LUANG PRABANG IS DISAPPEARING — HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING

2.1 million visitors in 2025. A dam under construction upstream on the Mekong. A UNESCO World Heritage city of 700 hectares trying to absorb both.Luang Prabang is changing. Faster than most people realize.I spent time there — at the monks' alms giving at five in the morning before the crowds arrived, at Kuang Si Falls before the tour buses, in the temples on quiet weekdays, on the banks of the Mekong at sunset.What I found was the most peaceful city I have visited in Southeast Asia.And clear signs that this peace has a limited lifespan.This video is about both of those things. What Luang Prabang is right now — the monks, the temples, the waterfalls, the light on the Mekong — and what is threatening to change it permanently.0:00 — The morning that changed how I see this city 1:30 — What makes Luang Prabang unlike anywhere else in Asia 4:30 — The monks' alms giving — what it actually is and how to experience it right 7:00 — Wat Xieng Thong and the temples nobody rushes through 9:30 — Kuang Si Falls — go at seven or don't go 12:00 — The night market and the Mekong at sunset 14:30 — What is actually changing — 2.1 million visitors and a dam upstream 17:30 — Responsible tourism — how to visit without being part of the problem 19:30 — The light — why photographers keep coming back 21:00 — Go now. Here's why.The most peaceful city in Southeast Asia. For now.