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Muang Sing
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Two weeks in
Northern Laos, July 2006
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Page 1 Huay Xai - The
Mekong - Luang Prabang
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Page 2 Luang
Prabang: Temples
Page 3 Luang
Nam Tha - Map -
Notes -
Links
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Page 4 An
Akha Village
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5 Muang Sing - Huay Xai
Muang Sing

At the
Muang Sing market people from Akha, Hmong, Yao, Lue, Tai Dam and
Tai Neua villages come to sell their fruits, vegetables, meats and
crafts in the morning.

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The bamboo shoots are
big here
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The market is at its busiest early in the morning, but in the afternoon
there is time to take a nap
Villages
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A
traditional house on stilts in Muang Sing, probably of the
Thai Lu tribe
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A Hmong village
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The women have gathered for
a wedding celebration |

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The married couple and
guests |
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An Akha village
The Mekong
Xieng Kok to
Huay Xai

Going down the Mekong in a speedboat
In Xieng Kok you can rent a speedboat
down the Mekong back to Huay Xai, where I started my trip in Laos.
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Left:
The river port in Xieng Kok.
Chinese barges from Yunnan call at Xieng Kok.
It is Myanmar/Burma on the right-hand side of the river.
Right:
A petrol station attendant
on the Mekong
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Page 1 Huay Xai - The
Mekong - Luang Prabang
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Page 2 Luang
Prabang: Temples
Page 3 Luang
Nam Tha - Map -
Notes -
Links
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Page 4 An
Akha Village
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5 Muang Sing - Huay Xai
Last update August 06
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