The Larb that you ate looks delicious. Larb is a traditional dish of the ethnic Lao people in Laos and the Northeastern region of Thailand (Isan). It is a national dish of Laos. Thank you for showing. Hope you continue to have a safe and great time in Laos.
Northeast Region Thailand used to be Part of Lan Xang (aka Laos). Back then the Siamese (aka Thailand) took Lao people and enslaved them for over 200 years.
I really love laep. Laap is not a food in any particular area of Laos. It is the main dish of people in every area in Laos, the meaning of the word laap is good fortune, so we will see this dish in every festival in Laos. ❤❤❤
Selemat Pagi, A & A, beautiful video of Vientiane! Love everything, esp the architecture(apsaras) on the Buddhist monuments. Looking forward 2 more Laos/Cambodia. 💙
I follow tour tips when we were in Peru, Ecuador and Galapagos….and I loved your videos…..and Ayengelina, now I find your advice videos, now where I go to Laos for the second time……we been in Luang Prabang in 2020. But due to COVID we had to return to Denmark after only one day, so now we will return. We are combining Chaing Mai and a Mekong Slow boat cruise. 3 days in Nong Kiawh…..it’s going to be great…..looking forward to see your videos of what we have to se. Take care.❤️😍
Oh my goodness I am so happy you wrote me a comment! So you may be disappointed as my trip was cut short but I have been making notes for a return and when I go back to Nong Khiaw I'm also going to plan a trip to Muang Ngoi which is supposed to be fantastic. Also Luang Prabang felt a but touristy as it's a UNESCO heritage site and that just happens. And it's still beautiful but I think has changed. But I did discover these interesting activities on a FB group that I cut and paste into my planning doc so you may find them interesting: 1. Donate Blood. The local hospitals are desperately looking for blood donors and yes farangs can donate. The hospital is only a 5-10 minute drive from the night market. The process is pain free, sterile and takes no more than 30 minutes. People are literally lining up waiting to receive blood. When you're finished you get some snacks and a tshirt as a thankyou. (As if saving a life isn't thanks enough!) facebook.com/LaoFriendsHospitalforChildren?mibextid=ZbWKwL 2. About a 10 minute walk from the hospital is the Deaf and Mute community center. It's operated by a couple of nuns and gives the local deaf community a place to learn skills including sewing and agriculture. They have a shop selling scarves, clothes, table coverings etc. Make sure you leave a good tip. 3. Big Brother Mouse is a language center open from 9-11 and 5-7 every day. Its a place for Laos locals to go and practice their English language skills. You just sit there for a couple of hours and talk about what ever subjects you like. How easy! All free and all support the local community. If you do any of these let me know as I'm hoping to go back next year as I really loved Laos.
I've taken many trips to Laos. My favorite towns are Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. But you will also like southern Laos for the Don Det Island and other islands there.
Gorgeous tower! Wow! How stunning and aesthetic. I love how they pump the petrol for you! I love that it's not noisy in the traffic and it seems pretty chill compared to other Asian cities! You're making me want to go there! Thank you for sharing!
You know when you ask around about what to do in Laos everyone says Vientiane is boring. But I think it depends on what you like to do. We don't need a lot of attractions, we're happy to walk around, sit in cafes and visit markets. So we appreciate things like no honking and friendly locals, even if they don't speak our language. I really enjoyed our time and would definitely go back.
So apparently when the French came they decided instead of it being called Lao they’d throw an S on it. And while in English we know it as Vientiane locals actually pronounce it Vieng Chan. Unfortunately the clip I had explaining this was corrupted so I had to leave it out.
