WILD LAOS - KHMU Girls & How Phou Khoun Fell When the US Fled Laos

[@peterelliott2914]

Hey mate do you buy all that stuff yourself to give away? Even if you don't what a generous man spending all that time and gas taking it out to the backblocks! Aussie Aussie Aussie. Oi Oi Oi!

[@NowinLao]

Hi Peter, I have a Patreon account (link in the description) and we use that to help other when we travel. Also I do have some very generous subscribers who like to contribute when they hear we are about to hit the road again. Even just the littlest thing like hitting the LIKE button helps push the videos to a greater audience which in turn helps us help more people. All the best for the New Year mate Oi Oi Oi 🍻

[@peterelliott2914]

@@NowinLao You too mate and again, well done! Take care on those roads.

[@doloresmartinez3367]

Thank you for info , I have trying to learn more of Laos, the people and culture, so much to learn and understanding different cultures which I always had interest in diy cultures. DM

[@frankfromorlando]

I am married to Lao lady for 28 years who fled to the USA in the late 70’s. Thanks for sharing the history. More to be told I am sure.

[@NowinLao]

Happy new year to you and your wife Frank.. Cheers

[@adriancoates3455]

Awesome again, maybe take some Bottle openers next visit..

[@CaptainKremmen]

They clearly don't need them! 😄

[@spirittaos]

This is by far the best video ever, you show how beautiful Laos is and her people. Can't wait for the next one.

[@NowinLao]

Thanks my friend. Working on it now 👌😉

[@bahjatkhanu8303]

she is very pretty one more video with her pls

[@pakc6949]

This video has it all. The history, beauty and geography of the land and the intimacy of the friendly people. 🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍

[@NowinLao]

I really enjoyed capturing, editing and drinking those beers for you guys, I'm glad you enjoyed it 😉👍

[@kaox44]

This is great documenting, you can literally see Laos develop right before your eyes Todd. BTW, that pretty girl in the red, white and blue shirt looks like a young Neenee.

[@NowinLao]

Thanks Bruh 👍

[@kinglauj1183]

Thank you Todd and Nene for the beautiful views and the story

[@rabbitnature]

WOW Such Beautiful Views!!

[@teoschatz8430]

🤗🙏🏼! Fun video, beautiful views from above, enjoyed it. Thank you. Take care.

[@zenaidaloperena4900]

I love your videos TODD AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR VIDEOS

[@NowinLao]

Thank you 💚

[@drive8892]

You guys are awesome that’s why I love your channel haha!

[@davidogg5534]

Some interesting historical information about the war

[@nickhubbard3671]

28:49 Teeth! Yes! I've witnessed this horrendous - "boh peng yang falang" HNY der! Great stills.

[@agentmmarts3059]

Awesome humanitarian gesture there. Happy New Year over there Comrade Todd and Neenee Kongmany.

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Another stunning video by the best in the business You Todd. Thank you for the history lesson about the area. Those girls can drink you under table. Watch out. Take Care my friend. 🙏🙏 Jim and Harriet. Richmond Va.

[@akaBANGZaka]

Superb. My Lao history lesson, good job, Saint Ozzie....and good drinking too.

[@Jordy120]

i Neenee and Todd. That was a great episode!. Beautiful footage of the landscapes and people. The family sharing their beer, time and stories was fascinating...not to mention their smiles. What an awesome afternoon/evening you guys had, thanks for sharing it. I'll stop commenting too early one day. Love your Black and White shots at the end...a great way to end the video.

[@arugula3134]

nice place and content

[@Mamloo07]

Very hospitable people that Neene just met to welcome u.Yes a wild Laos beautiful young girls but boy can they drink so much beer.Was really nice to see so nice a family ty.

