Don't Visit Laos at this Time! Why do they say that? | Now in Lao

Don't Visit Laos at this Time! Why do they say that? | Now in Lao
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[@PM-oe5mk]

I don't know how property value works in Laos, but here in the U.S., there's no way someone would build their huge house among regular size houses---that would majorly bring down the value of the bigger house. I guess Laos does not have restrictive covenants in neighborhoods when building a house. Nothing wrong with the mix of home sizes, but I am curious as to whether or not property values are impacted. Do you know, Todd?

[@Murph945]

I live in Vientiane, my sister in law has a huge house, with some lean to corrugated iron roofed houses next door, I think it's her land, it doesn't make any difference to the price of the land.

[@NowinLao]

I think you'll find your answer in your comment. "..in the US, no way would they build a big house next to regular size houses, that would bring their value down too much.." In Lao most don't build with resale value on their mind, they are building their home.. not an investment. They build in an area for many reasons, close to family, location, cost and convenience... not how affluent the area is. You will see all over Laos some very rich homes next to some of the poorest. It's just not something that is important to them. 🙏

[@jurgentreue1200]

@@Murph945 ,, similar to Australia where property values are based on the unimproved value of the land and not the house you build on it.

[@philyew3617]

In London we see the ZIP code snobery every day, big houses standing empty, bought just as investments while good, hard-working people are priced out of the market. Modest home with no mortgage or loan debt wins for me every time.

[@luekhang1247]

They don't have stupid HOA

[@sigfridodiaz1265]

Been watching you and neenee for months on large screen.intersting place.hope. To visit. You guys do a great job. Sig Diaz

[@NowinLao]

Appreciate that Sig, thanks. Yeah, i've heard it comes up pretty good on the big screen.. Cheers

[@teoschatz8430]

🤗🙏🏼! Your plants, shrubs, and trees are beautiful, lush green. Thank you. Take care.

[@isanmick]

I love the rainy season too, very relaxing having a beer watching it piss down.

[@Fredroc57]

It just amazes me that all that time you are walking on a busy street and not one horn was blown.🙏👍 Good stuff!

[@thomasschumacher5362]

Wouldn't happen in Vietnam

[@mikestraveldiary]

Go to hanoi in Vietnam 🇻🇳 then come back & tell me how bad it is. It's really annoying but you just put up with it.

[@antruok4950]

Nice drone footage mate - certainly a few big homes being built , always enjoy the wander through town - Thanks T 👌🙏👍🍻

[@LAOBASS]

he had pretty far coverage. I was thinking what if he loses connection going that far

[@jeffcottis2489]

Great video aspects, interested in learning more about the road to your joint. Maybe a Bobcat anand a few metres of road base would sort it.

[@carlosguerrero-qb5ml]

Nice wuoman ojitos de luna saludos cordiales a todos sus videos y días de lluvias son los mejores cada día de grabación y gusto de ver dónde van y sus rutas y su gente y sus tradiciones los meses de tradicionales de fiesta 👍

[@jeffming1987]

Just come back from Laos last week.. 👍 everything go smoothly

[@hadynjeffrey8210]

The houses near you are very big. What do they cost to build in aussie dollars. Good drone shots

[@john6140]

Love the drone footage, I still need to learn how to use mine.

[@andyfoxy3140]

Your place looks great, mate. Regards the rainy season, definitely my favourite as well. Not just the rain, but the build up of clouds etc. Great to sit and have a beer Lao and watch it.

[@NowinLao]

Thanks Andy 👍

[@hestonhutaue1214]

Thank u for sharing your adventures 💖

[@pushpanathannn]

excellent video clip....best wishes from Brissie !

[@SAWVLIGDHAUU]

Laos is my homeland where I was born. I was just there a few weeks ago. I love it! Feel like going home every time I’m there.

[@leomaguire2517]

I really like the area your in, its on my bucket list for sure. Thanks for sharing

[@beexiong9344]

Thanks to most videos I have watched. Laos is very interesting to visit, but the road are narrow and no hidden sewers along the side. Market places are also love on going.

[@DerMarcoee]

Im in Vang Vieng rn, humidity is crazy. About 80%. Walking around town in the middle of the day is suicide. But rn it’s raining very much. Buttttt the view of the mountains is incredible.

