Amazing cloudscape over Phongsali Down to Hat Sa, the pier at the Nam Ou riverbank Atop the sea of clouds The Chedi of Phongsali on Phou Fa hill The Chedi on to the Phou Fa hill Montainview with the city in foreground Phongsali in the bird's eye view Panoramaview to Phongsali Textile vendor women selling Pha Sin Phongsali at the daily market Tourist information center in Phongsali A walk through the small city Phongsali and a bad Chinese influence Three monks from behind Landscape to Phongsali Bus terminal of Boun Neua Boun Neua intersection Boun Neua Way to Boun Neua Intersection Ban Yo Hilltribes village at the hill Road through the hamlet Other unknown village in the middle of the jungle Panoramic view between the cloudscape Hat Sa the starting point for boat tours Boat landing pier in Hat Sa Starting point for the boats trip Starting the boat tour on the Nam Ou river Leaving Hat Sa Some risky rapids make diverting the tour Grey clouds over the Nam Ou valley Rafting on the Nam Ou river A seven-hour-trip hard and uncomfortable The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou Traffic on the Nam Ou river Traffic on the Nam Ou river The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou The river cruise on the Nam Ou