Ramayana Hotel Luang Prabang

You should never have high expectations of any place that you are going to visit however; this is exactly how I felt about Luang Prabang (The former capital of Laos). Fortunately, we were definitely not disappointed. We arrived on the 2nd day of the Lunar ...

... agace par nos coups de fil pour se bouger le popotin. Avec les Pasifou, j ai redecouvert les beautes de Luang Prabang :  le palais royal, les petites ruelles bordees de maisons coloniales, les delicieux restaurants,  le Night Market, et ...

... be a huge bonus as the afternoon wore on. Our first stop was the most magnificent temple in Luang Prabang, and a temple located only a  block from my hotel, Wat Xieng Thong. The temple was built by King Setthathirat in 1560 and was simply ...

... in the smallest room we'd stayed in since Vienna to boot. With a building site next door. So much for chilling in the hotel - luckily Luang Prabang is an eminently pleasant place to wander all day so we did exactly that. The old capital is chock-full of ...

... and pulling muscles in my groin or legs in the process, so walking in the road is the only option when it rains. Luang Prabang has a famous night market which runs along virtually the full length of the main street. They close the road to traffic and ...

... us only $16! We walked back to our hotel, passing by the night market as the vendors hurriedly packed up so their goods do not get soaked from the rain. First night in Luang Prabang had been interesting so far. We look forward to our adventures tomorrow. ...

... you were here!  I arrived at Luang Prabang in the late afternoon, after a journey thru some beautiful high limestone mountains. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage city where time flows slowly. It is a nice place to kickback, and I decided to ...

Greetings from Luang Prabang! Today was our first full day in this hustling and bustling city in Laos (relatively speaking). We woke up slightly more comfortable compared to the night before, but still had an uncomfortable sleep. Better sleeping ...

Quick trip to Laos, starting in Luang Prabang for a few days, then onto ...

... z.B. wird seit 5 Jahren erfolgreich von EngländerInnen geführt ... und es wäre der perfekte Grund, oft nach Luang Prabang wiederzukommen ;-) Am letzten Morgen vor meiner Abreise komme ich an der Schule vorbei. Einige Schulkinder putzen sich unter ...

... into town, changed clothes and the guide took us to a very nice restaurant where we had a delicious lunch.  Yomtom soup, Luang Praban salad, Mekong River seaweed that was fried or baked, and fish cooked with lemongrass.  Off to see temples and ...

Started the day early in my quest to explore the city of Vientiane. My driver (which I hired) took us directly to Lane Xang Avenue where this temple is located. Unfortunately, early in the mornings, there is a huge traffic jam in the city. That delayed ...

... as a Khmer Temple which eventually fell into ruins. In the mid 16th Century, King Setthathirat relocated his capital from Luang Prabang to Vientiane and ordered construction of Pha That Luang in 1566. Till date, the statue of the King ...