Vientiane is a very attractive city, very lively now and with a fascinating history.... and is very popular among many world travellers. I am hoping to visit again before too long Thankyou for joining me Rod Mc
Laos has emerged as a land of attractive cities and dramatic landscape and rivers..... it is now safe and easy to visit and is very popular with visitors of all age groups.... of course the younger ones have particular places to go to, to enjoy life energetically by the wondrous Kong River... ie the Mekong to the Western World. Vientiane is also a magnet for all Rod
Thank you for your summary of this video, MatlasX.....you're entirely correct in your view of my intentions. The only Big Deal about it is the expansive joy of the city. which is freely available to anyone with an open heart who finds themself in Vientiane.....RMc
Economic progress is unstoppable worldwide......but no one wants to lose the best aspects of what is already there.... the rhythm of life that has existed for centuries.... but big changes are already underway. What would YOU do? RMc
Maybe not so much as yet......but it seems to me that SE Asian nations are generally impressed by the achievements of Singapore, and want some of the same infrastructure. It's just US that don't want everywhere to wind up being like every where else. RMc
Laos will the cleanest cities with highrise buildings, hotels, apartments shopping centers, warehouses, company buildings, streets,hospitals, schools plus International Universities. the economic zones will be built in empty land and in the next fifty years Laos will be one of the most beautiful country... 500+ billions dollars are in the projects for the next 50 yrs.
The English pronunciation Vee-en-tee-ahn is used internationally in many countries but differs from the Lao pronunciatiion which is more like When-chun..... even in Thailand if you use the established English pronunciation for Vientiane, most people won't know where you are talking about..... so in Asia, When-chun is probably best.... RMc
This story about a visit to the now popular city of Vientiane quietly establishes that it is readily accessible from Thailand, the North East of which is enormously influenced by the enduring culture of Laos....I'm sure you know for example that the Esaan language is virtually the same as Lao, and any reading of the shared history reveals why that is so. Cindy, your inclination to overly protect your vision of this robust country is rather too matronizing towards a proud people . Rod
Rod, please show more respect toward Laos since it's such a beautiful and charming country. This video is about Laos so why is it necessary to mention neighboring countries and/or their currencies? Thailand and Cambodia also accept neighboring currencies so please don't make a big deal about it. This video is about Vientiane so why show clips of Nong Khai, Thailand? When you make videos about Nong Khai, do you show clips of Vientiane, Laos? So please focus on the country that you're in.
I think you are being a bit too sensitive. He simply transitioned to Nong Khai at the end of the video, but you make it seem as though Thailand or other countries in the region took up the lion's share of the video. Trust me, I think he did a good job with this video... to the point where I can see myself visiting there in the near future. Again, he spent a few seconds on the currency and wrapped up the video talking about exiting Laos. Don't make more of it than what it was.
Vientiane is a very attractive city, very lively now and with a fascinating history.... and is very
popular among many world travellers. I am hoping to visit again before too long Thankyou for joining me Rod Mc
Laos has emerged as a land of attractive cities and dramatic landscape and rivers..... it is now safe and easy to visit and is very popular with visitors of all age groups.... of course the younger ones have particular places to go to, to enjoy life energetically by the wondrous Kong River... ie the Mekong to the Western World. Vientiane is also a magnet for all Rod
6 years never back to hometown changed a lots , miss u Laos
I am very glad that you enjoyed seeing this story, as it was a real pleasure to be there. Rod
Many thanks...we should all try and get there more often, and help to keep it beautiful..Rod
Laos is a gorgeous country. It's very charming and relaxing place to live and visit. Very, very nice. I love it.
Thank you for your summary of this video, MatlasX.....you're entirely correct in your view of my intentions. The only Big Deal about it is the expansive joy of the city. which is freely available to anyone with an open heart who finds themself in Vientiane.....RMc
I missed lao n want to go visit again.
Thank you Rod for sharing your video.
Good work Rod. Great documentary. Felt like it was hosted and narated by Roger Moore lol
Thank for video proud of you :D
I wanna go to Laos!!!
@pok2lex2 Well it's getting to be a very popular place to visit, and has many areas to delight visitors... so you should hurry back for a visit RMc
USA is good but i still missed Laos, because i was born over there and it is my nature country.
@Yvonmoua I hope you try to visit Lao to confirm your memories....there's lots to see RMc
Economic progress is unstoppable worldwide......but no one wants to lose the best aspects of what is already there.... the rhythm of life that has existed for centuries.... but big changes are already underway. What would YOU do? RMc
Maybe not so much as yet......but it seems to me that SE Asian nations are generally impressed by the achievements of Singapore, and want some of the same infrastructure. It's just US that don't want everywhere to wind up being like every where else. RMc
Laos will the cleanest cities with highrise buildings, hotels, apartments shopping centers, warehouses, company buildings, streets,hospitals, schools plus International Universities. the economic zones will be built in empty land and in the next fifty years Laos will be one of the most beautiful country... 500+ billions dollars are in the projects for the next 50 yrs.
@mocny01 change can happen fast.....visit now so that they know that we like it a lot the way it is RMc
@RodMcNeilTV it is crazy,,what they do to Laos,,Laos should be not materialistic place,,spiritual and natural,,,
The English pronunciation Vee-en-tee-ahn is used internationally in many countries but differs from the Lao pronunciatiion which is more like When-chun..... even in Thailand if you use the established English pronunciation for Vientiane, most people won't know where you are talking about..... so in Asia, When-chun is probably best.... RMc
@mch006 Are you there yet? RMc
This story about a visit to the now popular city of Vientiane quietly establishes that it is readily accessible from Thailand, the North East of which is enormously influenced by the enduring culture of Laos....I'm sure you know for example that the Esaan language is virtually the same as Lao, and any reading of the shared history reveals why that is so. Cindy, your inclination to overly protect your vision of this robust country is rather too matronizing towards a proud people . Rod
woo soon will turn into New York city,,traffic jam,, mega markets,,
Rod, please show more respect toward Laos since it's such a beautiful and charming country. This video is about Laos so why is it necessary to mention neighboring countries and/or their currencies? Thailand and Cambodia also accept neighboring currencies so please don't make a big deal about it. This video is about Vientiane so why show clips of Nong Khai, Thailand? When you make videos about Nong Khai, do you show clips of Vientiane, Laos? So please focus on the country that you're in.
I think you are being a bit too sensitive. He simply transitioned to Nong Khai at the end of the video, but you make it seem as though Thailand or other countries in the region took up the lion's share of the video. Trust me, I think he did a good job with this video... to the point where I can see myself visiting there in the near future. Again, he spent a few seconds on the currency and wrapped up the video talking about exiting Laos. Don't make more of it than what it was.