Noah Shepherd an expat living in Thailand tells us an amazing adventure story where he took tourists on an exploratory trip to a remote cave in Laos back in the 90’s.
At the time maps were very difficult for foreigners to get their hands on and much of Laos hadn’t seen westerners since it was a French colony. However Noah did manage to get his hands on some maps and set out to find a remote cave rumoured to be 9km long.
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Here's more interviews with Noah:
Noah's time in Phuket: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhAkmduiFnc&t=1950s
Noah's 2 houses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZmCmFbZYUc&t=5s
Interview about an employer/employee dispute in Bangkok: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCWQSRATbM&t=935s
How Noah became a Thai citizen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJSZLCFAqsk&t=17s
Original video Noah made of the expedition to Laos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9cw5DSmC2I&t=147s
Me and a mate sailed down the Mekong river from Luang Prabang in an inflatable kiddies paddling pool a few years ago
One of your best interesting guests. Keep digging there r so many adventurous people in this country.
What a great interview. The commitment to eco tourism is not perfect but it’s doing your best. It’s not perfect but it’s far better then not trying. He is such an interesting character. Best of luck and good health to him and you both.
Amazing experience Noah, natural storyteller! Thank you Pete!
Yes yes write a e-book please 🤗🙏👌
Crossing a Border & not even realizing it > man I miss the old days.
Good stuff as always Pete 👍
Hope you're feeling better, be well. thx 4 the interview another great 1
Ah, I’ve heard about the Instagrammers. I’ve heard Instagram is the reason many mountain hikes in my state have become mobbed.
Places change so fast. I’ve always imagined that before the major military interventions in SE Asia, that Laos must have been a really magical place.
Great stuff.
Interesting adventure,l was hoping Noah would describe more what he saw when they pushed through the other side….jaws was opened,but he stopped….
Great interview ,thanks
wow
Another great story. I’m back home now. Looking to plan the next trip.
Pete the interview was to short it was fascinating well done
Love the footage from the 90s, I was in Laos in 2003,it was indeed like stepping back in time after being in Thailand, all dirt roads outside of the towns, the people were lovely, I struggled a bit with the food though
Great story
Unrelated to this story. TT. We hear a lot about DIGITAL NOMADS. Perhaps you can do a vid on the subject and even interview a few. I remain a bit sceptical about the whole term "DIGITAL NOMAD." Many say they are graphic designers. But I know for a fact most graphic design and copywriting freelance jobs are outsourced to English speaking people in INDIA who are able to work for peanuts. WHAT other digital jobs are these digital nomads ALLEGEDLY doing? As s far as YOUTUBERS are concerned. For every SUCCESSFUL YouTuber making a liveable income from YouTube, there are no doubt TENS of THOUSANDS other YouTubers doing a similar thing, but for whatever reason, YOUTUBE ALGORITHMS have never let them see the light of day. I tend to think a lot of people who say they are digital nomads are just people whose GRANNY left them a small pot of gold when she died and are living a few years in sun. But I'm OPEN to being CONVINCED otherwise. So a great vid for you to do TT.
GRAND STORY!
Another good one 👍
Reminds me of my first trip traveling through remote areas in Southern Myanmar not so long ago 2013/14 where i met an older guy who asked if he could touch me to see if I was real! apon which he excitedly exclaimed he'd waited 50 years to meet a white foreigner.
Off the beaten track often leads to the most memorable experiences.
30 years ago in rural Thailand these encounters were still possible.
Positively grateful that I have had the opportunity to travel before roads and telecommunications touched almost all of this world…
I met a very very old woman in remote isaan 30 years ago who told me an amazing story about the electric wires being like a spiders web and once the wires reached all villages in the world it would be the end of humanity as we now it. The spider web will have trapped us all…
Not entirely true about the bridge between Nongkhai and Laos. We rode our tandem bike across this bridge, got a tourist visa, and rode all over the country, circa early 2008. Not sure what Noah is talking about the bridge and 2014. We live on the Mekong and have been to Laos over a dozen times.
Awesome Interview Pete!