[@NowinLao]

Hope you're enjoying it 😁👍

[@razmos1]

great vid mate.Good to see ya back in Lao

[@manivanhsouriyavong2048]

hello i thing this is my home town i live by that street thanks for your video i loved i miss home town thanks again

[@Murph945]

Banging sounds for the drone shots. Reworked Bob Marley tunes.

[@leefamilymemor2849]

Todd as away, your video are a pleasure to watch! You don't aways need a travel video. These type are just as informative. Add some local food stalls. But I'm sure you already know bad ones from good ones.

[@janetfigley1026]

Glad your back Todd. Hello from Alberta Canada 🇨🇦

[@NowinLao]

Hey Janet 👋

[@ftkinsella]

Definitely an eye-opening walk. Thanks mate. Cheers 😘

[@mrnouvavitachannel4550]

ive been in lao i definitely love the place because its not so polluted and i love the natures and the foods are so cheap thats whyi will be back there soon

[@LAOBASS]

I love the wild.flowers during the monsoon season. there r no bad bad weather months in Lao to me. I have been in -30 deg C weather most of my life.

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

A lot of modernization is going on there. Certainly, there is going to be a need for infrastructure to support it all. The question is how will it change the simple Lao life's pleasures. One wonders. Hope you and Neenee are doing ok. Sending you all the best my friend.👍👍 Jim and Harriet. Richmond, Va.

[@cryogenics6681]

The rainy season is a good time to rent a bungalow with a corrugated roof and a ceiling fan. A heavy rainstorm is a sure thing on most nights. The sound of the rain and the sweet earthy breeze brings a deep healing sleep…and for backup an ice bucket with some big bottles of Beer Lao with in easy reach.

[@yeocm5912]

busy place. full of activities....👍👍👍

[@williamstropicalfarm5082]

Hi Todd, when you have a free time please visit Tat Nam Tok Daart Nyong Suan (near my farm. ) A little ride off the 2nd Junction on way to Vang Vieng and then around the man made lake. About 40 mins from where you are. Beautiful. We got a few caves nearby and you can grab a taco or burger nearby at Han's place which has bungerlows.. Vientiane is developing so quickly, If you dont stop to look around, you might miss it! Please get in touch when you are available. Alex

[@dazdragon445]

It's amazing how much your neighborhood has been built up the just couple of years. Welcome home brother. Sure you had a great trip visiting family and friends, but always good to be home again. Sure you had a blast playing with the little one

[@Mocki6]

I have it with you Todd also my Favorit time in the year, never understand why the people say Bad travel time but okay, Hotels sometimes cheaper in the wet season.

[@BendigoHydroblasting]

Anytime is a great time to holiday in Lao. I was there in June and was getting 1.2 million kip for my $100 aud (double what I got on previous trips). Still spent a shit tonne of money but got to share it with more people 😂. Back in Bendigo now with my family, f#ck it’s cold 😢.

[@DerMarcoee]

Rn u get 1,5 million für 100€ (which is quite equal to $). Saw some shops with signs like „every price is 20% up“.

[@raycatlin3554]

Welcome Back ! Gr8t ta see ya arrived O K ! Ha ha - [ Keep Ya POWDER - DRY ] ! . . . Enjoy Tod ! [ Hi Nen ] !

[@chrisnicnicto2171]

Thank you for this beautiful moment.😘💝

[@Bob_In_Thailand]

In the past, I usually went to Laos as part of a visa run but this time spent a week in Laos at the end of June with my Thai family. Not to hard to get around and find transportation as my wife and her inlaws are from Khon Kaen so language is no barrier. We spent a couple days in Vientiane, then took the high-speed rail to Luang Prabang, then Vang Vien, and back to Vientiane. I really enjoyed the trip doing the usual tourist activities like zip lining and trekking through caves and waterfalls. Laos reminded me of my first trip to Thailand back in 2003. We stayed at very nice hotels and want to go back maybe in November We met a couple of nice people from England one was a couple a guy and his wife who were enjoying a swim in one of the lake, he didn't live in Laos but he goes there quite often to spend time with his Laos wife. I would highly recommend going to Laos it is really a beautiful scenic country, with great coffee and friendly people

[@cmdrryzenfoxx2135]

Mate, I’m already in Laos, been here for over a week already, it seems to be weather like that of Southern Florida in the US. Luv ya videos, keep up the good work!

