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At this oasis in Laos, you get your own plunge pool and butterflies

At this oasis in Laos, you get your own plunge pool and butterflies

The centuries-old town of Luang Prabang was once known only to backpackers and Buddhists. Luxury boutique hotels have put it on the map.

Trudy HarrisDeputy world editor

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After 16 hours of overnight flights, transits and taxis, all I want to do is sleep. But it turns out diving into a private plunge pool overlooking waterfall streams, followed by a whisky cocktail, is a much better way to revive.

Top that with an hour-long deep tissue massage at the hotel spa, and I’ve forgotten I was even on a plane.

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Trudy HarrisDeputy world editorTrudy Harris is Deputy World Editor at The Australian Financial Review Connect with Trudy on Twitter. Email Trudy at trudy.harris@afr.com

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