Rustic living in Nong Kiaw & Muang Noi
LAOS | Saturday, 14 February 2009 | Views [1105] | Comments [8]
We left civilization and ventured into the villages of Nong Kiaw and Muang Noi. Nong Kiaw is a peaceful sleepy little village tucked into the mountains and overlooking the Ou River. We stayed in a simple bungalo and had my first experience living with squat toliets (and Im so glad to be back to western style ones :) We spent nights chilling on the deck in the hammocks looking out onto the mountains and a clear sky filled with stars. The sunsets are amazing and the guesthouse we stayed in was actually called the sunrise guesthouse (across the street was sunset guesthouse) The food was decent--although there was one restaurant with great prices and great Lao dishes. I spent my birthday travelling back through Nong Kio and ate dinner at Deen's Indian Place--which has been the best indian food i've had in Laos so far. For dessert we ordered Nam Van Seung which is a traditional Laos dish of bananas, tapioca, beans and coconut milk--it was so yummie! Afterwards we rented a room at a local hangout called the cinema and watched a movie. Muang Noi was the other village we visited inbetween going back and forth from Nong Kiaw. It was only accessible by boat and the town itself had only one main road! Electricity only ran from 7-10pm and the bungaloos we rented were extremely simple with an outdoor bathroom, but overlooking the river and plenty of water buffalo. It was kinda a scary place with no street lights and lots of street dogs fighting and took some time getting used to, but we ended up staying for 3 days. We also acquired a cute puppy, Aaron named "Orlam," who followed us around and slept by the bungalo doors at night. Anyways, we're back in Luang Probang and are making our way back into Thailand for a visa run and possibly going to islands south of Thailand before entering Cambodia. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!
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