Suvannakhet across from Mukdahan province of Thailand Tourists mostly visit northern laos Pate(France)=Khao Jee(look like grilled sticky rice of Laos and Isan) in Vietnam call bánh mì and in Cambodia call pangpate(French colonization)
Thank you for the amazing video. This is my dad’s hometown. I love my people I have been in the USA since I was 6 years old and hoping one day to go back and visit 👍❤️💯
It's a beautiful city to visit. Thank you for sharing. if you like peaceful and quiet place Laos is the best choice. Many people they are prefer Thailand over Laos. They not wrong about that Laos just opened up to the world not long ago so give Laos a chance. Laos is try to improve right now. Thank you for visiting my country. Hope you guys enjoy and have fun. Love the video. The city is used to be french colonial that is why you see a lot colonial style building.
Hey Scot we love your country 🇱🇦 the people here are so kind and yeah it is peaceful like the old days! We hope more people come to laos! Have an amazing day
My parents were raised in Savannakhet before finding refuge in Europe during the Vietnam war. Parents have yet to go back since and now have a trip planned for my 40th bday with them to do so. Thank you for sharing your experience and bringing attention to the country/region! Safe travels
I’ve been to Savannakhet twice a couple of months ago to renew my Thai visa and it’s definitely something different. I’m guessing the only tourists they get are people like myself who has to do border crossing from Thailand to Laos. I definitely think there’s a lot to explore in Savannakhet but with little time I had and having agencies touring me & a few others I was with to do our visas we were limited to go to certain places but as I said it’s definitely an interesting country & I’ve noticed that many locals accept Thai baht money so that was useful
It's a really nice quiet place, nice people, countryside surrounding the city is incredible, lots of really good food and the prices are super affordable. Yeah being able to use Thai Baht makes things very easy! Next time you go stay for a week and take it easy haha Have a nice day!
Pad-Keemao mean drunkard stir-fried, the rumor has it that some drunkard throw whatever is left in their fridge in the wok and stir-fry the heck out of it. Never knew it existed in Laos too, but I'm not that surprised. And seeing chicken in so many vids, hmmm, I don't know if you believe in the organic free-range food trend but at least in Thai, free-range chicken does actually taste different.
@@EllisWR Yes, I was there at the end of March into April. I did a motorcycle trip from Cambodia to Pakse, Savannakhet to Thakhek on the Laos side of the border this trip, and did the Thailand side earlier in the year. I did trips to the Vietnam border and back while visiting the cities on the Laos side. I loved it.
Key word in your title is "Tourists". It looks like you two are "travellers" and not "tourists". I believe that tourists go to the flavor of the month hot trendy spots. BTW, my mom was born in Eastern part of Thailand and they speak a dialect of Loatian, what they speak in Laos. Most Thais born in Eastern part or Issan region speak Loatian dialect. The high Thai dialect, normal Thai you hear is learned and taught in schools, as the official language. Most Thais living outside Bangkok also speak the dialect of their region, which is mostly Loas.
Im doing my visa run to this place wish I hadnt missed this vlog as already booked my place to stay, its good to know I can get my hair cut. I will ask for a Ellis special pmsl
Have lived there for very short period of times before for work. I stayed in a small hotel. The appartment for foreigners was almost not existing. I saw some tourists coming and going after 1 or 2 nights in the hotel. Apparently, I was the only long term resident. Peaceful and nice city. Struggled a bit as I spoke no Lao, except a couple of phrases.
At 15:30 the lady says Lucy bites duk dik so Duk dik is scared of Lucy. She also says there's a Japanese person that buys meat for the dogs everyday but today they didn't come today
That's my hometown Savannakhet. I was born there but left when i was young like 2. I don't remember much. What were you guys doing in this town, passing by?
My friend, Savannakhet city Driving the economy with casinos, covid-19 is the main reason for foreign tourists to travel less. especially Chinese people. Let have fun there.
if you go to vientianne, should go eat at Todd's lao restaurant,,,, his youtube is Lao Now.... he donates some of his time and money to helping the locals in poor villages.
wow, right? 18cents per ice cream cone, lol meanwhile it's $6bucks for a pack of 4 ice cream cones here....... i don't even bother asking the price in laos, it's so cheap, even if some of them give you a separate foreigner price, it's still cheap... i just wouldn't care......... reason is, vast majority of laos businesses are family owned, not corporations.... so your cash really goes into their pockets and helps the family out.
@@EllisWR 😁Thought so, PR67 myself. Enjoy your travels, good innit! I had my fun many full moons ago on many different shores. Will be keeping an eye on ya from now on. Lucky so and so’s . Very jel !
