It amazes me that no matter where you're talking about, somebody will
inevitably say, "Yeah, but you missed it when it was really good. You
should have seen it X number of years ago."
I think this is another form of travel snobbery. In other words, "I saw it
when it was worth seeing and you didn't. Ha."
" Roscoe" wrote in message
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> "Tony" wrote in message
> news:5fcc0e9.0309162051.17027bb@posting.google.com...
> > rectravel@yahoo.com (George Moore) wrote in message
> news:...
> > > By Frederik Balfour
> > > http://www.businessweek.com
> > >
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> > >
> > > Make your last stop at the village directly opposite Luang Prabang.
> It
> > > offers breathtaking views of the city as the spires of its wats
> catch
> > > the last rays of the setting sun. Then, for less than $3, you can
> > > finish off your day with a soothing natural-herb steam sauna and
> > > massage at the Lao Red Cross. It may all sound too good to be true,
> > > but I have been back every year since discovering Luang Prabang in
> > > 1995. So far, this sleepy treasure has lost none of its charm.
> > >
> > >
>
http://www.businessweek.com/@@KIFuTWQQnrJmnQ0A/premium/content/03_38/b385008
9_mz025.htm?se=1
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> >
> > interesting website.
> >
> > more foreigners will tour the city.
> >
> > many Americans i knew are planing for vacation, Laos.
> > Tony
>
> Unfortunately this article comes about 3 to 4 years to late. Luang
> Prabang has already turned into a street prostitution ridden, traveller
> infested town.Still better than most of Thailand, but people I know and
> trust who loved it in the late Nineties and returned there a year ago
> will not come back again.
>
> Apparently the writer thinks otherwise, so your mileage may vary.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Roscoe
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