Our Restaurant in Laos is Re-Opening.. See Ya There!

FINALLY! Our Restaurant is Re-opening.. This coming Sunday, 19th May from 5pm. Anybody want to come have a chat, meal or a beer, I'll see ya there!
Our Restaurant in Laos is Re-Opening.. See Ya There!
Plus will be going to Mina's home village for 4 days to visit her family. Enjoy.
Everyday life in Laos, we live in Vientiane, Now in Lao with Lao wife, Neenee Lao life living in Laos capturing the Lao lifestyle, daily life in Lao, where to go in Laos, travel destinations, Laos tourism, customs, Lao development and how people live in Laos in their travel Laos videos and travel vlogs. Now to Lao, Vlogging Laos S.E.Asia !!
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My name is Todd and i am an Australian currently living in Laos with my wife, Neenee.
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  • @lmapicas3279
    @lmapicas327915 күн бұрын

    So where is that Patreon link mate would be happy to join and help keep that Troopy on the road and you Vlogging of course

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    There's a link in the description of every video.. but because you're champion, I'll make it easy for you.. here ya go www.patreon.com/NowinLao? Thank you 🙏

  • @lmapicas3279

    @lmapicas3279

    15 күн бұрын

    @@NowinLao Thanks buddy see yah there

  • @TiredWings
    @TiredWings16 күн бұрын

    Folks, Ive been to Laos a few times because my fiance lives in Vientiane . In the capitol, you see all the NGO's driving around in their Land Cruisers and Range Rovers, but once you get in the countryside, you do not see much help hitting the bricks. There is so much poverty its too much for those with the most golden of hearts. Ive met Todd and he is the real deal. If you do happen to be there while he is around, meet the man for a beer. He is honest to a fault and will open your eyes to things that may not get covered here on KZread much. Everybody please have a blessed day and be thankful for what you have.

  • @Vinnie101a

    @Vinnie101a

    15 күн бұрын

    Well said Sir.

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the kind of words Shane.. Was great catching up with you at Khop Chai Deu.. Hope everything works out for you guys 🙏

  • @lmapicas3279

    @lmapicas3279

    15 күн бұрын

    True that Todd is the real deal nobody is as crazy as him

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    @@lmapicas3279 😜

  • @Walt-ck5qn
    @Walt-ck5qn15 күн бұрын

    Mina is soooo precious and becoming the person she is meant to be, very intelligent too!

  • @Richard503442
    @Richard50344213 күн бұрын

    Her English is unstoppable! Understanding and speaking like it’s nothing. Awesome.

  • @richardsimpson7776
    @richardsimpson777616 күн бұрын

    Mina is so smart. It’s great to see you and her having conversations.

  • @hmooblauj9527
    @hmooblauj952715 күн бұрын

    Mina so sweet...humble lil girl

  • @Macjohn1419
    @Macjohn141915 күн бұрын

    Every time I see Mina she gets more and more precious. I love how she has empathy towards the old woman. About the videos, Todd, take your time. I like quality over quantity. We understand your time is limited for each project. As always, stay healthy and safe in your travels. Hugs and kisses to the girls. Cheers, mate.

  • @Walts-Travel
    @Walts-Travel15 күн бұрын

    The ending. She is a star. Her guardians are two legends.

  • @Vinnie101a
    @Vinnie101a16 күн бұрын

    Mina can understand you about the tooth and has absolute trust in you Todd. She's a great little girl and adores Neenee also.

  • @Walt-ck5qn
    @Walt-ck5qn15 күн бұрын

    Such a kind gesture from Mina, who seems to understand how fortunate she is to have you and Neenee in her life. Both of you are doing such a GREAT job in teaching and raising her. Very enjoyable, interesting video. Making my inaugural visit to SE Asia in October to Thailand for a month. Next year planning on spending 2-3 month visiting several SE Asian countries, presumably, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Am a 1st generation 74-year-old Chinese American male, married with 4 children born, raised, educated living in Southern California. Thank you for sharing your personal lives and life's adventures with your viewers. Some really good people in the world.......much thanks to them, you and Neenee for improving people's lives, making the world better!

  • @graemeaylward8313
    @graemeaylward831316 күн бұрын

    Hi Mina, I hope that your loose tooth has come out now and that the tooth fairy has been to collect it. Your singing is great, so keep singing. I hope that you have a lovely time visiting Grandma and your little brother. Keep smiling and laughing. Hi Todd and Neenee, what excellent parents you are, that little girl is so sweet and happy to look after her own school things. Her English is amazing and has only come about through the love and care that you give to her and the love that she has for you. The Pizza place looks great and the menu is so full of delicious food. Looking forward to your trip to Mina's home village and hope that you manage to get all the paperwork for Mina's passport sorted out soon. Praying for a safe trip and may God bless you all. 😀❤🙏

  • @geraldmoore9275
    @geraldmoore927513 күн бұрын

    Late birthday present and tooth fairy support for Mina. Enjoy all the vlogs and some time little late watching. Stay safe healthy and keep little Mina happy. Have good work out Todd. Hope Neenee is better. ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊

  • @rickyjohnson4623
    @rickyjohnson462316 күн бұрын

    A little singer and movie star in the making.