I didn't know either. I thought Lao was the ethnicity. But the Vientiane thing doesn't surprise me, because most SE Asian names sound NOTHING like what they're spelled, like Nguyen and Khmer. But everytime I hear "Laos", I think of that scene from "King of the Hill"😂 "I'm Laotian." "The ocean? What ocean?" "So are you, CHINESE or JAPANESE?"😂
I missed this comment! For some reason YT gives me notifications for a new comment but doesn't tell me about replies so once a week I try to scroll through to see what I missed. So it's interesting because in Vietiane I learned quickly not to assume everyone spoke Lao as there were so many Vietnames. But I just took a quick Google peek and apparently "Officially, the Laos government only recognizes 49 ethnic groups, with 160 ethnic sub-groups, but does not recognize them as indigenous peoples." I will say this trip around SEA has been interesting as so many Laotian people have apologized for their government. And I've been getting some interesting comments, particularly from Thai people that Laos/Cambodia isn't worth visiting. Last night someone also sent me a message that a Thai channel has used one of my videos to misrepresent my feelings about Laos by inaccurately dubbing over top. And the anti Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam comments on that video was eye opening.
It’s been really eye opening for me. We had some obvious issues in some countries when people asked if Alan was Muslim and small ones where they just were cold to him until they saw me. He’s always said as long as no one starts something physical he can deal with it but I find that so sad.
Thank you for sharing such the encouraging and impressive words about Laos! I love and keep watching your video, voice and scenes are motivating! Appreciate 🎉🎉
Thanks for the sharing Alan. South East Asia is diverse and yet there are similarities in our we live our lives, in a constantly hot and humid environment. Such as the use of chilli and spices to induce perspiration and to cool the body, use of quick personal transportation motorbikes because the roads are not yet ready for fuel-guzzlers...
I am surprised there isn’t more talk about it as an expat spot as the quality of living vs price is really great. But as you know many expats look for places with a lot of English and it’s not here. But we had no issues with Google translate once I realized I had to ask first if I should translate to Vietnamese or Lao.
@ayngelina we are not honking a horn at anyone driving on the road because it’s not polite we’re respecting everyone driving on the road because we’re not not rush we’re taking is easy
Sabaidee I am Lao I am very proud to born in Laos 🇱🇦 thank you miss Lina to travel in Laos ❤❤ I am interesting foreign friends. Let's be friend together...thanks in advance 😂
No, the building you mentioned it as palace; it is actually the prime minister office building and of course the legacies of the mentioned "Vietname War" but it is a secret war occupied in Laos. Can anyone imagine 270 million bombs dropped here in Laos. We are really moving forward but we'll ever forget it.
Spring in South East Asia gets complicated as it’s always 40C but you’ll see in upcoming videos it actually becomes more challenging in Laos in a way I did not expect.
@@ayngelina Spring comes with a heat deluge, then it rains for months, before the water dries up and the cool winter starts. Not that familiar to most huh.
I am ok with 40C in fact more comfortable with it than Alan even though he grew up with it on Padang. But air quality is so tough I really struggle with it in capital cities and Vientiane was fine but it gets worse.
Nice video and glad you like this beautiful and still very authentic country. Laab is in fact the national dish from Laos, best served with "khao niaow" (sticky rice), like almost every food in Laos. Many dishes nowadays, which are wrongly named thai or isaan dishes are originally from Laos. The northeast of thailand (isaan) used to be part of the lan xang kingdom. That's why isaan thai people speak lao language and eat a lot of lao food. But the thai government had a strict "thaification" policy to remove anything lao related from thailand, so not many people know that. Also very similar cultures 🇱🇦🤝🇹🇭 As a western foreigner, I love to live in Laos. Welcome to this amazing country :)
@@ayngelina I live in Savannakhet 😁 so I am not am expert about northern Laos. But popular places for nature are nong khiaw, luang namtha, xieng khouang, oudomxay, xaysomboun. There you can hike through villages and lots of ethnical groups live there (hmong, kmhu, katu, akha, etc). Dont forget to also visit the beautiful south and central laos. Stop savannakhet for a night or two (beautiful old french colonial town on the mekong). Then keep going to pakse and visit the amazing bolaven plateau with all its coffee farms and super nice waterfalls (tad fane, tad yuang, etc). Also thakek with all its lime stone formations and caves is stunning. The country has so much to offer
We are contemplating coming back and renting a motorcycle like we did in Vietnam so we could take our time and see the smaller spots. I’m just trying to find the right months to go.
