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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man walks past the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A shopper leaves the Campbell Street Market, one of the few remaining traditional markets in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Traditional Malaysian shophouses in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A local woman leaves Toh Soon Cafe in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Toh Soon Cafe is one of the most popular places in George Town for a typical Malaysian breakfast on half boiled (soft boiled) eggs and toast served with Penang white coffee. It's located in a small alley off Campbell Street and on most mornings there's a long line to get a seat. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A flower vendor in the market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes057.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A flower vendor in the market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes056.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes055.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man sells "stink beans" (called that because they have a sharp odor when cooked) in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes054.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A fish monger descales a fish in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes052.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A produce vendor in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes051.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes049.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The Tokong Han Jiang Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The temple serves Penang's Teochow community.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A pedicab driver stopped in front of the entrance to the Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The entrance to the Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A woman meditates in the Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes044.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A vendor reads a newspaper while she waits for customers in the Campbell Street Market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The market is not very busy anymore.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes043.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A vendor waits for customers in the Campbell Street Market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The market is not very busy anymore.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes042.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The entrance to the Campbell Street Market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. The market is not very busy anymore.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes041.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Men cook and sell Chinese dough sticks in a marker in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes040.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Men cook and sell Chinese dough sticks in a marker in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes039.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  Men cook and sell Chinese dough sticks in a marker in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes038.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A Muslim woman sells plumbing supplies in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes037.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A shop owner sets out his merchandise in a shop in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes036.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes035.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes034.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  People walk through a crowded market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes033.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man sells "stink beans" (called that because they have a sharp odor when cooked) in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes032.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  The fish market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes031.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A butcher cuts pork in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism. Malaysia is predominantly Muslim and pork sellers in Penang have their own section of the market so halal consumers don't have to touch pork products.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes030.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A hawker sells home cleaning supplies in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes029.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A produce vendor in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes028.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes025.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes024.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes023.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes022.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A pedicab driver pushes his bike home before a thunderstorm in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.            PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A street food vendor sets up his umbrella on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes016.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A street food vendor makes fried rice on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes015.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A man pushes his bike past a food stall on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes014.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Traditional colonial style shop house architecture on Campbell Street in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man repairs his fishing nets on the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes012.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man repairs his fishing nets on the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes011.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A man repairs his fishing nets on the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes010.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A boat tied up at the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes009.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A boat tied up at the Chew Jetty, one of the traditional Chinese clan jetties in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes008.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: The George Town - Butterworth Ferry sails towards Butterworth on the Malaysian mainland. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes005.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes004.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: An alter in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes003.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A volunteer cleans an alter in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes002.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A street food vendor sells noodles from his cart in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes001.jpg
  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Lao women wait to present monks with alms during the tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism007.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A shop owner sets out his merchandise in a shop in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes058.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes050.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A garbage scavenger and recycler steers his bike through traffic in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes048.jpg
  • 17 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A fish monger sells snakehead fish in a market in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes027.jpg
  • 16 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Boys play in an alley in the Little India section of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes026.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: A worker in a toy store on Kimberly Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes018.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA:  A street food hawker (vendor) spot on Kimberly Street, one of George Town's better known "food streets." George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes017.jpg
  • 15 NOVEMBER 2016 - GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: Women pray in the Temple of the Goddess of Mercy in George Town, Penang. George Town is a UNESCO World Heritage city and wrestles with maintaining its traditional lifestyle and mass tourism.           PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2016PenangScenes006.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman crosses a restored alley in a residential section of Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism107.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Lao people ride a motorcycle past a home for sale in Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism102.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Chinese tourists watch dogs fight for dominance in a temple in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism096.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Lao family on a motorcycle rides past a French colonial house that has been turned into a spa in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism093.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman grills meat in the market in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism082.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman grills meat in the market in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism081.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A tourist photographs a noodle stand in the market in Luang Prabang while shoppers walk around him. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism080.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man repairs his fishing nets in front of his home in Luang Prabang. Scenes like this, once common in the town, are now rare because so many working class Lao people have sold their homes to real estate speculators and moved out of town. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism075.jpg
  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man repairs his fishing nets in front of his home in Luang Prabang. Scenes like this, once common in the town, are now rare because so many working class Lao people have sold their homes to real estate speculators and moved out of town. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man repairs his fishing nets in front of his home in Luang Prabang. Scenes like this, once common in the town, are now rare because so many working class Lao people have sold their homes to real estate speculators and moved out of town. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A man repairs his fishing nets in front of his home in Luang Prabang. Scenes like this, once common in the town, are now rare because so many working class Lao people have sold their homes to real estate speculators and moved out of town. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Colorful Lao parasols for sale in the handicraft market in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Fortified "Lao Lao," a Lao rice whiskey, for sale in the handicraft market in Luang Prabang. It is fortified with dead cobras and scorpions. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Buddhist monks at a meditation and chanting service at their temple in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Buddhist monks at a meditation and chanting service at their temple in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A Lao woman gives alms to Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Tourists watch Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Tourists photograph Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Tourists give alms to and photograph Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Lao woman gives alms to Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Lao woman gives alms to Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:   Buddhist monks walk down a street in Luang Prabang during the morning tak bat. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:   Buddhist monks walk down a street in Luang Prabang during the morning tak bat. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A Lao man flanked by tourists waits for Buddhist monks to pass him during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:   Buddhist monks walk down the main street of Luang Prabang during the morning tak bat. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Tourists give alms to Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Tourists give alms to Buddhist monks during the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Buddhist monks wait to start the morning tak bat in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A woman crosses a restored alley in a residential section of Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Tourists walk past a home for sale in Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Tourists walk past a home for sale in Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Lao people ride a motorcycle past a home for sale in Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  Lao people ride a motorcycle past a home for sale in Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A Lao man rides his tractor past a home for sale in Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A home for sale in the historic quarter of Luang Prabang. The for sale sign being in English indicates who the property is being marketed to. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: The roofline of colonial era buildings that have been renovated into tourist hotels, spas and restaurants in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: Chinese tourists watch dogs fight for dominance in a temple in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A colonial era house that has been refurbished and turned into a spa in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 13 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS:  A tourist peddles past a French colonial house that has been turned into a spa in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    LuangPrabangTourism094.jpg
  • 12 MARCH 2016 - LUANG PRABANG, LAOS: A colonial style shophouse turned into tourists' boutiques and souvenir shops in Luang Prabang. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. The move saved the city’s colonial architecture but the explosion of mass tourism has taken a toll on the city’s soul. According to one recent study, a small plot of land that sold for $8,000 three years ago now goes for $120,000. Many longtime residents are selling their homes and moving to small developments around the city. The old homes are then converted to guesthouses, restaurants and spas. The city is famous for the morning “tak bat,” or monks’ morning alms rounds. Every morning hundreds of Buddhist monks come out before dawn and walk in a silent procession through the city accepting alms from residents. Now, most of the people presenting alms to the monks are tourists, since so many Lao people have moved outside of the city center. About 50,000 people are thought to live in the Luang Prabang area, the city received more than 530,000 tourists in 2014.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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