The Trip to Laos That Will Revive My Soul
One writer finds solace from a yearslong grief through an imagined vacation to Luang Prabang.
Wat Xieng Thong (Golden City Temple) in Luang Prabang, Laos. The temple is one of the most important of Lao monasteries.
Photographer: pigphoto/iStockphotoAt the moment, all of our plans are on hold. But that doesn’t mean we here at Bloomberg Pursuits aren’t planning the experiences we’ll rush out to enjoy when it’s safe to do so. We’re sharing our ideas with you in the hopes that they will help inspire you—and we’d love to hear what you are daydreaming about, too. Send us your ideas at daydreams@bloomberg.net, and we’ll flesh some of them out for this column.
Travel writer Brandon Presser has spent years wandering across Southeast Asia. But after the loss of a dear friend in recent years, he’s been hesitant to return. Now that such travel is off the table for the time being, it’s the one place he yearns to go.