Buddhist Temple Window, Luang Prabang - Loas, originally uploaded by Irish Guy’s Round the World Trips.

Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, Luang Prabang is named after the golden statue that’s kept here, the Prabang (the town’s name means “great holy image”). With a long history as a center for the study of Buddhism, Luang Prabang was the first capital of Laos and has mercifully remained relatively untouched by war or even by the ravages of time; this means that many of the 33 temples are original, and the town’s charm arises from the ancient and authentic.