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Ancient City, New Vistas Former Capital of Laos Begins to Draw Tourists
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International Herald Tribune
03-08-1999
Nestled among hazy hills at a slow bend in the Mekong River, the former royal capital of Laos, Luang Prabang, has long been a remote preserve of old Indochina.
Potholes and highway bandits discouraged road travel to the city, while access by air required a stopover in the Laotian capital, Vientiane, not to mention the lengthy and expensive visa procedures just to get into the country.
In the last year, however, t...
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UNESCO's lifeline for Laos. (World Heritage Site Luang Prabang, Laos)
History Today
; A welcome blow for conservation has just been struck in South East Asia as Luang Prabang, Laos' former royal capital, becomes the latest addition to UNESCO's list of protected World Heritage Sites. This means, amongst other things, that a total of thirty-four Wats (monasteries), and 111 civil
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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LESSONS LEARNED IN LAOS; TRIP TO LUANG PRABANG TAUGHT CULTURAL ENJOYMENT, MEDITATION.(Stars)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; Byline: Molly Reid Newhouse News Service Mountains were visible all around ... in 1975. TRAVEL *Molly Reid/Newhouse News Service MONKS IN LUAN PRABANG,Laos, leave ... give them rice. **Molly Reid/Newhouse News Service A GOLD STATUEof the Sleeping ...
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Travel: Tourist boost to royal city; Laos, one of Asia's poorest nations, is making an all-out bid to boost tourism and its economy. James Mclean reports.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England)
; The high street bakery is doing a roaring trade in pizzas; backpackers have trouble finding a room after 4pm and the evening soccer match on the banks of the mighty Mekong has become an international affair. This is the ancient town of Luang Prabang, the former royal capital of Laos, and a star
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A LAOTIAN TOWN BATHED BY HISTORY AND THE MEKONG
The Boston Globe
; LUANG PRABANG, Laos - Leave your watches and calendars behind when you come to this dreamy river town. Luang Prabang is a mural of the 1950s, somnolent and undisturbed, a place where the ghosts of French Indochina still whisper in the breathless heat of summer and the mighty Mekong River rolls past
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 "The Evening Standard (London, England)")
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Profits from Laos; The ancient city of Luang Prabang, in Laos, is one of the most magical in the world. Since its designation as a Unesco World Heritage site it has been spruced up - but fear not, it is a brilliant example of how to do the job properly.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: NATACHA DU PONT DE BIE UNTIL recently, Luang Prabang was a sleepy backwater, only accessible by an 11-hour journey on an appalling road from Vientiane, the capital of Laos. Staying there meant rockhard beds, sporadic electricity and occasional hot water. The place was frequented by a few
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