Laos

Rosewood has released photographs of one of its most hotly-anticipated properties of the year: Rosewood Luang Prabang. Designed by Bill Bensley, this new luxury resort is Rosewood’s latest in a string of Southeast Asian openings.

Northern Laos has more pleasures than those tucked away in Luang Prabang, including hill tribes, river kayaking, and inspiring hikes.

Luxury jungle tents in Laos, secluded beaches in Thailand, and skyscrapers in Cambodia – Rosewood is running into Southeast Asia at full speed.

As Luang Prabang grows as a tourist hub, eateries are keeping pace with a slew of inventive fine dining options.

Few experiences match that roaring between the thighs and the singular sense of freedom in the jungle footpaths and winding alleys of the Southeast Asian countryside by motorcycle. For the sheer thrill of open-road exploration there is nowhere quite like Laos.

Pretty, landlocked, unassuming Laos often gets overlooked – gastronomically speaking – by its neighboring cuisine queens, Thailand and Vietnam.

Discover the land where ancient Asia meets European elegance. Laos is a country steeped in fascinating indigenous history, whose Buddhist stupas and temples imbue the horizon with glitter and gold and crumbling-but-never-faded grandeur.

Phongsali in Northern Laos is beautiful and fascinating, as are the people I was lucky enough to meet here. They gave me an extraordinary insight into their lives, leaving me with exceptional experiences and vivid memories.

In the indigenous Lao people is where the country’s true beauty lies and they define the region as well as its pristine mountainous and landlocked landscapes

I was headed to Southern Laos, where I would spend time gazing at exquisite waterfalls, zip-lining and abseiling through the lush jungle.

Southern Laos offers rarely seen and almost epic tribal adventure. The Brao, Alak, Katu or “Katang” and Ta Oi tribes all offer fascinating cultural insights.