Lofty Bamboo

Banglamphu


No time to make it to northern Thailand? No problem. At this shop you can get the type of colourful, hill-tribe-inspired clothes, cloth items and other handicrafts you'd find at the markets in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Best of all, a purchase supports economic self-sufficiency in upcountry villages.


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