Your videos show us how different we are but, mostly how much alike we all are. I'm from a more rural area and would feel more at home in this atmosphere. Love the recaps in black and whites. Excellent video again. Thanks.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate

They were 2 delightful young Yao ladies .. so friendly snd happy to discuss their identities with strangers.. breat vision Todd. Also the lady sitting was getting involved in the discussion which is common practice of my memories of Laos and Thailand northern regions. This is what makes your videos stand out n apart from the rest mate. Takes an Aussie to bring out the best.. lol. Bushyboy Oz.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Bushyboy 💪

So many places to visit and so many wonderful people to meet. Great job Todd. Cheers mate! Hi Neenee. 😘🥂😘

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Frank 👍

Wow, This video was a pleasure and an Honor to watch and ENJOY!! Thanks SOOOOO Much for Sharing.

I love how you two just take the time to speak and listen to the locals as you travel. Big thanks for sharing those moments.

super drone footage, the music, the black and white stills, amazing could watch this all night thanks!!

That Canned Heat tune with the drone/vehicle footage is awesome,Todd and ATM I'm only 1/2 through the vid. Really really makes me wish I could already be on my way there.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

How much closer are we to it now Rider?

@rider660r

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Wish I could say,but IDK for sure.Probably a few yrs yet.

WOW I just came across your video of Laos and it brought back memories of when I was in the far norther part of Thailand along the Laos border and met my first wife there she spoke both Lao and Thai and they called themselves LaoThai. This was in 1972-73 time period and it was a real adventure back in that time for sure. I am 71 and now live in the Philippines for over 33 years. I would love to visit that area one day and Northern Thailand. Thank You for a nice video to help pass my time.

Blessed love to all, Great video as usual bro watching from Jamaica west Indies !!

Most Indonesians are multi-lingual too. The rural folks have their local (tribal) language, and some of them speak more than one. There's Bahasa, the national language they learn in school and use for government documents and signage. Most Indonesians speak some English and Dutch too.

Todd, you never know what you will find passing by a bus stop. Two Yao Girls . Two New subscribers . Hope you are doing well ? Sending you the best👍👍. From Jim and Harriet. Richmond, Va.

Another Gem 💎 of a video Todd and Neenee. Loved every minute. Thanks 😊

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I love your videos keep up the great work. It’s awesome seeing these places that no one goes to on the other side of the world for me.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric, glad ya liking them mate 😉

Hello Hello Yot Ou district nicer area ,there is a very interesting rural electrification project with the installation of a micro hydro power station. Are there still many isolated villages without electricoty in the Phongsaly region? Thanks for your Video!

Awesome video thanks!

That was a 'bloody good' ride Todd. Thanks for takin' us along! :)

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Anytime mate... Thank you!

Excellent.. Land..from..above.. driving..and..your.. 🎶🎵🎵..music..well..done..!!!

Great video! Good trip ai Todd.

Great video adventure. Great enthusiasm. Beautiful Yao girls. Thanks.

Very enjoyable video and great traveling music.

Loved the black and white pics. Great video. Safe travels guys.

Most beautiful place dose neene drive

Another gem of an area with good local food & people - you are a quality specimen Mr Farang 😃👌👍👋🍻🙏

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha Thank you 💪😁👍

Hi Todd. That one was very interesting. We will catch up next trip. Take care guys

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Sounds good. You too mate

A fine specimen of a farang 🤣👍

Sao Mienh are very nice in Laos too.

🤗🙏🏼! Great video, enjoyed it. Thank you. Have a good one.

Thank you ❤️🙏😇

Great version of "On The Road". Who was the artist? This was one of my favorite Canned Heat songs.

Great video Todd 👍🙂

Nice little town to relax and drink Beer.

enjoy watching//// when you have a pretty woman sitting in beside make you go a long way

Now I've got on the road again stuck in my head!!

Nice video clips again ❤

Howdy Todd,,what a superb video! One great and interesting village after another. Gorgeous girls everywhere! There was one girl holding a baby,,,omg she was a looka. Hey,,you were told Todd,,about the sticky rice with pork,,"its fuckin good" lol made me laugh. Neenee always gives the look of innocence,,then she pops off one of your bad fuckin Aussie words.lmao thanks for this perfect vid brother. Ttyl,,,Marlon

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Always happy to make ya laugh mate.. have a good one 👍

great music choices as usual

Todd don’t hit the road to hard you could injure yourself 😂 that shit looked like NeeNee’s luggage 🤔 Superb as always Mate

Good Morning Chan Thon.