@@EllisWR Enjoy your travels and get back home , that’s the main thing. Those scooters can be deadly (as you’ve recently discovered) and it doesn’t need to be your fault. After a couple of luckily survivable accidents myself I decided to stick to public transport or hire a cheap banged up car( this is the way to go!). Two younger friends of mine just went through Laos a couple of months ago and one of them caught a foot peg on the curb in Luang Prabang and had a spill. Fortunately he got away with superficial injuries but I could write a book about others who didn’t. I believe you also had to pay damages to the guilty rider. If you hadn’t the police would have got involved and then things would have got far worse with demands of bribes or threats of jail. Stay safe you two, love the foodie aspect of your travel vlog!
Dear Ellis, because Laos is ruled by a communist regime, is’t not free like Thailand. Laos people crossed the river to work in Thailand a million now, sad. Everywhere you go there please careful. Specifically make videos. One Thai man visited friend and stay overnight, the people came at night took money unless have to go to jail. ????? I am your. FC
Yes Savannakhet and Pakse need more tourist attention. All the Lao people throughout Laos is very friendly.❤
Yes such kind people we love it here!
yes!Lao people are so friendly and helpfully. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Suvannakhet across from Mukdahan province of Thailand
Tourists mostly visit northern laos
Pate(France)=Khao Jee(look like grilled sticky rice of Laos and Isan)
in Vietnam call bánh mì and in Cambodia call pangpate(French colonization)
Yes we love the baguettes do you? Laos have lots of nice places all over
Khao Jee= baguettes
Pate = Pâté (paste)
11:39 คิดถึงอาชีพนี้เนาะ
@@leesouiida6815 you used to do this? :)
@@EllisWR not me, but some people in this comment.
Great video! Man I love the architecture in Laos is stunning!
It's super interesting! The countryside here is amazing too
Thank you for go visiting my hometown. I like your amazing video
Thanks so much 🙏
@@EllisWR you’re welcome ❤️
Thank you for the amazing video. This is my dad’s hometown. I love my people I have been in the USA since I was 6 years old and hoping one day to go back and visit 👍❤️💯
Visited Laos couple time, so natural. Nice video by the way.
Have a nice trip.
สบายดี ทักทายแบบเพื่อนลาวครับ ขอให้เที่ยวสนุกๆ นะครับ.
Thanks my friend I appreciate it 🙏
Wow finally you come to Kaisonephomvihan city
Smiling all the way, loving your Laos videos 👍
Thanks so much Carol I'm really glad you like them! 🙏
It's a beautiful city to visit. Thank you for sharing. if you like peaceful and quiet place Laos is the best choice. Many people they are prefer Thailand over Laos. They not wrong about that Laos just opened up to the world not long ago so give Laos a chance. Laos is try to improve right now. Thank you for visiting my country. Hope you guys enjoy and have fun. Love the video. The city is used to be french colonial that is why you see a lot colonial style building.
Hey Scot we love your country 🇱🇦 the people here are so kind and yeah it is peaceful like the old days! We hope more people come to laos! Have an amazing day
สะบายดี ข่อยคนอีสาน ข่อยเคยไปลาวปี 2010 มักปากเซ หลีผี หลวงพระบาง ธรรมชาติสวย แต่บ่เคยไปวังเวียง กับน้ำตกตาดกวางสี เป็นกำลังใจให้กับพี่น้องชาวลาวในการพัฒนาประเทศนำเด้อ
The noodles you got ‘pad kee mao’ translates to drunken noodles/drunken stir fry.
I can't believe we didn't know this! Cheers!
Sabaydee ☺
14:44 Cute dogs 🐶🐕
They were so cute!!
What I love about Laos, its people included, is the way residents are not allowed to build houses or whatever beside the rivers.
I think it's great hope they keep it that way!
My parents were raised in Savannakhet before finding refuge in Europe during the Vietnam war. Parents have yet to go back since and now have a trip planned for my 40th bday with them to do so. Thank you for sharing your experience and bringing attention to the country/region! Safe travels
Thanks for watching we love this region 🙏
Shame some of those buildings with the balconies have been neglected as they look superb when well kept. I like the coffee pot 👍🏻
I miss my home town 😢 thank you for sharing video ❤❤
Love it ❤️
LaO Fade Mullet 👍 hair looks not bad bruz, chicken sparring only no spurs ❤👏🇦🇺
It was so cheap for a haircut! Yes no spurs I only ask because when we watch in Latin America they all use handmade spurs!
