What to do in Charming Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is top of any travelers list when visiting Laos, and for very good reason. The old town, located on a peninsula between the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s a beautiful, charming and sleepy town filled with temples and monasteries, and old French influenced buildings along...
Tak Bat – Monks collecting alms in Luang Prabang
The daily dawn ceremony of monks collecting alms (food offerings) from locals is one that occurs throughout Buddhist areas of South East Asia. The alms givers sit or kneel by the roadside in preparation for the monks, who walk, in a meditative silence, single file to collect the sticky rice in their bowls. The...