Laidback relaxation in Luang Prabang

Remember what the slow pace of life was like? I don’t. But this is exactly why places like Luang Prabang in Laos exist. It is to remind us that once in a while we have to take time to enjoy life at a pace slower than what we are used to. In a land, almost untouched by time, the Unesco World Heritage city of Luang Prabang has a certain charm to it that is only enhanced by stays at Belmond’s La Résidence Phou Vao.

First Impressions 

It has been 10 years since I was last in Luang Prabang and few things have changed. Change, the only inevitable constant (apart from death) in a world like ours, is welcome in most places however, here one is almost relieved at the lack of it. It is one of those cities where time needs to be still. When you do visit, you’ll…