[@NowinLao]

Cheers.. Have a great time! 👍

[@scotbownes5627]

-Always always- a pleasure 🙂👍

[@fishlocker.]

Three bedrooms, two bathrooms. The wood is and pardon my Lao, gadoe and mysock. What are these types of wood if you know? Apparently that's what we have and it looks quite nice and maybe termite resistant.

[@slenderslim1915]

I was there in 2014. I went to Vietnam also ! I love the food there

[@Ty-dt8xv]

Awesome 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@GrandWalkingTours]

ahouls bw in Loas later this year , i want to do the slow boat , but not sure if its still running , might have to take the bus from Chiang mai to Vientine , but i really want to do the slow boat landing in luang

[@NowinLao]

Just read today, slow boat from Huay Xai to Luangprabang is back and running 👌

[@GrandWalkingTours]

@@NowinLao oh cool , good to know , i was looking at alternative ways to go , but really like this option to see the vast outdoors

[@Macjohn1419]

Thanks, again, for another brilliant video. Whenever I visited the Philippines, I could sit all day with a bottle of Coke and some snacks and just watch people go about their business and lives. Where I live in the states, you’re lucky if you see 1 person an hour walking by. Mostly people in their cars driving by. I’d take the rain over snow any day. You don’t have to shovel rain. Stay safe, mate.

[@NowinLao]

Thanks John 🙏

[@dennyzeecko5183]

It's very good to see you and NeeNee back in Lao's we miss you and your trips into the different villages mate. The rainy season here in Seattle starts November and ends in June, put a rain jacket on and go for it. I pretend it like a Symphony Orchestra playing a music on the roof, and it puts me right to sleep. I love that time of the year. That drone courage is fantastic, you can see a lot from up there.

[@NowinLao]

Wow.. Nov to June! Very long rain season. Nothing beats the sound of rain 👌 Cheers mate, thanks

[@Swaggerlot]

How do you go with mozzies and all that water? Also I hadn't noticed before, but only one street dog seen on your stroll.

[@bounleuamvannathy7025]

ສບາຍດີ ທ່ານ. Hello sir. Could u pls tell the street name or area. Because I need to know where the location is in Vientiane? It was my City in the past 34 years ago.

[@NowinLao]

There's a map of the area in the video 😉

[@theelife.]

Good 👍 video and wealthy people houses. Anyway the people set up street vendors because that's freedom and not lot of rules and regulations. In the USA 🇺🇸 you need permits fees for everything.

[@evechatelet9003]

It’s jungle ...no rules ..for business..for constructions...waou what a wonderful country😂

[@theelife.]

@@evechatelet9003 If you like rules and plenty of regulations than good for you. I'd been usa 🇺🇸 most of my life. 2023 will moved to 🇱🇦 laos ! Thank 😊 you mate !

[@evechatelet9003]

@@theelife. sure you are an American man in Lao so all is ok for you without rules ..in other hands for normal Lao folks it’s different ..

[@NowinLao]

Eve.. all these rules, regulations and permits you so love and want these poorer countries to have. How do you think that will effect those who live here? Requiring permits to sell anything. Regulations stating you can't have roadside food stalls. How will the farmers transport their produce or livestock? How are people going to fend for themselves. How are they going to feed themselves with all the rules you think they need? The poor have trouble being able to dress themselves now, do you think they're going to afford the permits required to sell roadside BBQ. The permit to sell fruit in the street. Pay the fine for driving their beat up truck to the market? Fines for letting their cattle roam the neighborhood? Who is going to supplement them? You've lived in the west too long with a safety net. Nobody is here to catch these people, and all you want to do is make it even harder for them? Rules and regulations are for rich countries. Not too long ago the west lived with very few rules and regulations too. Maybe all those westerners wanting to move here is saying something about the all those rules! ..and it's not just foreigners who are making a change to a more simple life, many old nationals are choosing to return also. This is what works here.. and if you don't like it, don't come.

[@evechatelet9003]

@@NowinLao z

[@billsimpson2392]

Hello Mr. Hales.. Tell me, are the Mozzies bad during the wet season? What able some of those nasty things that mozzzies can spread? Great vid 👍

[@NowinLao]

I'm noticing less at this time of year than others.. weird hey!

