Feb 8, 2009 - Luang Nam Tha - Day trip to Muang Sing

Up early to take a motorbike trip to the Chinese border town of Muang Sing. ... On the bike and off towards Muang Sing. ... After a two hour ride Muang Sing appeared. ... I flashed it to the ladies in Muang Sing - didn't help at all, they were relentless. ... Until 2000 Muang Sing was a major producer and seller of opium. ...

Oct 29, 2008 - Muang Sing

I jumped on the back of a motorbike of the guest house owner (think he is but reckon it will be the dad or mother but only they really know I guess)and got to the bus station at 1110am thinking I had plenty of time before the 11.I jumped on the back of a motorbike of the guest house owner (think he is but reckon it will be the dad or mother but only they really know I guess)and got to the bus station at 1110am thinking I had plenty of time before the 11....

Mar 15, 2007 - Loas

Made it to Laos, heading straight for Thailand.Made it to Laos, heading straight for Thailand....

Nov 29, 2006 - Muang Sing

I left Luang Nam Tha the next morning for Muang Sing. ... I was a little disappointed with Muang Sing because it is such a small town, but the reason that I went there was to go trekking. ... The last day we saw some Akha women walking back from the market in Muang Sing. ...

Jul 8, 2006 - Out of Luang Prabang and into The Mudhole

Luang Prabang is a pretty town filled with colonial architecture and buddhist temples, situated on a tongue of land between the Mekong and the river whose name I forget on the other side.Luang Prabang is a pretty town filled with colonial architecture and buddhist temples, situated on a tongue of land between the Mekong and the river whose name I forget on the other side....

Nov 24, 2005 - Riding mountainbikes through Laotian Dust...

Apr 21, 2005 - Laos - Luang Nam Tha & Muang Sing & Pawaikao

Sabaidi!!! This will be our last entry for Laos and what an entry!!! We headed off to Luang Nam Tha together with Cristina and Alex and stayed there just for a night and then left again for Muang Sing, where we arranged a trekking for the following two days. ... Whatever I might manage to write about this trekking, it won't even get close to what it really was.Sabaidi!!! This will be our last entry for Laos and what an entry!!! We headed off to Luang Nam Tha together with Cristina and Alex and stayed there just for a night and then left again for Muang Sing, where we arranged a trekking for the following two days. ... Whatever I might manage to write about this trekking, it won't even get close to what it really was....

Feb 22, 2005 - Luam Nam tha / Muang Xing

Nous repartons vers le sud. Lum Nam tha ne sera pour nous qu une ville etape avant de partit pour Muang Sing. ... Nous voulons faire un trek de 2 jours pour aller a la rencontre des ethnies des montagnes.Nous repartons vers le sud. Lum Nam tha ne sera pour nous qu une ville etape avant de partit pour Muang Sing. ... Nous voulons faire un trek de 2 jours pour aller a la rencontre des ethnies des montagnes....

Dec 25, 2004 - Muang Sing

napisze cos. a wracajac do muang sing: w guesthousach zaskoczyly mnie (pozytywnie) plakaty-komiksy z savoir-vivre'm. ... na przyklad, zeby sie nie calowac publicznie albo zeby nie czestowac dzieci slodyczami, gdyz uczy je to zebrania (co z kolei przypomnialo mi tabliczke przyuwazona kiedys w zoo, w polsce.napisze cos. a wracajac do muang sing: w guesthousach zaskoczyly mnie (pozytywnie) plakaty-komiksy z savoir-vivre'm. ... na przyklad, zeby sie nie calowac publicznie albo zeby nie czestowac dzieci slodyczami, gdyz uczy je to zebrania (co z kolei przypomnialo mi tabliczke przyuwazona kiedys w zoo, w polsce....

Dec 24, 2004 - Luang Nam Tha

takiego przejscia granicznego jeszcze nie widzialem: stol (z daszkiem zapewniajacym odrobine cienia) a za nim salutujacy celnik; nastepnie 2 km pieszo po ziemi niczyjej i kolejna podobna budka, tym razem na granicy z laosem (btw jednak mozna kupic wize na przejsciu granicznym! $30.takiego przejscia granicznego jeszcze nie widzialem: stol (z daszkiem zapewniajacym odrobine cienia) a za nim salutujacy celnik; nastepnie 2 km pieszo po ziemi niczyjej i kolejna podobna budka, tym razem na granicy z laosem (btw jednak mozna kupic wize na przejsciu granicznym! $30....

Jul 20, 2004 - Hilltribes on the Chinese Border (Muang Sing, Laos)

An hour and a half north of Luang Nam Tha, we took a pick up through the mountain greenery to the very small town of Muang Sing, situated just eight kilometers from the Chinese border. ... We stayed at a pleasant secluded place called Adima a few kilometers out of town, where treks to the nearby hilltribe villages are closer and more accessable.An hour and a half north of Luang Nam Tha, we took a pick up through the mountain greenery to the very small town of Muang Sing, situated just eight kilometers from the Chinese border. ... We stayed at a pleasant secluded place called Adima a few kilometers out of town, where treks to the nearby hilltribe villages are closer and more accessable....

Jan 12, 2004 - Opium...

Muang Sing is 10km from the Chinese Border and is a centre for Opium trade. ... That might explain why not a lot was going on there.Muang Sing is 10km from the Chinese Border and is a centre for Opium trade. ... That might explain why not a lot was going on there....