One of the many beautiful Buddhist temples in Luang Prabang. In the late afternoon to dusk, the monks would return to pray and fill the air with their chants. Read more about laid back Luang Prabang.
The physical features of the Khmu people are different than those of the Hmong and Lao. Our guide told us that the Khmu originally came from Cambodia (making them ethnically Khmer). After spending some time in Cambodia, we can definitely see the similarities. Read more about the three levels of hill tribes we encountered on this trek.
Taken from the top of Phu Si hill. Many other people had the same idea as us, so we shared the sunset with half the tourists in town. It was still beautiful, but not quite the quiet, peaceful time we had envisioned when we first climbed up there. © www.uncorneredmarket.com