Luang Prabang! Ever since I read the descriptions by Peter Moore in his book “The Wrong Way Home” about this city, it was the epitome of Southeast Asia for me. Even though the city undoubtedly has some beautiful parts, reality could not quite keep up with my (very high) expectations – but this may also be due to a rather unfortunate start.

The problem was: I brought along a case of traveler’s diarrhea already from Cambodia. So, I first needed two days of rest, before I could start exploring the city. Even then, I had to take it a bit slow at first.