A video like this, makes you really want to visit Laos. The beautiful country and the people are amazing.

What a jolly fellow! Great bond the family has with each other and their friendliness 👍🙏

Great show, love all the laughter around the table without a cell phone moron insight

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Great night dude 😁👍

@majorkeanu3882

2 жыл бұрын

I dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know a way to get back into an instagram account? I was dumb forgot my login password. I would love any tips you can give me!

@rhystatum4541

2 жыл бұрын

@Major Keanu instablaster ;)

@majorkeanu3882

2 жыл бұрын

@Rhys Tatum I really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.

@majorkeanu3882

2 жыл бұрын

@Rhys Tatum It worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much you really help me out !

You got to love ❤️ the Lao an Thai people and there culture thank you 😊 for sharing

Beautiful drone views of Vientiane and the beautiful Mekong river. The sunshine is super bright.

I want my grandchildren to travel.Asia and see how happy you can be with very little ,

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Happy people mate 👌

@fishlocker.

3 жыл бұрын

Ozzy needs a trip over. He's going off the rails on a crazy train. We'll haven't most of us?

Todd, this was outstanding! What amazing, happy, beautiful, friendly, good hearted people. What a big project you guys have ahead of you. I wish more than anything I could be the to help. I have alot of years in the building trades. Would be amazing to learn how the locals do things. That was an amazing evening. At the neighbor's, I mean. The song was great too. Prinecwas an excellent writer,,I think on par with Dylan,,just not as prolific. The drone shots were great too. I love how the Mekong looks right now. Ummm, now the important part,,,lmao. I want to reserve the wooden room or the green room as my bedroom. Just make sure there is a proper shitter nearby. Lol I joke of course. You guys have to do what you need to do with the restaurant. I've kinda felt that it might have closed fow a few weeks now. Clues ,Mate,clues. Lol. Dont let anyone guilt trip you and Neenee ,for stepping back for a minute. It will be good for you guys do do something different. Can't wait to see the progress, and to see more of the new neighborhood. You guys take care,,,Ttyl,,,Marlon

Lovely traditional home , on the mighty Mekong River.Never get tired of the warm/friendly Laos people. Something we had ( kinda) in Australia about 50 years ago. Kenno...West Aust

Congratulations on the new place!

Absolutely wonderful! Thanks Todd.

Great video mate. You’re going to have a lot of good times with your new neighbours 😊

A little John Prine, nice touch!

Great vlog ..very informative and interesting..

Enjoyed watching this video. Love that you engaged with the locals.

Hi. Great video.

Todd, thanks for the great videos. You do such a great job giving us viewers the actual sense of being there. Love the music you add and I really liked the dinner entertainment and singing by your friends. I suspect that is a side that not all outsiders get to see......so great that they didn't mind you filming! I lived in Chiang Mai last year for a few months and am missing Asia so much now with all the travel restrictions. Hope to cross paths with you guys in the future!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Comments like this make it all worthwhile. Thank Joel. Let's hope things return to normal soon 🤞

neighborhood party, that's fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

Great video again i love the nature and the real Laos life

The best one yet Todd. Loved the video. I pray for the borders to open every day.

Friendly neighbors Todd ! Like a big family !!! Congratulations !!!

Great video! The view and the area is amazing from your property wow. Loved the end with the neighbors. Looked like a great time

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tommy 😁

Great video Todd. I envy your lifestyle, mate keep up the great work. Best wishes to you mate and NeeNee.👍

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Phil, appreciate the support mate. Take care 👍

Sorry to hear about the restaurant closing , it must be a concern if the locals aren’t coming out ..! Again amazing Video , the Mekong and the new house - I like the local tavern , some very good singing after beers 🍻 and classy dance moves 🍻 - happy times - stay positive and stay safe 🙏🇦🇺👍🍻

Very nice house Great location Best of luck

nice house and location

you both have a nice spot there congratulations

I've only just found your channel. Great night with friendly people. Cheers from Brisbane.

Great big happy family in the end Great neighbors

Love your videos. Reminds me of the rural areas of the Philippines where my wife came from. Lovely friendly people.

Nice view of the river that you have. Great location and friendly neighbours

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate

Todd and Neenee, congratulations on the house and the beautiful view directly on the Mekong. I'm still looking for a view like this ... ☝

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

There's still places in this area mate 👌

Very nicely done video, very nice up-country house and neighbors too ...