[@mtnmandeluxe5429]

Howdy Todd! That country is sooo breathtaking when it's not raining. The drone shots are superb. The historical explanation was perfect. The 22 yr old with a ghost bf was cute as could be. So was her cousin. Lol. You have accomplished a huge amount in the last year,,and I hope 23 is a great year for you and Neenee with many blessings! Thank you for everything brother. Ttyl,,,Marlon

[@fredyelinek40]

very good one this time!

[@RobotsWithKnivesCartoons]

Cool to get the history with the chill time hanging out with the people who lived it!

[@whatsaname4347]

Great video thank you, wonderful people.

[@Bad_Karma1968]

Happy new year Todd and NeNe Keep,up,the good work mate Love your first stop showing a nice setting and then ….Bloody trucks ! As usual playing catch up

[@NowinLao]

Hey Ted.. all the best to you too mate 😁👍

[@kenbarry749]

super friendly people, enjoy the trip

[@NowinLao]

Thanks Ken

[@antruok4950]

Happy times - happy people - you really got stuck ( very happily ) with the beer 🍻 family but that’s what makes these videos awesome 👌👋👍🙏

[@AungMoeWin]

Incredible people, history and nature. Thanks for sharing this.

[@sais9221]

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Telling the history of this place is much appreciated!

[@MrCoors68]

great video ! nice to lean about lao history and the US army-airforce. life is hard...... you have to be careful.......

[@NowinLao]

Thank you

[@steamdaysstoker]

What fantastic company the girls are, so much fun.

[@Richard503442]

Thank you for the lesson 🙏 now many has knowledge 🇱🇦.

[@anguswebster]

Nice video. I think the girls are a little tipsy 😂🍺. Happy New Year to you both.

[@scotbownes5627]

Awesome video love it 👍🙂

[@HoKim209]

Thanks for helping my peoples

[@QuintonTV]

Seeing these small towns never gets old. Peaceful, no traffic, no crowds.

[@Macjohn1419]

Brilliant video, as always. I like the history of the area. I grew up watching the war on TV and had neighbors who were drafted into the Viet Nam war. So, it holds a special interest to me. A lot I didn’t know or hear. You only get information that the media feeds you. Lovely young ladies and I see they can drink you under the table. Thanks again for sharing the videos and history. Take care and safe travels. Cheers and Happy New Year to you and NeeNee.

[@NowinLao]

Thanks John. Yeah, big mistake trying to keep up drinking with Lao women 😟

[@Macjohn1419]

@@NowinLao, I think they have a hollow leg.😂

[@craigjacobs8199]

Your letting the Aussies down with that drinking display 😘

[@NowinLao]

Yeaahh 😔

[@AiJaiDeeSaMer]

I would stay and drink with these two girls until I pass out in the hope they will offer me their place to sleep for the night under the condition of intoxication, LOL. It seems like Todd did not want to leave the place yet but Neenee start to look concern( just for laugh). hehehe.

[@craigjacobs8199]

@blasblasblas2094 looked like at least one of the girls had am eye on him...........

[@AiJaiDeeSaMer]

@@craigjacobs8199 🤣🤣🤣. I will have to agree with you here. I wish we were there with Todd so I could take care of all those bills. 😂😂👍👍.

[@craigjacobs8199]

I'm going to Vietnam in March. I may pop over to Laos for a look as they only have a 1 month visa.

[@houayang7219]

Good job well done my brother thanks you for the help

[@bruceadams9542]

You so lucky to have a fun wife . I had so much laughter watching your video. what a fun time, the Family there so nice to share there beer an talking. Happy New Year to you and wife. be safe and stay healthy 🙏 💪

[@NowinLao]

Thanks Bruce.. all the best to you too mate 😁👍

[@AiJaiDeeSaMer]

In Laos 90 percent of the local families are nice like that. When you are a visitor to their homes they will share whatever little they have with you( food and drink)

[@rusty-n4o]

GREAT VLOG

[@timkiwi]

The beautiful people of Laos

[@Ironic_Jihad]

Your greatest video yet!