I’ve been to Savannakhet twice a couple of months ago to renew my Thai visa and it’s definitely something different. I’m guessing the only tourists they get are people like myself who has to do border crossing from Thailand to Laos. I definitely think there’s a lot to explore in Savannakhet but with little time I had and having agencies touring me & a few others I was with to do our visas we were limited to go to certain places but as I said it’s definitely an interesting country & I’ve noticed that many locals accept Thai baht money so that was useful
It's a really nice quiet place, nice people, countryside surrounding the city is incredible, lots of really good food and the prices are super affordable. Yeah being able to use Thai Baht makes things very easy!
Next time you go stay for a week and take it easy haha
Have a nice day!
Pad-Keemao mean drunkard stir-fried, the rumor has it that some drunkard throw whatever is left in their fridge in the wok and stir-fry the heck out of it. Never knew it existed in Laos too, but I'm not that surprised.
And seeing chicken in so many vids, hmmm, I don't know if you believe in the organic free-range food trend but at least in Thai, free-range chicken does actually taste different.
In the UK organic food is so so so expensive! I believe in Thailand it is very good
Yes, a great night market and nightlife in Savannakhet for the locals.
Nice little city
@@EllisWR Yes, I was there at the end of March into April. I did a motorcycle trip from Cambodia to Pakse, Savannakhet to Thakhek on the Laos side of the border this trip, and did the Thailand side earlier in the year. I did trips to the Vietnam border and back while visiting the cities on the Laos side. I loved it.
The majority of Lao people are friendly. However, you should be cautious of government officials.
Definitely agree with you here
Oh don't worry I've definitely warned him already as I had an extremely bad run in back in 2007!
i just visited lao last weekend
lao people are freindly but it might be hard to travel bc there are less taxi service in some areas but fare isnt high
19:20 so cute😆
Thankyou 🙏
French balconies perfect for throwing Mardi Gras beads lol 😂 🎊 🎉🥳😃
Hahah good one Jim!
welcome to Laos🥰🥰🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦
Thankyou so much! ❤️🇱🇦
ขอบคุณที่มาถายบ้านผมสุดยอดมาก
Thanks so much we love Savannakhet
Key word in your title is "Tourists". It looks like you two are "travellers" and not "tourists". I believe that tourists go to the flavor of the month hot trendy spots. BTW, my mom was born in Eastern part of Thailand and they speak a dialect of Loatian, what they speak in Laos. Most Thais born in Eastern part or Issan region speak Loatian dialect. The high Thai dialect, normal Thai you hear is learned and taught in schools, as the official language. Most Thais living outside Bangkok also speak the dialect of their region, which is mostly Loas.
I guess your right we are interested in completely different things than tourists, how interesting thanks so much for teaching me! Have a great day
Im doing my visa run to this place wish I hadnt missed this vlog as already booked my place to stay, its good to know I can get my hair cut. I will ask for a Ellis special pmsl
Ahah I actually really like this town it's just super chilled out. Quid haircuts in Laos!
3:10 Pickled green papaya in vinegar and sugar
I love this stuff
สุดยอด
Thankyou! 🙏
My city🥰
Have lived there for very short period of times before for work. I stayed in a small hotel. The appartment for foreigners was almost not existing. I saw some tourists coming and going after 1 or 2 nights in the hotel. Apparently, I was the only long term resident. Peaceful and nice city. Struggled a bit as I spoke no Lao, except a couple of phrases.
I love the town peaceful, friendly welcoming locals. We just speak basic Lao and it's good enough 🇱🇦 cheers for watching
At 15:30 the lady says Lucy bites duk dik so Duk dik is scared of Lucy. She also says there's a Japanese person that buys meat for the dogs everyday but today they didn't come today
Thanks for explaining!! How kind of him
Coffee so much funny
It was so good the coffee!
@@EllisWR yes
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Thanks always ❤️
That's my hometown Savannakhet. I was born there but left when i was young like 2. I don't remember much. What were you guys doing in this town, passing by?
We stayed for a week why not! Nice town nice people!
That is a famous khao Gee spot best in the city
So good
What happened there😯? Why do I see abandoned houses and buildings everywhere in this city? 😗
Everything is very run down here I am unsure why!
สวัสดีครับ❤️🙏
Hey my friend! ❤️
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My friend, Savannakhet city Driving the economy with casinos, covid-19 is the main reason for foreign tourists to travel less. especially Chinese people. Let have fun there.
We love Savannakhet and countryside nearby!
Can you tell me the name of the famous baguette place with the egg please?heading to savanakhet tomorrow!
