me.

@Fredroc57

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlowtnWitWalden I have been watching these videos and have seen those bamboo panels used on the exterior of the huts/homes in the villages. Also as you stated as fencing and dividers as well.

Todd - "Coming off good Neenee?" Neenee - "f* *king good!" HAHAHA!! Hey there Todd... I haven't been on YT lately.. missed like 2 months worth of your vids.. Will have to catch up. Hope all is well with you and the Mrs. Happy New Year!

I have also seen locals in Laos gardening next to rivers, but this clearly leads to extensive soil erosion through run off during the rainy season. There is little knowledge or concern regarding taking care of nature within the culture. I would recommend you plant tall trees to provide binding in the sub-soil so as also not disturb your view, and then grow useful perennial ground-covering plants to minimise soil loss.

Land on Mekong wow

Great vedio just want to ask have You fish in the mekong before or Fish in Australia.

looks close to Sangkhom. My wife's family lives nw of Sangkhom.

Broody frooding. You bewdy mate, good onya.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Wally 🍺

My father purchased multiple acres of land in ban nong song hong..about 15 kilometers from Vientiane. He recently passed away in the USA. Of course lands are under my uncle who a lao citizen name. Thinking about either put them on the market or keep them for retirement. Your thought?

Just watch your video for the first time and was really interesting, regarding the light on the truck facing the wrong way never seen that in Thai before, you sure it’s not the drivers mirror? Keep up the good work cheers 🍻

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

No, positive. It's a big spot light pointing backwards about the same height as the bottom of their door.... seen them numerous times on large trucks. Will try to capture on video next time 👌 Cheers, thanks for watching 👍

u should go to one of the hmong newyears in laos while your there... heaps of fun

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Planning to next year. 👌 Most festivals were called off this year or had restrictions on size

@yya6264

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching and so dead. They need the Hmong in US to keep it alive and fun but with covid and travel ban hopefully next year.

@breezyrelaxation

3 жыл бұрын

This is a big YES from me, i live in Vietnam, last year i was in lau Chao for the time and we spent TeT with a hmong family and village. One of the best exp. i had in all of Vietnam.

Love loas people❤️

Todd , question about the current prices of land in Laos. What's the current price for an acre (whatever the Lao equivalent is)?

I plan on taking my teenage kids to Laos hopefully by the end of 2021. I came to the U.S. at the age of one. So this is all foreign to me even though I am Laotian American....Look beautiful 😍 really looking forward to our trip

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

I hope it all works out and you guys have a wonderful time 🙏

@mela6046

3 жыл бұрын

.......... :)) ................

Welcome to Myanmar!

Dream on

Once I move out of the US to SEA all I need is 2 trees about 12' apart to hang my jungle hammock..so ya need to plant another close to that palm...lol That light may be to see those bikes etc. with no lights that are trying to pass.That way they don't swerve over and make speed bumps out of them.

@mela6046

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks...

Love your vids!...just when I start to get bored....you cut to something totally different....like NiNi !.....hahaha...🙏❤👌

@ersatzethan5370

3 жыл бұрын

That didn't sound right...not saying you are boring..not at all

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha i know what ya mean dude... 😝👍

ສະບາຍດີຈ້າວ

hi... frm Melbourne Australia

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

My son is currently living in Melbourne 👍

Great place for a meet and greet 👍🇱🇦 You could run an information centre and sign autographs or Contiki (like) tours but 40 to 65’s not 18 to 35’s lol 😆 Can you get a snag at Bunnings?

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Haha great idea mate. Well, actually you can. The same family who owns Bunnings, owns the restaurant we had lunch at... hot spicy sausages tho... no bread 😏 😝

Tell us about that beautiful water. Hows the mosquitos there.

Use small tree for line to suspend hanging veg plants.Trees have lots uses even small trees . People chop a tree put up umbrella cut slot in umbrella and suspend from tree and outside table under same ,Central table is support is the tree,even mozie net hung from umbrella.

With regards to the light facing backwards on the trucks, its interesting to see the Lao people doing that. I lived in 🇨🇳 China for over a decade and those truck drivers do the same thing (you mostly see it in the countryside). I cannot say why they do it with confidence, but I think it is reasonable to assume that they do it in order to see the road behind them at night. The light may be blinding to you from behind, but if their attitude is anything like the Chinese drivers, they are not at all concerned about you, because its all about themselves. Pass me if you can. I mentioned earlier that it was interesting to see the truck drivers in Lao doing that because when I was in Laos (coming from Shanghai) I couldn’t help but notice that the Lao drivers were so much more courteous than the Chinese drivers (that was 5-6 yrs ago).

The truck didn’t have any lights working, that was the reversing light and they were just letting you know they were in front of you but too silly to turn it off when you want to overtake

Thanks. Very interesting. I wonder if that is a fish trap and put in an a made channel to catch all the fish that come through. Sorry about the dams. Same in Luang Prabang too. Damming of Mekong tributaries like the Nam Kan, riverbank is being affected by the water rising and falling all the time. It drops, then they let water out of the dam, so it rises quickly, then drops again. And the lady who runs the bamboo bridge told me that they are supposed to be warned in case it damages the bridge, but they are not always told.

@lawrencefox563

3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a good neighbor upstream , down right rude.

Love your comment about the damn dam in China

I would like to buy a small land in Laos like you too.

Unsure about marrying just to buy land, but you may want to look into setting up a company and buying land under that company name so worse case scenario is you still would own a portion legally as the founder/ceo etc

Todd,,, the fish in the buckets under the counter is the start of padaek, the Lao fermented fish sauce. Horrible, smelly, putrid stuff. We banned it from our house in Laos. If Aussies love Vegemite, Lao love padaek. I had a jar of Vegemite in the cupboard in Vientiane. Our mae ban asked what it was. I told her it's Australian padaek. She believed me but couldn't work out why it smelled like beer. Good to see you didn't lose your machete thingy. In Australia, someone would have nicked it.

I feel bad about the mekong. It is the life line of southeast asia. Very nice property, hopefully some day I would love to rent it if you do turn it into a b&b.

How long have the Chinese been holding back the water. We took a 3-day ferry from Luang Prabang to town opposite Chiang Rai back in 1999. Is it still possible to do that?

@AutumninAsia

3 жыл бұрын

I did it back in March 2017. But the captain was talking about his concerns about the water levels. We had plenty of depth though and it was ok. Also, had a great time. Now I'm retired and I cant go just about anywhere. Friggin open up soon, PLEASE.