[@mrtookh]

Great vid, and a nice touch of history. Thanks, mate.

[@nate_jm]

One of your best mate. Absolutely loved this vlog mate, this is the real Laos. This is the country I miss and makes me want to return asap. ❤️🇱🇦

[@NowinLao]

Thanks Nate 😁

[@philyew3617]

Great video Todd, thanks for sharing. What a beautiful family. Were you able to capture any vid of the next morning, helping out the less fortunate? As always, stay safe and thanks for what you do.

[@NowinLao]

Hey Phil and happy new year mate. Yes, working on that video now. Should be up Thursday morning Lao time 👌

[@philyew3617]

@@NowinLao Thanks for that and yes Happy New Year to you and NeeNee. Those two girls could certainly put the BeerLao away but, ouch, my teeth hurt just at the thought of the bottle opener

[@cjeremie]

Love all the videos. In Thailand three months until February then back home NSW. Probably November I'll start my motorbike touring through Laos for several months or less if there's less to see.

[@ozlakota1]

havent lost the ozzi park in shade touch m8

[@timdingleakajacksparrow2748]

What lovely people 👍✅✅✅

[@TTWZN]

Once again it just proofs. Money does not make you happy, but happiness makes you rich. Fantastic video and as always like the black and white photography. I must agree those girls is looking gorgeous very beautiful faces and sure much better than western type woman.

[@ftkinsella]

Hi guys. What a great party. I wanted to wish you both a Happy New year and a great 2023. Safe travels and remember to love each other as much as you can. Sending love from Frank in Ontario Canada. Cheers mate.😘🥂😘

[@NowinLao]

Happy new year Frank. Thank you 🙏

[@patrickbrady447]

I like when you said " not happy Jan " That as you know is from a TV addvertisment in Australia a few years ago.

[@leebruce2148]

Wow those beer looks so good .

[@KennoRob]

Great little Beer Lao session with that family. And Gee...They stayers not sprinters. ( lol )The two cousins were funny and pretty. The house was roomy,hope the girls didn't have to stagger down those killer steps,later on in the evening. ( lol)...Great job...Kenno..West Aust

[@jozehari2730]

amazing positive content. thank you brother

[@NowinLao]

Thank you! 😉

[@geomanisgod]

Dam so pretty story ... keep watching the entire year.

[@CaptainKremmen]

Great to see the friendly locals you ended up with. I wonder how many beers Neenee had? If I ever go to Laos, I'll have to remember to watch my head, like in Japan and Thailand.

[@NowinLao]

Neenee's a cheap drunk like me 😜

[@AbcdLon-yb4wn]

The scenic beauty of Laos is undoubtedly incredible..When you just said she's beautiful note beer was offered ..what a Laos girl. Then she invited her cousin sister for more companionships . yes. Ur wife may be tired on top you might be looking for fresh y not give her a proposal. Joking.

[@AutumninAsia]

Wow, what a great video. I have spent a little time in Laos but live in Cambodia and the Khmer or just the same. Impossible to say no when there is beer involved 🍺🍻

[@NowinLao]

Thanks mate. Have a great new year 😁👍

[@stlev99]

Five stars for this episode

[@tiatamara11]

Beautiful people man.

[@lloydguenther6102]

Beautiful country and important history. US seems to always abandon it's "allies".

[@MichaelJonesC-4-7]

The *US* may, but _Americans_ never do.

[@RobinOnTour]

Nice bro! I'm in Laos too right now and trying hard to speak the language. People often don't understand me because of the tones :( I just realized how diverse the country is. So many different tribes/dialects and cultural diversity it's not just the lao language there's so many more languages 😅

[@peterclaydon9782]

We stayed there on Dec 12th 2022 for a night in the little guest house/hotel overlooking the roundabout. on our way to Phonsavan.. On the way from Vang Veing did you stop at the river with the high narrow bridge... must have been 1000s of trout in the river below the bridge..