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks George

Sorry to hear about the restaurant. Hang in there...better days ahead for all of us. As always, thanks for sharing a glimpse of such beautiful country and people [not to mention the Angel from Montgomery cover...lovely!] Cheers!

Great content

Scenery, music, laughter. This vid had it all. Great job.

@NowinLao

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark.. returned here just yesterday, so have an update video of the place coming soon 😁👍

Sorry to hear about the restaurant closing. Bloody covid. Good party at the last supper table though. Loved the drone footage once again. Thanks for sharing.👍

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

No need to be sorry, we will reopen 👌 Great party 😁👍 Cheers mate 🍺

Its the RIGHT choice. Cut your lose now.. and wait till tourism resume.. God bless.

I’m so glad I watched all the way till the end. The singing around the table at the end put a big smile on my face. Thank you for sharing.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and staying to the end 👍

That house of yours is in a Great spot ⁉️👍👍👍✅✅✅✅Good vlog with happy people 👍👍🇦🇺

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim 👍

Great video, love the authentic life style of the Lao people.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Clint 👍

Wonderful

Sorry to hear about the restaurant. But I will be happy when the country opens up again if you can reopen it, I'd love to come try your buffet out!

Happy it’s not closed for good! That property is looking a lot better then what it looked in the last episode. Amazing how something can look with a bit of love.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah not permanently mate. Thanks 👍

Wow! Great video. The world is a crazy place right now. We are all doing what we can to survive until things are more normal. I have to admit I am jealous.

Cheers Todd, sorry to hear about the restaurant, hopefully vaccine see's things improving in the next 4-6 mths. Looking forward to seeing how the house comes along, I imagine being next to a temple is a good thing. Neighbors seem nice people.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kerry 🙏

I’m blown away by your house on the river and by how nice your neighbors are !! I just absolutely love that place and your channel !!!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom 🙏

New subscriber here, great video, nice to see everyone coming together and having a good time. Love the house even though it needs some TLC, but what a great location. The music, the drone footage, all great stuff.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, and thanks! Nice to have you along Fred 😁👍

@Fredroc57

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao BTW, those tables are awesome. I wonder how much those monsters weigh. Something like that would cost a small fortune here in the US. Take care.

Hey Todd & Neenee. Sorry to hear about the restaurant. We will be back to help support Laos tourism as soon as we are allowed. Your new neighbours look fun

Just found your channel and subscribed. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Sorry about the restaurant. 🙏

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you along Steve, welcome! All good mate, closed it now so we're able to reopen when things pick up. Thanks 🙏

Wise move. I do hope it is not too long that we all have to wait and that Lao (and other countries in the area) can get up and running again. What a pretty house you have bought. We cannot wait to get back and have are committed to staying and doing what we can to contribute to making Laos strong again. I am sure we will catch up with you at that time.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. For sure, looking forward to it Pari. Until then, take care

G’day Mate, love your KZread channel. From the USA.

Congratulations guys! Such a great spot. Don't forget mate, our place looked so bad Emma walked out. Now it's a gem. Your place will come up great. Such a great spot to retire

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we do. Knowing what you guys have done with Unk's House allowed us to see what could be done with this 😉👍

Simple life everyone looks happy

Cheers Todd

Hey Todd, Naly and I are watching your video right now! I feel you guys made the right choice to save the restaurant for the future, have faith I’m positive it will flourish in due time! We will come spend some money when the borders open....take care!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks guys. Looking forward to seeing you guys return 😁👍

What a great spot Todd. I remember you looking at this property a while ago. I also remember you were thinking of letting it out. Plan B is always a good idea. Covid has had far reaching consequences for all economies including Laos. I hope life gets back to normal soon. Enjoy living there part time. I'm looking for land on the Nam Ngum when I return, it's always good to have a view, water , peace and quiet. Maybe build a boat for something to do. 😁 Take care.

Sad to hear about your restaurant closing. I was really planning a trip their in the next couple of months. Stopping in Thailand first then Laos. Hopefully you can reopen soon. I share your channel with dad and he loved it. I was born in Vientiane and I remember from a photo the river banks me mom showed me her home. I am happy you and your wife are happy. She is a good lady. You both are awesome!

