Lapping Luang Namtha

“Where are you tak­ing me this time?” I asked Som­savath at Luang Namtha’s air­port. The year … 2012. I’ve toured with Som­savath, who runs Phou Iu Travel, sev­er­al times. He is forever dig­ging deep­er into the moun­tains of Laos’ north­west­­ern-most province. His itin­er­ar­ies make “off the beaten track” look like Main Street. “We’re try­ing some­thing new.” […]