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The Best Things to Do with Kids in Luang Prabang

The Best Things to Do with Kids in Luang Prabang

We absolutely loved our time in Luang Prabang — it was the perfect sized city to explore on foot, and we never ran out of things to do or see. Here are some of the best things to do with kids when visiting Luang Prabang: 

De-Laos-ious Eats: Our Favourite Family-Friendly Restaurants in Luang Prabang

De-Laos-ious Eats: Our Favourite Family-Friendly Restaurants in Luang Prabang

After eating out in Luang Prabang every day for nearly a week, we’ve had a chance to try a bunch of the top restaurants for families with kids in the city. Here are some of our favourite places to eat in Luang Prabang:   Le 

Bye, bye, Chiang Mai! (And Greet-angs, Luang Prabang!)

Bye, bye, Chiang Mai! (And Greet-angs, Luang Prabang!)

We first arrived in Luang Prabang from Chiang Mai after approximately 10 hours of travel. It had been an early start for our family, with a morning flight that required us to wake up at 5 am. There are surprisingly few direct flights from Chiang 

10 Best Things to Do with Kids in Chiang Mai

10 Best Things to Do with Kids in Chiang Mai

We spent two amazing weeks exploring Chiang Mai with our 5- and 7-year-olds, and could easily have spent much more time in this incredible city. Here’s our list of the top ten things to do with kids in Chiang Mai:   1. Tour the Temples 

Chiang Mai Food Scene: Nimman Edition

Chiang Mai Food Scene: Nimman Edition

A large part of the reason that we elected to stay in the Nimman district of Chiang Mai was our Airbnb’s proximity to some great street food, cafes, and restaurants. Here are a few of our favourite spots:   Kao Soy Nimman Kao Soy Nimman 

Wat Pha Lat: Chiang Mai’s Hidden Gem

Wat Pha Lat: Chiang Mai’s Hidden Gem

For this post, we are going to start off with an unpopular opinion: if you are only going to see one temple on Doi Suthep Mountain, it should be Wat Pha Lat — and not the much more popular Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, a.k.a. 

An Ele-Fun Adventure: Our Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary Experience

An Ele-Fun Adventure: Our Chiang Mai Elephant Sanctuary Experience

Today, we visited the Kerchor Elephant Eco Park just outside of Chiang Mai, where we did mahout training to learn how to feed, bathe, and care for elephants that had been rescued from inhumane conditions — working in either the logging or tourist trades here 

A Dream Home: Our Airbnb in Chiang Mai

A Dream Home: Our Airbnb in Chiang Mai

We don’t think that we can say enough positive things about our Airbnb in Chiang Mai. It feels like a home away from home. It’s just what the doctor ordered after our month in Bali in an open air villa that was much more exposed 

Travel Got Easy

Travel Got Easy

Having now had a proper chance to settle into our new Airbnb in Chiang Mai, we’ve started to reflect upon what has changed about the city since the last time we visited it twelve years ago. Chiang Mai has certainly had a bit of a