  • @Bad_Karma1968
    @Bad_Karma196810 күн бұрын

    Todd as always a great vlog I knew you’d always be part of the restaurant I could feel it when u staunchly said no ! we will never reopen I’ve missed a fair bit again but will catch up as I can Mina has grown yet again 😀

  • @costasworldofmusicmemories5792
    @costasworldofmusicmemories579216 күн бұрын

    It's too bad we can't be there for the Grand Opening of the restaurant .Perhaps you could do a livestream or a Google Chat where we get to see each other and eat our dinners together with a Q & A. Mina, the tooth fairy will take of you. Todd let us know when she loses her tooth. We will send her a contribution. Hope Mina's gets her passport. It will open up a whole new world for her.🙏 All the best. Jim and Harriet

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Lol.. somehow I don't think you'll be eating your dinner at 5am Jim 😉 Gonna try and go LIVE from Mina's grandma's restaurant on Saturday night though if ya up early Friday morning your time. Will prob be about 5pm Lao time 👌 Will make a post about it when I know for sure 👍

  • @costasworldofmusicmemories5792

    @costasworldofmusicmemories5792

    15 күн бұрын

    We could do breakfast and you're doing dinner

  • @ForRiel
    @ForRiel12 күн бұрын

    We are almost caught up with your vids. Our Ozzie tour was full on. Looking forward to having a meal there one night, beers and icecream on us!

  • @teoschatz8430
    @teoschatz843016 күн бұрын

    🤗🙏🏼! Mina is adorable, I hope the tooth fairy comes to her soon. Can’t wait to see the new reopening restaurant. Wishing them the best. Take care.

  • @jordiking2481
    @jordiking248113 күн бұрын

    Always a good watch... especially how Mina has blossomed since you first met her at Grandma's...all those episodes ago....i vote you and Nee Nee for parents of the decade....job well done guys...

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    13 күн бұрын

    It's made it much easier with the help of you guys.. thanks Jordi 👍

  • @jacquelinesullivan5873
    @jacquelinesullivan587315 күн бұрын

    Love the face Mina pulls towards the end, just before she realises what you were saying. Had us in stitches 😅😅. Oh ps don't forget that hat ! 😉

  • @jangwan9660
    @jangwan966016 күн бұрын

    Never miss a video.. Love your work n effort in Laos. Hope to meet you guys in the future soon.

  • @asiadeweese7319
    @asiadeweese731911 күн бұрын

    Love Meena's singing. Her English skills are really impressive. Love you guys.😊

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    11 күн бұрын

    👋💚

  • @chiccenhawkc
    @chiccenhawkc15 күн бұрын

    💯🔥💙👍

  • @wayneappleby5763
    @wayneappleby576315 күн бұрын

    Hi Todd, Neenee and of course Mina Great vlog as usual, Mina is such a gorgeous kid, so entertaining and polite, great to see how she has progressed , since being with you guys. She has learned so very quickly, especially her English. Keep up the good work.

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Thanks Wayne 👍

  • @markk9348
    @markk934811 күн бұрын

    It's a inspiring story with you guys and Nina. Good job. Greetings

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    11 күн бұрын

    Thanks Mark. Greetings mate

  • @kenso9
    @kenso914 күн бұрын

    congratulations 🎉🎉

  • @johneverett6751
    @johneverett675115 күн бұрын

    Before we start....I do ❤ the deluge...💯.I will like now like and Share....🤣🤣🤣

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    I'm one of those.. when I hear it coming down, no matter what time it is I just have to go out and look at it. 💚 Thank you

  • @banfielddavid
    @banfielddavid15 күн бұрын

    Great to see another of your videos Todd. Always fascinating to be able to experience a bit of life in Laos. It's just like being there. I actually do hope to be there later this year from late October. Presently I'm planning to be in Vientiane in the second week of November. I'll call into your restaurant. If you're there, I'll have a beer with you. Good on ya.