@@ayngelina there are motorbike loops in thakek, pakse and savannakhet. But that one in savannakhet can be done in one day (xe champone loop). For the thakek and pakse loop 3-5 days are needed. Perfect months for that will be september, october, november. Its end of raining season and everything is still green and beautiful, but less rain and good conditions. Late october - november the colors are changing to gold just before rice harvesting season. And not to forget the deep south near the cambodian border. 4000 islands in the mekong river delta, very chilled vibes on those islands like don det or don khon
the lao pdr tourism should hire you both to be their economic development director or marketing director... to promote this little shangri-la(os) by using the riverfront... creating a brand.
Not using the river is definitely a miss because people love sitting along it. It’s why I thought there must be something with the soil because there aren’t even little local spots that serve drinks or snacks which is a huge miss.
I would like to recommend the tum mak hong for you, It's lao papaya salad. You might see in the restaurant and on the street food stall in Vientian it's so yummy and spicy but good. #From laos welcome to laos even the government in Laos is very bad but the people in laos are kind and friendly.😅😅
I really enjoyed everyone I met and I will definitely return to eat this, I also want to try this duck blood salad someone else recommended. Anything else you think I should try?
@@ayngelina Of course, beer lao you have to try right? And grill chicken, lao bamboo soup, and larb, patè bread and etc. The finally in the south of laos it's has a lot of beautiful places too especially the water fall. # My English not good but I try to learn it🥰
Your English is better than my Lao! I do hope to see the south of Laos too, I think we may try to rent a motorcycle for a month if I can find someone to rent from.
Most the street stall that's sell fruit drinks should have coffee.. just ask for it..and small Noodles shop... I was there in January.. It's all over the place and every corner... Just ask they might not have the coffee shop sign..
It is called "State Capitalism" (to be seen in China and in Vietnam). The term "Lao" is an adjective (Lao food, Lao people, Lao landscape, etc.), the country is Laos or "Satharanarat Paxathipatai Pasason Lao / Lao People's Democratic Republic" in short "SoPoPo Lao", you choose which one you like (in the Lao TV, radio and newspapers they must express the whole name, no exception). It's like English and England. The standalone word "Lao" means He/She.
@@ayngelina You are welcome. Btw, just curious, who told you about the history of Laos, especially about the Vietnamese things in 1943? If it was your guide from the video, dump him asap. I appreciated very much your work done in the video, just the historical narrative's part made me numb.
The Larb that you ate looks delicious. Larb is a traditional dish of the ethnic Lao people in Laos and the Northeastern region of Thailand (Isan). It is a national dish of Laos. Thank you for showing. Hope you continue to have a safe and great time in Laos.
Thank you so much. So far this country has exceeded any expectations I had. I definitely want to return to Vientiane to see more of it.
Wow that’s so nice you can have it there too
ลาบอาหารคนอีสาน ไม่ใช่ขอวคนลาว คนลาวกินเเต่หน่ไม้ต้ม ปลาย่าง
คนอบบนี้เชื่อไม่ได้ เดี๋ยวก็พิมพ์ภาษาลาว เดี๋ยวก็พิมพ์ภาษาอังกฤษ ย่าทำไห้คนสับสน ไม้มีความมั้นใจเลย
Northeast Region Thailand used to be Part of Lan Xang (aka Laos). Back then the Siamese (aka Thailand) took Lao people and enslaved them for over 200 years.
I really love laep. Laap is not a food in any particular area of Laos. It is the main dish of people in every area in Laos, the meaning of the word laap is good fortune, so we will see this dish in every festival in Laos. ❤❤❤
Thank you for the information, I did not know it meant good fortune!
I went once. It is a really nice scenic town. Peaceful and you know what..they have no homeless on the street. 😊
They don't although 1/5 people in the city live below the poverty line. Although that's much better than in the 90s when it was 1/2.
Really nice collection record of your journey! Thank you for sharing and I am following you and can’t wait to see your next destinations.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the series!