@jordiking2481

Жыл бұрын

Hi Bill can you flick me your email address...tar

@jordiking2481

Жыл бұрын

A fan from NZ

I’m iu mien and they’re iu mien too

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

That was the point of asking them Tony. Not all Yao are Iu Mien, only about 70%. There are other sub groups of people who fall under the name of Yao. Lanten for example. These girls have always called themselves Yao and never Mien. 🙏

You sure get photo bombed a lot. LOL

💯🔥💙👍

China and Thai give their own names to the different hill tribes and they're often derogatory and not liked by the tribal people. Several Akha sub groups called Igor by Thais. Lu mien called Yao. Dara'ang called palaung. Lahu sub groups called Muser. Shan called Tai yai. Several Hmong and other hill tribes in Vietnam called Montagnard by colonial French... etc.

@mienroyalty443

Жыл бұрын

iu Mien not Lu Mien

@arbs3ry

Жыл бұрын

Yao is 瑶，it's pronounced as "yao" in mandarin but in Cantonese it's "Yiu", the same pronunciation as "iu" Mien. Unlike Hmongs, Iu Miens are traditionally Daoists, they carry Chinese characters along with them even after they migrated out of China.Their family letters and records/books were in Chinese characters. So they don't see "Yao" as derogatory, you'll find them using this character 瑶（Yao）in the US' Iu Mien communities and in the recent Iu Mien World Conference that was held in Thailand. In China, Akha is just Aka(阿卡）, they're a subgroup of Hani people just Hakka is a subgroup of Han Chinese, Lahu is Lahu（拉祜）. All above Akha, Hmong, Iu Mien, Lahu, their majorities are still in China. PS. there're different Tai subgroups, Tai Lue，Tai Dam，Tai Yai is just one of them, I believe "Shan" is the name that Myanmar call them.

Great video 😎👍

girl in the hat is nice

My wife's Issan thai but the Laos language is basically same

Was in Lao in the 90's on a visa run while living in Thailand. Loved Lao more than Thailand! People seemed more genuine. I speak Thai VERY well, if I remember its very close to Thai? Is your truck a Chevy Colorado Z71? Buy in Lao?

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

If you speak Thai you should have very little trouble here. Yes, you are correct on the vehicle 👌

Neenee was definitely the star of this one. Has she taught you any Lao swear words? 😂👍🙏

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

No she hasn't.. she was very surprised when she found out I knew what eehanee was 😉

Haha, the same thing happened to me last time in Laos. A young girl asked me to send a photo of her to her phone... but the only mode she had was WhatsApp, so I couldn't... Next time I will have it installed in advance 😂

@niboshi464

Жыл бұрын

@user-ws7to9dh3z Thank you for advice, but it's fine, I'm not seeking close relationship with them!

Fine specimen? Good one! 🤣🍻

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Come on Jim.. give me at least that one mate 😝👍

"Mien" means people, it shares with its Chinese cognate "民（min）”, "iu" is “Yao（瑶）”, it's not hard to see from the pronunciation. Iu Mien=瑶（iu）民(mien)=Yao people As Iu Mien historically using Chinese characters, their ancient scripts and family books just refered to themselves as 瑶民 or 瑶人. Until today, you can still see Iu Mien communities in SEA and the US using 瑶（iu/yao）in their ceremonies and events. There're different Yao/Mien subgroups, Iu Mien being the largest, the others are mostly Mun/Min/Men--same word as Mien but just different dialect pronunciations， with various regional prefixes such as Kim Mun. Of course there're some other small subgroups. That's anothe story. By the way , "Hmong/Mong" also shares the same origin, the word itself means people.

Thanks, bro for showing me those beautiful places. One question, don't feel insulted, are you what American women call " passport bro"?

Great vids , But the Music is not necessary

I thought Neenee was going to put that sticky rice in your ear while you were driving...555

A mighty fine specimen at that, one with a real Newcastle accent 😂 my old Nan was from there and spoke just like ya 😂😂😂😂

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha and if she was anything like mine.. a real character also 😁👍

Mien in general means people. We preferred to be call, Iu Mien. Hmong and Iu Mien are speaking different language n cultures.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Hi Kae.. What does Iu mean?

@ken-b7o

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Iu Mien is same as Yao people.

Im very curious about this country

10:09 I could sink my teeth into that Paw Paw mate!

You don't get grapes cheaper here in aus anymore ..Coupla weeks back $19 at woolies ...And guess what .....They stayed there.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

WTF! Damn 😯 Bloody oath they'd stay there !

Hey man, I just found your channel, great work! My wife is Thai and we will be spending the summer in Thailand. I am interested in hunting and would love to possibly do some hunting with some Lao locals. Based on your experience living in Lao, do you think this might be possible?

