The physical features of the Khmu people are different than those of the Hmong and Lao. Our guide told us that the Khmu originally came from Cambodia (making them ethnically Khmer). After spending some time in Cambodia, we can definitely see the similarities. Read more about the three levels of hill tribes we encountered on this trek.
Taken from the top of Phu Si hill. Many other people had the same idea as us, so we shared the sunset with half the tourists in town. It was still beautiful, but not quite the quiet, peaceful time we had envisioned when we first climbed up there. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
Unfortunately, plastic guns are popular toys in Southeast Asia, too. We saw similar scenes of kids playing with plastic guns in all the countries we visited (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia). Read more about Ban Xieng Maen.