[@DUDEfreestyle]

I'm impressed at the layout of that house and how well it's built. So cool how the houses line the road right on the edge of a cliff. I bet the backyard views in the morning with the mist in the mountains is a treat to wake up to.

[@kangyuan]

Great house.

[@exploitingtheirpower]

omg there restaurant was so beautiful all the plants and décor incredible at least from what I saw, I was very surprised the parents had not met the girls boy friend I expected the culture was more strict

[@vongvannavong8425]

That's really of them Tod, I'm going to Laos in two weeks hope I bump into you

[@dragstar650]

Bloody Nice films you make

[@boxcartwilly]

👍😎

[@kenyaj3766]

How's the road to phou khoun? Still full of huge holes? It would benefit lao if they fix the bloody roads.

[@norrieist]

Great video my wife in Thai family always tries to get me drunk 😂

[@jordiking2481]

You said it would be a good one....😉.... you put the history in layman's terms... thanks Todd... but how cruel...big bottles of Beer Lao... with beautiful drinking company... those trucks gave me the shits every time they rolled through.... the kids must be well trained...

[@NowinLao]

Knew you'd enjoy it mate.. Cheers 🍺😁👍

[@andyfisher7772]

Looks like you guys had an absolute blast, hope you didn’t have to much of a hangover in the morning. All the best for you both, in 2023

[@NowinLao]

Happy New Year Andy!!

[@mwosekisaila]

Damn they drink like that

[@1gx619]

Man you are living the life! Traveling around with a hot woman, eating new foods, experiencing new experiences, and drinking beer the whole way! Here in the US we are overworked and the women don’t know if the are men or women anymore. Hell, the whole US is starting to turn into one big pronoun of confusion. Thanks for producing awesome videos! I have subscribed and looking forward to more videos. ✌️from San Diego California😎

[@AAa-ck1pt]

Good. Does Khmu people have their own language or they speak lao?

[@jonx20009]

Yes they speak their own language.

[@dragstar650]

What is the name of that Dylan song

[@NowinLao]

All I know it as is "This Land". 😉

[@MichaelJonesC-4-7]

That _dark-haired girl_ was just lovely. ; )

[@NowinLao]

Ah yes! The dark haired one 👌

[@MichaelJonesC-4-7]

@@NowinLao You squizzed 'er too, eh? ; ) 🙏 "Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba!" 👍( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡° ) 👍

[@agentmmarts3059]

No need blaming the road. The road wasn't well constructed following the tonnage and weight of the vehicles intended to pleigh the road.

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

How long does it take to drive the old route to Luang Prabang?

[@NowinLao]

5 hours 20 mins vs 3 hours the new road from Kasi to Luang Prabang according to Google Maps... This is not taking into consideration the conditions of the road. New road is in bad shape now..

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

@@NowinLao I only have 10 days in Laos. Any suggestions?

[@NowinLao]

@@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756 best bang for your buck for 10 days in Laos.. Vientiane 2 days. Then 1 night in Muang Fuang on the river and explore the surrounding villages. 2-3 days Vang vieng.. lots to do there. Luangprabang 1 night before catching a van to Nong khiaw 3 hours north for 2 nights.. you won't regret it! Then return to LP for a couple of nights 👌

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

@@NowinLao cheers, i will check it out now....I will be in Laos 1st week of Feb....

[@NowinLao]

@@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756 if you have no vehicle there is a train station Hin Houep (for Muang fuang ) one at Vang vieng and LP. 👌 Private vehicle is the best way to see the real Lao though 😉

[@davidnorton7464]

Where do all the trucks come from and where are they going?

[@henryyong5974]

Tod, just let Neenee talk when she try to answer your question, will you ?

[@2justbeme666]

Great video !! I totally get the beerlao culture after I was there last month for the first time - it is hard to explain i think to other people. I did lao night clubs too (you know what I mean) and many friends and family parties with my local friends. And I was driving in Laos in January. I totally understand your sentiments towards those trucks!! The roads are very bad, but that didn't bother me - I just disliked driving with the trucks. Plus of course the crazy drivers overtaking on blind mountain bends.