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Pretty sure you'll catch me in November.. thanks, see ya then 👍

  • @geoff1520
    @geoff152014 күн бұрын

    My god Meena has adapted well.. Good job guys👍🏻

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    14 күн бұрын

    Thanks Geoff 👍

  • @stevebubbie1126
    @stevebubbie112615 күн бұрын

    That pizza looks amazingly authentic. Do you know if the chef or owner is Lao that lived on the East Coast of the U.S.? I'm Born and raised in NYC but the last 30 years living in Oregon I can tell you that pizza looks better than 95% of the pizzas i've had here in Oregon. The crust looks spot on , cheese,spot on, and those pizza slices in the window are actually called "Sicilian", Square or Detroit Style but back East no one ever says Detroit style(blasphemous) only Sicilian or Square. Those also look authentic as well as the Lasagna so that's why i'm wondering if the owner ever lived or worked in the states or perhaps Italy. I'll be sure to visit that place whenever i come to Laos in the future. I make my own lasagna at home. Here we call it, "Take Out or Take Home, instead of Take away.. a North American thing. Nice video as always Tod.

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Hi Steve.. Neenee did ask actually. The owners are Lao.. but their grandfather was Italian. Not doubt he's passed on a lot of knowledge about Italian cuisine. This restaurant needs a lot more recognition.. absolutely delicious 👌

  • @stevebubbie1126

    @stevebubbie1126

    15 күн бұрын

    @@NowinLao - Wow!! It figures. They did a great job on retaining his culinary knowledge. I'm glad to see this high quality restaurant open in Vientiane. They certainly do need more recognition. i know here in the states , about 75% of all restaurants fail at the 2 year mark. i truly hope they prosper, it's a hard business to be in. Maybe some signage around town would help as well, mostly in the tourist areas? A Michelin star perhaps? Please pass on my compliments even though I haven't tasted any of their dishes. Regarding their pan pizza, it's hard to get the crust right, the dough preparation can be tricky and takes time.(There are some KZread videos done by Italian chefs that can clarify how a good dough is made) Most pizzas done by non- Italians, the crust looks flat, hard and tastes bland. the owners must have their secret recipe under armed guard 24-7!!

  • @geraldmoore9275
    @geraldmoore927514 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    13 күн бұрын

    Legend! Thank you so much Gerald.. much appreciated mate 👍

  • @stlev99
    @stlev9915 күн бұрын

    Noma is one in a mollion

  • @RobotsWithKnivesCartoons
    @RobotsWithKnivesCartoons15 күн бұрын

    My Lao teacher said she didn't like pizza, then she said she liked Italian pizza just not pizza from The Pizza Company, and then she said The Pizza Company puts ketchup on their pizza and I was horrified, who puts ketchup on pizza?! I was very glad I hadn't eaten there, but I'll have to check out that pizza spot near Wind West, looks good. The locals I've met have also said separate your cans and bottles from the normal trash for good luck, but it seems a lot of times when a Lao person says something is for good luck it's often just a kind thing to do, separating your trash so the poor folks who depend on it don't have to dig for the trash for recycling is just a kind thing to do.

  • @tomhorn6156
    @tomhorn615615 күн бұрын

    And somtimes my acont empty.

  • @user-ok5lb5fp7y
    @user-ok5lb5fp7y16 күн бұрын

    You and Neenee are raising up Mina right. Seeing the poor and washing her shoes. Orady was in the room when you said 'Skip and the General'. I got 'green eye' for that. Ask Neenee if you don't know that phrase. 😉 Have a good trip. Maybe you can get some feedback from the medical kit recipients.

  • @philllynch3265
    @philllynch326515 күн бұрын

    Hi Todd, we stayed at the Vientiane Garden Boutique Hotel across the road from Eataly and had one of their Pizzas, Your right great Pizzas

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Great feed mate 👌

  • @lauriegriffin9133
    @lauriegriffin913316 күн бұрын

    She's awesome

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Hi Laurie 👋

  • @tomhorn6156
    @tomhorn615615 күн бұрын

    i love you mate, and i somtimes step in for a littele amount, but at the sametime i support Ukrain somthing, just small but do. and im not rich. And i love you all. Hard times in the land of plenty :-)

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    I really appreciate you and what you do Tom.. please don't let yourself go without. Take care brother , 🙏

  • @mtnmandeluxe5429
    @mtnmandeluxe542916 күн бұрын

    Lol howdy Todd,,the string on the tooth brought back memories. 😂😅 my Grandma,,when us grandkids were staying with her and we had a sloppy loose tooth. She'd tie the string to the tooth and the other end to the door knob and she'd tell us to brace ourselves and she'd slam the door and the tooth would go flying. It didnt really hurt at all,,but 3 of my girl cousins were big babies and bawl their eyes out,,then I'd have to cry for them. 😂😅 from about 8 on I'd take care of them myself,,tooth fairy be damned. The food looked pretty good. I hope the naibon is cooperative and gets the paper signed. I hope Mina doesn't get so homesick she wants to move back. I seriously don't think she will,,but after the shenanigans with her biological father,,I alway worry a bit. Every time she is featured on a video,,I get blown away by her whole persona,,she is so kind and sweet and empathetic like with the old woman,,shes wicked smart,,and I swear she has the best sense of humor of any 7 yr old I've ever seen. I've got an idea for a Mina present,,but I need to talk it over with you,,so we need to figure out a time when I can call you. My email is crazymountainman01@yahoo.com. maybe we can start there. Have fun on your 4 day roadie. Take care and be safe! ❤❤Mina ❤❤. Ttyl,,,Marlon