Selemat Pagi, A & A, beautiful video of Vientiane! Love everything, esp the architecture(apsaras) on the Buddhist monuments. Looking forward 2 more Laos/Cambodia. 💙
So far Laos is off to an amazing start.
Hi and Thank you For sharing the experience in my home country 😊.
It's my pleasure, I am just sorry I didn't come here sooner because it's so nice.
Durian ice cream & Lao Laab now that's a day from heaven.
Go try some paeng pet next!
oooh I just looked that up, it sounds awesome
enjoy your stay in Lao!
Thank you, it’s off to such a good start!
Thank you for visiting my home land eventhough i am not lao citizen but i still love Laos
It’s an amazing country, where are you from?
I follow tour tips when we were in Peru, Ecuador and Galapagos….and I loved your videos…..and Ayengelina, now I find your advice videos, now where I go to Laos for the second time……we been in Luang Prabang in 2020. But due to COVID we had to return to Denmark after only one day, so now we will return. We are combining Chaing Mai and a Mekong Slow boat cruise. 3 days in Nong Kiawh…..it’s going to be great…..looking forward to see your videos of what we have to se. Take care.❤️😍
Oh my goodness I am so happy you wrote me a comment!
So you may be disappointed as my trip was cut short but I have been making notes for a return and when I go back to Nong Khiaw I'm also going to plan a trip to Muang Ngoi which is supposed to be fantastic.
Also Luang Prabang felt a but touristy as it's a UNESCO heritage site and that just happens. And it's still beautiful but I think has changed. But I did discover these interesting activities on a FB group that I cut and paste into my planning doc so you may find them interesting:
1. Donate Blood. The local hospitals are desperately looking for blood donors and yes farangs can donate. The hospital is only a 5-10 minute drive from the night market. The process is pain free, sterile and takes no more than 30 minutes. People are literally lining up waiting to receive blood. When you're finished you get some snacks and a tshirt as a thankyou. (As if saving a life isn't thanks enough!)
facebook.com/LaoFriendsHospitalforChildren?mibextid=ZbWKwL
2. About a 10 minute walk from the hospital is the Deaf and Mute community center. It's operated by a couple of nuns and gives the local deaf community a place to learn skills including sewing and agriculture. They have a shop selling scarves, clothes, table coverings etc. Make sure you leave a good tip.
3. Big Brother Mouse is a language center open from 9-11 and 5-7 every day. Its a place for Laos locals to go and practice their English language skills. You just sit there for a couple of hours and talk about what ever subjects you like. How easy!
All free and all support the local community.
If you do any of these let me know as I'm hoping to go back next year as I really loved Laos.
Hello,
I’m lao from Germany
Thank you very much for visiting my country.
Enjoy with your vacation..
Oh wow Germany is a long way away! Where are you from in Laos?
Champasack is my home
Oh I’ll look it up on a map
Laos is now under China ‘s occupation . 😂😂😂How pity Laos is!🥲
I started to wonder this in the next video
Sounds great, so interesting for your talking about LAO PDR.
Thanks a lot 👍👍👍
My pleasure! I think it just might be the most underrated country in South East Asia
I've taken many trips to Laos. My favorite towns are Luang Prabang and Vang Vieng. But you will also like southern Laos for the Don Det Island and other islands there.
Thank you! Any smaller places you also recommend? We love finding places most tourists don't visit but should.
Gorgeous tower! Wow! How stunning and aesthetic.
I love how they pump the petrol for you!
I love that it's not noisy in the traffic and it seems pretty chill compared to other Asian cities!
You're making me want to go there! Thank you for sharing!
You know when you ask around about what to do in Laos everyone says Vientiane is boring. But I think it depends on what you like to do. We don't need a lot of attractions, we're happy to walk around, sit in cafes and visit markets. So we appreciate things like no honking and friendly locals, even if they don't speak our language. I really enjoyed our time and would definitely go back.
