Tiny Laos. Once the backpackers paradise of the east, now becoming another posh destination on its own. Go quickly, before another Thailand is raised out of the jungle. And since the luxury is there now anyhow, stay at the Aman Resort, one of the best there are in this world. The monks don’t mind, they are only footsteps away. After a long day in Luang Prabang  go dine at the Green Elephant and enjoy those delicious small cushions made of seaweed. That is, if the living frogs at the morning market have not spoiled your appetite for anything else…