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hi 👋 The restaurant is only closed while the borders are closed to tourists. By the time you travel here, it will be open again. Thank you for sharing and your kind words. Take care 🙏

love ur videos

This is a Great Piece of land. The house is very Spacious and is a Great Fixer Upper. Im Surprised the Temple was not interested in buying that piece of land because its a Great Location.

. Must have been a difficult decision to shut the Restaurant until better times, but the correct one I agree. Remember the Vid of that House.. Wow.. What a spot to spend your Retirement. Great Vid. Hit the jackpot with your neighbours.. Awesome... 👍👍👍

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul 🙏

I like your videos a lot because all are about daily life and people and not about touristic places : that's exactly why I travel. I went several times in Laos, Vietnam, Thaïland, Cambodia. I suppose your place is on the road Vientiane-Paklaï. So great memories there. Now, I'm stuck in France because covid. I miss so much East Asia.

Good times right now Lao

Hey Todd! Most of the time,they used a fresh rice and mixed with coconut mike and sugar and put it in the bamboo,it took about 3 or 4 hours to be cooked!

Wow Mekong has dried up.

You're in much the same situation as me I think. I run an artists materials retail business here in the UK and have been closed since Septemebr for much the same reasons. Very few tourists or customers. We can only sit it out and hope things improve sooner rather than later. That's a really nice property and a super project I think.....you were lucky with that. All the very best with it in the future! ! 👍👍😁😁

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

You're right mate.. it's out of our hands. Just lucky we're in a post ride it out, there's a lot that isn't. Thanks mate 🙏

When you can, you should ask to go out and see how this rat noise/instigator contraption works. I'm sure you're a little curious too. Looking forward to seeing that one day.

Now that is the true Asian experience. What a beautiful place. Sad to see the lovely Mekong though. All those dams. Also sorry to hear about the restaurant, I hope the borders open soon but...... Take care.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Barry, cheers, thanks mate 🙏

that was fun!! what nice people! your house is an easy fixer upper! i did many in the states in much worst condition!! diamond in the rough lol i missed how much you offered for it if you dont mind .. thanks marc in thailand (roi-et )

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

The asking price was around $90k US... we got it for nowhere near that😉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/oXettNuOYc2Ydso.html&ab_channel=NowinLao kzread.info/dash/bejne/qIF3utB8ndLAYKQ.html&ab_channel=NowinLao

river view you can can a water jet ski.

nice area , not to much traffic. i guest is makong back there. why is not flowing fast. when i was a kid is was moving.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's the Mekong. You can blame the Chinese and their dams for that 😔😠

Love those weird little tractors. We have them here. They just sell the motor and front wheels

@donbrashsux

3 жыл бұрын

I call them 1/4 tractors ..lol

@jamesmathers6204

3 жыл бұрын

@@donbrashsux it's a good for them

Maybe mice come cause it sounds like rice pouring out a broken bag :) good luck with the new place, looking forward to seeing how it comes along.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

You're onto something there Greeeg.. you get a mention in next week's vid mate 😁👍

@greegorygrimlee5487

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Just 'Greg' is fine, the extra 'e' is silent :D I usually mis-spell my name so that I know where the spam has come from.

The mouse whisperer is funny as heck...you have nice neighbors. Vid is awesome as usual, stay safe buddy...eventually this COVID-19 will be over and everything will be back to normal, it’s just a matter of time.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andre 👍

Was that the block with all the rubbish on the river edge. Nice tables now your goung to have to keep up with the others in town

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thats the block. We're going to have to fence it to stop them from dumping 😏

11:20. In Thai we call the Sticky Rice: "KhaoLam". I love it so much. Its a delicacy and mostly found found between the KhonKaen and Nakhorn Ratchasima Provinces stretch of highway. Thanks so my Mr. Hales for carrying us along.

@KhunMike3755

3 жыл бұрын

Khao...........rice

@agentmmarts3059

3 жыл бұрын

@@KhunMike3755 Exactly, Sir!

you'll have to get a big table for your house , I reckon cost about $450 AU with 2 bench seats

We have gone 9 months without guests. The business will come back mate. I have no doubt. You are doing the right thing. The staff have to understand that you can't keep it going. I'd hate to see it close for good and your customers will come back. We all just need a little time. Keep the faith bro

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate ❤

Looks like my family gathering Lol 🇱🇦

ขอบใจวีดีโอ

Great house and very friendly looking town. Any idea what the flood history in the area is?

