{"id":6304,"date":"2024-01-27T15:54:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T14:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:45:35","slug":"die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/","title":{"rendered":"The karst hills of Nong Khiaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to see a bit of rural Laos, I tried to find a small town somewhere in the northern Laotian mountains with certain properties: First, it should not be too far from Luang Prabang (because the Laotian buses are not particularly comfortable). Secondly, it should offer a few short hikes and maybe a nice day trip (because I do not feel like going on big hikes just yet after recovering from my short illness). In the end, I settled for Nong Khiaw&nbsp;&#8211; and this proved to be exactly the right choice.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6304  gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/20240127_130320\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240127_130320-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Nong Khiaw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/20240127_163227\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240127_163227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Nam Ou at Nong Khiaw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/20240127_170245\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240127_170245-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Som Nang Viewpoint\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/20240125_172052\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/20240127_151412\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240127_151412-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Nong Khiaw from Sleeping Lady Viewpoint\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2024\/01\/27\/die-karsthuegel-von-nong-khiaw\/20240127_152041\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240127_152041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Nong Khiaw from Sleeping Lady Viewpoint\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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