6 hour boat trip to Luang Prabang

Many water buffalo's at the riverside


Passing other 'traffic' on the river


Fishing in parts of the rough waters of Laos


Friendly people waving and working


Monks taking a swim

Boattrip to Luang Prabang

At the boatlanding


Last view of the bridge in Nong Khiaow


Beautiful scenery


Lots of villages along the way


Taking a bath

People in Laos

The postoffice... left from it the attendant waiting for clients


Ex militair???


Two boys going spearfishing in the river


Waiting.... please, buy something!!


Time to take a shower and wash the clothing
in the river, everyday around 4pm

Laos images

Travelling by bike


Emty streets in Luang Nam Tha. Easy to ride a bike


The boat landing in Luang Nam Tha


Just cute...


The first cabin on the left side is ours for a few days!

Nong Khiouw

The bus terminal in Pak Ban


The famous bridge in Nong Khiouw


Public buses


Street Vendors


Street in Nong Khiouw

Life in Laos

A market vendor


Clothing repair on the market


The public bus during a 6 hour trip to the next destination


Our lunch stop during the trip... so, NO lunch for us!


Market vendors are mostly women

Village in Laos

A village around Luang Nam Tha


River view


A cute little girl dressed Laos style


Village view from above


Houses in the villages are simple but solid

Village around Luang Nam Tha

Mostly women do the hard work around here...


... while the men sitting down chatting, drinking and smoking!


A village woman embroiding the fabrics


Preparations to make posa paper used for writing or painting


next stage of making posa paper

Laos

Departure from boatlanding in Thailand


Arrival at boatlanding in Laos, a trip from 10 minutes...


River view in Luang Nam Tah


Laos children. Almost every female is dressed in sarong


A village inhabitant

Our final days in Thailand

Fresh fruit market


First and only tuktuk trip we made


Riding the bike is a wonderful way of transportation
in the smaller towns of Thailand


Don't worry, this was just a social call ...


Last bus we took in Thailand to the border with Laos