[@darcylea2993]

Wow, I am highly attracted to the lady in the red and blue shirt! She is gorgeous!

[@brianbaccam8007]

That’s a Lao trumpeter flower,

[@LSBLAOS]

🙌🙌💯🔥🔥

[@MichaelJonesC-4-7]

@19:00, "I saw a farang!!" ; )

[@djttv]

I sure enjoy your videos! Im wondering about something.. You're driving a truckload through Laos. What happens when you need gas? Are there many gas stations? Do they sell gas from a pump, or is it in containers that you buy? I suppose you need to be concerned about how far to the next fueling point as you go. In USA we don't really worry about it because gas station are everywhere and always operational. Great videos!

[@NowinLao]

Thank you! Hahaha you can get fuel here at more places than in the US. Every little village we pass through usually has fuel they hand pump out of 44s, or often you see water bottles filled with petrol and deisel for the bikes. Plenty of gas stations though. We've never been close to being caught out 👌

[@ricardo.castanedacastaneda8776]

Todd.. what..a.. beautiful.. scenery..❤..but..those..girls.. know..how..to..drink..😅😅..!!!!

[@spongesurf12]

That’s what my wife’s family tried to do to me in Ban Nam Keung, let’s get the big farang drunk. My mug was at least twice the size of everyone else’s! All it did was make me need a wizz when they took us to see the area.

[@Saichenyang]

I was born in Xieng Khouang, Laos near the Plain of Jars in 1969 and left the country in 06/07/75 then to the USA in 1978. I'm an ethnic minority but I don't know what is KHMU? Please correct me. Thank you. Also my father told me that he was the commander in Phou Khoun army camp in 1974 before the country failed to the left hand.

[@NowinLao]

The Khmu were the indigenous inhabitants of northern Laos. It is generally believed the Khmu once inhabited a much larger area. After the influx of Thai/Lao peoples into the lowlands of Southeast Asia, the Khmu were forced to higher ground (Lao Theung), above the rice-growing lowland Lao and below the Hmong/Mien groups (Lao Sung) that inhabit the highest regions, where they practiced swidden agriculture. There are more than 568,000 Khmu around the world, with populations of 500,000 in Laos, 73,000 in Vietnam, 10,000 in Thailand, 10,000 in China, and an estimated 8,000-10,000 in the United States. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmu_people

[@mr.cookie7308]

The Hmong call the Khmu......Pua Ther.....or Pub Thawj in Hmong. Our peoples have lived in neighboring villages for a long long time. The highlands of Laos are sparsely populated with mostly Hmong, Khmu, and other smaller groups. Most of the Lao lived in the lower river valleys.

[@Saichenyang]

@@NowinLao Thank you so much.

[@Saichenyang]

@@mr.cookie7308 Thank you for the inform.

[@frankcherry3810]

Do you find that the people in north Lao still understand Thai?

[@NowinLao]

You'll find most people in Laos understand and speak Thai as most TV shows are Thai, and the reason even less Thai speak Lao 😉

[@hdj81Vlimited]

Why do they have green signs in a green land???

[@jurgentreue1200]

Word of warning, Todd. Don't get into a drinking completion with these young Lao women. They'll drink you under the table. I've been caught out a few times. By the way, our daughter managed to get me a couple of cases of Beer Lao for New Year. I hadn't had a Beer Lao since leaving Laos in 2015. Still my favourite beer. Geeze it's good.

[@NowinLao]

I'm pretty sure you've warned me about that before.. I am a slow learner Jurgen 😏 Great stuff! Enjoy mate and happy new year

[@kuvceebxab1]

Hey dude. Assie here. Hey Mate I want to visit Laos but there have been so many Horror stories lately which make me quite uneasy but you manage to go everywhere you like without being robbed at all. why? why are you so lucky?

