Luang Prabang: Don't Call Me Boutique
It may be heading up-market but Southeast Asia's latest 'darling destination' hasn't sold its soul, as Gary Bowerman discovers during a visit to sleepy Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang airport's tiny landing strip would fit inside many a mall parking lot. The terminal resembles a small municipal office built to process meaningless administrative documents rather than a rising volume of tourist passports.
Inside, courteous staff wearing pressed green military uniforms sit behind carved-wood customs booths, directing operations [ read more ]
Luang Prabang: Kingdom Calm
As the ancient royal capital of Laos, Luang Prabang has an awe-inspiring history - but that doesn't stop Keith Mundy, or the locals, letting it all hang out
Languid Luang Prabang has seen more dramatic changes than its comfy sleepiness might suggest. First the ancient royal seat of Laos, then the French provincial capital, this river port on the wide, muddy Mekong fell under Lao People's Revolutionary Party rule in 1975.
Surviving all these changes, it has taken [ read more ]