I'm in Lao atm this is a godsend of a channel many thanks 🙏
Thank you for the kind words
ສະບາຍດີ I'm glad to watch your clip and you look fun in my country. May you have a great journey.
Thank you! 😃
Didn't know it's pronounced "Lao" and not "Laossss" like I did all my life. I hope you filmed the local night market!
So apparently when the French came they decided instead of it being called Lao they’d throw an S on it. And while in English we know it as Vientiane locals actually pronounce it Vieng Chan. Unfortunately the clip I had explaining this was corrupted so I had to leave it out.
@@ayngelina very interesting fact thought !! I will call it 'Lao' from now on :)
I didn't know either. I thought Lao was the ethnicity. But the Vientiane thing doesn't surprise me, because most SE Asian names sound NOTHING like what they're spelled, like Nguyen and Khmer.
But everytime I hear "Laos", I think of that scene from "King of the Hill"😂
"I'm Laotian."
"The ocean? What ocean?"
"So are you, CHINESE or JAPANESE?"😂
I missed this comment! For some reason YT gives me notifications for a new comment but doesn't tell me about replies so once a week I try to scroll through to see what I missed.
So it's interesting because in Vietiane I learned quickly not to assume everyone spoke Lao as there were so many Vietnames. But I just took a quick Google peek and apparently "Officially, the Laos government only recognizes 49 ethnic groups, with 160 ethnic sub-groups, but does not recognize them as indigenous peoples."
I will say this trip around SEA has been interesting as so many Laotian people have apologized for their government. And I've been getting some interesting comments, particularly from Thai people that Laos/Cambodia isn't worth visiting.
Last night someone also sent me a message that a Thai channel has used one of my videos to misrepresent my feelings about Laos by inaccurately dubbing over top. And the anti Cambodia/Laos/Vietnam comments on that video was eye opening.
Very engaging 😊 I really appreciated that you included the bit about Alan's experience, traveling as a non "privileged Westerner".
It’s been really eye opening for me. We had some obvious issues in some countries when people asked if Alan was Muslim and small ones where they just were cold to him until they saw me. He’s always said as long as no one starts something physical he can deal with it but I find that so sad.
great video in fact the best on Laos on here
Wow thank you so much for the kind comment, it means a lot.
Thank you for sharing such the encouraging and impressive words about Laos! I love and keep watching your video, voice and scenes are motivating! Appreciate 🎉🎉
Thank you, it’s such a lovely country I am already looking at a return visit.
You're welcome to Laos Ayngelina, you're good presentation, I ever bought an Ice cream with this salesman too.
He is so nice, even if we don't speak the same language. I really like Laos. We had to leave early but I'm hoping to come back this autumn.
Thank you you visited Laos and love Laos , Im big of your fan From Vientiane 😅😅
Thanks! 😃
What a beautiful place! Thank you for the historical content. Unimaginable war stats. Take care❤️!
Thank you so much!
Thank you for showing the Laos country and hopefully, you enjoy and have fun with this trip❤❤❤.
It is off to a fantastic start, it's such a beautiful place with amazing people.
Thanks for the sharing Alan. South East Asia is diverse and yet there are similarities in our we live our lives, in a constantly hot and humid environment. Such as the use of chilli and spices to induce perspiration and to cool the body, use of quick personal transportation motorbikes because the roads are not yet ready for fuel-guzzlers...
Very true! And I think also the way people communicate and show respect had a lot of nuances westerners do not understand.
Sabaidee.. Welcome to Laos.. enjoy 😊😊😊
Thank you for the warm welcome! 😃
Warm welcome from Laos. Hope you enjoy travelling in Laos
Thank you so much for the kind words 😊
Thank you for showing the Laos 🇱🇦❤😊 country and hopefully you enjoy and have fun with this trip😊😊😊😊ສະບາຍດີ ຂ້ອຍດີໃຈທີ່ເຈົ້າມາປະເທດລາວແລ້ວ happy 😊
It started off so well, but you'll see in later videos I had to leave 😭. But I really want to come back this autumn.
