Nong Kiaw

Nong Khiaw + Muang Ngoi

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January 29th 2011
16/01/2010 - 18/01/2010 From Namtha I took the bus to Nong Khiaw. Arriving in Nong Khiaw I bumped into Sarah, french girl who I met back in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Seen that Nong Khiaw is more village then city we explored the town on foot. The views are really fantastic, it s surrounded by colossal green-blue mountains while the Nam Ou river cleaves it in half. I had a bungalow with amazing ... 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