Encounting an Hmong hiker woman An adept crossing the bridge Young villagers at a store beside the national mai… Drying rice paper sheets in the sun Children in Ban Xang Hai Drying rice paper sheets in the sun Prayers meditate under a very hot corrugated metal… Monks in Wat Xieng Thong Laotian women at the veranda The border to Cambodia Wat Phu Champasak Wat Phu Debris of the Wat Phu View from the hill to Baan Nongsa Mekong fisher in Ban Xang Hai Resort in Nong Khiaw Nong Khiaw Along the Nam Ou river Nong Khiaw by Nam Ou By the riverside of Nam Ou Morning mist over the Mekong river Bin tha bath, the food donation to the monks Buddha image in the Wat Pak Ou Walking across the Tha river Tha River (Maenam Tha) Simple huts from the Hmong tribes Hmong kids Paddy fields at the Luang Namtha province Across the river Tha The Boat Landing Guest House Calm traffic on the Tha river Luang Namtha airfield View to the city Luang Namtha Inside Wat Luang Kone Luang Namtha main road Pak Mong and a Chinese store Wild foxes offered for Laotian dish Pak Mong Hmong girls in their dressing Selling baguettes for breakfast Laotian breakfast tea and khanom khu Night market offerings Daughter Sylvia buys a textile blanket Mom-and-pop-store in front of the temple Food vendors sell out along the street