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

I mention it in next week's video 😁👍

Wonderful people like french people before ! But I cannot live in such climate . Hot and rain a lot , a lot .

That’s definitely a table.....and it can set outside for the ages.....

Just beautiful man 🙏

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

I knew you had the hots for me 🙄

@billsimpson2392

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Yeah mate... you betch ya!

That’s too bad the restaurant looked so successful, hope everything picks up. If you don’t mind, how much for the house and property, approximately of course, looks nice. Great location, I’m looking to buy and build myself

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ting, thanks. Yeah things will pick up again once borders open to tourists. In the video I give a link to the original video when they showed it to us. There is 2 parts. At the end of part 2 I give the asking price of this place and the others we looked at that day. We bought this place for nowhere near the asking price 😉👍

i feel your frustration ,my place of work has survived this long but the work has just dried up ,going into furlough next week ,i cant believe that river is so dry with the amount of rain vietnam has had ,weather is so strange

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, its not the weather mate, its the bloody dams! 😠 it should be much higher than this at this time of year. Yeah, things are tough all over. Hope everything works out for ya mate 🙏

@tiashiraz8430

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Todd is spot on. The Chinese keep their dams upriver to max capacity and do not let the water flow downstream like before. I think it was 2 years ago when Thailand and Laos were suffering drought conditions but there had been loads of rain in China and they made the deliberate choice not to allow more flow on the Mekong. The dams are creating a stranglehold on the river that is incredibly worrying.

Todd, Neenee, this sh*t we have in germany too, but we are forbidden to open the second time by Covid law. I'am working like you in other Job, so i can help my wife too (she is yoga teacher, they are forbidden to work too). Our friends have a restaurant too, we are praying this Covid sh*t ends. Good luck to you. 🙏🏻

Wow what a fun night! That lady really knew how to lum good. Also, who's the cutie on the right at 24:19?

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Haha just one if the neighbors 😉

Tokyo numbers there houses the same way, in chronological order of when its built. nearly impossible to find an address without local knowledge

remove the big mango tree so u can have the Mekong view.. just a suggestion 😁 6:53

Really good vid. I think some vids come togerther organically and show the true meaning of community. 🍺

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

It was just one of those days that you know you'll never forget 🙏

Hi Todd. Bugger about the restaurant but things will come good. Ive been to Lao once but want to come back next year. This time no busses but a motorbike.. Can I buy a good 2nd hand bike for under $1000. Love your work. Lao is a beautiful country. Mark

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Under 1k.. hell yeah you can 👌 Thanks mate 👍

@markdodson8465

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Tnx todd.

There is only one thing to say, ❤️ love ❤️ love ❤️ love

Hi Todd, may I know your restaurant name so next time I will come to your restaurant when I come back to Visit Laos

Todd, Question: Do you ever have your drone just crash on its own? I'm not talking about operator error. A buddy of mine has a drone & he says it has a mind of its own??? Loved the video. Business can force hard decisions sometimes. All the best.

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

No. All times my fault 😏 Flying too close to internet and radio towers does weird things to the signal, and be sure never too launch it off concrete with re-bar. This will stuff with your gps. Be well away from anything metal when starting. Not saying that his problem but its all something I keep in mind now through experience and close calls 😉

@ericeverson5956

3 жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Thanks much Todd. I will let him know.

Todd, this is the exact life style I want to be. Are there any land slots available in the area?

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Answer you in next weeks video out here mate 😁👍

@agentmmarts3059

3 жыл бұрын

Huge swarths of slots always available. Legendary #ToddHales and 'Mia' #NeeNee will always be of help for sure.

@Ben-yp9nh

3 жыл бұрын

Not for you Kev mate, they don’t want walmarts popping up in Laos.

💯💙🔥👍

do you have plans for the house yet, or just taking the time to clean/fix it up? I assume you're not moving there. internet good enough for uploading? :-)

@NowinLao

3 жыл бұрын

Will answer this in a vid mate 😉👍

@allanrab

3 жыл бұрын

Good deal. Will wait and see

🙂🙂😉😉🙃🤠

Hi! I like most of you video. I like to know if I allow to buy property if i am foreigner? And like to retire in Laos? Thank you!

Hey Todd & Nene, how much you pay for the house and lot? Thank you.