Luang Prabang in Laos was voted the number one destination to visit from the New York Times in 2008 and coincidentally I was there in February that year. I had booked my trip to visit Vientiane and also Luang Prabang which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This old charm town which was once the capitol of Laos is located 425 kilometers north of Vientiane and is only 300 meters wide by one kilometer long. Luang Prabang was built by the European colonials in the 19th and 20th century era and houses one of the best collection of French provincial style [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone, I guess this is my first blog for TravelBlog so I will try to keep it simple here. I am a Malaysian who enjoys traveling throughout the world. I have been to places which include South Africa, Argentina, Finland, Saipan Islands, Japan and Australia. But these were back in the 90s. Ever since I settled down with running my own business, I took a break and resumed traveling around Malaysia and Asia mostly since 2000. Places of interest include Borneo, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia and a lot of Malaysia. If you want more info about me, you can also visit [View Full Entry]

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