If I hadn't seen such riches.....

Luang Prabang is a small town set between two converging rivers in the middle of the northern part of Laos. It has been selected as a UNESCO site which means that thy cannot build any further and that the town has received heavy investment. As a result it is the cleanest and most authentic 'colonial' town that we have seen in South East Asia. It even has pavements!!!!

We have had a week recuperating and resting. The town is small enough to walk around and has some great book shops and markets to browse through. It's a great place to kick back and dream away!

"Will Luang Prabang be the refuge of the last dreamers, the last lovers, the last troubadours?" --Marthe Bassene, 1909
(Not sure what a troubledour is, but we like the sound of it!!!)


This morning we had to catch ourselves. We were moaning at what a drag it was to have to decide where to eat breakfast every morning. At the moment, someone cooks for us, washes up, cleans our room, changes our sheets and washes our clothes and will even iron them if we ask. How spoilt are we?