Spirit Gate

Akha people are animists that believe in the spirits of nature. The spirit gate protects the villagers from evil spirits. They said if we touch it the spirits will visit us in our sleep and give us nightmares. It is also a swing at new year which the children can play on..when we first saw it we thought it was something much more sinister.

Trekking in Muang singh

February 13th 2008
Sabaidee everyone! Ok this is how i am going to play this travelblog thang! It takes soooo long to do. I really want you guys to see what i am up to but i dont want to bore you with endless details..you guys have lives, right?! Jobs, responsibilities, children etc etc! ok well I am going to post up a load of photos with captions instead and see how that works for us. Give us all a little more ti ... read more

Asia » Laos » North » Muang Sing

Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more

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