[@NowinLao]

Horror stories? Sorry man, Laos is one of the safest places to travel. Lol.. luck has nothing to do with it. You're much safer here than where you are now, guaranteed 👌

[@marcellinokroes2278]

Kit hung kit hung

[@lingdinh4510]

My false teeth rattled when she opened that beer.

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

At 14:00, if I may personally testify to your observation, on a personal level. I was only around 5 or so, 1973-4 ---- just a year before we took off to trek across the lower Luagprabang region to Sayabury, on the West bank of the Maekong, on our way to Nan, Thailand ---- when there were still some last skirmishes in Laos, in the area you noted here. SHORT HISTORY FOOTNOTE: For those who didn't know, Laos King visited John F. Kennedy in the White House, around 1962-3, for consultation talks about the Vietnam War & how Americans could help stave off Communism from taking over the entirety of Southeast Asia region, etc. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6HblJelprhrZtU The "Secret War" part of the Vietnam War, fought in Laos, didn't start in the mid to late 1960s; it started BEFORE Kennedy got to the White House. People of my father and uncles' generation, who were teenagers in the late 1950s to mid 60s... most were recruited by the CIA, directly or indirectly; and 100% of the guns they used, at first, mostly small WWII calibre guns (like the M1 carbine) from US army surplus storage, were supplied by the Americans, as were the tiny monthly stipends they received... The big & long, first generation, M-16 that you saw some Hmong boys sporting, in historical pictures taken by some intrepid Western journalists, only arrived toward the very end of the war & only a few special units had access to them. My father, uncles, & other "irregular" units, it's all WWII surplus calibre rifles, like the M1 carbines. I still remember my father taking me on a hunting trip, one time, with his treasured M1... Anyway, the reason I still remember it/Kasi was that almost every night, for a week or so, my maternal grandfather and I would go outside and watch the tracers (back then we simply called them "light shows"). Our village was really high up in the Put Kong Khao mountain overlooking Kasi. We relocated there from northern Luangprabang when the Communists (at the height of the Vietnam War, around 1968, around the time I was born) ... were strong enough to over-ran my dad and uncle's units, 3-4 years prior to those last skirmishes in/around Kasi, as noted here. So, while Put Kong Khao was now in Viantiane Province, in the district of Vang Vieng, again, from our vantage point, the side of the mountain range we lived on, in good dark nights --- which were almost always the case, unless there's smog or clouds ---- we could see normal flickering lights down by Kasi... If we wanted to travel either to Kasi, towards Luangprabang... or to Vang Vieng, toward Viantiane ..... we had to walk all the way down to the small town below us, along Highway 13. That little town was, back then, called Ban Put. Not sure if it still exists today... I know Ban Tien, about 5 to 8 miles north (of Ban Put), on the way to Kasi, is still in existence today. Ban Tien was my last memory of Laos because just 6 months prior to the summer of 1975, we did relocate from our high mountain living to tiny settlement about 5 kilometers from Ban Tien, on Highway 13... Our settlement was on the shoulder of Highway 13, not Ban Tien... Ban Tien was actually a mile or two (back then anyway) in a sharp elbow-turn you had to purposefully drive into & out of, along Highway 13, to drop off or to pick up people or commodities, before you could continue on your travel along the highway... From our tiny road side settlement, we walked to Ban Tien for a Lao festival, one night; and it was at that Lao festival that I learned, even from that early age, to really like these forlorn, rhythmic Lao Lum style of traditional Lao music. A few weeks after that trip we took to Ban Tien, our parents woke us up, one night, and told us we had to leave (for what or where, as small kids, we were not told, naturally: it's all done in silence). That was my very last memory of Laos... summer of 1975, after my very first year of schooling.

[@NowinLao]

Thank you for sharing that with us Kiab. Unfortunate times. I wish you all the best in the new year