Best lookin Farang in town,,,, lol.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Bloody oath mate 🙄😉

Hi Todd have you come across the Phuan people of Laos ? , My wife’s mum was Thai Phuan but originally from Laos a few generations back.

Come on sport.. Road 23 is one of the best roads in Laos..

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

I loved road 23 👌😁

I haven't forgotten Todd'o the best brooms are coming mate👍 as soon as they land ill hit you up on FB

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Sure mate, already found one but I'll take another 👌

I'm from the iu mien variety. 😆

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

😆👍

@kaophan1098

Жыл бұрын

@NowinLao that was funny. I know what you were trying to say. You are doing what I wish I could. Happy and safe travels. Keep the videos coming.

I've noticed watching your videos that the language is similar to Thai

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Mike, very similar, even more so in the isaan region of Thailand 👍

the two Yao girls at the bus stop that they know themselves as Yao. They're not sure if they are also called IUMIEN too. The answer is yes, Yao and iumien are the same tribe.

😅grapes at woolies Hobart. 6$ a bag 😉

Good morning

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

👋

I don't think they are Iu Mien because they speak Mien language. I'm Iu Mien and I don't recognize what they are saying. There are several different ethnic Yao groups in that region near China border.

My father was stationed in phongsali during war in Laos he is no longer with us now

First

@rolandet

Жыл бұрын

Nobody cares m8 😂

@TheGaragelifter

Жыл бұрын

@@rolandet Clayton cares 😂

@rolandet

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGaragelifter haha yeah I guess so 👍

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

I care Clayton 💪

a drinking song

These two ladies are Iu-mien or mien but Chinese , Thai, and Laos people call them YAO. Just Thai people call European white people are Farang.

From my memory I had to back track turn left to Sam nua (spelling?) and cross to Vietnam, only locals can cross into China from there, that was 20 years ago so? I got by with Thai, as much as I could, by my self. Great to have a local with you,

It's rare to see ladies ride motorbikes here.

Khap chai dua

I really liked your this vid. I have a couple questions that I have not been able to fine a answer to can I buy a truck in lao ? and if I stay the 90 days how long do I have to leave the country before I can return from the visa run ?

Love your music and adventures. On the road again. My new song Starting Over Chris Stapleton. "Well the world rolls at like a welcome mat,. Check it out and add to your road tunes. Be safe Happy Lao New Year Todd.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Hey Jack.. great song mate. Can I trouble you to shoot me a message, cheers 👌 facebook.com/NowinLao/

I know this varies wildly between countries, so in Laos, does a national and party flag signify a government building, or is it just done out of patriotism and genuine affiliation of citizens?

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

The latter

How do you stay connected on the internet in Lao away from the main city?

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Sim card 😉

does anyone know what hes trying to say when he says "bpen yang dai" if he speaks slower it will sound better. but i apreciate his knowledge and respect for the country

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Bor pen nyang 😉

@aznesthirteen8168

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao oh ok yea try say it slower and clearer it will sound better. it means no problem? but why are u saying it?

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

I mistook what you meant.. Pben jang dai is a slang Lao greeting. "How ya going / How ya doing" etc

@aznesthirteen8168

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao oh i see yea that makes more sense.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

@@aznesthirteen8168 lol.. yeah. Sorry bout the mix up 😁

Hi! What is the phrase that you use to greet everyone after "Sabaidee"? It's not familiar to me

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Bpen jang dai.. its a casual/slang Lao greeting which means "How ya going" "How ya doin" etc.. Not a greeting you would use with elders though 😉

35:12 why there is rubbish everywhere.

We call our seft is Mienh but other people calling us Yao

Have A squiz=If I ever go to OZ I'll have to learn the language first

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

They call themselves “Mien” when they are at home.

A fine specimen of a Farang indeed 👍🏻😂

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

😝👍

These two girls are most likely not Yao; if they are Yao, they would rather be called in their corrected ethnicity: Mien. For example, the Lao used to call the Meo for Hmong; we did not accept it.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Not all Yao are Mien

@First_Emperor

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Interesting to know.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

As I understand it, there are many sub groups that fall under the umbrella of Yao, but only 2 of those live in Laos.. The Mien and the Lanten. Yet in all my time in Laos heard none of them address themselves as such, it's always been Yao. Interesting indeed ✌

@First_Emperor

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Todd, I was born in Houa Phanh province and relocated to the States in 1980 at 16. I enjoyed watching your videos and have learned so much more about Laos and its people. Though I don't know you and your wife (Nini) personally, but I have grown into you both. Please continue to produce videos and I along with thousand others will continue to watch.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

@@First_Emperor It's always a pleasure receiving feedback such as this from those who once lived here. Laos is such a beautiful and very unique country and I'm definitely not tiring of capturing it and learning as much as I can about my new home. Your support is much appreciated, thank you 🙏

Have you encountered anything paranormal there? Would love to hear stories if you have. Parents where born there and as most of us know, Laos is a very active paranormal country.

