If it would sooth your soul, my little brother got scammed, too. But it's more like blackmailing. It's the POLICE that did it! My brother was born and raised in San Diego, although my parents and I and other older siblings of his CAME from Laos. Obviously, my brother doesn't speak Lao; and he must looked out of place. He arrived at the International airport & stepped out. Again, he must look out of pace, not able to speak the language or understand the written words. Nor was he being received by pre-arranged people. So, he went to stand by some place and he smoked --- you know how 99.99% of these people smoke like rabbits, EVERYWHERE --- and there's some officers who told him my brother committed some offenses and unless he paid a $200 fine, PRONTO, that they'd take his papers away! That's POLICE OFFICERS blatantly targeting vulnerable people. These officers make only about $200 - $300 a month, so if they blackmail an ASIAN dude like my brother WHOM THEY KNEW must be Hmong from the USA (a Hmong man whose parents having been chased out of Laos, when the Communists triumphed over the Americans and those who fought with Americans)... the one or two officers doing such an illegal act immediately earned more than half of their monthly pay IN ONE STOP of one tourist, in less than 30 minutes of scare tactics! Alas, scamming and blackmailing is the life blood of some people --- officials and common thieves alike --- in every society, rich and poor. Some people and societies just do it more gently or more sophisticated than others... BTW, awesome on the motorcycle thing. I have thought about returning to Laos, after 45 years, and doing some traveling on a motorcycle, too. I bought a used Honda Shadow after college in San Diego, early 1990s, and traveled all over the Southwest & as well as up and down the California coast... and I thought it'd be so cool to return to the country I was born & do a motorcycle ride from southern Laos all the way to the border of Yunnan (I was born close to the Yunnan border, but I left Laos after First Grade, in 1975)...

Happy to hear that :) I hope you enjoy Laos

Happy to hear that, I try to make them as engaging as possible. Merry Christmas and happy new year

thank you, I will definitely visit Luang Prabang

Happy holidays!

Thank you so much, merry Christmas to you and happy new year :)

I did a tour down to capital in 07 beautiful

theft eitherway

Differently they know exactly what they doing dude bummer 😥

If you don't pay, you will plunge into a lot more trouble.😁😀

Thank you 🙏🏻 merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you! Will do!

Thank you 🙏🏻 merry Christmas to you 🎄

Thank you, merry Christmas to you 🎄🙏🏻

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Thanks for the tip 🙏🏻

@@ridewithgabi เป็นตามนั้นจริง คนไทยข้ามด่าเข้าลาวหลายคนเตือนกัน ต้องตรวจเช็คเอกสารที่เจ้าหน้าที่ลาวเขาประทับตราให้ดี

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Glad you like them! 🙏🏻😉 I am sure you will have another opportunity to visit Laos again 🇱🇦

Merry Christmas… that was totally fine, glad I made it into Laos 🇱🇦 😉

Thanks! 😃🇱🇦 I hope the drone will stay with me 😅

Thank you :) This time I will not have time to do the Takhek loop, next time for sure. happy holidays.

Thanks 🙏🏻 merry Christmas 🎄

...Laos is a Dictatorship country, same as Myanmar/Burma, sometimes officers show their power ....🤐🤐

Thank you so much 🙏🏻🇱🇦 merry Christmas

Thank you 🙏🏻 merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you 🙏🏻

So nice to meet you Neil 🙏🏻 I hope to see you around Nai Harn. I will watch your first YT videos for sure :)

Happy holidays!😉

Happy to hear that, thank you 🙏🏻 There is no need to make a video as I simply use a gopro 10, a DJI mini 3 pro and sometimes my iPhone that’s it 😉 Enjoy the Philippines 🇵🇭

😜🇱🇦

🤣🤣🤣 crazy! Yes the topper can help a bit.

😅😅

@@ridewithgabi minchiaaa🙈🙈🙈

Yes I saw that. But I couldn’t find any agent near the Huay Xai border

you need an agent if you ride a small bike, not if you ride a proper bike

Grazie 😉

Good

Thank you 🙏🏻

Yeah I think so… he was not confident in asking the money. But I didn’t want any drama and get into Laos asap

Ohh I didn’t know that… thanks for sharing. I guess my border was less touristic and less expensive 😅

Poor countries have corruption problem. Sad reality. Government doesnt pay enough also judicial system is poor to curb corruption

Your paying them for the risk of them not doing their job as you are probably missing a document.

Thank you

I was referring to the 2-day boat cruise from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang. Unfortunately I don't have any contact to share. I wish you the best ;)

I don’t think it’s possible to cross border with a rented vehicle, unless it’s an organized tour. But don’t quote me on that, I am not 100% sure. 8.000 km wow! That’s a lot kilometers man, you sure enjoy riding around northern Thailand. I was around Nan and Phayao last year and it was gorgeous. But there is so much more to explore around there In Huay Xai you can find some scooter rentals. 👍

But he paid once and include every thing. When Gabi departs Laos he will be scammed again.

Thank you 🙏🏻🇱🇦

Yes that's part of life. I am not taking any tabs.