[@jurgentreue1200]

@@NowinLao ,, They breed and lay their eggs during the wet season. You'll notice mosquito wrigglers in water during the wet. Mozzies don't mature until the end of the wet season/beginning of the dry season and take to wing.

[@jurgentreue1200]

Malaria and Dengue Fever, with a sprinkling of Japanese Encephalitis. I've noticed more people go down with Dengue than Malaria.

[@NowinLao]

@@jurgentreue1200 great info mate, thanks for that 😁👍

[@billsimpson2392]

@@NowinLao But it was a great question. And i didn't even get a Love Heart! ☹

[@billhollis4781]

Is this Vientiane? I lived there 1959-Aug 1960, a lot has changed! Back then 10kip was about a penny or two.

[@igorotjjchaomol18]

Great videos! Laos 🇱🇦 is now fast progressing. Weather is the same with the Philippines 🇵🇭. But I actually live in a village on a mountain here in the Philippines 🇵🇭, same with the Hmong village there in Laos 🇱🇦 (not on wide plains just like on the video).

[@jurgentreue1200]

Yep,, Laos has two seasons. The Big Muddy and the Big Dusty. That's if you ignore the Big Hot between March and June.

[@NowinLao]

How did you feel about the wet season when you lived here Jurgen.. enjoy it?

[@jurgentreue1200]

@@NowinLao ,, fantastic for photography. The lighting is spectacular. I mostly rode a motorbike around. The wife had a car. It always seemed to rain as you'd be going out the door for work or coming home. I always kept a dry set of clothes at work. I used to love watching a bank of clouds come over the horizon and watch sheets of rain as it approached. It could be pissing down in the first couple of minutes but the roads remained dry because the water would evaporate on the hot road. And that smell when it first started to rain. Yeah,, I liked the wet season.

[@fishlocker.]

What do you suppose a 3000 square foot house on farmland on the Mekong north of Pakse would be worth today?

[@manuelcirera900]

but it is during rainy season that we can see the most varieties of orchid and the nicer vegetables in Laos.

[@NowinLao]

Laos is at its best during the rain season 👌

[@brettweary8491]

Asia is so Awesome

[@tmurali1067]

nice 🇨🇦 video

[@phongsavanuniversity32]

Do you have special rooms for us when we come to visit you at your Guest house ? Thank you

[@BluBallChipMonk]

Wish I knew some family to get lost out there. I just want to have a beer no more giant catfish fishing ? My Dad left Laos w 1 Leg when He passed away I never really got to meet any of my realatives out there. They just pretty much settled in Northern California the Sacramento area

[@alexthai4957]

The more I watch your videos, the more I disagree with YT's algorithm! Cinematic, artistic, charitable, motivational, educational, entertaining....I can go on and on. Brilliant work, videography, drones, editing, music, and commentary. I've never been to Laos but it's in my plans now. Usually stay in SE Asia 6 months out of the year (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Bali). Hope to run into both of you later this year on my first trip to Laos. Thanks for the great work you do and the priceless positive impact it has on everyone who views your content!

[@NowinLao]

Well Alex, I hope I do run into you here.. certainly owe you nice chilled beerlao after a comment like that! Thank you. Travel safe and see you here soon 😁👍

[@saipinnoingoen6184]

It’s good to see Bic C from Thailand open in Laos

[@hmooblauj9527]

Whats the law to gly drones in Laos

[@phoupanya3333]

Just a question, Where does this wealth come from ? , I have lived in Lao for far far to long to think it is self generated, As said, just a question ?

[@laosfoodeater6973]

How much is 1 lot there?

[@krishnachandrasharmahidang1459]

Amazing views mate! Really beautiful houses! I wonder how much do they costs? Not buying, just out of curiosity. 🙂

[@warrenholbrook7422]

Hi, are there any golf courses in Laos? Plenty here in Malaysia for this old ex pat.

[@NowinLao]

I wouldn't say many.. you'll find them in the larger cities.

[@warrenholbrook7422]

@@NowinLao thanks

[@CocoNut2018]

I also prefer the rainy season in Laos. Cooler and less sun.

