Originally Posted by
glennaa11
despite that post.... I think most people who go there enjoy Luang Prabang. There are some interesting sights around Chiang Rai, but personally I would go to LP.
Never said I didn't enjoy Luang Pabang. It's just getting more and more difficult to find low key things that aren't flooded by tourists.
LPQ is becoming the Vail* of SE Asia. There are so many additional hotels still being built, and land being converted from local houses for those hotels, that the staff will, in the next few years, be forced to live in the towns outside.
*Vail Colorado for those of you who might have been scratching your chins in wonderment.