Some years ago the entire town of Luang Prabang was declared a“UNESCO World Heritage site”. I’m not really sure why this is the case. There are lots of wats, and some interesting colonial architecture, but I’m not sure about it’s status as a world heritage site. Everywhere you go in the city there are “no [...]
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more about luang prabang
Posted in culture, livin', tagged laos, luang prabang, travel, unesco, wats, world heritage on Wednesday, 20 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ending radio silence
Posted in culture, eatin', livin', tagged birthday, bus, flood, laos, library, luang prabang, mekong, news, south east asia, travel, weekend on Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just got back from a 4 days trip to Luang Prabang, and I have lots of news!
Firstly, I went to Luang Prabang to celebrate my 29th birthday. Just thinking about it makes me feel old but I had a lovely time in the former royal capital. I took a bus Saturday morning from Vientiane, [...]