[@syednassar1488]

Hi.Todd ..Greetings ..I tried to contact you while I was in Laos ..understand you busy travelling ..I shall be back 1st week August ..Incase find time can visit. I understand in Laos fuel for vehicles in Laos is big issue and crazy lineup of vehicles ..you could have made a vedio on that ..if your rules permit ..let me know your location & availability..thanks

[@NowinLao]

Hi Syed.. yeah we should be here around that time. We were in Australia when the fuel shortage was bad. All is good now though, no lines or waiting.

[@syednassar1488]

@@NowinLao that is very good to hear ..I was so upset about it ..Let me know your available time in second week of August ..can meet on your convienent time .Thanks for reply

[@Greenkabin]

Mate....Maybe or maybe not someone had told you that there is a monsoon weeks from late June to mid July it rain 1 or 2 weeks straight lots rain as I remember 35 years ago I used to live there and it happen same month every year. If you do then just avoid that 2 months

[@army089786]

Great video Todd. I'm still watching and still kicking, 84 years strong.

[@NowinLao]

Great to hear Billy. Doing well dude 💪

[@robrak3569]

Hi John, I heard that Laos going through a tough time right now… share your thoughts on that please 🙏

[@ytxmak]

Ah, that was very interesting. 😊 How does retiring in Laos compare to Thailand? I'm thinking of Surin in northern Thai, not so far from Laos actually. AND, I just subscribed to your channel. 👍

[@robrak3569]

Consider Vietnam as well

[@williamstropicalfarm5082]

I had a Surin partner. Very very different there. Much more intense and the neighborhoods are completely different i m.o. . Surin is in the east of Thailand can be quite lawless.

[@NowinLao]

Great to have you a long and thank you. I can't really answer that as I have never lived in Thailand. Maybe I'll leave it for some of those who have... I'm always interested in hearing the differences also 👍

[@chrissonnenschein6634]

Neenee’s nieces house appeared that all the roofing trusses lathes for roofing attachmebpnt were all metal!? more like a commercial construction on a private home...

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Todd not sure I love the rainy season but i tolerate it How does the business survive without the boss around ? You know the old saying When the cat is away The mice will play Todd to cross the road u just go and pray to Buddha at the time Are face diapers optional now ?

[@jorgenrh7598]

I noticed a basement construction! I believe that's not very common in Laos?

[@NowinLao]

Hey Jorgen.. yeah, you're right, they're not very common. Not sure that'swhat it is though. I was thinking more along the lines of a fish hatchery with a deck and huts built on top of it, and that large building is the cafe/restaurant. I really have no idea. We'll find out I'm sure 👌😁

[@jorgenrh7598]

Yes, I think you're right. Sounds more likely. 😄😃

[@sounthalamantryvong7519]

rain season not just in Lao . it's rain all over southeast Asia countries

[@carlosguerrero-qb5ml]

Fiesta del mes del templo y dos de faena en los markert mini 😋🍵☕🍽️🛵🛵🏍️🛵🛵🚙🍡🍤🦞🍜🍚🥣

[@chaxiong5343]

Very nice neighborhoods but the road was pretty bad shape this time of the year.

[@kongvue3062]

You living paradise

[@hernandarioriostorres1968]

Your videos are great, I enjoy them to the fullest, North American and Eastern culture is the perfect mix, congratulations; Greetings from Colombia

[@ianbaptiste6388]

Welcome back home

[@NowinLao]

Thanks 😁

[@P.Kindavong]

Is it monsoon time over there?

[@NowinLao]

Yes! I love it 💚

[@WILLNEVERCONFORM]

Another informative video. Hey how much rent is your place ?

[@chrisperkins7331]

Zilch, they own it

[@WILLNEVERCONFORM]

@@chrisperkins7331 cheers.

[@dbpun8026]

Laos country is beautiful

[@chiccenhawkc]

💯🔥💙👍

[@evechatelet9003]

Who is thinking a country without rules..for anything..constructions..businesses..etc..is a wonderful country?… it’s just chaos!

[@workonitm8]

I would think the mosquito population would be a nightmare !

