In comparison to Thailand, Laos seems to shut down shockingly early at night. Many guesthouses have curfews, the latest of which seems to be 12 AM (as ours was), though some are as early as 10:30 PM. The waitstaff at seemingly hip little bars and restaurants in Luang Prabang start making gestures of closing as early as 10:30 and 11. I was concerned about this situation. It's not that I like to go out every night by any means, but every once in a while I do like to go out to the bars or better yet, dancing, til late and then have a good sleep in the next day. Would it be possible in Luang Prabang?? On Wednesday night Courtney and I went to see some traditional Lao dance, which, like traditional Thai dance, is
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