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Luang Prabang, Laos
6 places worth your time in Luang Prabang, with what each is actually like and when to go.
The hill in the middle of town, climbed at the end of the day for the Mekong sunset.
Turquoise limestone pools 30km south, with a bear rescue centre at the entrance.
The 1560 royal temple with the sweeping roof and the tree-of-life mosaic.
The former palace of the Lao monarchy, kept as it was in 1975.
Hmong textiles and handicrafts along Sisavangvong Road every evening.
Two river caves upstream holding thousands of discarded Buddha figures.