ยินดีต้อนรับ
Thank you!
คนลาวห้ามใช้ภาษาไทย ไปใช้ภาษาพ่อแม่มึงคับ
Now I would like to visit! It is on my list for later this year. And the larb looks great
I am surprised there isn’t more talk about it as an expat spot as the quality of living vs price is really great. But as you know many expats look for places with a lot of English and it’s not here. But we had no issues with Google translate once I realized I had to ask first if I should translate to Vietnamese or Lao.
Looking forward to the rest of the trip! The cuisine here is going to be interesting.. if you would introduce the insect menu to us!
I don’t know if it’s like Thailand and Cambodia where the insects are just for tourists…
Welcome to Laos! I hope you enjoyed traveling around the cities!
It’s so wonderful, I love this country.
I Love Lao food !! Larb is the best Lao food ❤
It’s definitely underrated
I have subscribed to your channel. I'm happy and grateful. 🙏🙏 Welcome to laos
Thank you and welcome! We’re hoping to return soon so if you have recommendations for more towns I would love to hear them.
thank you very much for great VDO and great information love love love , hopefully you able to visit others provincesssss
I really want to see more this autumn. Where should I go?
Thanks so much that for review of Laos PDR
It's my pleasure
Patuxai Monument is 180ft or 55 meters, tallest building in Vientiane is Latsavong Plaza 138 meters or 452.9 feet.
Oh that is much bigger!
สัญลักษณ์ของอาณานิคมฝรั่งเศส สาวนรถไฟฟ้าที่ลาวคือสัญลักษณ์อาณานิคมของจีน🤣🤣🤣
Sign of being French ‘s colony.😂
I thought Patuxaj was the symbol of independence from France
@ayngelina we are not honking a horn at anyone driving on the road because it’s not polite we’re respecting everyone driving on the road because we’re not not rush we’re taking is easy
I love this! Some cities, especially in India, I still feel traumatized about because of the honking. It's unnecessary.
Sabaidee I am Lao I am very proud to born in Laos 🇱🇦 thank you miss Lina to travel in Laos ❤❤ I am interesting foreign friends. Let's be friend together...thanks in advance 😂
That sounds wonderful and I hope to be back to Laos soon.
Welcome to laos sabaiydee 🙏🏻😍
Thank you so much for the kind words 🙂
Thank you so much for standing with Gaza!!!💗❤
How can any human with a beating heart not feel the same way.
@@ayngelina not all the humans have hearts
Enjoy your trip to Lao
It’s already exceded expectations 😊
🙏 Welcome to Lao.
Welcome to Vientiane Laos guys 😉🙏
Thank you, I wish I’d known earlier that it was so amazing.
@@ayngelina enjoy a lot of good food as well 😀🙏
I want to come back and explore more, are there any dishes you’d recommend trying next time?
Welcome to Lao!
I hope you will visite another place of Lao that you can see lots of things more interested
You don’t like Vientiane?
Sabaiydee 😊🙏🏻
ຂອບໃຈ 🙏
Welcome to laos❤😊🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦
Thank you so much! 🙏
We want to see more!! 😂
It was tough being sick so many days because I really love the city and definitely would come back for an extended stay.
Welcome to Laos 🇱🇦 🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🙏
Thank you!
Sabaidee. Thanks for visiting my country
My pleasure, I can't wait to see more!
Welcome to Laos 🇱🇦 🎉
It has been wonderful, thank you!
No, the building you mentioned it as palace; it is actually the prime minister office building and of course the legacies of the mentioned "Vietname War" but it is a secret war occupied in Laos. Can anyone imagine 270 million bombs dropped here in Laos. We are really moving forward but we'll ever forget it.
Yes if you watch the end of my video I visit the COPE Visitor Centre
Welcome to Laos😊
Thank you, so happy to be here 😊
Welcome to Laos ❤❤❤
Thanks for the kind words 😊
omg! just look at those clear blazing blue skies and scorching heat! I would have instantly crawled back to an igloo (if there's one). lol
Spring in South East Asia gets complicated as it’s always 40C but you’ll see in upcoming videos it actually becomes more challenging in Laos in a way I did not expect.