  • @generalnguyenngocloan1700
    @generalnguyenngocloan170016 күн бұрын

    The pizza and lasagna looked good. The seafood spaghetti might be a healthy meal. All you guys need now is a downtown Hmong pizzeria. Then we’d see everything. 👍🏻

  • @tchin6339
    @tchin633916 күн бұрын

    Todd, with every new video, Mina beginning to speak english:}}

  • @winnerwinnerchickendinner8809
    @winnerwinnerchickendinner880916 күн бұрын

    I'll stop by your restaurant next time I'm there to visit Laos.

  • @MrKeith57
    @MrKeith5716 күн бұрын

    I enjoy the fact that your channel is not BS. Just reality.

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Thanks Keith 👍

  • @Bobwa2008
    @Bobwa200816 күн бұрын

    What’s up with here top teeth not growing back

  • @ewengillies9826
    @ewengillies982616 күн бұрын

    I thought you could park anywhere you like Todd with those number plates ... they do here as you know. Good storm rains will freshen up the place. Bushyboy Oz.

  • @Vinnie101a
    @Vinnie101a16 күн бұрын

    First

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    16 күн бұрын

    💪🏆👍

  • @terranceyeo3087
    @terranceyeo308716 күн бұрын

    hi guys

  • @billydong9640
    @billydong964016 күн бұрын

    Kewl something more to look forward to on my next trip to Laos .. not during the rainy season that is 😉. Great to hear your restaurant is gonna re-open 🎉🙌🍾

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    16 күн бұрын

    Let me know when ya coming! 😉👍

  • @billydong9640

    @billydong9640

    16 күн бұрын

    @@NowinLao Roger that Todd .. better start stockpiling them stores😉😂

  • @pierrebordeaux2785
    @pierrebordeaux278513 күн бұрын

    Moring Todd, do you have some news about Chris Barth ? BEst regards

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    13 күн бұрын

    Hi Pierre.. has something happened? I haven't seen Chris for a while now.

  • @pierrebordeaux2785

    @pierrebordeaux2785

    11 күн бұрын

    @@NowinLao Thank you Todd, I don't know but I will write to him, I will be in Vietnam for three months and a teaching and study mission, I don't know where he lives in Laos but his professionalism on visas and your duo there harmonica have remained very vivid in my memory

  • @oliverblank6515
    @oliverblank651515 күн бұрын

    Where is your restaurant exactly and what is the name? I am coming in July to VTE again

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Hey mate! Here's it's page.. Family Bar & Restaurant. You'll find it located on a map there 👌facebook.com/share/tqPAwYWRZikhD6GX/?mibextid=qi2Omg

  • @rickyvang3485
    @rickyvang348516 күн бұрын

    you guys have any burgers manual or steak 😂?

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    16 күн бұрын

    I have no idea Rick.. we're not running it, we've leased it out. Will let ya know after Sunday 👍

  • @donnastapleton7812
    @donnastapleton781216 күн бұрын

    I thought you sold off the restaurant??

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    16 күн бұрын

    No, we leased it out

  • @davesbikelife
    @davesbikelife15 күн бұрын

    Absolute Banger of a video Todd impressed with the young ones English 🇬🇧 And when you said you was going to the gym login to the camera. I had a feeling you was on the pre-workout or caffeine. Great stuff buddy. Keep up the good work 🙏🏽👏🏽👍🏽

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Hahaha C4 pre-workout 😜

  • @davesbikelife

    @davesbikelife

    15 күн бұрын

    @@NowinLao 😂👍🏽💪🏽

  • @Murph945
    @Murph94513 күн бұрын

    Algorithm 😅

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    13 күн бұрын

    This! 👌😉

  • @KF-cx8bm
    @KF-cx8bm14 күн бұрын

    A child in a car without a seatbelt !!!!!!!

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    14 күн бұрын

    Oh god forbid!! 😲

  • @tomhorn6156
    @tomhorn615615 күн бұрын

  • @larrythumper1559
    @larrythumper155916 күн бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @NowinLao

    @NowinLao

    15 күн бұрын

    Super generous Larry.. thank you 🙏