Nov 28, 2008 - Muang Ngoi Neua

One hour by boat up the Nam Ou river is the village of Muang Ngoi Neua, quiet but now definitely 'discovered' and on the tourist map. Its main feature is that it can only be reached by boat as its surrounded on 3 sides by limestone hills and there are no connecting roads. I booked myself into a bargain bamboo hut which sat right on the river front and behind a monastery, and just spending a week in the hammock having a good read was way too tempting, so mindful of my visa time-constraints I decided to make it only one night here. My...