@@ayngelina Spring comes with a heat deluge, then it rains for months, before the water dries up and the cool winter starts. Not that familiar to most huh.
I am ok with 40C in fact more comfortable with it than Alan even though he grew up with it on Padang. But air quality is so tough I really struggle with it in capital cities and Vientiane was fine but it gets worse.
Hello. Have fun in Laos
Thank you so much, any recommendations for where to go?
Welcome to laos🎉
Thank you so much 😊
Thanks alot to travelling my country
It’s my pleasure!
Welcome to 🇱🇦
Thank you! We’re having a great time!
Hello welcome to Laos❤❤❤❤
Thank you! 😃
Thank you welcome to Laos very nice people ❤😅
Thank you for the kind words
Welcome to Laos🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thank you! Any recommendations for where to go?
Oh! Woww
Nice video and glad you like this beautiful and still very authentic country. Laab is in fact the national dish from Laos, best served with "khao niaow" (sticky rice), like almost every food in Laos. Many dishes nowadays, which are wrongly named thai or isaan dishes are originally from Laos. The northeast of thailand (isaan) used to be part of the lan xang kingdom. That's why isaan thai people speak lao language and eat a lot of lao food. But the thai government had a strict "thaification" policy to remove anything lao related from thailand, so not many people know that. Also very similar cultures 🇱🇦🤝🇹🇭 As a western foreigner, I love to live in Laos. Welcome to this amazing country :)
Thank you so much! I would love your suggestions on where to visit beyond the usual trek of VV to LP.
@@ayngelina I live in Savannakhet 😁 so I am not am expert about northern Laos. But popular places for nature are nong khiaw, luang namtha, xieng khouang, oudomxay, xaysomboun. There you can hike through villages and lots of ethnical groups live there (hmong, kmhu, katu, akha, etc).
Dont forget to also visit the beautiful south and central laos. Stop savannakhet for a night or two (beautiful old french colonial town on the mekong). Then keep going to pakse and visit the amazing bolaven plateau with all its coffee farms and super nice waterfalls (tad fane, tad yuang, etc). Also thakek with all its lime stone formations and caves is stunning. The country has so much to offer
We are contemplating coming back and renting a motorcycle like we did in Vietnam so we could take our time and see the smaller spots. I’m just trying to find the right months to go.
@@ayngelina there are motorbike loops in thakek, pakse and savannakhet. But that one in savannakhet can be done in one day (xe champone loop). For the thakek and pakse loop 3-5 days are needed. Perfect months for that will be september, october, november. Its end of raining season and everything is still green and beautiful, but less rain and good conditions. Late october - november the colors are changing to gold just before rice harvesting season. And not to forget the deep south near the cambodian border. 4000 islands in the mekong river delta, very chilled vibes on those islands like don det or don khon
Oh thank you for these very good tips. I think a Laos/Vietnam trip may be in our future autumn plans
the lao pdr tourism should hire you both to be their economic development director or marketing director... to promote this little shangri-la(os) by using the riverfront... creating a brand.
Not using the river is definitely a miss because people love sitting along it. It’s why I thought there must be something with the soil because there aren’t even little local spots that serve drinks or snacks which is a huge miss.
I would like to recommend the tum mak hong for you, It's lao papaya salad. You might see in the restaurant and on the street food stall in Vientian it's so yummy and spicy but good.
#From laos welcome to laos even the government in Laos is very bad but the people in laos are kind and friendly.😅😅
I really enjoyed everyone I met and I will definitely return to eat this, I also want to try this duck blood salad someone else recommended. Anything else you think I should try?
@@ayngelina Of course, beer lao you have to try right? And grill chicken, lao bamboo soup, and larb, patè bread and etc. The finally in the south of laos it's has a lot of beautiful places too especially the water fall.