[@portline3]

Unbelievable how much your neighbourhood has changrd in the last three years or so. As a resident I don't know if I would be really happy about it, but it will probably benefit the restaurant and that's the main thing. 👍👍😊

[@gordo191]

I know exactly how you feel i would sit in a bar and watch the tourists get caught in a downpour, mate they would get drenched haaa , did you bring anything back from Aus that you missed in Lao ,

[@xailee1235]

Houses are beautiful but the roads are so bad 👎 why the government isn't doing anything to help making the city looking better. I love visiting but hate driving on those bumpy road. Hopefully with in the next 10 years they fixes all the roads

[@azbvcy]

Can you please use subtitles?

[@NowinLao]

They're auto generated... turn them on 😉

[@azbvcy]

@@NowinLao Thank you mate. Keep it going, you are doing a good service to travellers interested in this country.

[@pang-ngiavang1956]

If you don't mind, how much is something like your property? How about the big ass mansion?

[@mtnmandeluxe5429]

Hi Todd,,cool walkabout! Now THAT is a manse. Must be 30,000 square feet,,or maybe 3500 square meters. I dont know,,it just fricken huge. You said Neenee's niece? Is that the sweet and beautiful Tina you're speaking of? Lots of beautiful girls out today,,including striper girl in the intro. I've got a bummer suck thing to tell you about. Friday we had a super rare super wind that blew up a dust storm,,like something from the Sahara desert. Just a few miles west of town,,it caused a big wreck on the interstate highway. 6- 18 wheeler trucks and 17 cars and pickups. Killed 6 people. I knew 5 of them and I haven't heard who the 6th was. A 4 yr old little boy,,,a 22 year old girl that I've known since she and her siblings were my folks neighbors,,her younger sister and their grandmother. The little boys Dad is in intensive care,,as is an 75 yrs old farmer I know well. The farmers son was killed. He was one of the naturally strongest people I've ever met. I witnessed him pick up about 400 pounds and carry it about 30 feet. A big tractor part. Never lifted a weight in his life. I feel bad about this,,for the survivors. More wierd shit from nature,,like we were talking about before. We made the national news and the internet,,but what a total suck thing to be famous for,,,I'm talking about the town. To change the subject,,i wouldnt have minded a cool rainy day,,today.. it was 100f and supposed to be 106 f tomorrow. Enjoy the cool while you have it. Ttyl,,,Marlon

[@NowinLao]

Damn.. what a tragedy mate, so sad 🙏

[@songkanneuangviseth7336]

They can built nice houses, but why they can not built the road.

[@NowinLao]

Did you build your road?

[@SAWVLIGDHAUU]

Pardon me for asking this but, are you Troy Bayliss? The former Ducati rider from MotoGP? I swear you look like him.

[@NowinLao]

Lol.. yeah I know who Troy is, loved watching him race. No.. not me

[@CaptainKremmen]

Laos is theoretically a communist country, yet private mansions with poor roads looks like the exact opposite. Big private homes with lousy infrastructure are what you'd expect in the ultimate capitalist state.

[@jurgentreue1200]

There's a lot of wealth in Laos that comes out of private businesses. There's also a huge gap between the wealthy and the poor. Its government is Marxist in theory but its economy is free market.

[@jurgentreue1200]

Also,, Vientiane developed from series of villages along the Mekong. Each suburb, or Ban, as they are called, still has a village chief (called nyai ban in Lao) who is very influential and still wields a bit of power. Depending on the village chief and his 'committee', depends on how infrastructure is built and maintained. You can always notice the more affluent suburbs by the quality of the infrastructure (like roads etc). From what I understand, money is raised through land tax which stays in the village. Although some is dispensed to the city. The more tax raised, the better the roads. It's the land that has the value. That's why you see bamboo shacks built next to mansions. Another thing, the Lao don't borrow money to build their houses. They tend to pool their resources with other family members and build their house in stages as funds become available. That's why it could take several years to build a house.

[@jamespunch8049]

No wonder the road is trashed you have got buses going in and out, What ever road base you put down will be ruined by the heavy buses.

[@pahouavang9371]

I want to rent one of these big house

[@frankcherry3810]

I dont like building in a former rice patty

[@kazuha7378]

ຢູ່ບ້ານໃດ

[@branden7090]

Todd, you are filthy rich in Laos mate

[@NowinLao]

Many more filthier than I mate 😉

[@mauricetamata4265]

Laos it's cleaner than the Philippines hulaluia