Muang Ngoi Neua village

Chilling in Muang Ngoi Neua

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May 15th 2009
Yet another amusing transport story from Laos! To get from Luang Prabang to the village of Muang Ngoi Neua (known to most people as just Muang Ngoi), The Lonely Planet had recommended getting a longtail boat upriver as the view is apparantely incredible. We had booked a boat ticket with one of the travel agents in town and had been told to turn up the following day at 8am. The next morning, laden ... read more

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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