Hey Greta - Mae buom ban khao ji zap
Enjoy! 🇱🇦
@@EllisWR thank you!
haircut 😅 handsome
Thankyou Cherdsak!
เงียบและสงบดี แต่น่าเสียดาย อาคารเก่า บ้านเก่าหลายหลังไม่ได้ถูกรักษาไว้ หลายที่ถูกทิ้งร้าง
Yes lots damaged I bet they used to be so beautiful
Almost of the young laotian at this are working in thailand.
We met lots of these people yes!
If you're looking for a good time at savannakhet you'd better bring it with you.
I like the place, can have a good time anywhere if you want to.
if you go to vientianne, should go eat at Todd's lao restaurant,,,, his youtube is Lao Now.... he donates some of his time and money to helping the locals in poor villages.
Hey Kaleey we passed through we should have gone over to meet him he seems a great guy and makes excellent videos here in laos
is not expensive?
His wife is from Savannakhet
สวัสดีทั้งสองท่านค่ะไปใหนเราไปด้วยค่ะ🥰👍🙏
Hey how are you! Thanks for watching! We explore Laos and Vietnam then we do another big Thailand series! ❤️
wow, right? 18cents per ice cream cone, lol meanwhile it's $6bucks for a pack of 4 ice cream cones here....... i don't even bother asking the price in laos, it's so cheap, even if some of them give you a separate foreigner price, it's still cheap... i just wouldn't care......... reason is, vast majority of laos businesses are family owned, not corporations.... so your cash really goes into their pockets and helps the family out.
Exactly we love to support the locals especially the good kind people here
Your accent sounds familiar. Where you from pal?
From Blackburn Lancashire mate :)
@@EllisWR 😁Thought so, PR67 myself. Enjoy your travels, good innit!
I had my fun many full moons ago on many different shores. Will be keeping an eye on ya from now on. Lucky so and so’s . Very jel !
@@vandazler67 Chorley? Bloody down the road from us! Bet you've got some good tales to tell!
@@EllisWR Enjoy your travels and get back home , that’s the main thing. Those scooters can be deadly (as you’ve recently discovered) and it doesn’t need to be your fault. After a couple of luckily survivable accidents myself I decided to stick to public transport or hire a cheap banged up car( this is the way to go!).
Two younger friends of mine just went through Laos a couple of months ago and one of them caught a foot peg on the curb in Luang Prabang and had a spill. Fortunately he got away with superficial injuries but I could write a book about others who didn’t. I believe you also had to pay damages to the guilty rider. If you hadn’t the police would have got involved and then things would have got far worse with demands of bribes or threats of jail.
Stay safe you two, love the foodie aspect of your travel vlog!
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IndoChina Vietnam 🇻🇳, Laos 🇱🇦 & Cambodia 🇰🇭.
6k kip = 36 cents in US dollar.
Yeah super good prices!
คุณไปไหนเราจะไปกับคุณค่ะ
Thankyou Siripen I appreciate you 🙏
อลิเซีย รักหมา มาก
She does indeed!!
1 Asean.
Number 1
My Thai language is pretty poor, but did the Laos woman with the puppies say that Japanese people buy dogs to eat?
No idea mate I speak tiniest bit of Thai and Lao, far as I know most commonly eaten in Vietnam, Cambodia and China
No lol
What that lady was saying is a Japanese man usually bring food for the dogs but that day he didn’t show 🤣🤣
Brill video better than him who we won't name 30min video eating a goats head lol
Hahah cheers Jason. That's what we're calling him now
Laos food is bland compared to Thai food
What makes you say that? The flavours here are actually more extreme
5 minutes of watching you eat. Just don't like it when vloggers do this. Even when my favorites do it. A few seldom show their faces.
What do you like watching then Rob? I show food because it's mostly what I'm actually travelling for
Boring…
Savannakhet or me hahah?
@@EllisWR it’s the place/country you’re featuring. It’s a biggest snoozefest ever.
@@Henyo1070 Why's that? One of the most interesting countries in the world??
Dear Ellis. Pleas careful about walking everywhere to make videos in this place.
About the regime.
What do you mean my friend? :)
Dear Ellis, because Laos is ruled by a communist regime, is’t not free like Thailand.
Laos people crossed the river to work in Thailand a million now, sad.
Everywhere you go there please careful. Specifically make videos.
One Thai man visited friend and stay overnight, the people came at night took money unless have to go to jail. ?????
I am your. FC
l mean police came at night.
I am your FC 70 years old, was born in Mukdahan.
Now I,m in BKK.
@@saifonmatangka4948 thanks so much my friend we will stay safe 🙏🙏