# My English not good but I try to learn it🥰
Your English is better than my Lao! I do hope to see the south of Laos too, I think we may try to rent a motorcycle for a month if I can find someone to rent from.
@@ayngelina Wow that's good idea, Your life is very perfect, have a good trip. Thank you🙏🙏
❤welcome to laos❤
Thank you 🙏
Thank you very much
You are welcome 😍
Great place to visit ❤
I will be back soon!
สบายดี welcome to laos
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ຂອບໃຈ!
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I'd like to see you try duck blood jel salad. ask for luad peng
I'm so sad I missed it, I will try it when I return. Any other suggestions?
We love you from Thailand 😂🇹🇭
I’m back in Thailand right now!
Have good one
Thank you!
Welcome to Laos
Thank you so much!
Thanks inlao🎉🎉❤
Thank you too
Sabaiydee
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WOW ຮຖຈຮພນຕໂຍີໃນປີນີ້ແມ່ນມີຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີຕຸລາວັນປະກາດຈົບຊັ້ນສູງໂຮງທັມທີ່ເປັນໄປ😮ຈາມ🎉ຜະສົມຫຼັກຂອງການຈັດການແຂ່ງຂັນກິລາເປຕັງທີມຊາດໄທໃນເຂດເມືອງ😮ໃໝ່ໃນການໃນການຜະລິດແລະສະໜອງຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານແລະການ❤🇱🇦🍷😝
ມີສິ່ງຂອງໃຫ້ຜູ້ມາຢ້ຽມຢາມເບິ່ງ?
Sabaidee 😀
Sabaidee! 🙏
Sabyedee welcome to Lao 😊
Thank you so much 🙏
ສະບາຍດີ Welcome to Laos
Thank you so much!
Laos love you too 😊😊
Thank you!
Most the street stall that's sell fruit drinks should have coffee.. just ask for it..and small Noodles shop... I was there in January.. It's all over the place and every corner... Just ask they might not have the coffee shop sign..
Good point!
Fc LAOS 🇱🇦❤❤🥰😍🤩
Lao🇱🇦❤️❤️
Amazing country 😊
It is called "State Capitalism" (to be seen in China and in Vietnam). The term "Lao" is an adjective (Lao food, Lao people, Lao landscape, etc.), the country is Laos or "Satharanarat Paxathipatai Pasason Lao / Lao People's Democratic Republic" in short "SoPoPo Lao", you choose which one you like (in the Lao TV, radio and newspapers they must express the whole name, no exception). It's like English and England. The standalone word "Lao" means He/She.
Thank you so much for sharing this! You really clarified things for me.
@@ayngelina You are welcome. Btw, just curious, who told you about the history of Laos, especially about the Vietnamese things in 1943? If it was your guide from the video, dump him asap. I appreciated very much your work done in the video, just the historical narrative's part made me numb.
He’s not a guide in Laos but my Indonesian boyfriend 😊
Well come to laos
Thank you! I am just sorry it took me so long. Any recommendations on what to see?
Next time visit us Luang prabang my small city from YOUR FC.
You might be interested in Saturday’s video as it’s from Luang Prabang!
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สะบ่ายดี❤❤
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Sabaidee 😊😊
Thank you 🙏
OMG MY COUSIN LIVES THERE AND THERE TWO COUSINS OF MY FAMILY
You should go visit!
Love you ❤
You’re too kind!
Do you come from USA?❤❤
No I’m actually just north of it in Canada 🤣
Sa bay der ສະບາຍດີ🇱🇦
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Enjoy sweetheart ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks a bunch!
Welcome to vangvieng besutiful lady
Thank you! Do you have suggestions for other places to visit?
@@ayngelina A lot of things to do i can say top 2 in laos
@@ayngelina And if you visit in vangvieng you shouldn't miss gary's irish bar
What makes the pub special?
Wow! Atually you've been in vangvieng already i love it. And you're so lovely
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ສະບາຍດີ🇱🇦
sabaidee 👋
Laos ❤❤❤❤❤
It’s been a fantastic time 💕