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19/12/2025
In Luang Prabang, Laos, mornings begin without hurry. Shops open when they open. People sit outside with tea, watching monks pass in silence. A visitor once asked a shopkeeper why everything felt so unplanned. He smiled and said, “We already know what today will look like.” That calm certainty is something people here take pride in.
The town has temples, old houses, and a river that keeps its course, but what matters most is routine. Meals follow familiar timings. Faces are recognised. Change arrives, but slowly, and on local terms. Luang Prabang does not try to compete with bigger cities. It continues as it has for years. For the people who live here, that steadiness is enough.
Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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