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Paranormal? Sure.. the amount of beerlao these people can drink! 😆

@jlo5470

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao That's already a given mate. Traditional Asians are heavy drinkers.

@Pred4tor83

Жыл бұрын

I experience lots of paranormal at my childhood around age 5-12 before my family moved to the U.S. I live in the village near Hin Heup, but this was 25 years ago, the village still haven’t have electricity yet so maybe things change a lot now. More brighter and less spirits wondering around 👻

Hi dude...I would like to visit Laos some days but Is it safe?

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Guaranteed it's safer than where you're at now 👌😉

@chrisdavisunofficial

Жыл бұрын

@@NowinLao Just to add to this....I've been traveling SE Asia for five months now. I'm from the US. I guarantee that if you're from an English-speaking country, Laos is safer that where you're at.

Why are the footpaths painted red and white on the edges….? If anyone knows please let me know

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Red and white kerbs mean No Parking, yellow and white.. temporary parking, black and white.. parking 👌

With the the girls its probably similar to calling a Scot British Todd

@NowinLao

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that'd hurt 😟😅

@robertosborne7542

Жыл бұрын

Only if you are a brain dead nationalist ,too many of them around ..

It's not that they don't have the minimal resources to keep their streets, public parks, "scenic places & recreation areas," towns, and cities rubbish free: it's that the LEVEL OF AWARENESS among the average citizen... isn't that high on such fronts. There's little to no dot-connecting between, say, infectious diseases and cleanliness/hygiene beyond the immediate vicinity of a clinic of hospital. And it's NOT at all that these people are "lazy," either; they are very hard working. Most will work from dawn to dusk, literally; but again, there is a lacking in basic understanding. You saw it, when Neenee and you went to the largest Hmong New Year event in Phonesavang: trash (99% plastics from Thailand, Vietnam, China, and other foreign places.... since locally I don't believe Lao has the technical skills or heavy industry infrastructure to turn the rubber they harvest from trees, grown locally... into synthetics like plastics, styrofoam, etc. so endless tons of cheap, one-use-&-throw-away plastics must be from countries surrounding Laos).... The same lack of NON-HYGIENE existed in Hmong New Years events here in the West, until very recently, too: today, when you go to the second largest Hmong New Year (in the world) gathering in Fresno, California... or the 3rd largest in St. Paul, Minnesota.... you'd see zero trash on the ground anywhere.... because they CITIES (health departments) DEMANDED that they pay the cities to pay city workers to pick up the trash for Hmong... Otherwise, the Hmong weren't going to do it and they WERE NOT bothered by such trash. For example, they NEVER announced, on the speaker --- not even once, as a public announcement ---- in all of the decades I've been in the US... going to Hmong New Year... asking/pleading/reminding parents and everyone else, to "please, throw your trash in the trash bags and trash cans... so when we have visitors, & we have visitors all the time... they'd see how clean and orderly we are..." Never! (Until the cities in the US and at other First World nations forced them to, by charging them...) I had NEVER heard of such announcements once... even for just 5 seconds.... by speakers and the elders who were in charge of organizing and running such events, which turned out, of late, to be quite lucrative in money making, when successfully done... Again, among Third World people and mentality, it's a FAILURE to connect dots on basic hygiene and infectious diseases... beyond pure aesthetics ("it looks good")... which, in & of itself... also is a good thing to have...

Your wife loves you she gives you sticky rice.most young ladies these days here don't do that.

This place looking so rundown it’s like a war zone.

@chrisdavisunofficial

Жыл бұрын

It's not rundown, it's undeveloped. There's a huge difference. It looks nothing like a war zone. It's a remote village in a developing country.

LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS DO..BIG THUMBS UP FROM ME..👍👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘

i find it interesting that in the west, if you stop people and want a conversation, about culture, about anything your often ignored, im in a rush, or a no thanks, or even an odd piss off, its seems very awkward, but in asia, they r happy to stop, theres plenty of smiles, they take the time, have a talk, no matter how different the culture, mostly its a pleasure for people to stop and have a nice chat. they enjoy it. it tells me asia is doing something very right with their culture, and we of the west are doing something very, very wrong.

Hallo mate... still can figure out what the hell you talking about, but enjoy your video of rural areas....

@NowinLao

11 ай бұрын

Haha.. you'll get used to it 😆 Cheers 👍

Thank you ❤️🙏😇