Some tourist attractions are located in rural areas that are much more easily accessible by taking a boat cruise down the Mekong River. Photos: AirAsia/ Alex Chia
Two things that were immediately apparent to me – the unfamiliar traveller who set foot in Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, for the first time – was the interesting mix of French colonial architecture and a culture steeped in Buddhist tradition.
It is for this very reason that the town was made a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1995. I admit, I did not know much about Lao tourism beforehand, perceiving the nation as overshadowed by that of its neighbours, so this trip was quite the journey of discovery for me.
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