ALIM0605

Muang Knoi

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December 11th 2010
After spending one night in Nong Khiaw, I travelled up river by boat to visit Muang Knoi. The village has become a tourist trap - very little of the original village left. I stayed for two nights, visiting the local cave, and admiring the construction of the walking bridge on the way to a mountain village. The bridge is made from bamboo, bamboo woven to make baskets filled with rocks to provide ... read more

Asia » Laos » North

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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